Monday, February 5, 202402/05/2024

We Don’t Need No Education & Memory and Grieving

In Talk The Talk

2/5/24:  Northampton Mayor G.L. Sciarra on opioid settlement funds, & school budget deficits. Sen Jo Comerford explains the financial challenges facing schools. WNEU Law Prof Bruce Miller on TX Gov Abbott’s usurpation of the federal authority on the border. Megan Zinn & Anne Pinkerton, local author of Were You Close? a sister’s quest to know the brother she lost.

Friday, February 2, 202402/02/2024

Fly Me To the Moon!

In Talk The Talk

2/2/24:  MTA Pres Max Page on Newton teachers and the right to strike for public employees. Prof Salman Hameed: the Japanese Moon mission & the need for int’l collaboration on space exploration. Donnabelle Casis w/ Jason Montgomery discuss 50 Arrow Gallery. Clare Higgins celebrates 60 years of Community Action.  Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman talks about finances, roads, and Winterfest 2024  

Thursday, February 1, 202402/01/2024

Remember This

In Talk The Talk

2/1/24: Congressman Jim McGovern: the border, Ukraine, & Israel. Rebecca Starr, Medical Dir., Pioneer Valley Memory Care Initiative. Political Gold with Josh Silver: Trump’s trials/ our tribulations. Ruth Griggs & Paul Arslanian: Green St. Trio, Jazz Festival, upcoming gigs, workshops, & more!

Wednesday, January 31, 202401/31/2024

Western Mass Business Show on 1.27.24 — Meghan Lynch from Six-Point Creative

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Meghan Lynch from Six-Point Creative has been in the business of helping family businesses for over 20 years. SPC focuses on generational businesses and their brand strategy, asking the question: how do we honor the past and evolve to stay relevant for the future? Head to their website (www.sixpointcreative.com) to take the quiz on where you need to go and what you need to focus on. Meghan has a hard time with the kind of “hustle culture” that is all about spinning up companies and selling them without a lot of thought or care about how they will sustain. It is connected to a bigger question of stewardship and sustainability for her. If you are a small business owner especially if you are in a family business, then this episode is for you. Join us to learn more. 

Wednesday, January 31, 202401/31/2024

 Pickleball, Science, Bankers & Union Busting 

In Talk The Talk

1/31/24: Northampton’s Parks & Rec’s Julia Chevin: Pickleball!  UMass Econ Prof Gerald Epstein: “Busting the Bankers’ Club.” GCC’s Brian Adams with Amherst Cinema’s Alex Hornbeck & George Myers: science on film. Labor lawyer Seth Goldstein, atty for the union at Trader Joe’s in Hadley.

Tuesday, January 30, 202401/30/2024

Northampton Downtown Redesign

In Talk The Talk

1/30/24: Prof Amilcar Shabazz & Dr Khama Ennis on “Faces of Medicine.” Jillian Duclos, E.D. Downtown Northampton Ass’n: the redesign. Sci-Tech Cafe: MHC profs Kerstin Nordstrom & Spencer Smith on physics & Saltwater Taffy. Hollywood ed. & Oscar voter Harry Keramidas: the year’s best films. Wanda Bertram, Prison Policy Initiative: the exploding prison population. 

Monday, January 29, 202401/29/2024

Restless in Translation

In Talk The Talk

1/29/24: The run to Beacon Hill with Easthampton City Council Pres. Homar Gomez. Clear Stories with Stephen Petegorsky (photographer), Naila Moreira (poet), & Paul Gulla (gallery manager). Megan Zinn with Amherst College prof Ilan Stavans, co-founder of Restless Books.

Friday, January 26, 202401/26/2024

The Terrific & the Horrific

In Talk The Talk

1/26/24: MTA Pres Max Page: the Newton educators’ strike. The Northamptones — Live! Atty David Hoose: last night’s execution. Donnabelle Casis & HCC Prof Raishad J. Glover: his new show. Amherst Prof. Austin Sarat: the history of the death penalty. Live: NHS virtuosos pianist Noah Daube-Valois & CDH’s Jacquie Ouellette: music on the psychiatric ward.

Friday, January 26, 202401/26/2024

The Hustler Files Ep 47

In The Hustler Files

NEARLY 1 IN 3 U.S. ADULTS IS CUT OUT OF THE LABOR MARKET, BUT HELP IS COMING

 The murder of George Floyd was a catalyst for an onslaught of positive change in so many areas of our society, and no more so than in Chicago where business leaders came together to address the economic and racial inequities across all the neighborhoods in the Chicago region.  Out of that confab came the Corporate Coalition of Chicago with more than 40 members of the Chicago business community, 23 anchor partners and 5 initiatives to reduce long-standing and continuing inequities and create a thriving economy throughout Chicago.  One of these initiatives is centered in Fair Chance Hiring and addressing the talent shortage and the population that faces severe limitations to gaining employment because of a criminal record. This model is being adopted across the U.S. but can it grow fast enough to save our businesses who can’t find employees.

Thursday, January 25, 202401/25/2024

Victory!

In Talk The Talk

ACLU’s Carol Rose: SJC rules — DAs to disclose police misconduct; also, DNA collection, cell phone tracking, & book banning. Rev. Carole Bull: non-violence. Wayfinders’ Keith Fairey & Valley CDC’s Alexis Breiteneicher: low- income housing now. Gov. Councilor Tara Jacobs: new justices & judges.