Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, January 11, 202401/11/2024
Free Speech, No Trump
1/11/24: Atty John Bonifaz, President, Free Speech for People: keeping Trump off the ballot. Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: separation of church & state & her recent benediction. Immunologist Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: Covid & other health threats today. Glenn Seigel with the fabulous Roger Clark Miller: Friday’s Hawks & Reed gig.
Wednesday, January 10, 202401/10/2024
Quite the Ride
1/10/24: Northampton Mayor G.L. Sciarra. Cool Films: Larry Hott has two recommendations. “2.5 Minute Ride” @ AoM with Mary Beth Brooker & Allie Wittner. Brian Adams with Jenny Powers, Science Dir., Spf’d Museums. No More Guantanamos with founder Nancy Talanian & atty/prof Bruce Miller.
Tuesday, January 9, 202401/09/2024
Western Mass Business Show on 1.6.24 — Michelle Abdow
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we speak to Michelle Abdow about going from a career in media to building a nationally recognized full-service marketing firm. She was pushed to entrepreneurship after her twins were born and hasn’t looked back in 20+ years. While she won’t tell us her favorite campaign that she has done, she always has the box of tissues ready for those Proctor and Gamble commercials during the Olympics. Learn more about how she has been tugging on heart strings for her clients all over the world as the founder of Market Mentors in West Springfield. Thank you, Michelle. Happy New Years listeners.
Tuesday, January 9, 202401/09/2024
Predictions
1/9/24: Rep Pat Duffy: budget cuts and Fair Share. SABR star Duke Goldman: Red Sox & NYY in 2024. Ed. Collab. E.D. Todd Gazda: bullying in schools. Amherst BID Dir. Gabrielle Gould: making downtown flourish.
Monday, January 8, 202401/08/2024
A New Library
1/8/24: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: school receivership, the police & snow. UMass. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: MLK & the holiday. Constitutional law prof. Bruce Miller: the Trump disqualification case at SCOTUS. Megan Zinn & Lisa Prolman, Ass’t Dir., Greenfield Public Library: why libraries matter.
Friday, January 5, 202401/05/2024
Taxing Times
1/5/24: MTA Pres. Max Page: a police search for a book in a local school. Astronomer Salman Hammed: flights to asteroids & the moon. Donnabelle Casis and Heid Erdrich: Indigenous art at the Meade. Community Action’s Rebecca Bannasch: $ back from the IRS. Amherst Town Mg’r Paul Bockelman: potholes & schools.
Thursday, January 4, 202401/04/2024
Girls to the Front & Soulful Jazz
1/4/24: Rep. Jim McGovern on war & peace & Biden. Stone Church’s Erin Scaggs & Alouette Batteau: women in the music industry. Prof. Brian Adams & climate activist Russ Vernon Jones: the failed COP conference. Ruth Griggs & NMH Music Program Director, composer & saxophonist Ron Smith — LIVE!
Wednesday, January 3, 202401/03/2024
Happy New Year?
1/3/24: D.A. David Sullivan: Should Trump be excluded from state ballots? . Larry Hott highly recommends “Still: A Michael J. Foxx Movie” & “A Still Small Voice.” Dusty Christensen, the Shoestring’s Investigative Editor, on climate change here. Sen. Paul Mark on guns & housing.
Tuesday, January 2, 202401/02/2024
Western Mass Business Show on 12.30.23 — Aimee Salmon of Positively Africana
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Allow me to introduce Aimee Salmon. She has a harrowing immigrant story that shines of commitment and grace. Join us as we learn about her beginnings in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), the volcano, Rwanda, Massachusetts, and her many successes here as she walks her path in life. If you need a place to feel joy, visit her at Positively Africana on the 2nd floor of Thornes Market in Northampton. Although I am partial to that building, it’s worth the trip. Happy New Year everyone.
Tuesday, January 2, 202401/02/2024
Western Mass Business Show on 12.23.23 — Kalpana Devi and Manou Africa
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we speak to Kalpana Devi and Manou Africa about creating music to change social order. Through their band ReBelle Worldwide which had roots stemming from Senegal, West Africa with Manou growing up in a musical family/community. Black Rebels began in the late 80’s early 90’s and created the foundation for Manou to have success across the ocean especially upon meeting Kalpana and starting what is now an over 30 year relationship between them. Kalpana brought dance, composing, and creation to the mix upon meeting Manou and ReBelle Worldwide was born. Thought their Love for Humanity concerts they have integrated their belief that enough is enough: racism, sexism, poverty, war, classism. Please visit www.rebelleworldwide.com to learn more about this amazing family of musicians. Between them they have 6 children, including Naia Kete and Imani Elijah who are well known locally to the WMA region.
