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Friday, July 8, 201607/08/2016

Sing Out With Your Soul

In Bill Newman

7/8: LGBT JP JM Sorrell on the trans bill before Gov. Baker; Atty Luke Ryan on developments in the western Mass. drug lab scandal; Rock Voices—the community choir – really does rock- –a preview of the upcoming Summer of Soul concert with founder and master of the musical universe, Tony Lechner, and seven members* of the group; Sugar Shack Alliance organizers Paki Wieland and Irvine Sobelman on the upcoming confab and protest against the Kinder Morgan pipeline though Otis State Forest; then today’s and tonight’s artists on the streets of Northampton- Betsy Stone, Kathy Hession, & David Brewster.

*Penny Smith-Giguere., Lucy Garbus, Morgan Aronson, Joanne Grisanti, Brenda Barlow, Elazar Nudell, & Laura Davenport

Thursday, July 7, 201607/07/2016

The P.O. & The KO

In Bill Newman

7/7: The P.O.—“How the Post Office Created America,” the just-published book by our guest, New York Times best-selling author Winifred Gallagher; The KO—the Ko Festival returns—with the festival’s Artistic Director Sabrina Hamilton.

Wednesday, July 6, 201607/06/2016

Raggedy

In Bill Newman

7/6: Raggedy Ann is in the studio!! –with Marcella, Fido and Tom McCabe from Paint Box Theatre along with Myka Plunkett and Connor Paradis; Penny Burke, Executive Director, Northampton Center for the Arts on “En Plain Air” — back on the streets of Northampton; Vaya con Muniz with Natalia Munoz and National Lawyers Guild President Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan—America’s colonization of Puerto Rico continues.

Tuesday, July 5, 201607/05/2016

On The Money (7/6/16)

Coming up this week on On the Money with Gary Thomas… How can you make the most out of the…

Tuesday, July 5, 201607/05/2016

United We Stan

In Bill Newman

7/5: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg—on a very busy next 20 days; Oliver Broudy on “High Brow at the (Northfield) Drive-In”this Thursday; plus our Fishwrap.

Saturday, July 2, 201607/02/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.2.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

On June 29, 2016 the US Senate voted 68-30 to impose a fiscal control board over Puerto Rico and I bloviate on what a bad decision that is for a lot of reasons, starting with the US usurping Puerto Rico’s supposed autonomous government. President Obama ushered this terrible bill and promsied to sign. Still, the Massachusetts Senate delegation — Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, voted against it. Kudos to them. Art and cultural commentator Waleska Santiago talks about the art of children’s art, and why it matters, especially in times of distress. How children find self-expression through art is powerfully seen in their drawings of 9-11 or other horrific events.Filmmaker Larry Hott speaks with director Roger Sherman about the documentary “ In Search of Israeli Cuisine.” It’s about food, yes, and peace and war. You can watch the trailer here: www.israelicuisinefilm.com. And Eros Ramazzotti sings us out with a hard rocking “ Cosas de la vida,” the Spanish-language version of his original Italia-language song. Such is life.

Saturday, July 2, 201607/02/2016

Western Mass Business Show 7.2.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

7.2.16 Ira talks with Ken Pincince from Norpin Manufacturing

Friday, July 1, 201607/01/2016

Broadway in Chester

In Bill Newman

7/1: From the Chester Theatre Company, author and director Daniel Kramer on “My Jane;” Dr. Andy Lazris, author of “Curing Medicare: A Doctor’s View on How Our Health Care System Is Failing Older Americans and How We Can Fix It;” LGBTJPJM Sorrell on new legislation legalizing discrimination; Inside/Out with Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone and Sports, Man! Scott Coen.

Thursday, June 30, 201606/30/2016

Black Space

In Bill Newman

6/30/16: Rashad Shabazz, author of “Spatializing Blackness: Architectures of Confinement and Black Masculinity in Chicago;” Rev. Peter Ives and Smith College Professor of Government and Director of Latino/Latina Studies Dept., Velma Garcia; and The Grass Whisperer Bernadette Giblin.

Wednesday, June 29, 201606/29/2016

Better Late Than Never

In Bill Newman

6/29: We Fishwrap Bernie, who himself created Fishwrap today; Sam Rush, Producing Director of New Century Theatre, on “Bakersfield Mist”—opening tomorrow; Eveline MacDougall, founder and director of the Amandla Chorus, on a potentially life-altering opportunity for teenagers in the Valley; Natalia Munoz with National Lawyers Guild President, Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, on today’s U.S, Senate vote on Puerto Rico.

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