Podcasts
Podcasts
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.
Tuesday, January 2, 202401/02/2024
Woman: Revisited
1/2/24: Insurrection: former U.S. atty John Pucci on SCOTUS & Trump. Sen Jo Comerford on housing, immigration & her “Blue Envelope” bill. Silas Kopf faux Northampton Mayor. The new Massachusetts Review: — “Woman: Revisited” with editors Shailja Patel, Emily Wojcik, & Eddie Clifford.
Friday, December 29, 202312/29/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 45
MEDICAL PAROLE, WHERE WOULD YOU STAND?
The Medical Parole House and Senate Bill, in Massachusetts, is described as the following: To ensure that the medical parole works as the Legislature originally intended by providing a measure of public decency toward incarcerated people who are terminally ill or permanently incapacitated while ensuring public safety. This Massachusetts House Bill was written by local Massachusetts House Representative Mindy Domb with the support of Prisoners Legal Services, an organization that considers itself a champion that ‘carries the water’ for current and formerly incarcerated individuals, despite the lawyer ratio of over 3,000 to one. This episode’s conversation may be centered on the State of Massachusetts, but the conversation of Medical Parole is one that is played out, State by State, across the U.S. The key words to finding success for this bill, human decency, and public safety. Where would you stand?
Friday, December 29, 202312/29/2023
Last Day, First Night
12/29/23: Live in the studio – archguitarist extraordinaire Peter Blanchette. Northampton Arts Council’s Steve Sanderson previews First Night — 12 hours of joy. Bill, Buz & Dan look back at 2023 and forward to 2024.
Thursday, December 28, 202312/28/2023
FIRST NIGHT!!
12/28/23: Peter McQuillan previews FN. LIVE — Indie Rock star, Ciarra Fragale. Watch these — Cool Films with Larry Hott. Rev. Carole Bull on spiritualism & the arts. Brian Adams with high school climate activists. Come dance! Ruth Griggs with Christine LeBel, Lindy League Western Mass., & Jeff Olmsted, Valley Jazz Voices.
