Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, October 14, 201510/14/2015

Pipeline Update

In Bill Newman

10/13: Katy Eisman, Director of MassPLAN (PipeLine Awareness Network) and President of PLAN-New England, describes the fight at the FERC. Then, Hampshire College professors Salman Hameed (astronomy) and Jason Tor (microbiology) explain how best to fill up our water bottles on Mars.

Tuesday, October 13, 201510/13/2015

On The Money (10/14/15)

Will there be another round of Quantitative Easing? The most common question Gary hears. What will your 2016 Social Security…

Monday, October 12, 201510/12/2015

(Josh) Silver & Gold

In Bill Newman

10.12.15 josh Silver guest hosts and talks Represent.US, money in politics, the rising tide of Democracy in Honduras and Live Art.

Saturday, October 10, 201510/10/2015

Western Mass Business Show 10.10.15

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Scott MacKenzie

Friday, October 9, 201510/09/2015

Author Extravaganza

In Bill Newman

10/9: Frederick Forsyth, author of “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Odessa File,” “The Dogs of War” and the Kill List,” among other thrillers, talks about his new book ”The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue.” Then, famed South African writer Ivan Vladislavic, visits us (after his talk at Hampshire College) about life under apartheid and his new book, “The Folly.”

Thursday, October 8, 201510/08/2015

Of Pipelines and Peace

In Bill Newman

10/8: “There Is Another Way.” Combatants for Peace (CfP) Sulaiman Khatib, Palestinian Co-Director of CfP, and Maya Katz, Israeli Steering Committee member of CfP, tell us how there is, and why there must be another way, end the seemingly endless Israeli- Palestinian conflict. They’ll be speaking tonight at Congregation B’nai Israel in Northampton. First, State Senate President Stan Rosenberg on the proposed Kinder-Morgan Pipeline and more charter schools ? (and how to pay for them without decimating local public school systems).

Wednesday, October 7, 201510/07/2015

Art & Activism

In Bill Newman

10/7: Celebrate the Rosenberg Fund for Children’s 25th anniversary with author Ellen Meeropol and musician, songwriter, producer, and activist Erin McKeown; Then, Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz and stand-up artist ; and then, best-selling author Sherry Turkle, on “Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age.”

Tuesday, October 6, 201510/06/2015

On The Money (10/7/15)

Ben Bernanke and the affects of China on our market Should I pay down my debt now before the interest…

Tuesday, October 6, 201510/06/2015

The Scoop on Co-ops!

In Bill Newman

10/6: LIVE from Green Fields Market, our annual co-op show with Laura Porter (Co-op Power), Angie Gregory (Simple Diaper & Linen), Rochelle Prunty (River Valley Market), Suzette Snow Cobb (Franklin Community Co-op) Adam Trott (Valley Alliance of Workers Cooperatives); & Andy Toomajian (PV Squared).

Monday, October 5, 201510/05/2015

Rosenberg Redemption?

In Bill Newman

10/5: Robert Meeropol on the newly released Grand Jury testimony that exonerates his mother Ethel Rosenberg, who was sent to the electric chair even though the prosecutors knew she was innocent of any wrongdoing. Then, Jenn Meeropol, Robert’s daughter, and the Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children on the RFC’s 25th anniversary celebration; Sharon Mehrman, winner of 2015 Woodworking Excellence Award; Rev. Dwight Webster of New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of Katrina.

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