Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, June 26, 202506/26/2025
Provide for the Common Defense?
6/24/25: Josh Silver: impending passage of Trump’s Big Bad Bill and local political discord. LIVE in studio — Choro w/ Andrew Lawrence & Brazilian virtuosos Alessandro Peneze, Fabio Peron, Natalia Mitre, & Mauro Correa-WOW!! Michael Klare on Iran, Israel, & US’s bombing. Duke Goldman: Red Sox (mis)management & paying student athletes, women being shortchanged.
Wednesday, June 25, 202506/25/2025
The Long Shadow of History
6/23/25: Bombs Away w/ Bill & Buz. Megan Zinn w/ award-winning author Heather Clark on “The Scrapbook.” UMass Afro-Am Studies Prof Amilcar Shabazz: militarism at expense of equality & Reading Frederick Douglass. Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman & Comms Dir Samantha Giffen: alternatives to armed police, vacant positions, no lay-offs, & BIG upcoming events.
Saturday, June 21, 202506/21/2025
Panorama — Episode 109 — Conservatives Respond to the “No Kings” Protest
In Panorama
Originally aired on June 21st, 2025. Does Trump want to be a tyrant? Do Conservatives disagree with Trump? What’s really happening in LA? On “No Kings” Day, Dan invites Jay Fleitman, Colette, and Sue Timberlake, three local conservatives, to answer these questions.
Before answering these questions, Jay Fleitman shares his goal of raising money for the Calvin Coolidge’s Presidential Library (located at the Forbes Library). Sue criticizes Trump’s military parade to the disapproval of Jay and Colette. And Colette ends the show defending the MAHA movement.
Friday, June 20, 202506/20/2025
The Hustler Files Ep 117
PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY
Drawing from his upbringing on an Indiana farm, Sheriff Brad Burkhart’s philosophy is grounded in the idea of “planting seeds of hope and opportunity” for those incarcerated individuals under his watch in Hancock County. With over 38 years of experience in law enforcement, Sheriff Burkhart shares his journey and has seen firsthand that in corrections, there is a need to prepare the ground for individuals to grow and thrive, just like the seeds he planted as a young farm boy. One such preparation is the utilization of the Orijin tablets, which provide incarcerated individuals access to educational resources and vocational training, thus fostering hope and opportunity. It is the transformative power of the tablet initiative, along with other programs behind the wall, that is creating a positive impact and reducing recidivism in the Hancock County community.
Friday, June 20, 202506/20/2025
Paint the Town Red. And Blue.
6/20/25: MTA Pres Max Page: Gov Healey retracts anti-Fair Share comments. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: the federal budget v state obligations. Amherst Prof Austin Sarat: political violence, social security & No Kings. FCCPR’s Susan Triolo: Tristate Overpasses for Democracy & other acts of resistance. Donnabelle Casis w/ Common Murals Ex Dir Britt Ruhe: “Paint the Town.”
Thursday, June 19, 202506/19/2025
News Directions
6/19/25: Transgender SCOTUS decision with attys Bill & Buz. Talking Red Sox with sportscaster Scott Coen. Daily Hampshire Gazette Managing Editor Chad Cain the news fit to print. Rabbi David Seidenberg: Israel/Iran, Gaza, & Juneteenth. Ruth Griggs w/ cellist Jeremy Harman: New Directions Cello Fest at Bombyx.
Wednesday, June 18, 202506/18/2025
Elevating Conversations
6/18/25: Al Simon & Meg Robbins of Northampton’s Support Our Schools: the volume & tone of debates over schools. Silverthorne Theater’s Bd Pres Ezekiel Baskin, director Gina Kaufmann & actor Sabine Denise Jacques: “The Amateurs” & “Comeuppance.” Brian Adams w/ UMass Dr Zoe Getman-Pickering & Prof Matt Lackner: ELEVATE’s mission -renewable energy- & federal funding rescinded. Cool Films w/ Larry Hott; “Deaf President Now” and “Through Deaf Eyes.”
Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025
Fighting to Live
6/17/25: Rep Aaron Saunders: Minnesota, Farmworkers, Cannabis Comm. David Leaf, author of “SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson.” Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Scott Braidman & Mo McElligott. Matteo Pangallo of Valley Players on “A Walk in the Woods.” ED Marianne Winters of Safe Passage on their suit to protect victims of dom viol from Trump threat to funding.
Monday, June 16, 202506/16/2025
So Many Fights
Atty Maya McCann, co-leader of Fairness for Farmworkers Coalition: the subminimum wage. Hampshire Prof Emeritus of Peace & World Securities Studies, Michael Klare: the Israel-Iran War. Ehmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle: “No Kings” protest & antisemitism in the schools. Peace Development Fund’s Lora Wondolowski & Jessa McCormack w/ Seeing Rainbow’s Nuri.
Friday, June 13, 202506/13/2025
The Hustler Files Ep 116
FROM A WHITE COLLAR CRIME TO BECOMING A WHITE KNIGHT
There aren’t many people who can go from the incarceration of a white collar crime to CEO of an established educational non-profit, but then again Jeff Abramowitz is unlike most people you’ll ever meet. As CEO of the critically acclaimed Petey Green Program, Jeff discusses the transformative power of education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, a first hand education he experienced when going from a successful trial lawyer to incarceration for a white collar crime. It was that experience, behind the wall, that shaped his commitment, upon his release, to helping others overcome the challenges of reentry into society. Tune in to hear Jeff talk about the importance of understanding choices, the impact of educational programs, and how to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration.
