Doing and Undoing

Doing and Undoing

3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke’s Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int’l law.

Explosive Content

Explosive Content

3/6/26: Hampshire Coll Prof & astronomer Salman Hameed: the Iran War & other Black Holes.

MTA Pres Max Page: AP scores –we’re no.1!, rural school $, the Bright Act & the tax cut referendum.

Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Ex Dir Lev BenEzra & Bd Pres Charity Day: Help—an emergency need for fuel assistance funds & the lived experience.

Donnabelle Casis w/ Heart for the Soul Gallery Ex Dir Sierra Meyers: the Inhairitance Exhibit.

Music To Our Ears

Music to Our Ears

3/5/26: Lora Wondolowski, Gfld City Council Pres & state rep candidate: humility & effective public service.

Live in the studio—N’mpton HS Chamber Choir, previewing the Local Vocal Chord Bowl—amazing!

 The recently greatly honored E’mpton artist, marquetry master Silas Kopf.

Congressman Jim McGovern: the war, Epstein, Bondi & the budget.

Ruth Griggs w/ Dee Boyle-Clapp & Casandra Holden: the creative economy here.

Taking Care & Taking Wing

Taking Care & Taking Wing
3/4/26: DA David Sullivan: protecting ourselves from consumer rip-offs & ICE.
Jeremy Dubs — Nhmptn Ward 4 Councilor, disability rts advocate & star of “Tallywacker.”
Magic Wings’ new co-owner Vytautas Sukys: talkin’ butterflies.
Larry Hott w/ Yvonne Russo & Nicholas Pike: their Oscar-nominated song “Sweet Dreams of Joy” can be heard in the film “Viva Verdi,” available on Jolt.film.

The Future Is Now

3/3/26: The Future Is Now

Sen Paul Mark: our creative Mass economy.
Ken Comia, new Pres, Mass Chapter, American Planning Ass’n: the Pioneer Valley’s future.
Forbes Library Dir Lisa Downing w/ Bill Scher, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library Standing Comm President: Coolidge’s history & the future.
Free Press Co-CEO Jessica Gonzalez & Ruth Livier, Campaign Mgr, Democracy & Civil Rts Team & author of “Complicit…”: rampaging authoritarianism & how to fight back.

War and Peace

War and Peace

3/2/26: “Enchanted April” in March – Ehmptn Theater Co’s Gilana Chelimsky & Jane Barish.
U.S. Rep. & Armed Services Comm member Seth Moulton: the War in Iran.
Sen Jo Comerford: the Iran War, protecting immigrants here & College and University funding.
Nhmptn Mayor GL Sciarra: students advocating for state aid for schools.

As Public as Possible

2.27 As Public as Possible

Your State U w/ Max Page & Prof & Author David Backer “As Public as Possible: Radical Finance for America’s Schools”

Buz – The Massachusetts Government’s Response To ICE

Buz & Andy On Trump & USA Hockey

Umass Asst Prof & Research Astronomer Jorge Zavala – Missing Link In Galaxy Evolution

Art Beat: Amanda Herman Of The Umass Contemporary Arts Museum – 50 Year Anniv – w/Sally Curcio & Alana Casey

No Kings

2.26 No Kings
Buz and Bill on GCC Senior Symposia—State Power
ACLU of Mass.’s Carol Rose-Mass law. ICE, & No Kings Day
Rabbah Riqi- Purim celebration
All That Jazz: John Anz w Nick Hempton upcoming show at Tanglewood

The Heat is On

2.25.26 The Heat is On
Winter Hoopla (Shelbourne Falls) this weekend: Laura Iveson, Jane Wegscheider
Elizabeth Sacktor—Shroudmakers, Undertakers, and hairworkers
Mimi Kaplan & Eric Broadbent: Heat Pumps & Electrifying Massachusetts
Larry Hott & Anthony Kaufman “Don’t Panic” Doc Filmmaking

Running to Win

2/24 Running to Win

Professor Chris Appy & Chris Small—UMass lecture: From Amazon to Gaza: Organizing, Solidarity, and Civic Courage
MHC Professor Kerstin Nordstrom & Smith College Prof. Sarah Mazda—Local volcanoes– Mount Holyoke RANGE! 
Lora Wondolowski—City Council of Greenfield & Running for State Rep 1st Franklin County 
Fair Play—Duke on Winter Olympics & Women Athletes in sports