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Friday, April 15, 201604/15/2016

Tax Day (Sort of)

In Bill Newman

4/15: Four representatives from Represent Us preview the rally and protest in Northampton against political corruption and for campaign finance reform. Brian Turner, co-author of “The Hurrah Game: Baseball in Northampton 1823-1953”, previews his upcoming talk at Historic Northampton about early 19th century baseball at Northampton’s Round Hill School; also, Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone and Sports, Man! Scott Coen.

Thursday, April 14, 201604/14/2016

Old Records Never Die

In Bill Newman

4/14: Professor and PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Mass.) founder Max Page on the ongoing protests sit-in and arrests at UMass over fossil fuel divestment; Eric Spitznagel, author of “Old Records Never Die: One Man’s Quest for His Vinyl and His Past;” Reverends Peter Ives and Kelly Gallagher on Earth Day and the Leave-it- in- the- Ground Movement.

Wednesday, April 13, 201604/13/2016

Abigail is Not The Only Adams First Lady

In Bill Newman

4/13: Louisa Thomas, author of “Louisa: the Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams;” Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Larry Hott, previews tonight’s gala for his extraordinary film “Sci-Tech Band: Pride of Springfield;” poets Andrea Stone ( “American Spelling: Story in Verse”) and Joshua Stewart (“Break every String”) preview their new collections and joint book launch and reading this Sunday at the Smith College Library; and Vaya con Munoz: Natalia Munoz reports on the Latino Scholarship Fund.

Tuesday, April 12, 201604/12/2016

On The Money (4/13/16)

How does the new Fiduciary ruling affect your relationship with your financial advisor? If 50 is the new 40, is…

Tuesday, April 12, 201604/12/2016

Could You Be Your Own Attorney?

In Bill Newman

4/12: Peter Enns, author of Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World; Northampton attorney Devlin Farmer, author of Representing Yourself in Court: How to Win Your case on Your Own.

Monday, April 11, 201604/11/2016

Western Mass Business Show 4.9.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Shel Horowitz about advising other businesses.

Monday, April 11, 201604/11/2016

The Canary In The Pipeline

In Bill Newman

4/11: Katy Eisman, Executive Director of Mass PLAN– PipeLine Awareness Network -and President of PLAN-Northeast—on breaking news about, and new protests over, that Kinder Morgan fracking pipeline; nationally acclaimed author and poet Jane Yolen previews her upcoming event at Smith College; Randall Peffer, author of Where Divers Dare: The Hunt for the Last U-Boat (off the coast of Massachusetts).

Saturday, April 9, 201604/09/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 4.9.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Lauren Simonds is the managing editor of Small Business Computing.com, a technology and business-growth resource for small business owners, managers and entrepreneurs. This is not a geek out fest, but it’s still a lot of fun and informative! Also, Marla Goldberg reads from her work, a shirt essay about shoes. And today we listen to Angelique Kidjo sing her own version of Santana’s “Samba pa ti” (“Samba For You”).

Friday, April 8, 201604/08/2016

Josh Silver on Wine, Charter Schools, & Restaurant Workers

In Bill Newman

4.8- Guest host Josh Silver talks wine with Brian Wozniak of United Liquors, charter schools with Deborah Keisch founder and organizer for the Massachusetts based Public Schools Action Coalition, and with Clare Hammonds, the researcher behind the UMass Labor Center’s study on downtown Northampton restaurant working conditions.

Thursday, April 7, 201604/07/2016

Josh Silver on Sexual Health, Politics, and Islam

In Bill Newman

Guest host Josh Silver talks sexual health with Baystate Midwifery Center, the politics of millennials with International Business Times Youth Affairs reporter Julia Glum, plus the regular segment with Rev. Peter Ives.

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