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Friday, December 4, 201512/04/2015

What’s Behind Our Money?

In Bill Newman

Ellen Augarten Photographs

Friday, December 4, 201512/04/2015

Will The New Open Records Law Make It Through The MA Legislature?

In Bill Newman

12/3: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg on the Public Records Bill, the fight over charter schools, the millionaires tax, funding for UMass, GMO labeling, and (“save me from myself”) no cell phones while driving; Western Mass, AFSC Director Jeff Napolitano on the Welcoming Immigrants Resolution before the Northampton City Council; Hon W. Michael Ryan and Kiki Smith, Board members of Historic Northampton, which is engaged in something quite amazing and historic and needs YOU; and then, The Reverend, the Rabbi and the Imam.

Wednesday, December 2, 201512/02/2015

The Earth Will Be Swallowed By The Sun!

In Bill Newman

12.2.15 When will the Earth be swallowed up by the sun and where else in the Universe is this happening already? We ask Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed. Just in time for the holidays, “Living The Secular Life” with Phil Zuckerman, and Vaya Con Munoz with Natalia Munoz talking Salsarengue food music poetry and activism with Jose Bou.

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

The Hot Choco-thon & The US Poet Laureate

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12/1: First, the United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera; then, the run for Safe Passage.

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

On The Money (12/2/15)

What should we consider when choosing employee benefits for 2016? How can we make smart tax decisions in retirement? What’s…

Monday, November 30, 201511/30/2015

It’s Fracking Crazy

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11/30: Andrew Nikiforuk, author of “Slick Water” Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry.” Also, Professor, neuroscientist, and best-selling author Daniel Levitin, whose newest book is “The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload.”

Wednesday, November 25, 201511/25/2015

Talking Politics and Children’s Books

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Bill Newman talks politics with Represent.Us Director Josh Silver and is joined by author John Sheirer on his new book “The Alpha Dog Alphabet.” The regular weekly segment of Vaya con Muñoz with Natalia Muñoz features local superhero author Keshawn Dodds.

Tuesday, November 24, 201511/24/2015

On The Money (11/25/15)

How the new Congressional Budget wipes out a valuable Social Security strategy You need 45 thousand dollars a year in…

Tuesday, November 24, 201511/24/2015

Reverend & the Rabbi and Monte’s March

In Bill Newman

11.24.15- The Reverend & the Rabbi join Bill Newman as they check in with Monte Belmonte in his annual Monte’s March for the Food Bank of Western Mass

Monday, November 23, 201511/23/2015

Give To Women and Girls, Give to Monte’s March

In Bill Newman

11.23.15- The Give to Women and Girls #G2WG campaign stops in and talks about #GivingTuesday supporting five Western Mass organizations: YWCA, Girls Inc., MotherWoman, Girl Scouts of Central and WMass, and the Women’s Fund of WMass. Monte checks in throughout the hour, updating listeners of the sixth annual Monte’s March as he raises money for the Food Bank of Western Mass!

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