Podcasts: The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz 10.20.21

Buz talks Gospel music with Evelyn Harris &  Mary Witt who along with Ellen Cogen of the gospel trio Giving…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.19.21

Buz chat with State Senator Adam Hinds, candidate for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts. During the second-half of the show, Playbill…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.18.21

We start The Afternoon Buzz with Representative Paul Mark, who discusses this morning’s announcement that he is running for the…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.15.21

Buz offers his insights on the Boston and Astros series and invites sportscaster Scott Coen to discusses whether the Houston…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.14.21

Professor Richard Wolff will discuss the political economy of the opposition to the Build Back Better Bill.

The Afternoon Buzz 10.13.21

Attorney Luke Ryan will discuss Qualified Immunity for law enforcement. Evie Fachon, MIT-WHOI PhD student working with Don Anderson on…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.12.21

We start the conversation with Francois Pierre-Louis, Assistant Professor of political science at Queens College, CUNY, expert on Haitian politics,…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.11.21

Nan Parati talks to Buzz and Dan about how, in the age of social polarity, to converse with people you…

The Afternoon Buzz 10.8.21

Laurie Millman, Nerissa Nields, and Sarah Sillivan talk about 30 Poems in November fundraiser for the Center for New Americans. …

The Afternoon Buzz 10.7.21

Buzz brings back Doctor Jonathan Bayuk to discuss the One Roof Concert and the Covid situation in western Massachusetts. For…

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