Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025

OMG, its PTSD!

In Talk The Talk

1/24/24: Rep Mindy Domb: the budget, the bills, & the bull from DC. Amherst School Superintendent Xiamora Herman addresses recent accusations she created a hostile work environment. Prof Carrie Baker w/ Caren DeAngelis & daughter Darci on Idaho, ground zero for abortion bans. Comedian Kathy Griffin at Academy of Music on her “My Life on the PTSD List” Tour.

Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025

Freedom Rings

In Talk The Talk

1/23/24: ACLU of Mass Ex. Dir Carol Rose: Trump’s Order to abolish birthright citizenship & his pardons.
Rev Carole Bull: Bishop Budde’s words for the President & his reaction. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: bird flu –a potential pandemic? & viruses here & now. John Anz w/ Amherst Coll Jazz Profs Bruce Diehl & David Picchi—Live in the Studio & free at the Drake.

Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025

Western Mass Business Show on 1.25.25 — Nate Sustick, son of the legendary Paul and Elizabeth

In The Western Mass. Business Show

1978! 48 years! That is a very long time to have a restaurant business. Especially one that is family owned and operated. Join us as we talk to Nate Sustick, son of the legendary Paul and Elizabeth Sustick who opened their namesake in Thornes Market downtown Northampton all those years ago. What does it mean to be a Natural Foods Restuarant? what is the strategy? How can 27 employees be your family? Nate brought us some favorites and tells us how he has made it work for his family of 3 and his wife Paule. How community buoys him and how he looks forward to marching both days of Montes March next year. I am lucky to have known Nate since high school and am pleased that he is showing up in the community as he does. Authentically and humble as a native son should. Thank you for coming on Nate, what’s your favorite P&E’s dish? www.paulandelizabeths.com

Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025

Western Mass Business Show on 1.18.25 — The Institute for Musical Arts

In The Western Mass. Business Show

The Institute for Musical Arts Goshen, MA
Ann Hackler (Executive Director) and June Millington (Artistic Director) have broken the sound barriers in Goshen, MA. Their love for each other and women in the music industry having a chance to be heard has been their drum beat since 1986 in California. Luckily, they got priced out of the market and came back to the 413 in 2001. On their property they teach young women how to play, record, sing, write, and ROCK. They are joined in the studio by Dana Warren, a 5X Camper, student, and 17-year-old and Penelope Black, a former camper, intern, student, and 19-year-old. Tune in to find out why you need to send your daughter to their summer camps, attend an upcoming concert in the red barn, listen to the jam-a-thon, and more. Go to www.ima.org to see for yourself. Thanks for listening.

Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025

The Hustler Files Ep 96

In The Hustler Files

PHONE HOME

In the movie E.T., the alien builds a way to communicate with his planet. Inside the jails and prisons in the US, communication between an incarcerated individual and their family and friends, was for many decades, strictly by mail but technology waits for no one. Today, many behind the wall have access to tablets, kiosks, and wall-mounted phones, with tablets being the most popular. Of course, not ALL incarcerated people have access to tablets, and for many, there is a hefty charge, not just for calls but also for SMS Texting. In recent years, States like California and Massachusetts have eliminated charging those incarcerated for their calls, but text messaging is still a pretty penny. The two largest telecom companies providing the tablets and kiosks are funded by private equity investors, people who see the usage from behind the wall as a recession-proof model. Whether the incarcerated population pays out of their commissary account, or in some cases the State pays for the calls, communication from inside has become a billion-dollar industry. In those States where the calls have become ‘free’, the States negotiate a contract with the jail or prison and then cover the costs of the phone and video calls, just not the texts. While the FCC has placed regulatory action to bring the costs down, it is still mostly low-income people who are providing the funds to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones.

Thursday, January 23, 202501/23/2025

Freedom Rings

In The Afternoon Buzz

1/23/24: ACLU of Mass Ex. Dir Carol Rose: Trump’s Order to abolish birthright citizenship & his pardons.
Rev Carole Bull: Bishop Budde’s words for the President & his reaction. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: bird flu –a potential pandemic? & viruses here & now. John Anz w/ Amherst Coll Jazz Profs Bruce Diehl & David Picchi—Live in the Studio & free at the Drake.

Wednesday, January 22, 202501/22/2025

Endings

In Talk The Talk

1/22/25: ICE now in churches & schools. Larry Hott: “Seat 31,” “Planetwalker” & “Keeper.” Collab Res Dir Kit Sabo & Fr Co COG Coord Leigh Figueroa: “Restorative Practices in Schools” during Trump 2.0. Brian Adams w/ Grow Food N’hmptn Co-Dir Michael Skillicorn. CDH Hospice Mgr Karen Miller & Cent Hamp Veterans Services Dir Steve Connor: end of life issues.

Tuesday, January 21, 202501/21/2025

It’s Only Day One! & What Remains?

In Talk The Talk

1/21/24:Transhealth CEO Jo Erwin: Trump’s anti-Trans Exec Orders. The Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Julie Waggoner & Scott Braidman: Firsts! MHC Poli Sci & Int’l Relat Prof Andrew Reiter: Trump’s unbrave new world. A final resting place: Better Place Forests’ Libby Friede & customer Vicki Lindsay.

Friday, January 17, 202501/17/2025

The Hustler Files Ep 95

In The Hustler Files

A CHAMPION AMONGST COMPANIES

According to the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice or, in short, RBIJ, everyone is entitled to respect, equality, fairness, and dignity under the law. It is this mission that drives Maha Jweied and her team to work with companies and bring solutions that promote public safety, deliver justice, and strengthen communities. But RBIJ doesn’t stop there. They are dedicated to changing the legal structures and systems that have been used to harm Black and Brown communities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere around the globe. From the Clean Slate legislation, currently passed in twelve states, to the most recent Clean Slate legislation submitted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty, with 450+ executives from around the world, Maha Jweied and her team are speaking up and stepping up to create a more humane approach to the justice system.

Friday, January 17, 202501/17/2025

Deadline –Today!

In Talk The Talk

1/17/24: Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: her priorities & bill filing deadline – today! MTA’s Max Page: the Gov’s State of MA,”…