Panorama — Episode 104 — Anti-Social Media?

Originally aired on March 28, 2025. Two locals, Jesse Hassinger, “the human monk,” and Bill Dwight, a citizen of the world/Northampton, debate the role of technology on the human condition. Is technology a force for good? Wasn’t social media supposed to bring us together? Is technology fostering a “recipe of loneliness”? And what should we expect from Artificial Intelligence?

Panorama — Episode 103 — Antisemitism

Originally aired on March 15th, 2025. Former Easthampton City Councilor Owen Zaret and Daily Hampshire Gazette columnist and antisemitism activist J.M. Sorrell explain the growing crisis of antisemitism locally and across the country. What is antisemitism? How do we combat it? What led to Owen’s resignation from Easthampton City Council? And did the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) promote antisemitism in their teaching materials?

Panorama — Episode 102 — Amherst’s Mandi Jo on Schools and Budgets

Originally aired on March 8th, 2025. Mandi Jo Hanneke Amherst Councilor-at-Large talks all things public schools. Rising Taxes. Budget Deficits. Rising costs amidst declining enrollments. Regional school agreement quarrels on spending.

Panorama — Episode 101 — Visions Video

Originally aired on March 1, 2025. Jesse Hassinger and Bill Dwight of Visions Video answer the hard questions — Are they really opening a video rental store in Northampton? Why? How will it work? How will this store be different than other rental locations? And what should Northamptonites expect?

Panorama — Episode 100 — “Obstruct”

Originally aired on February 22nd, 2025. “Obstruct.” That’s the message from David Fenton, author of The Activist Media Handbook. Fenton’s recommendations to progressives and the Democrats — simplify the message and REPEAT.

Panorama — Episode 99 — Conservative Perspectives on Trump

Originally aired on February 15, 2025. Jay Fleitman, Northampton Republican City Committee Chair, and Sue Timberlake, a life-long Republican, explain the 2024 election, the border crisis, Trump’s executive orders, and the troubles in Massachusetts GOP.

Panorama — Episode 98 — Sturgeon

Originally aired on February 8, 2025. An aquatic ecologist for the Connecticut River Conservancy, Kate Buckman, and UMass Amherst doctoral student James Garner talk about their study that found presence of endangered shortnose sturgeon above the Turners Falls and Vernon, VT dams. They tell us about the life cycles of these fish, how they might be impacted by hydropower facilities, and how they used environmental DNA analysis to find evidence that these fish live in stretches of river they were not know to be in previously.

Panorama — Episode 97 — The Return of Natalia Munoz

Originally aired on February 1st, 2025. Longtime WHMP host of Via con Muñoz, Natalia Muñoz returns to WHMP. She is unafraid to share her opinions on Trump, fascism, social media, and Democrats. She unloads on the Democrats, liberal elites, and Kamala Harris for failing to stop Donald Trump. She fears fascism on the march worldwide but is unafraid to stand up and fight back with her words.

Panorama — Episode 96 — Joy Baglio returns with poet Michael Mercurio, Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop

Originally aired on January 25, 2025. Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop founder Joy Baglio returns with poet Michael Mercurio to share more writing stories. Joy retells how she turned a really good idea, to unite local writers, into Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop, a burgeoning literary arts center. Joy and Michael share techniques to improve anybody’s writing and how writers can overcome self-doubt of their craft.

If you’re a writer or striving to become one, visit Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop. They offer workshops, Zoom meetings, and one-on-one coaching

www.pioneervalleywriters.org/our-team

Panorama — Episode 95 — Bob Flaherty on Politics

Originally aired on December 28, 2024. Long WHMP morning host Bob Flaherty returns before Donald Trump assumes power. Bob does his best to explain why Americans voted for Trump. Is it a cultural feud or did the Democrats just screw it up? Bob also shares some very funny personal stories.