Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, February 18, 201602/18/2016
Opt Out!
In Bill Newman
2/18: 7th grader Ruthie Page Weinbaum, leader of the Opt-Out Movement at Amherst Regional Middle School on why students should boycott the MCAS test; peace and justice singer-songwriter Holly Near; Ben Strauss, co-author of “Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA.”
Wednesday, February 17, 201602/17/2016
Waves of Space/Time
In Bill Newman
2/17: A mere 1.3 billion yeasr ago two black holes met, mingled, married—you won’t believe what happens next—with Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; then, on on Vaya con Munoz, is bankruptcy in Puerto Rico’s near future?
Tuesday, February 16, 201602/16/2016
On The Money (2/17/16)
Is the Fed really doing what it should be doing? Is there a formula you can follow to determine how…
Tuesday, February 16, 201602/16/2016
Quit playing with your food.
In Bill Newman
2/16: Laura Patrick of the Ha Has hosts the Comedy Quiz Show with special quizmaster Martha Nelson and panelist; then “Play with Your Food” with New Century Theatre’s Producing Director Sam Rush.
Monday, February 15, 201602/15/2016
A Brief History Of The Black Panthers
In Bill Newman
2/15: A brief history of the Black Panthers with UMass Amherst Professors Emeritus of Afro-American Studies, Ernest Allen and William Strickland. Then, the weekly segment of Black in the Valley with UMass Fine Arts Center Director Dr. Willie Hill.
Friday, February 12, 201602/12/2016
Vaya Con Muñoz 2.13.16
Marianne Winters, executive director of Safe Passage, which helps people in domestic violence situations, talks about HOW we can help when we see or suspect that a loved one is being abused.
And it doesn’t involve telling the person that all they have to do is pack and leave…
And Marla Goldberg talks for a minute about the power of inanimate objects!!
Friday, February 12, 201602/12/2016
Climate Action NOW!
In Bill Newman
2/12: Self-proclaimed Sprawlbuster Al Norman updates Bill and Monte on Greenfield’s big-box store quest; Dave Roitman and Adele Franks from Climate Action Now! speak with Bill on current Statehouse bills on solar; Eva Fierst on everything arts in the Valley this weekend.
Thursday, February 11, 201602/11/2016
U(nion) Mass Amherst
In Bill Newman
2/11: Bill talks ‘Love and Chocolate’ for the St. John’s Church event, Max Page with former staff member of the Massachusetts Society of Professors at UMass Amherst, plus Alloy Orchestra and Son of the Sheik together at the Academy of Music, and Rev. Peter Ives on being Muslim in the Valley with Smith College Muslim student.
Wednesday, February 10, 201602/10/2016
Stan Rosenberg on The Constitutional Convention
In Bill Newman
2/10: Senate President Stan Rosenberg, an update from our local chapter of United Way, and Natalia Munoz speaks with Holyoke City Councilor on her participation in the Vagina Monologues.
Tuesday, February 9, 201602/09/2016
On The Money (2/10/16)
What financial lessons can we learn from the Super Bowl? Does a down January mean a down year for the…
