Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, September 14, 201609/14/2016

How HCC Helped Put The Second C Back in H

In Bill Newman

9/14: Long time HCC President Bill Messner –our special guest on our segment “Your State U.” with Max Page; Hollywood editing star Harry Keramidas on the Ashfield Film Festival.

Tuesday, September 13, 201609/13/2016

On The Money (9/14/16)

Mark Cuban says the market will tank if Trump gets elected People seldom work to their planned retirement age Is…

Tuesday, September 13, 201609/13/2016

Out! On The Road

In Bill Newman

9/13: New President of the Berkshire Eagle, Fred Rutberg; Cool films with Larry Hott Smith College gender studies prof. Jennifer DeClue.

Monday, September 12, 201609/12/2016

A Basket of Deplorables

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9/12: Represent. Us CEO Josh Silver on Hillary and Trump, money and polls; internationally renown expert Eric Reeves on the continuing genocide in Darfur and Sudan; “Play by Play”—opening this week—our guests are playwright Meryl Cohn and actor and improv artist Julie Waggoner.

Saturday, September 10, 201609/10/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.10.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Kent and Caryn Hesse have two signs on the front porch of their Northampton home: Black Lives Matter and the Northampton Police Department also has their support. They talk about the decision to show support to both the movement and the city’s police.
Cultural commentator Waleska Santiago makes a case for not looking at labels when you go to an exhibit, but instead look at the art and have your own reaction without being influenced by the title of the work nor how the curator wants you to experience the journey.
Larry Hott advances what will be presented at the Outfest on the Road, an extension of the prestiiopus Los Angeles Outfest. Smith College is sponsiring, the Academy of Music is showing, some terrific films Sept. 16-18. More info here: http://www.aomtheatre.com/event/outfest-on-the-road-presented-by-smith-college/

Saturday, September 10, 201609/10/2016

Western Mass Business 9.10.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

9.10.16 Ira talk with Federico Harrison, Verónica Márquez & Nicole Paetz about entrepreneurism in El Salvador

Friday, September 9, 201609/09/2016

The Results Are In

In Bill Newman

9/9: Election fishwrap; then, we honor 9/11 with Tom Rinaldi, author of the just published “The Red Bandanna: A Life, A Choice, A Legacy;” City Council President Bill Dwight on tweets, the city screening (or not) of citizen volunteers’ social media, and the Northampton Human Rights Commission; also, Sports Man! Scott Coen on the pennant race.

Thursday, September 8, 201609/08/2016

VOTE!

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9/8: Maxine Stein, CEO of Jewish Family Service of Western Mass.—on its 100th anniversary; Penny Burke, Exec. Dir of Northampton Center for the Arts, on chalking the city—the upcoming seventh annual confab; the recently unsabbicalized CBI Rabbi Justin David returns to “The Reverend (Peter Ives) and the Rabbi”—lessons learned while away.

Wednesday, September 7, 201609/07/2016

Are U Ready to End Football?

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9/7: NYT columnist & reporter and best-selling author Joe Nocera on UMass football –a special edition of “Your State U.” with professor Max Page; Rich Michelson — celebrating his friend and client Leonard Nimoy on the 50th anniversary of Star Trek; Natalia Munoz interviews local author Matthew M. Bartlett on “Gateways to Abomination.”

Tuesday, September 6, 201609/06/2016

On The Money (9/7/16)

https://soundcloud.com/whmp-onthemoney/on-the-money-9716 Did our politicians save us or hinder us in the economic recovery? What kind of exposure should I have…

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