Tuesday, September 29, 201509/29/2015

On The Money (9/30/15)

How can I avoid taking another financial hit like I did in 2008?  How will Social Security reform effect my…

Tuesday, September 29, 201509/29/2015

Medical Marijuana Arrives In Northampton

In Bill Newman

9/29: Attorney Michael Cutler on medical marijuana clinics opening in Massachusetts; best-selling author Jane McGonigal on the games you play (or should play). Her new book is “Super Better: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.”

Monday, September 28, 201509/28/2015

MGM’s Bait & Switch and Capitalism Working for The Common Good?

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9/28: Professor Robert Goodman, author of “The Luck Business,” on MGM backtracking on its Springfield casino commitment; Terry Mollner on “Common Good Capitalism –It’s Next.” And best-selling author Holly Goldberg Sloan, coming to the Odyssey”—her new book—this is just too much fun—is “Appleblossom The Possum.”

Saturday, September 26, 201509/26/2015

Western Mass Business Show 9.26.15

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Terra Missildine from Beloved Earth Cleaning.

Friday, September 25, 201509/25/2015

Is An Asteroid Coming To End Us?

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9/25: Filmmaker Jeff Preiss on his new film “Low Down.” Then Mount Holyoke College Professor Kathy Aidala on the Sci-tech café, Pluto, and asteroids heading towards earth.

Thursday, September 24, 201509/24/2015

Songs for Syria

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9/24: Michael Kane and Deb Shriver from the Valley Syrian Relief Committee, along with Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David, help us preview upcoming “Songs for Syria.”

Wednesday, September 23, 201509/23/2015

Women Rule The Airwaves!

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9.23.15 Pam Victor guests hosts (and Monte is outnumbered 7-1) with guests comedians Kim DeShields, Jess Miller, Laura Patrick & UMass Professor Kirsten Lang from the Department of Women Gender Sexuality Studies. Plus Vay Con Munoz and award winning filmmaker, Mary Paterno.

Tuesday, September 22, 201509/22/2015

On The Money (9/23/15)

Did the Fed make the right decision on interest rates? Are collectibles a good retirement investment? What should I consider…

Tuesday, September 22, 201509/22/2015

Welcome, Syrian Refugees

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9/22: Mohammed Najeeb (refugee resettlement worker) and Zaid al Nassar (a recently arrived Syrian refugee) on Syrian refugees/immigrants in America; then we preview, with the playwright, actors, and those whose stories are told, the play “The Draft” based Tom Weiner’s book, “Called to Serve.”

Monday, September 21, 201509/21/2015

Rosenberg Remembers John Musante

Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg, from Quebec, remembers the life and legacy of the late Amherst Town Manager, John Musante