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Todd GAZDA

Tuesday, April 18, 202304/18/2023

Grand Delusions, a Comedy Quiz, and Shortchanged Schools

In Talk The Talk

4/18/23: “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East” –with counter-terrorism expert, Steven Simon; then, funny animals—it’s our Comedy Quiz– with the Happier Valley Comedy cast; Educational Collaborative Exec. Dir. Todd Gazda on why many schools are shortchanged; Michael Ruskin on his parents “The Vow: A Love Story and the Holocaust.”

Monday, April 17, 202304/17/2023

Earth Day Chase

In Talk The Talk

4/17/23: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on the turbulent search for a school superintendent; author Andrew Boyd on “I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor;” Kathy Mulvey, from the Union of Concerned Scientists, on protesting Chase Bank in Northampton; Whatchareadin’? with 6th grader Elizabeth Galman and her mom, UMass Education Professor Sally Campbell Galman, and “Writers Block” host, Megan Zinn.

Saturday, April 15, 202304/15/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 11

In The Hustler Files

UNTAPPED TALENT, How 2nd Chance Hiring Works For Your Business And The Community

Author Jeff Korzenik’s day job as a Chief Investment Strategist at one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. led him to take a deep dive into the realm of the social issues that have been plaguing workforce growth for the better part of two decades. The solution, as he sees it, is to educate CEOs on the value of hiring and training the 19 million who have served time behind the wall or the millions more who have misdemeanors on their records. Untapped Talent provides both the data and the emotion as to why the U.S. workforce has diminished, strategic checkmarks on how it can be changed and, examples of those companies who became successful second-chance hiring employers.

Friday, April 14, 202304/14/2023

Fund Time

In Talk The Talk

4/14/23: Mass. Teachers Ass’n President Max Page on UMass. tuition & fees and tax cuts; First Franklin Representative Natalie Blais, from her perspective on Ways & Means, on funding for schools and other necessities; Clare Higgins, Exec. Dir. of Community Action Pioneer Valley, on early childhood education. Then, filmmaker Julia Mintz, on “Four Winters,” a harrowing story of resistance and courage.

Thursday, April 13, 202304/13/2023

Abortion Rights?

In Talk The Talk

4/13/23: ACLU of Mass. Executive Director Carol Rose on the Texas abortion case and appeal; science professors Brian Adams (GCC) and Klaus Lackner (AZ State) on mechanical trees (!) removing carbon from the air; musicians Glenn Seigel and legendary saxophonist Jimmy Greene, coming to the Drake in Amherst, on “Ana’s Way,” the composition for his daughter who died at Sandy Hook.

Smith College Professor Carrie Baker

Wednesday, April 12, 202304/12/2023

Live in the Studio

In Talk The Talk

4/12/23: Michael Klare on Taiwan and China, Ukraine and Russia; LIVE in the studio– Jaiden Meltzer (keyboard and voice) and Ezra Passalaqua preview Friday’s Bow Bow Bash; Producer/Director Julia Mintz previews “Four Winters,” on Jewish partisans of WWII, coming to the AoM; professors Carrie Baker (Smith) and Lisa Fontes(UMass) on coercive control in intimate partner relationships; Amherst Town Council President Lynn Griesemer & Councilor Cathy Schoen on the upcoming vote on money for schools.

Wednesday, April 12, 202304/12/2023

Financial Fitness w/The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim 3.9

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim and Jess Tyler talk about a possible recession and what that means for you!

Tuesday, April 11, 202304/11/2023

On the Brink

In Talk The Talk

4/11/23: Brianna Holt, author of “In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So ‘Post Racial’ America;” Bill and Buz on antisemitism in Belchertown; Duke Goldman –“Talkin’ Baseball” – quite the first 10 days!; Smith College professor and attorney Carrie Baker on the new abortion drug decisions; Dr. Ira Helfand, founder of Back from the Brink, —the award he is receiving this week for his anti-nuclear work puts him in the company of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Coretta Scott King.

Monday, April 10, 202304/10/2023

Panorama – Episode 66 – Long Covid

In Panorama

Originally aired on March 11. In this episode Dan and Sarah talk to two experts about long COVID, and how the pandemic has worsened disparities in access to healthcare across the state of Massachusetts. Dr. Bruce Levy studies the long-term impacts of COVID-19, and Professor Linda Sprague Martinez’s is an expert on health disparities working for Boston University’s School of Social Work. They talk about the health impacts of the virus, who has access to treatment, and much more.

Jennifer “Jenni” Rivera from Jenni’s Kitchen in West Springfield, MA and Tessa Murphy Rombletti who is the Executive Director for E for All/E Para Todos in Holyoke, MA.

Monday, April 10, 202304/10/2023

W Mass Business Show – E for All

In The Western Mass. Business Show

This is it. Entrepreneurship for all. Shark tank with no teeth. It helps people live out there dreams by giving support and guidance to navigate the choppy waters of business ownership. It was a lively and fun conversation around networks, dreams, survival, and perseverance. Dream a little dream with me-E for All.

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