Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Tuesday, June 21, 201606/21/2016

On The Money (6/22/16)

Market concerns for the summer What will healthcare cost you in retirement? 5 Steps to make sure you’re on track…

Tuesday, June 21, 201606/21/2016

Judges

In Bill Newman

6/21: Bill & Monte fishwrap about the Supremes supremely disturbing decision. “We Called Him Bunny”—Author Richard Anderson on Bunny Taliaferro, baseball, segregation, and Springfield Massachusetts v. Gastonia, North Carolina—and how the prejudice and segregation continues—the make-up game from 80 years ago is this weekend. Then, an interlude. Then, “The Comedy Quiz Show starring Laura Patrick from the improv group, the Ha Has; Bertha Josephson from the Superior Court, Monte Belmonte from his microphone and Quiz Master Kevin McVeigh from the world of teaching, activism, and Moth story-telling.

Monday, June 20, 201606/20/2016

The Western Mass Business Show 6.18.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

6.18.16 Ira talks with Michael Kleina business psychologist?

Monday, June 20, 201606/20/2016

Save Our Schools!

In Bill Newman

6/20: After our fishwrap: Massachusetts Teachers Association President Barbara Madeloni previews this week’s community meeting and the Save Our Public Schools campaign; PHENOM founder Max Page on fights at UMass; “Black in the Valley” with Professor Carlie Tartakov, Rev-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and activist and candidate for state representative, Vira Douangmany Cage.

Saturday, June 18, 201606/18/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.18.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre, we start with a quote by Patrick Donnelly, the poet laureate of Northampton, on kindness and how it is fundamental for a healthy society. Marla Goldberg and I, exasperated and grieving with the rest of the nation and Puerto Rico, look at what can be done so that weapons are not easily available to people intent on killing. It can be done, with the will of Democrats in Congress, and governors and state legislators nationwide. And a song by Mercedes Sosa and León Geico, “Solo le pido a Dios,” (All I ask of God), a plea to do better, to keep hope alive. And in his segment “Depth of Field,”filmmaker Larry Hott talks about the use of the virtual reality technology in filmmaking. You, the viewer, become the director and editor. Is that a good thing? If you’re interested in seeing some of the virtual reality films discussed by Larry, go to:http://vrse.com/#films

Friday, June 17, 201606/17/2016

School To Prison Pipeline

In Bill Newman

6/17: LGBT JP JM Sorell on Orlando and Northampton; Jason Fay, co-editor of “Dilemmas of Educational Ethics,” on the school-to-prison pipeline, social justice, and charter schools; PHENOM founder Max Page on pink slips just handed out to 1/3rd of UMass Boston faculty, the trustees’ fossil fuel divestment vote, and upcoming fight here to save our public schools; then live in the studio –a preview of the AMAZING Django in June concerts this weekend; plus kids and improv this weekend in Easthampton with Happier FAMILY Comedy Show starring, and with us in the studio, Laura Patrick and Sally Ekus.

Thursday, June 16, 201606/16/2016

“What Screams You Hear Are Mine”

In Bill Newman

6/16: “What Screams You Hear Are Mine” with PVPA grads playwright Annalise Cain and actor Mia Urgaft (opening Friday); Rev. Peter Ives and Amherst College’s Molly Mead on their then-called radical political roots influenced personally by father Daniel Berrigan, an American icon who died recently at age 94.

Wednesday, June 15, 201606/15/2016

Bloomsday!

In Bill Newman

6/15: Celebrate Bloomsday!! We do (tomorrow 7:00 Greenfield—Arts Block—Don’t Miss It) with one of the “Wilde Irish Women” -Rosemary Caine — and Literacy Project Executive Director Judith Roberts, and veteran Benny Dancey; then New Century Theatre —we preview Steven Dietz’s “Yankee Tavern” (and its ghosts and rats) with, the director (Gina Kaufman) one of the actor- stars, & NCT’s Producing-Director (Sam Rush) then, Natalia Munoz on guns, congress, laws and Orlando.

Tuesday, June 14, 201606/14/2016

On The Money (6/15/16)

What’s the best financial advice your father gave you? The financial headlines all seem negative. How concerned should we be?…

Tuesday, June 14, 201606/14/2016

Author Interviews & Honoring Orlando

In Bill Newman

6/14: Today is the pub date for Walter Shapiro’s new book “Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudevillian Who Fooled the Fuhrer;” then Mehlaqa Samdani, founder and Director of Western Mass.- based Critical Connections on Orlando and LGBTQ-Muslim relations; Western Mass. AFSC Director Jeff Napolitano on local vigils and ceremonies on the Orlando massacre; James (Jim) Hoggan, author of “I’m Right and You’re An Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean It Up.”

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