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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.

Saturday, May 28, 201605/28/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.28.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week Puerto Rico is on the table, almost literally, as the House Committee on National Resources voted to create a seven-member fiscal control board. Its sole mission is to pay back Wall Street $72 billion in debt. That means lowering the minimum wage to $4.25, closing more schools, reducing health and safety services. It means chaos and destruction so that greedy hedge funders get 35 cebts on every dollar they lent. There’s a better way to pay back debt. It’s called, responsibly. But the US Congress is not interested.
Also on the program, filmmaker and critic Larry Hott looks at “Last Days in Vietnam,” an extraordinary documentary by Rory Kennedy. Great timing. President Obama was just there.
Here’s a link to watch a preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTWX-BB4aAA
Olga Tañon’s fitting mega hit, “Que se vaya” marches us out of the show. It is dedicated to the proposed fiscal control board.

Friday, May 27, 201605/27/2016

Will The Commonwealth Have A “Bathroom Bill” Problem?

In Bill Newman

5/27: Attorney and professor Erin Buzuvis on sexual assault by football players at colleges and universities; LGBT activist JM Sorrell on transgender rights in Massachusetts and conversion therapy; Let there be lights—or not—in Northampton with Smith College professor James Lowenthal; poet Daniela Gioseffi in Ashfield.

Thursday, May 26, 201605/26/2016

Stan vs Snakes

In Bill Newman

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