Will Greenfield appeal the police department’s racial discrimination finding?

5/23: Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner; Black in the Valley.

Cry me a River

5.21.22 Tara Brewster talks with outgoing account executive and promotions director at the Northampton Radio Group (home of WHMP and 93.9 The River) Mark Lattanzi

MA is ready for the repeal of Roe

5/20: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the Massachusetts response to the anticipated Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade, the five year prison moratorium (the bill passed the House yesterday) and cannabis equity. Then, ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Sean Condon, and Chris Ferry—a preview of local film festivals this weekend and next.

Immigrant voices

Kicks(tands) just keep getting harder to find

5/18: On National Bike to Work Day, part of National Bike Month, we broadcast live from downtown Northampton with guests Gina Louise Sciarra, Mayor of Northampton; Alex Jarrett, Northampton City Councilor; George Kohout, President, Northampton Trails; Jes Slavin, Communications Coordinator, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition; Jeff McCullough from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Valley Grows Day

5/17: Valley Grows Day! We speak with Niki Lankowski, from Grow Food Northampton; Cathy Wirth, from Just Roots; Hunt Chase, from Hilltown CDC and Hilltown Mobile Market; Caitlin Marquis, from Healthy Hampshire and Amherst Mobile Market; and Hannah Spare, and Evans Jumba, from All Farmers. Then, our monthly Comedy Quiz with contestants Maddy Benjamin, Pam Victor, and Monte Belmonte, Quizmaster Scott Braidman, and Scorekeeper (of sorts) Bill Newman.

Trying to be made “whole” after the Soldiers’ Home Tragedy

5/16: We speak with Laurie Beaudette, whose dad. a veteran living at the Holyoke Soldiers Home died from covid, and Michael Aleo, one of her attorneys who reached the $56million on behalf of the veterans and their families who suffered so grievously. Then we preview Valley Gives Day with Alfonso Neal and Arya Samuelson from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center; Alisa Klein from Grow Food Northampton; Deb Habib from Seeds of Solidarity; Cathy Wirth from Just Roots; and Nili Simhai from Abundance Farm.

The settlement for the victims of the Solidiers’ Home

5/13: Lydia Wood, Western Mass. Regional Director of the Fair Share Amendment Campaign, and Max Page, MTA Vice-President, on the Fair Share Amendment campaign, the issues and the upcoming vote. Thomas Lesser, counsel for the families and residents of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, on the $56 million settlement.

Could the end of “Roe” be an advantage for Democrats?

5/12: Josh Silver, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Represent US ,on the midterms, Trump, and the Democrats v. Republicans enthusiasm gap. Rev. Averill Elizabeth Blackburn, from Florence Congregational Church, and Rabbi Justin David, of Congregation B’nai Israel, on two topics: sacred space and abortion.

Writing-in votes

5/12: The Movement Voter Project with Rich Michelson, Carrie Cuthbert and Michael Kane. Breaking news from outer space, North Dakota and UMass – it’s Salman Hameed’s (Ridiculously Large and Largely Ridiculous) Universe with the eponymous Hampshire College Professor and astronomer.