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Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

Rebel Rabbis

In Bill Newman

2/16: A Fishwrap on law suits against Trump; Alex Kent, President of the Amherst Food Co-op on Friday’s confab; Dan Zanes and Steve Sanderson preview ” Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child;” plus a very moving edition of “The Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Wednesday, February 15, 201702/15/2017

On The Money (2/15/17)

What is REALLY keeping this market up? Are fees eating away at your ability to retire? The importance of a…

Wednesday, February 15, 201702/15/2017

Happyland

In Bill Newman

2/15: Happyland is coming to Turners Falls—a sneak preview; then, Erika Christakis, author of “The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups.”

Tuesday, February 14, 201702/14/2017

Some Notable Folks Help The Homeless

In Bill Newman

2/14: The Notables rock the house –previewing Saturday’s benefit concert; then, following up the Notables, Rick Hart, President of the Board of the Friends of the Hampshire County Homeless, on homeless young people in our community; professors Max Page and Jules Chametzky (with a piece in this month’s Massachusetts Review on this topic) on the similarities between America today and the early 1950s.

Monday, February 13, 201702/13/2017

Kickin’ It Old School?

In Bill Newman

2/13: Senior Editor of The Atlantic magazine, Derek Thompson, author of “The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction;” Vira Douangmany Cage, Marla Goldberg-Jamate, and Lisa Kosanpvik argue against the proposed Amherst elementary school construction project; and Josh Silver, Represent.US’s CEO, on the continued popularity (or not?) of Donald Trump and filling and refilling the swamp.

Saturday, February 11, 201702/11/2017

Western Mass Business Show 2.11.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

2.11.17 Amy Cahillane from the DNA talks with legacy Northampton business, Gazebo

Friday, February 10, 201702/10/2017

The 9th Circuit

In Bill Newman

2/10: We fishwrap yesterday’s Circuit Court of appeals decision on Trump’s Muslim ban; Leigh Bailey (Board President) and Kathryn Baker (V-P) of Northampton Neighbors describe this new community for our community; Rex Fowler on his gig this weekend at the Iron Horse; Steve Sanderson, Interim Arts Correspondent, hosts our “Inside/Out” segment.

Thursday, February 9, 201702/09/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 2.11.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

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This week, Jeannette Rodríguez, founder of La Esperanza, a support group in Spanish for Latinas with cancer. Zulma, one of the members, shares in Spanish what it meant to her to be part of the group while she was in recovery. The support group meets the first Tuesday of the month from 5 to 8:30 pm at the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care, 3350 Main St., Springfield. More info: (413) 794-2727
Also, Larry Hott goes over some of the best documentaries that vied for Oscar nominations. Just because they are not in the final five doesn’t mean they are not extraordinary. Among Larry’s RECOMMENDATIONS: “Miss Sharon Jones!” “Tower,” “Fire at Sea,” “Zero Days” and “Weiner.”
We are sung out by El Topo singing, “Qué bonita luna.”
Members of La Esperanza support group for Latinas with cancer in front of panels they painted under direction of painter Rosa Ibarra, far right. Founder Jeannette Rodríguez in ceter, dressed in black. Photo by Natalia Muñoz.

Thursday, February 9, 201702/09/2017

Our Rabbi In Handcuffs

In Bill Newman

2/9: Free Justin! Rabbi Justin David speaks with Bill and Rev. Peter Ives about his recent civil disobedience and arrest, protesting the ban on refugees and immigrants; Sam Rush, from New Century Theater, and the Ha Ha’s Pam Victor, from bed, talk to us about love, a lot of love, for all to see on Sunday; Catherine Hiller, author of “Just Say Yes” A Marijuana Memoir” fills the joint with happy memories; Penny Burke, from the Northampton center for the Arts, ices this cake with the ice sculptures coming to and being created on the sidewalks of downtown Northampton Friday.

Wednesday, February 8, 201702/08/2017

On The Money (2/8/17)

How to avoid the noise of the headlines and stay focused on the long term. Why do women face different…

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