Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, July 28, 202607/28/2026
Authors & More
7/27/26 Host: Megan Zinn
Josh Weill, author of What Came West
Juliet Faithfull, author of Liar’s Dice
Deb Christakos, Pioneer Valley Food Tours
Paul Bockelman, Amherst Town Manager, Samantha Giffen, Communications Manager for Amherst & Summer interns: Liana and Emily
Friday, July 24, 202607/24/2026
The Hustler Files Ep 172
SUNLIGHT IS THE GREATEST DISINFECTANT
The truth surfaced years before justice finally prevailed, but for Dusty Turner, freedom wasn’t the end of the story. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit, Dusty has chosen a path unlike many wrongly convicted people. Rather than quietly rebuilding his life, he’s stepped into the public eye through documentaries, podcasts, interviews, and a massive, daily, social media campaign, run by his team of advocates and posted under the @freedustyturner handle. In Dusty’s own words, sunlight is the greatest disinfectant, and that mantra helps him fight for his own exoneration, every single day. In this candid conversation, Dusty reflects on surviving decades behind bars, the emotional toll of knowing he was innocent, now living each day under electronic monitoring, and why he believes sharing his story publicly is part of his life’s purpose. He also discusses his new mission to advocate for justice-involved veterans and help others who may have been wrongfully convicted. Dusty’s story isn’t just about freedom. It’s about perseverance, purpose, and the belief that the truth deserves to be heard, even when justice takes decades to catch up.
Friday, July 24, 202607/24/2026
The Return of Reality
7/24: Hosts Josh Silver & Larry Hott
Max Page, Former President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association: Billionaire tax and newly freed up millions for public education, but when will it get to the schools?
David Bollier, Author of the book “How to Think Like a Commoner”. The commons, a parallel social economy helping millions take charge and escape the predatory state order.
Abbe Spector & Jess Dawson of the Northampton Information Hub: Get real, honest, true, fact-checked information on everything to do with Northampton’s Government.
Evan Goodchild: Tells prospective podcasters all they need to know to record, produce, & reach millions of listeners with a compelling show.
Artbeat w/ Donnabelle Casis: Nikki Bassette & Dan Jones owners of Abracadabra Film Lab & Trevor Powers Artist and wrestling fan and the return of analog photography.
Thursday, July 23, 202607/23/2026
Sustaining Ourselves
7/23/26 Host Buz Eisenberg
Dr David Gottsegen: local retired Pediatrician on RFK Jr & Trump’s war against children’s health
Director Ben Weil: Northampton Climate Action & Project Administration on local efforts to achieve net zero emissions
Have Faith w/ Local Progressive Interfaith Pastor Carole Bull – Living Humility
All That Jazz w/ Carol Abbe Smith: local jazz giant on upcoming Litchfield Jazz Festival & the local jazz scene
Wednesday, July 22, 202607/22/2026
Questions Answered
7/22/26, Co-Host Brian Adams
Center for New Americans Ex Dir Laurie Millman & paralegal Ursula Wolanska-Fettes: taking the citizenship exam, what are the questions, surviving the citizenship interview, and can you correctly answer the questions?
Dr Cory Harris, CHD urologist: how is your prostate performing? What can you do about it?
“Professor Emerita of Anthropology Dr. Marge Bruchac on the “Native Strategies” project at Historic Northampton, examining which side(s) Native people fought for in the Revolutionary War and why, and the historical consequences.”
Cool Films: Larry Hott speaks with filmmaker Allen Moore: “The Shepherds of Berneray” (1981) & his return to this film, this story, this remote island, part of Scotland, 45 years later—a story and lesson for all of us.
Tuesday, July 21, 202607/21/2026
Voices that Guide Us
7/21/26, Co-Host — Carrie Baker
Nathaniel Malloy, new Hadley Town Administrator: Rt 9 development, the Overrides, regional planning & what will happen with Hampshire College’s land, 260 acres in Hadley.
Hannah Williams, Chester Theatre Managing Director and the playwright Mark St Germain on “Amchitka,” the atomic bomb explosions, isolation, knowing the unknowable & the uniqueness of Chester Theatre.
Millicent Jackson, Ex Dir, Voices from Inside: living and writing inside and outside the razor wire.
Governor’s Councilor Tara Jacobs: what and why is the Governor’s Council, its advise & consent role in confirming judges, clerk-magistrates & parole bd members and consideration of commutations & pardons.
Monday, July 20, 202607/20/2026
What a Ride and an Override
7/20/26, Co-Host Megan Zinn.
Lexi Walters Wright, owner of High Five Books & 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award recipient, on supporting the LGBTQ youth, community & readers.
Local author Morgan Thomas on their acclaimed and innovative debut novel “Mad Eden”- about “late-diagnosed autism, gender-affirming care, queer family, & dragon.”
Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby on how to win an Override, the World Cup Watch Parties, and a fight with City Council.
Educator Doug Selwyn on Gov Healy’s proposal for MCAS 2.0 & what you can do.
Friday, July 17, 202607/17/2026
Opting In and Opting Out
7/17/26, Co -Host Josh Silver.
MTA rank-and-file member Max Page w/ Anthony Clough from the Mass Budget and Policy Center: should Massachusetts opt into the federal school voucher program? Clough provides a completely understandable explanation of the issue and explains why the answer should be a resounding No.
Amherst College Prof Austin Sarat on Trump’s speech last night. Will the President try to rig, and can he sabotage, the Midterms?
Rep Lindsay Sabadosa takes on the most contentious issues before the state legislature now.
Political Good with Josh Silver: Rep Sabadosa stays with us, and we discuss ICE on the streets and in court houses and other sensitive locations in Massachusetts. Plus the Rep’s take on the ballot questions.
Friday, July 17, 202607/17/2026
The Hustler Files Ep 171
THE WOMEN OF DYING ON THE INSIDE
America’s prisons were built for punishment, not to become nursing homes. Across the United States, thousands of incarcerated men and women are growing old behind bars, facing chronic illness, declining health, and the possibility that prison will also become the place where they die. This week we speak with Emmy Award-winning journalist and attorney Cherri Gregg and investigative journalist Yvonne Latty, co-creators of the powerful NEW podcast series Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison. Together they discuss what they discovered inside Pennsylvania’s oldest women’s prison, the women serving life sentences, the emotional toll of reporting these stories, and the larger questions surrounding redemption, aging, justice, and compassion. They also explore Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1400 and why the conversation about elderly incarcerated people is becoming one of the most urgent issues facing corrections today. Sometimes the hardest stories to tell are the ones that ask us to reconsider what justice looks like decades after a sentence begins.
Thursday, July 16, 202607/16/2026
The Fires This Time
7/16/26. Co-Host Andy Bukowski.
Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on health threats from the fires, cyclosporiasis & the lone-star tic. Also finding a doc & securing medical care.
Dan Crowley, Ex Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Greenfield Recorder, on today’s biggest stories: “Distant fires bring smoky skies;” “Body of missing man is discovered; “‘Meet the moment,’” disability advocates urge;” “Kratom bans being considered;” “City discussing gender affirmation ordinance.”
Silverthorne Theater’s Ezekiel Baskin, Ash Governman & Mary Beth Brooker on “Deep Blue Sound”—tonight is opening night & this play will be their last production at Hampshire College.
All That Jazz with Ruth Griggs and Ryan Hollander, Northampton Jazz Fest bd member & producer: behind the scenes, his remarkable music & Summer on Strong.
