Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

(left-to-right) Ali Wicks-Lim, Maxine Oland, and M.J. Schwartz

Thursday, September 14, 202309/14/2023

Lessons

In Talk The Talk

9/14/23: Atty Rebecca Jacobstein on the MA. Supreme Judicial Court & police misconduct; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on the high holidays; Brian Adams with Ed Hamel & Tim Beaudry of Glendale Ridge Vineyard on winemaking; Schools activists Ali Wicks-Lim, M.J. Schwartz & Maxine Oland (Title IX complainant) on the Amherst controversy.

Wednesday, September 13, 202309/13/2023

Just Past, Very Present & Immediate Future 

In Talk The Talk

9/13/23: Sen. Jo Comerford on our solar future; Dr. Ruth Folchman on your meditation future; Dr. Roy Eidelson on “Doing Harm,” psychologists’ recently promoting torture; Easthampton City Arts’ Pasqualina Azzarello on the Art Walk & Porchfest; Glenn Seigel on Jazz Shares & upcoming gigs.

Sheriff Cahillane

Tuesday, September 12, 202309/12/2023

Firearms and Fatherhood

In Talk The Talk

9/12/23:  Rep. Patricia Duffy on proposed firearms and health care laws; Duke Goldman on the Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Negro Leagues; Loretta Ross on “Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice;” Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane, with Stacey Nee from the Children’s Trust, on the Sheriff’s Award for the Nurturing Fathers Program.

Monday, September 11, 202309/11/2023

Remembrances and Romance

In Talk The Talk

9/11/23: A 9/11 remembrance; then, UMass Amherst Afro-Am Chair Amilcar Shabazz on diversity, equity & inclusion; constitutional law expert Bruce Miller on whether the 14th Amendment bars Trump from running; Megan Zinn on romance novels, what they are now and why.

Comedy (right to left) with Anne Teschner, Kim DeShields and Tim Lovett

Friday, September 8, 202309/08/2023

What a Show!

In Talk The Talk

9/8/23: Talking Trash with State Rep. Natalie Blais; MCAS headed for the trash? with UMass. education prof Jack Schneider & MTA Pres Max Page; fabulous” Art in the Orchard” with Donnabelle Casis, Jean-Pierre Pasche, & Alanae Hartley; the Amherst school controversy with Indy editor Art Keene, PCA Exec. Bd. Chair Pat Ononibaku and APEA reps. Meka Magee & Claire Cocco; the Care Center and Comedy with Anne Teschner, Kim DeShields and Tim Lovett ((this is really funny!!).

Friday, September 8, 202309/08/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 33

In The Hustler Files

THEY MAY BE DAVID’S SIZE, BUT THEIR DETERMINATION IS THAT OF GOLIATH 

The percentage of women incarcerated is minute in comparison to that of men, but their struggles to overcome the traumas that led them to drug addiction, anger or alcoholism is equal if not greater than the same wounds of their male counterparts.  Meet Ashley and Sarah, one is still behind the wall in the pre-trial treatment unit and the other is now post release and working to create the new life of becoming sober.   Both their journey’s share a common thread, the determination to not slip back into their old ways of life.

Forbes Librarian Johnson

Thursday, September 7, 202309/07/2023

Our House, Our Home, Books & All That Jazz

In Talk The Talk

9/7/23: Rep. Jim McGovern on national politics; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra, HHS head Merridith O’Leary, & Div. of Community Care (DCC) Director Kristen Rhodes on the launch of DCC; Brian Adams with Forbes Librarian Sarah Johnson on children and YA books; Ruth Griggs with Jazz Fest star Ryan Hollander.

Wednesday, September 6, 202309/06/2023

Mass. Disbarment

In Talk The Talk

9/6/23:  DA David Sullivan on prosecutors here and in Georgia; Larry Hott on “Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV;” LIVE in the studio Matt Lorenz (“Suitcase Junket”) & Jonah Keane on the Arcadia Folk Fest; Educational Collaborative Exec. Dir. Todd Gazda on school superintendents..

Tuesday, September 5, 202309/05/2023

Western Mass Business Show on 9.1.23 – Chelsea Kline Executive Director at Cancer Connection, joined by Cheri LeBlond and Howard Hanna

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Chelsea Kline Executive Director at Cancer Connection is joined by Cheri LeBlond befriender and Howard Hanna board member. We discuss the ways that CC shows up for cancer clients, their caregivers, and family members. Also tune in to find out where you should be on 9/8 from 7-7. Here’s a hint: the Cancer Connection Bed In at Greenfield Savings Bank on Route 9 in Hadley. There is a 15,000 match on the table to stretch those donations. Thanks everyone.

Tuesday, September 5, 202309/05/2023

Western Mass Business Show 8.19.23 – Kirsten Levitt from Stone Soup Cafe

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Kirsten Levitt has been at SSC for over 12 years. Almost since the beginning of its creation with Bernie Glassman and Jeff Bridges. Yes, the Dude Abides.
Stone Soup serves with dignity and love at their Saturday pay what you can meal. Since the pandemic they have tripled their meal quantity and expanded services to include a free store, meal delivery, and a culinary institute. Join us to learn where you should be on 8/26 from 4-7. Here’s a hint the Greenfield Common. Stone Soup Cafe’s 18th Annual Harvest Supper!

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