Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Monday, December 7, 201512/07/2015

Being Young & Black In The Valley

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12.7.15- Les Leopold on his new book Runaway Inequality an Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice. The weekly regular segment Black in the…

Saturday, December 5, 201512/05/2015

Western Mass Business Show 12.5.15

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Katherine Golub about one’s core brilliance.

Friday, December 4, 201512/04/2015

What’s Behind Our Money?

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Ellen Augarten Photographs

Friday, December 4, 201512/04/2015

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

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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!

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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…

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