Podcasts
Podcasts
Wednesday, March 12, 202503/12/2025
Good CRAIC in Hard Times
3/12/25: Amherst Town Council Pres Lynn Griesemer: layoffs in schools. Todd Gazda, Ed Collab Dir: the future of DEI. GCC Prof Brian Adams w/ Karen Foster, Ex. Dir, All Out Adventures: “The Polar Plunge.” Rosie Caine & Cady Coleman play LIVE in studio — Wild Irish Shenanigans
Tuesday, March 11, 202503/11/2025
Keep on Walking, Keep on Talking
3/11/25: Rep Pat Duffy: the crisis at hand – the loss of federal funds. Amherst Coll Prof Rick Lopez: “Beyond Fridamania” – the Frida Kahlo phenomenon here! Downtown Nhmpton Assoc new ED Andrea Monson: econ devel & the new face of Northampton. Hamp Mayor GL Sciarra: the threat of losing federal funds.
Monday, March 10, 202503/10/2025
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
3/10/25: Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans: “Lamentations of Nezahualcoyotl,” translations from the Aztec, stories from an extraordinary, flawed empire. Megan Zinn w/ Nathaniel Miller whose new novel is “Red Dog Farm,” tomorrow at the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: feds denying his city $20 Million, sanctuary, school receivership, & St. Paddy’s Day celebration. UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz & Tom Weiner, co-authors of ““In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School.”
Saturday, March 8, 202503/08/2025
Panorama — Episode 102 — Amherst’s Mandi Jo on Schools and Budgets
In Panorama
Originally aired on March 8th, 2025. Mandi Jo Hanneke Amherst Councilor-at-Large talks all things public schools. Rising Taxes. Budget Deficits. Rising costs amidst declining enrollments. Regional school agreement quarrels on spending.
Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025
The Hustler Files Ep 102
EMPLOY, TEACH, ACT & HELP
At Baker Industries, an organization dedicated to providing fair chance hiring for marginalized communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, their mission is centered around four simple but powerful words. EMPLOY those who have the most difficulty in getting and holding jobs. TEACH the work ethic through real work experience. ACT as a transition step toward gaining and maintaining outside employment. HELP those who are both able and unable to move on to reach their highest level of achievement. Founded by Charlie and Weezie Baker in 1980, Baker Industries has evolved from a small garage operation into a thriving social enterprise that empowers individuals with disabilities, returning citizens, and those in recovery from addiction or homelessness. Join us as we speak with Nick Watson, the president of Baker Industries, and Nate Bunday, a graduate of their program who recently transitioned back into the workforce after 29 years of incarceration. Together, they share insights on the importance of second chances, the challenges faced by those re-entering society, and the vital role of community support in fostering success. Discover how Baker Industries is reshaping lives and breaking down barriers to employment, proving that everyone deserves a chance to thrive.
Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025
Bad News, Some Good
3/7/25: MTA Pres Max Page: Trump dismantling DOE & DEI. Clare Higgins: Trump-induced chaos & an upcoming gov’t shutdown? W Mass Code Pink activists Paki Wieland & Susan Triolo on Intl Women’s Day. Astronomer Salman Hameed: planets aligning, Space X exploding, landers tipping over & the upcoming lunar eclipse. ArtBeat — Donnabelle Casis w/ William Baczek: the Landscape Exhibition.
Thursday, March 6, 202503/06/2025
The Essence of Our Being
3/6/25: Human Rights Atty Laura Pitter: Trump-Musk destroying USAID, deserting the world & threatening Sanctuary Cities. Rich Michelson & Eric Lesser — “Next Year in the White House: Barack Obama’s First Presidential Seder.” Rep Jim McGovern: Republicans gutting the gov’t. What hope remains? Ruth Griggs w/ rising star pianist Sean Mason — coming to the Drake.
Wednesday, March 5, 202503/05/2025
Chickens
3/5/25: DA David Sullivan: Trump’s address & local scammers. Amherst School Supt Dr Xi Herman: accused, exonerated & back to work. Brian Adams w/ Underline Farm’s Karl Prahl: organic-fed poultry in Avian flu times. Johnny Memphis previews the Back Porch Festival. Larry Hott: the Oscar-winning documentaries.
Tuesday, March 4, 202503/04/2025
Politics, Poetry, Pucci & Players
3/4/25: Sen. Paul Mark: federal cuts & the future of West-East Rail. Rich Michelson w/ UMass prof, translator & poet John Hennessy: poetry from Ukraine & “Exit Garden State.” Atty John Pucci: DOJ’s new mission: vengeance & retribution. Paul Newlin: “Watermelon Wednesdays” w/ violinist Tim Kliphuis (Django Jazz) & Petri Prauda of the Finnish band Frigg.
Tuesday, March 4, 202503/04/2025
Panorama — Episode 101 — Visions Video
In Panorama
Originally aired on March 1, 2025. Jesse Hassinger and Bill Dwight of Visions Video answer the hard questions — Are they really opening a video rental store in Northampton? Why? How will it work? How will this store be different than other rental locations? And what should Northamptonites expect?
