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Tuesday, March 29, 201603/29/2016

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

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3.29.16- Josh Silver sits in for Bill Newman speaking with Jon Ronson on his new book So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, plus the Western Wind Choir.

Monday, March 28, 201603/28/2016

Has The Sun Gone Down on The Arab Spring?

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3.28.16 Josh Silver guest hosts and talks with Dr. Muqtedar Khan (University of Delaware) about the Arab Uprising 5 years on. Plus Newsweek reporter, Jessica Firger on how alcohol is not actually going to make you healthier. And Jeanne Hoose and Marty Wahl from the Northampton Education Foundation Adult Spelling Bee.

Saturday, March 26, 201603/26/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 3.26.16

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We have a conversation with Alberto Sandoval Sánchez, Professor Emeritus at Mt. Holyoke College, about one of Puerto Rico’s renown painters, Francisco Oller, and how in the 19th century he was painting inclusivity into his work. “ El velorio,” —“ The Wake’—being among the most famous of Oller’s work. On March 23, we commemorated the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico on March 23, 1873, and talked about Oller’s work, the Puerto Rican’s diaspora and other topics related to identity

Saturday, March 26, 201603/26/2016

Western Mass Business Show 3.26.16

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Ira talks with Ken Danford from North Star, self-directed learning for teens.

Friday, March 25, 201603/25/2016

An Intimate Dance

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Thursday, March 24, 201603/24/2016

UMass President Martin Meehan

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Wednesday, March 23, 201603/23/2016

The Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival

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Tuesday, March 22, 201603/22/2016

A Theory of Non-Violence

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Tuesday, March 22, 201603/22/2016

On The Money (3/23/16)

How much have you lost due to the actions of the Federal Reserve? What if you retire in a bear…

Monday, March 21, 201603/21/2016

Question Bridge

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