Saturday, August 6, 201608/06/2016

Western Mass Business Show 8.6.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

8.6.16 Ira talks with Martha Johnson, with a journey guide for the 3rd chapter of life.

Friday, August 5, 201608/05/2016

O’Donnell At-Large

In Bill Newman

8/5: City Councilor at Large–Elect Ryan O’Donnell and City Councilor Large Bill Dwight on yesterday’s election results, voter participation, & economic development in Northampton; candidate for the at-large seat Marlene Morin on the race and her future in politics; the LGBTJP JM Sorrell on discrimiantion outside the valley and inside, too; W. Mass. AFSC Director Jeff Napolitano; Chester Theatre’s Nina Wishengrad ; & Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Thursday, August 4, 201608/04/2016

First Generation

In Bill Newman

8/4: Massachusetts Teachers Association President (and former Northampton teacher) Barbara Madeloni and UMass. Professor Max Page on the NAACP’s call for a moratorium on charter schools, the money that charter schools extract from public schools, and the upcoming referendum question; then we preview this summer’s final production at the KO Festival of Performance, “TENDERNESS” — by the Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble: actors Haja Sidme & Terrel Jones & KO’s Artistic Director, Sabrina Hamilton, are with us in the studio. Then Paul DePompo, co- author of “The Other Woman’s Affair: Gambling You Heart and reclaiming Your Life When Your Partner Is Married.” !!

Wednesday, August 3, 201608/03/2016

Newman Wants The GOP to Give Trump The Hook

In Bill Newman

8/3: Captain Cook is in the House. First, a lot of Fishwrap; then Vaya con Monte x 2.

Wednesday, August 3, 201608/03/2016

On The Money (8/3/16)

What are the important points about retirement that the politicians are missing? Who is going to have to pay when…

Tuesday, August 2, 201608/02/2016

Will O’Grady Make The Grade?

In Bill Newman

8/2: J.D. Parker-O’Grady, candidate for another J.D. and also for the state senate –he’s the Democrat running against Republican Don Humason for the 2nd Hampden-Hampshire District seat (which includes Easthampton, Holyoke, & Southampton); Tim Van Egmond, folksinger, story teller, & dulcimer maestro, previews his upcoming performances at the River Valley Market and the Greenfield Library, and best selling author Carolyn Parkhurst, whose child is on the spectrum, discusses “Harmony” – her just-published novel about raising a child with autism and the lengths to which the family goes to help.

Monday, August 1, 201608/01/2016

Amherst’s Great Debate

In Bill Newman

8/1: Deerfield Academy Dean of Students Kevin Kelly, author of “Both Sides of the Line: My Coach the Boston Mob Enforcer; My Mentor, the Murderer….;” then, our special guest on Black in the Valley with Professor Carlie Tartakov and Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks is Amherst NAACP President Kathleen Anderson

Saturday, July 30, 201607/30/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.30.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Dr. Eloisa Gordon Mora, vice president of Academic Affairs at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico, and founder of the online arts/culture/media/politics magazine RevistaCruce (www.revistacruce.com) and I talk about the fiscal control board and its effect on Puerto Rico — and Puerto Ricans both in in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.
And even if we already played the original Santana version of “Samba pa’ ti,” listening to it again is a smoldering joy.
Also, filmmaker Larry Hott reviews two awesome documentaries, and raises questions about ethics about filmmaking the age of Internet.

“Presenting Princess Shaw” will make your day. Here is the link to the trailer:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMXGIch82ZU

“Internet’s Own Boy” will break your heart. What else is new?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvsxnOg0bJY

In the picture, a scene from “Presenting Princess Shaw.”

Friday, July 29, 201607/29/2016

Olver Now That It’s Over: DNC DAY IV

In Bill Newman

7/29: Historic Hillary! We Fishwrap the convention, the platforms and the campaign with Congressman John Olver and the LGBTJP JM Sorrell; then we turn to herpes (programming just worked out that way) with Dr. Sheila Loanzon, author of “Yes, I Have Herpes: A Gynecologist’s Perspective In and Out of the Stirrups;” and then, “Inside/Out: what to Do Inside and Out in the Valley This Weekend” with Tinky Weisblat on “Love Walked In” in Charlemont, The Arts Report starring Easthampton City Arts Coordinator Julie Rosier; and in Northampton The Summer Concert Series –we preview the concert by the Ray Mason Band and the performance by the A2Z Yo-Yo Team.

Thursday, July 28, 201607/28/2016

DNC Day III

In Bill Newman

6/28: Live from the Democratic Convention: Holyoke Mayor and delegate Alex Morse; then, previewing Saturday’s electric car confab in Northampton: Leah Parks, author of All-Electric America: A Climate Solution and the Hopeful Future, Greg Garrison, President of Northeast Solar and Dan Sieger, Assistant Secretary at the Massachusetts Office for Energy and Environmental Affairs; then this weekend only– the Freedom Project –we speak with Ko Festival Artistic Director Sabrina Hamilton, Aaron Jungles, the Everett Company Artistic Director and performer, and Christopher Johnson, Spoken Word Artist; joining the troupe on the show—the Rev. Peter Ives.