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Monday, August 15, 201608/15/2016

Josh Silver’s Gold

In Bill Newman

8/15: Josh Silver, in for Bill Newman, interviews Northampton Community Arts Trust President, Richard Wagner & Board Member Bob Cilman; Roger Salloom stops by with a song ahead of his free concert at Look Park on Thursday; author and Politico journalist Ken Vogel on big money in politics; plus regular segment Black in the Valley featuring Hampshire County Sheriff’s candidate Kavern Lewis.

Monday, August 15, 201608/15/2016

On The Money (8/17/16)

Warren Buffet talks about what it REALLY takes to be a successful investor How does the US stack up compared…

Saturday, August 13, 201608/13/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.13.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Former New York Congressman Andrew Weiner was a powerhouse for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. But then he used his Twitter account to show young women photos of his privates and just like that, another charismatic political force was toppled by his own making.
Larry Hott reviews the documentary “Weiner.” Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCoI3DdstZw
Rosemary Tracy Woods walks us through her Art for The Soul Gallery at 1500 Main Street in Springfield (second floor inside Tower Square) to talk about “Tango: Contemporary Art from Argentina,” an exhibit with 14 artists showcasing multi-media. Info here: www.art4thesoul.org/exhibitions/
And in appreciation that it rained finally, we are sung out by Juan Luis Guerra y 440 singing “Ojalá Que Llueva Café.”

Friday, August 12, 201608/12/2016

Governor’s Council Candidates with Natalia Muñoz

In Bill Newman

8/12: Natalia Muñoz, in for Bill Newman, speaks with Governor’s Council candidates Mary Hurley and Jeff Morneau. She is also joined by LGBTQ JP JM Sorrell and Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Thursday, August 11, 201608/11/2016

Good Ad-Vice

In Bill Newman

8/11: Robert Evans of “Cracked” and author of “A (Brief) History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization;” Professor Karlos K. Hill, author of “Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory;” “Your State U.” with Professor Max Page; and Julie Rosier, Coordinator, Easthampton Arts Council.

Thursday, August 11, 201608/11/2016

The Slave’s Cause

In Bill Newman

8/10: Professor Manisha Sinha, author of “The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition;” Cool Films with Larry Hott” on “Eat That Question”—about Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; Vaya con Munoz—with Natalia Munoz, who returned from Puerto Rico last night.

Wednesday, August 10, 201608/10/2016

On The Money (8/10/16)

  Did our politician save us or hinder us in the economic recovery? Help! My Long Term Care Insurance just…

Tuesday, August 9, 201608/09/2016

Is Don with The Donald?

In Bill Newman

8/9: Republican State Senator and Minority Whip Don Humason ( Second Hampden-Hampshire District) on Trump, guns, and bathrooms; Dr. Robynne Chutkan, author of “The Microbiome Solution: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out;” & Susanna White from Mill 180 Park in Easthampton, the first hydroponic urban park, on this weekend’s confab and workshops with musicians and spoken word artists for teenagers—Find Your Power.

Monday, August 8, 201608/08/2016

Enter Helen

In Bill Newman

8/8: Brooke Hauser, author of “Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman;” “Outside the Box” with poets and spoken word artists Chris Gonzalez and Ashley Amon –with Arts Trust Prez, Richard Wagner –previewing Wednesday’s performance; Josh Silver CEO of Represent.US, on recent Donald doings, polling, and fund raising.

Saturday, August 6, 201608/06/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.6.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

8.6.16 One of the most popular women in the world survived a bruising presidential primary season in which her challenger successfully recast her as corrupt. But millions more knew he was wrong and vanquished him to the sidelines and on July 29, Hillary Rodham Clinton because the Democrat Party’s candidate for president. Wendy Foxmyn, an administrator who has worked for large and small municipalities locally and in the region as well as volunteered on municipal and non-profit boards, shares what the Democratic National Convention, and the nomination ofs Clinton, means to her.
Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “Everything is Copy,” a documentary by Jacob Bernstein about his mother, the writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron, whose death in 2012 took by surprise her family and friends, many of whom belong to an elite Hollywood and journalism circle, but that’s just part of the story in this film.
And we get sung out by Lucecita, Puerto Rico’s national voice, interpreting “Canto a Borinquen,” written by salsa great Héctor Lavoe.

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