Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Tuesday, June 7, 201606/07/2016

On The Money (6/8/16)

Is this market over valued and are we headed for a recession? How should you approach the Long Term Care…

Tuesday, June 7, 201606/07/2016

Hillary Wins? And How To Escape A Black Hole

In Bill Newman

6/7: We Fishwrap about the AP calling it for Hillary; then professor and PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network Of Massachusetts) founder Max Page on $ & out-of-state students at UMass—we explore the recent controversy. Hampshire professor (& Five College Professor of astronomy) Salman Hameed on Hillary Clinton’s promise to disclose government files on alleged extraterrestrials and today’s NYT feature article on how we can escape black holes in the universe.

Monday, June 6, 201606/06/2016

An Attorney Will Be Appointed For You?

In Bill Newman

6/6: Greenfield Community College President Bob Pura on who graduated this weekend and what’s next; foundational justice with GCC’s Womens Resource Center Coordinator, Rosemarie Freeland and Community Legal Aid (CLA) Supervising attorney Jen Dieringer; Black in the Valley with Professor Carlie Tartakov and Arise for Social Justice’s Ellen Graves and Kristie Hosey; and Political Gold with Josh Silver on trumping Trump

Saturday, June 4, 201606/04/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.4.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Myriam Quiñones, coordinator of the Multicultural Academic Services program at Holyoke Community College, has a great story about coming to the United States from Yauco, Puerto Rico, and going from being on one side of her desk looking for support as a college student to being on the other side of the same desk offering support to college students. She is A-mazing!
Larry Hott reviews “In Her Own Words,” an thrilling portrait of Ingrid Bergman, three-time Academy Award winner and everytime extraordinary actress. The doc is at the Amherst Cinema.
Trailer is here.
And Alejandro Sanz and Shakira sing us out with blasting horn section!

Saturday, June 4, 201606/04/2016

Western Mass Business Show 6.4.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

6.4.16 Ira talks with Anne Paradis from Microtek in Chicopee

Friday, June 3, 201606/03/2016

Go Wildflower Wild!

In Bill Newman

6/3: Ted Elliman, author of “Wildflowers of New England” — coming to the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley; Mount Holyoke College professor and founder of the Sci-Tech Café , Kathy Aidala, on the café’s upcoming program on Artificial Intelligence (and your cell phone); LBGT JP JM Sorrell on lack of legal protections for members of LGBT community; Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone and diorama artist Judith Abraham on her show at Anchor House of Artists in Northampton.

Thursday, June 2, 201606/02/2016

A Quarter Century of The Nields

In Bill Newman

6.2.16 The Reverend Peter Ives guest hosts and talks with Nerissa Nields from The Nields about the last 25 years of their career. Plus, the outgoing Dean of Religious Life at Smith, Jennifer Walters.

Wednesday, June 1, 201606/01/2016

A Look At Life in The 413

In Bill Newman

6/1/16: Fishwrap: life in the 202? then, Life in the 413; Modern Lovers; then, the Firebird 5K.

Tuesday, May 31, 201605/31/2016

On The Money (6/1/16)

How many baby boomers are currently working past 65? Challenges in planning for retirement when you and your spouse have…

Tuesday, May 31, 201605/31/2016

Will Palestinians Ever Have Their Own State?

In Bill Newman

5/31: Professor Mohammed Sawalha, founder of the Palestinian House of Friendship, on his annual visit from the West Bank to Northampton; Barry Bouthilette previews the upcoming Walking Rendezvous in Look Park — just for the health (and the fun) of it.

Recent Headlines

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President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.

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Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."

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Gatorade and Cheetos are among the Pepsi products getting a natural dye makeover

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PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap'n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift to using natural colors in its foods and beverages.

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Tesla reports surprise increase in sales in third quarter

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Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third-quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.