Thursday, May 8, 202505/08/2025

Justice & Love

In Talk The Talk

5/8/25: Mallory Hanora, Co-Dr, Fam.for Justice: the FreeHer campaign — women in MA prisons. Amherst Survival Ctr Ex Dir Lev BenEzra: hunger here & fighting back. Rep. Natalie Blais: remembering Molly McGovnern, funding cuts & PILOTs. Ruth Griggs w/ Jim Olsen: Sun Ra’s Arkestra coming to Northampton.

Wednesday, May 7, 202505/07/2025

What’s Criminal?

In Talk The Talk

5/7/25: D.A. Dave Sullivan: local crime, fentanyl & Trump v the constitution. Musica Franklin ED Orice Jenkins: Saturday’s Fun Fest! Mass Review Ex Ed Britt Rusert: Nat’l Endow for Arts revoking local grants. GCC Prof Brian Adams w/ Dave Wattles of MA Wildlife: the bears among us. Filmmakers Larry Hott, Paul Stekler, & Louis Alvarez: “A Field Guide to Practical Politics.”

Tuesday, May 6, 202505/06/2025

Train Wrecks?

In Talk The Talk

5/6/25: Sen Paul Mark: the fight for local aid. Fmr State Sen Pres Stan Rosenberg, Alden Dreyer & Sam Bartlett on trains, planes, automobiles & trolleys. Josh Silver: Trump’s popularity, Ukraine & Gaza. Cutchins Programs for Children & Families CEO Tina Champagne: the cuts to mental health services for kids.

Tuesday, May 6, 202505/06/2025

Resist!

In Talk The Talk

5/5/25: UMass Poli Sci Prof Jesse Rhodes: a future for democracy? Megan Zinn w/ Helen Sheehy on “Just Willa” (a woman w/ indomitable spirit). Amherst Coll Prof & Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans: NEA funding ripped away. N’mptn Mayor GL Sciarra: Pride, resistance, schools, $, & potholes.

Friday, May 2, 202505/02/2025

The Hustler Files Ep 110

In The Hustler Files

WHEN LIBERTY IS YOUR LAST NAME

In this milestone episode, The Hustler Files welcomes, for the first time, a Department of Corrections (prison) Commissioner. Randall Liberty is the head of the Department of Corrections in Maine, overseeing eight prison/correctional facilities. With over 43 years of experience in law enforcement, Commissioner Liberty shares his transformative journey from visiting his father in prison at the age of six to leading the most progressive corrections model in the US. Discover how he is reshaping the prison system by focusing on rehabilitation, education, and community reintegration, all while reducing violence and promoting dignity within the correctional environment. His innovative approaches such as salad bars from the prison gardens, a Christmas tree farm that returns the trees to local Vets and their families, and remote work opportunities, with fair market pay for residents of his prisons, plus the importance of treating residents with respect, is a testament to the power of change in the criminal justice system. Because when Liberty is your last name, your life’s mission is clear.

Friday, May 2, 202505/02/2025

MAYDAY, MAYDAY!

In Talk The Talk

5/2/25: MTA Pres Max Page: May Day rally yesterday, MTA Annual Mtg tomorrow. Clare Higgins: Head Start & other Health & Human Services cuts. CEO Erika Kuester & Holly Mott: Treehouse Foundation 5K Fundraiser for kids/families in Foster Care. Salman Hameed: signs of life on a faraway planet? Donnabelle Casis w/ Sunny Allis & Alix Gerber: A.P.E exhibition “River Valley Radical Futures.”

Thursday, May 1, 202505/01/2025

Nothing Certain but Uncertainty

In Talk The Talk

5/1/25: Hannah Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing: anti-Zionist Sim Kern’s “Genocide Bad.” MA Municipal Assoc CEO Adam Chapdelaine: Tough budget season shrouded in uncertainty. Atty Maria Frees of National Comm to Preserve Social Security & Medicare on the threats and uncertainty about Soc Sec. John Anz w/ Anais Reno SUNY college senior and world-class jazz singer.

Wednesday, April 30, 202504/30/2025

Pride & No Prejudice

In Talk The Talk

4/30/25: Dir Clay Pearson on Saturday’s Hampshire Pride w/ Co-Founder Mary Wang-Boucher of Northampton Resists. Anika Lopes: Ancestral Bridges new location opening on May 7. Brian Adams w/ Board Pres Gregory Mori & member Susie McCrey of New England Small Farm Institute. Youth Poetry Slam winner Julianys Centeno from Holyoke High School w/ Lyrical Faith.

Tuesday, April 29, 202504/29/2025

Legacies & Leadership

In Talk The Talk

4/29/25: Political Consultant Josh Silver: trump underwater; local politics overwater? Sci-Tech Cafe w/ Kerstin Nordstrom & Dmitry Kireev on the Future of Bioelectronics. Prof Chris Appy & Dr Quế Mai: Ellsberg Conference on Legacies of the Vietnam War. Author Gwen Agna: “Community-Centered School Leadership.”

Monday, April 28, 202504/28/2025

Western Mass Business Show on 4.26.25 — Nicole & Rich Sherwood, Clean Queen Car Wash in Holyoke

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Nicole and Rich have car oil in their blood, I’m sure of it. They met in a dealership and decided to open a car wash and detail center together as life and business partners. Having been introduced by Ira Bryck former host of the show, through the EforAll connection we were already familiar with each other but had never met. It was a joy to hear how these two are making it work by focusing on community, customer service, and each other. Open 7 days a week they go above and beyond to provide unexpected service and human kindness. Knowing you and your vehicle are essential to them earning your business and trust. I know where I’m going for my next car wash and detail. Thank you both for coming on the show, Nicole you are going to have to let me know the next time you drag race. Thanks for listening everyone.