Unhushed

6/15/26: (Co-Host – Megan Zinn)

The River’s Steve Sanderson previews this coming weekend’s Green River Festival.

Megan and Bill Fishwrap the just-announced ceasefire with Iran.

Writers Block: Megan Zinn interviews Smith Prof Heather Able on her new novel  “The Emilies,” set in Northampton. The book launch tomorrow, presented by the Odyssey.

Mayors Monday: Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby on the Override, the possible recount, FIFA World Cup Watch Parties & interactions on Facebook.

Sex Matters: Jane Fleishman w/ Karen Rayne, co-authors of a new book about young people with problematic sexual behavior, published by Unhushed.

Performers & Politicians

6/12/26 (Host – Josh Silver)

MTA President Max Page w/ Congressional Candidate Mariah Lancaster: running for an open seat for the 6th Congressional District, Primary in September

Director Rose Schwietz Malla, Assistant Director Hia Ghosh, Actor Caleb Koval: Silverthorne Theater Company’s Sanctuary City by Martyna Majok, Performances now through June 21 at Hampshire College Theater (Emily Dickinson Hall).

Director Jen Polins: The School For Contemporary Dance & Thought presents Hatchery Dance Company’s Asteroid B-612: A Love Story inspired by The Little Prince at The Workroom Theater in Northampton. June 12 (sold out) & June 13 2 & 730 pm

Josh Silver: Easthampton Override & Easthampton’s World Cup Watch Parties

MTA President Max Page & Senator Ed Markey: Public Education, The Big Ugly Bill & Markey facing Seth Moulton for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the September 1 primary. 

Live!

6/11/26 (Host – Bill Newman)

Amherst-Pelham School Superintendent Xiomara Herman: the accomplishments this year, the challenges and finances of the next.

Live in the studio — Django in June in Northampton: Musicians Sam Farthing, Giacomo Smith & Sami Arefin — their music is amazing — and Andrew Lawrence, founder and director.

Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: war & peace, scripture & poetry.

Ruth Griggs, Pres, Northampton Jazz Festival, on Eugene Uman’s Convergence Project @ the Vermont Jazz Center.

In Style

6/10/26: Host Brian Adams

Amherst Town Councilor Lynn Griesemer: Budget, Overrides, Potholes & what to do with Hampshire College

Cassandra Holden Founder & Executive Director of Bombyx in Florence: Arts, Equity, & Eclectic performances

Jenny Green, Authenticity Chair of the Green Valley Homestead: dressing for the revolution, celebrating the 250th anniversary in style

Cool Films w/ Larry Hott & Leslie Askew: In Search of Phyllis Wheatley, enslaved Genius Poet of the 18th century

The Presence of the Past

6/9/26: Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz

Rep. Pat Duffy remembers Barney Frank, the first out gay Congressman, who recently passed. She attended the celebration of his life yesterday.

UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz on Juneteenth in Northampton.

Third Graders at Hadley Elementary on their lobbying efforts to make asparagus the official state vegetable—meeting the governor, their state senator and rep. Civic engagement at its best!

Pat Ononibaku, Pres of Black Business Assoc of Amherst: the upcoming 19th annual Juneteenth Jubilee & Black businesses in the Valley.

The IL (Injury List) grows. It includes baseball itself. Why don’t the owners care? We ask Duke Goldman, who also explains the masking tape over the NYY insignia on the Aaron Judge tee that Newman gave him.

This Show Is Intense

6/8/26 (Co-Host — Megan Rubiner Zinn)

Author Danielle Crittenden on “Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable” – the death of a child.

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor — Smith History Professor, Richard Pryor’s daughter and author of  “Something We Said: Richard Pryor, A Notorious Word, and Me.”

The Easthampton Override — the stakes are huge — with teacher Kelley Brown, police lieutenant Andrew Beaulieu and firefighter and EMT Cody Potasky.

Yale Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn on “Gerontocracy in America: How thew Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth and What to Do About it.”

The Beat Goes On

6/6/26, Co-Host Josh Silver

Political Gold with Josh Silver: the polls and the pols.

ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Madison Palffy & Rick Myers:  the new Caesura Unit Art Gallery in Easthampton and the exhibit “Bad Time.”

Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Lev Ben Ezra, Kara Peters, & Jodi McGahn: funding childcare, medical attention and wrap-around services for our children.

Astronomer Salman Hameed: the White House on aliens.

Max Page:  last night’s U.S. Senate’s all-nighter and why the MTA is endorsing Ed Markey for re-election.

Transforming

6/4/26

Eric Nakajima, Holyoke’s Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city’s hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing — opening & hiring soon.

Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books.

Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump?

We Fishwrap Hadley’s Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey.

Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith  on “The Girls in the Band” & Int’l Sweethearts of Rhythm — coming to the  Northampton Center for the Arts.

How Things Really Work

6/3/26. Co-Host Brian Adams

District Attorney David Sullivan: do juries work, how juries work.

Hadley 3rd Graders are working hard to make asparagus the official state vegetable. Their idea, their effort! We speak with their teachers Charlene Desjardins & Elaine Tudryn.

Sarah Welch from Hilltown Land Trust: what happened on the beaver dam—and why and WOW!

Larry Hott w/ Professor Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber: the great divides in Israel—ethnic, racial & political.

Bonding Together

6/2/26,Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz

Sen Paul Mark: the 250th celebration – Trump v Massachusetts; state bonding authorization of billions for education, roads, vital infrastructure.

Garrick Perry, Nhmptn Reparations Commission member & Councilor-at-large: Juneteenth – the celebration in Northampton on June 6 –the stars are coming & the stars have aligned. Don’t miss this!

Deborah Snow, co-founder of Amherst-based Bridge for Unity: dialogue for  fighting racism and discrimination—the June 13th event.

Author Tom Perrotta on “Ghost Town,” racism & a white town. In conversation with Martin Espada @ the Odyssey this evening.

Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on overrides, the right number, creative solutions.