Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, February 17, 202602/17/2026
Have Faith
2/17 Have Faith
7th Hampden State Rep. Aaron L. Saunders—Two AI bills & ICE legislation on Beacon Hill
Smith Prof. Carrie Baker & Rev. Dr. Andrea Ayvazian- Reclaiming faith in trying times.
Happier Valley Comedy Quiz — Maddy Benjamin, Micaela Foster, Scott Braidman, Prof. Carrie Baker on Wizards (& dracula, cows, and bullets)
Feminist Future segment with Carrie Baker & Executive Director Amanda Sanderson of Greenfield based Resilience Center of Franklin County on resources and advocacy for survivors.
Monday, February 16, 202602/16/2026
What’s Cooking?
What’s Cooking?
2/16: Elyse Moore –“Jolly Good Time in the Kitchen” GCC Senior Symposia Wednesday, 2/18, at 2pm
Writers’ Block w/ Megan Zinn & acclaimed Lauren Groff about her new book Brawler
MHC Kerstin N. Nordstrom with MHC Astronomy Prof. Ben Boatwright — Colonizing Mars? Really?
Mandi Jo Henneke — Amherst Town Council president on budgets, schools, housing, and charter change.
Saturday, February 14, 202602/14/2026
Western Mass Business Show on 2.14.26 — Chantal Bernard
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we meet Chantal Bernard, RN/BSN, CCM, CNE-CL, Professor at Elms College, and Owner of Chanda Care in Agawam, MA. Having over 21 years in healthcare is a commitment, a mindset, a desire to help humanity. Chantal sees the gaps in care and tries to be the caulking to fill those holes in communication, transitions, and emotion. She says, “good care isn’t just clinical, it’s relational”. There are different pieces to Chanda Care that make up the structure of the organization, they are: Chanda Care, Chanda Care Academy, Chanda’s House. These multilayers of support help not only the clients but the team work better together. Listen in as we dive deeper into her story and the way of the Monk Mind vs. the Monkey Mind. Thank you for tuning in. Www.chandacare.org
Friday, February 13, 202602/13/2026
Western Mass Business Show on 2.7.26 — Maureen Scanlon
In The Western Mass. Business Show
When Maureen Scanlon told me she was going to retire I immediately invited her on the show. Thinking about a life well lived and a career ending, especially for an entrepreneur is quite a thing. You basically must fire yourself, right? How hard is that to do? When to do it, what to do next, what till people say, where will I go next? I wanted to pause and ask Maureen about her career, life in the 413, and why she chose now to let go of the work part of her life. It was a great conversation filled with many stories of well known characters from the region. Thank you for coming on Maureen and for listening to the show listeners.
Friday, February 13, 202602/13/2026
The Hustler Files Ep 149
FINDING HOPE IN A NO-PAROLE STATE
In Part 1 of a two-part conversation, we sit down with leaders from an organization working at the intersection of justice, advocacy, and second chances. The Seattle Clemency Project is a lifeline for so many incarcerated individuals who may have been eligible for parole, if the State of Washington had a parole system. Musa Abul-Mateen, Executive Director of SCP, and a formerly incarcerated individual, and Jennifer Smith, Co-Founder and Development Director of SCP explore the shared humanity behind the system, challenging assumptions and the critical work being done to support individuals navigating complex legal and personal journeys. With honesty and insight, this conversation underscores a powerful truth: we are more alike than we are different. It’s a reminder that real impact happens when compassion, accountability, and opportunity come together.
Friday, February 13, 202602/13/2026
The Endgame
2.13.26—The Endgame
Max Page and Peter Enrich-Raise Up Mass Coalition on Ballot Initiatives $7 or 8 billion in cuts
John Feffer and John Berkowitz—Ukraine War End game?
Al Williams of Northampton Open Media (NOM) & Jeff Mastroianni – Executive Director (E-Media)-YouTube Censorship & Local Media Survival.
Donnabelle Casis—JooYoung Choi, AstroFuturist artist, “Quantum Soup Surfer,” at Amherst College Mead Museum.
Thursday, February 12, 202602/12/2026
Democracy in Peril?
Democracy in Peril?
2/12/26: Dr Adam Barsouk — Outsmarting Cancer, Risk Reduction and the Power of Prevention,
Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy for a book talk with David Daley, interviewed by EIPAD Director, Chris Appy—Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections
UMass Professor Epstein—Fed Reserve Investigation, Jobs Report, and Independence
Buz and Dan—Incivility in Congress, our AI Future
Wednesday, February 11, 202602/11/2026
“Music Alone Shall Live”
2/11/26
“Music Alone Shall Live”
Amherst Town Councilor Lynn Griesemer —HOUSING, UMass Students & ICE
Chris Freeman – Iron Horse—”Music Alone Shall Live”
George Kahout — Friends of Northampton Trail & Riding Down Main street
Larry Hott—Larry’s got the Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond, & animation not just for Kids
Tuesday, February 10, 202602/10/2026
Fighting for Change
Fighting for Change 2.10.26
Pat Duffy—5th Hampden Rep—Breaking News: AI regulation, Housing, & Spr. Museum
Sheryl L. Stanton, Superintendent, Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional School Districts—Fighting for Rural Aid Funding!
Charles Walker-Hoover & Alannah Brunt, UMass, The Beautiful Struggle, on 2/13 (NAACP Week 2026)
Duke Goldman—Will not miss the Super Bowl end, Spring Training,
Monday, February 9, 202602/09/2026
Beginning Warmth, Followed by ICE and Icy
2/9/26: Megan Zinn w/ Broadside’s Roz Kreshak-Hayden: books to read & indies to support. Writers Block w/John Sayles’s on “Crucible,” Henry Ford, industrial policy & his antisemitism. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: Bad Bunny, schools, MTA negotiations, icy roads, state aid, & financial modernization. John Bonifaz, Pres & Founder of Free Speech for People: prosecuting ICE agents, the AG, DAs, & the police.
