Podcasts: The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz

The Afternoon Buzz 8.9.21

Jonathan Rauch  of the Brookings Institute discusses his book, The Constitution of Knowledge – A Defense of Truth.  Climate Scientist…

The Afternoon Buzz 8.5.21

Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Managing Attorney Shane Kadidal phones in live from the Guantanamo Detention Camp Ashfield FilmFest organizers…

The Afternoon Buzz 8.4.21

Traprock Center for Peace and Justice Communications Coordinator Anna Gyorgy discusses the plans to commemorate of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Rina…

The Afternoon Buzz 8.3.21

Common Cause’s Sylvia Albert director of voting and elections and Aaron Scherb, director of legislative action discussed voting rights in…

The Afternoon Buzz 8.2.21

We spend the entire show with Greenfield School Committee Chair Amy Proietti.

The Afternoon Buzz 7.28.21

Retired Recorder Managing Editor George Forcier and Retired Recorder Managing Editor and journalist Wesley Blixt discusses the role of local…

The Afternoon Buzz 7.27.21

Playwright Daniel Goldstein discussing his musical ROW, presented by the Williamstown Theater Festival on the campus of The Clark Museum.…

The Afternoon Buzz 7.26.21

Representative Natalie Blais of the 1st Franklin District. Take Five with Music Correspondent Bruce Niemczyk and pianist Stephen Page. https://soundcloud.com/whmp/the-afternoon-buzz-72621

The Afternoon Buzz 7.23.21

Attorney David Waldfogel of the Center for Public Representation discusses Social Security Disability Law and related matters. Jonathan Bayuk and…

The Afternoon Buzz 7.22.21

Springfield Museums’ Curator of Art Maggie North UMass Economist Bob Pollin speaks to The American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure bill, and…

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