Podcasts: The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz 2.28.22

Tara Schiller is the CEO and visionary behind SoberBuddy, a virtual drug and alcohol recovery coach transforming the sobriety industry. Cabin Fever Roundtable with Megan Rubiner Zinn and guest Sarah Buttenweiser talk about all the creative ways Zoom has been used during shutdown.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.25.22

Hampshire Special Sheriff David Lanoie. Military Historian and former Recorder Editor-in-Chief on Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.24.22 – Smith Professor of Astronomy Kimberly Ward-Duong & Alzheimer’s Association Meghan Lemay

Brian Adams, Science and Sustainability Correspondent with Smith Professor of Astronomy Kimberly Ward-Duong on the James Webb Space Telescope. Western MA Regional Manager for Alzheimer’s Association Meghan Lemay on the upcoming N.E. Family Conference. https://www.alz.org/manh/events/family-conference

The Afternoon Buzz 2.23.22 – Professor Anthony Kwami Harrison & The Interesting Thing with Nan and Stuart Auld

Professor Anthony Kwami Harrison on Black History. Mardi Gras is The Interesting Thing with Nan Parati is Stuart Auld who heads the Krewe of Sainte Anne, the costumed marching brigade.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.22.22 – Professor Tom Juravich & Archivist Jeremy Smith

Tom Juravich discusses UMass Labor Center Report that Finds Deep Flaws with Popular Corporate Diversity Rankings. Jeremy Smith, the archivist for the university’s Daniel Ellsberg collection, organized the “Daniel Ellsberg: A Life in Truth,” exhibit at the UMass DuBois Library in collaboration with UMass students Andrew Bettencourt, Talya Torres and Maia Fudala.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.21.22 – Institutional Corruption and Public Cynicism & Cabin Fever Roundtable with Megan and her guest Brad Turner (Soft Serve podcast)

Buzz and Dan chat about institutional corruption across the pond and at home and the cynicism of the public. Cabin Fever Roundtable with Megan Rubiner Zinn with Brad Turner talking about podcasts during a pandemic

The Afternoon Buzz 2.18.22 – Senior Editor at Bloomberg and Newsweek’s former Chief of Correspondents Stryker McGuire

Senior Editor at Bloomberg and Newsweek’s former Chief of Correspondents Stryker McGuire.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.17.22 – Jenny Flemming Ives of Tapestry Health & Take 5 with Ruth Griggs and guest Carla Racine

Brian Adams chats with Jenny Flemming Ives of Tapestry Health on the science of contraception. Take 5 with Ruth Griggs and guest Carla Racine, the new owner & manager of Bishop’s Lounge.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.16.22 – Wedegartner Wednesday and The Interesting Thing with Nan and New Orleans musician Glen David Andrews

Wedegartner Wednesday, with Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner. The Interesting Thing with Nan Parati live from New Orleans with her guest New Orleans musician Glen David Andrews who launches his New England tour tomorrow.

The Afternoon Buzz 2.15.22 – Filmmaker Amy Goldstein & Playbill with Jackie Walsh, Beth Howes, Emma Stamas

Filmmaker Amy Goldstein chats about the February 17th screening of her film about the Hampshire College student protest, The Unmaking of a College on the 17th. Playbill with Jackie Walsh and her guests, Beth Howes of Shelburne Falls & Emma Stamas of Colrain chatting about the Greenfield Drama Club.

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