Panorama — Episode 114 — Lauren Leigh Rollins, Founder of Western Massachusetts Policy Center

Originally aired on July 26, 2025. Lauren Rollins of the Western Mass Policy Center (WMPC) joins Panorama. Lauren, a Northampton resident, founded WMPC a No-Profit people-centered policy organization. It subverts the flailing political establishment that fails to address the basic needs of the people in order to create a new model that supports and centers those excluded from power.

Learn more about WMPC at https://wmpolicy.org/about/

Read more about Lauren Rollins

Panorama — Episode 113 — Alex Leff on the French Revolution

Originally aired on July 19th, 2025. Alex Leff, local documentary filmmaker and podcaster discusses his Human Nature Odyssey podcast and the King is Dead, Now What? series. 236 years ago, the French people dethroned their absolute king, Louis XVI. What led up to that revolution? And, what happened the day after? Alex Leff also explains the importance of the French Revolution to our current political predicament.

Podcast Episode Premiere, Guided Discussion, and Potluck Gathering Potluck: bring a dish or $10

Hidden Temple
(221 Pine St Suite #20, Florence, MA 01062, Florence MA)

Episode premiere: sliding scale $15-30 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

6pm – Doors open and potluck begins
6:55pm – Doors close (please arrive before then)
7pm – Episode premiere
8pm – Group discussion
9pm – Gathering ends

Panorama — Episode 112 — Bob Flaherty on the No Kings Protest & AOC for President

Originally aired on July 12, 2025. Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty. Well, Dan has a Chance Encounter with the Daily Hampshire Gazette (DHG) columnist Bob Flaherty in the WHMP studio. They discuss the meaning of the No Kings protest in Granby, MA (yes, Granby had protests). Bob answers why the Dems are so feckless in their response to the Trump administration (not a surprising answer–almost everything). And Bob ends the show with a ringing endorsement of AOC for president in 2028 (it seriously shocked Dan).

Panorama — Episode 111 — Ace Tayloe, Northampton Ward 3 Candidate

Originally aired on July 5, 2025. Ace Tayloe, candidate for Northampton Ward 3 City Council. What’s Ace’s vision for Northampton? Does the Northampton downtown redesign project make sense? What will be the impact on local businesses? How can the City Council support public schools? Does Northampton need to become a bigger city? Ace Tayloe tackles all of those questions and more on this episode of Panorama.

Panorama — Episode 110 — Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism

Originally aired on June 28, 2025. Owen Zaret, former Easthampton City Councilor, returns with J.M. Sorrell, Daily Hampshire Gazette columnist, to discuss Massachusetts’s Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism. What is the Commission on Combatting Antisemitism? Why did Owen Zaret testify? What does the Commission hope to achieve? This episode explores why Easthampton along with other towns in Massachusetts are failing to combat the growing scourge of antisemitism.

Panorama — Episode 109 — Conservatives Respond to the “No Kings” Protest

Originally aired on June 21st, 2025. Does Trump want to be a tyrant? Do Conservatives disagree with Trump? What’s really happening in LA? On “No Kings” Day, Dan invites Jay Fleitman, Colette, and Sue Timberlake, three local conservatives, to answer these questions.

Before answering these questions, Jay Fleitman shares his goal of raising money for the Calvin Coolidge’s Presidential Library (located at the Forbes Library). Sue criticizes Trump’s military parade to the disapproval of Jay and Colette. And Colette ends the show defending the MAHA movement.

Panorama — Episode 108 — Arunah Hill Natural Science

Originally aired on May 17th, 2025. The Smart Telescope Revolution has ARRIVED (in Cummington)! Ed Fates of Arunah Hill Natural Science on the upcoming Smart Telescope Extravaganza weekend in Cummington, MA (218 Trouble St)! Ed shares how the Smart Telescope revolution allows you to see galaxies far…far away from a telescope in Cummington (MA). The Arunha Hill Natural Science Center has telescopes, hiking trails, geocaching treasure hunts, star parties, primitive camping…away from light pollution, on 86 pristine acres in the Berkshires.

Panorama — Episode 107 — Rami Baglio, local portrait and figure painting artist

Originally aired on May 10th, 2025. Rami Baglio is a New York City and Florence MA-based artist who holds a BA from Hampshire College and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. She is classically trained in portrait and figure painting and drawing. Contact Rami at www.ramibaglio.com

Panorama — Episode 106 — Liquid Gold

Originally aired on May 3rd, 2025. Julia Cavicchi. Education Director of The Rich Earth Institute, on reclaiming human “waste” as a resource for fertile farms and clean waters. Julia explains why The Rich Earth Institute recycles human urine into fertilizer. And is it safe? This work supports sustainable agriculture and protects vital water resources. Visiting Battleboro, Vermont? You can donate or rent a portable toilet. https://richearthinstitute.org/rent-a-portable-toilet/

Panorama — Episode 105 — Canadian Political Drama

Originally aired on April 19th, 2025. Canadian professors Christopher Bourne of Dawson College and Dónal Gill of Concordia University breakdown Canadian’s politics. Who will the next prime minister of Canada be? What’s the legacy of Canada’s former prime minister Justin Trudeau? And how did President Donald Trump’s tweets alter the Canadian political landscape? We cover all that the looming tariffs, energy, and cultural wars.

You can listen to their podcast Gristle and Bone at:
open.spotify.com/show/1nKuV7uHuB9hsavnJyOnzp