Vaya Con Muñoz 9.15.18

A conversation with Diana Álvarez, Singer-songwriter, poet, composer, video documentary filmmaker, scholar, Xingona badass.
Ariadna Goenaga reseña “Mary Shelley,” por la directora Haifaa al-Mansour. Mary solo tenía 18 años cuando escribió “Frankenstein”, quizás un reflejo de su vida fracturada, si no únicamente de su imaginación.
My rant: Let’s stop stopping the world to be enraged by Trump. He’s click bait, he’s crazy. We know this. His madman policies will be stopped by a new Congress in the Nov. 6 elections. Let’s keep our eyes on the prize.

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.8.18

Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández, the recently-appointed 10th president of Greenfield Community College, is bringing a new vision and new enegry to the college.
Matt Szanfranki, editor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight, reviews the primary outcomes, from Republican candidate for governor and formerly a defendant for crimes against humanity in Uganda Scott Lively getting 100,000 votes to low voter turnout.

Vaya Con Muñoz September 1, 2018

Matt Szafranski on the 1st Congressional District race between Democarts Tahirah Amatul Wadud and U.S. Rep. Ricahrd Neal. We also talk about departed Sen. John McCain and the MGM Casino opening and its future.
New numbers about the death toll in Puerto Rico following the collapsed electric grid downed by Hurricane María and government corruption.

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.25.18

Kristen Elechko on women in the political races to make a better democracy for all. Ariadna Goenaga on “Most Unknown” documentary about scientists. Ali Pinschmidt on the humor in the video she’s spearheading called “Don’t Take That Receipt” [BPA-Free.me) to raise awareness about harmful chemicals in store receipts.
And the Queen of Soul sings us in and out.

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.11.18

Youth and adults in Holyoke have dedicated their summer to make health changes in the Holyoke community. After visiting over 75 stores, the campaign will present their summer progress to date at their event, Toxics Hour. The event will include humorous skits, speakers and videos. Presenters will also discuss their goals to expand the health campaign and collaborate with other organizations focused on receipt changes at a national level. What: “Toxics Hour”, an informational celebration and media event….Who: Speakers from Don’t Take That Receipt campaign and the community…. Where: Holyoke PublicLibrary….250 Chestnut St. For more info, visit www.bpa-free.mePicture used by permssion from BPA-Free.Matt Szafranski, founder and editor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight [www.wmasspi.com/] on Sen. Elizabeth Warren rise and rise.

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.4.18

From Puerto Rico, a conversation with Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario, whose city is partnered with the Holyoke-based Nueva Esperanza. The agency is raising money to help Loíza recover from the effects of Hurricane María. It is also partnered with eastern coastal city of Yabucoa, where the hurricane entered last Sept. 20.
Also, my aunt Carmen and I on what’s food prices, gas prices, long waits for doctor’s visits and a new license that islanders will need to enter the United States, And here we thought we were US citizens.

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.28.18

Matt Szafranski, founder and editor of WMass Politics and Insight [www.wmasspi.com/], the best political analyst around, on how the media covers that man in the White House, and on Rep. Richie Neal running away from debating challenger Tahirah Amatul Wadud in the Democratic Party primaries.
Lillian Torres y yo le caemos encima a la corrupción que continua con la familia Rosselló.

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.14.18

The Root says: “Trump, the Republicans, and his entire administration have never been civil. Now that US Congresswoman Maxine Waters is giving them a taste of their own medicine, folks want to cry about civility. Nah. Not today.” Watch it here: Facebook.com/theRoot/videos/186400518682412/
Yeah, stop teling us to be “civil” in the face of cruelty.
Dr. Arlene Akavian on everything cruel that is happening is absilutely the “America” we know.

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.30.18

Matt Szfranski, founder and editor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight [www.wmasspi.com] on why the Springfield Mayor Sarno resists hiring a Chief Diversity Officer, the pening of MGM and a preview of our discussion next week on the 2nd Congressional Distric Democratic Primary with Tahirah Amatul Wadud challenging longtime Rep. Richard Neal.

Barton Byg, the founding director of the DEFA Film Library and professor of German and film studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst  on the four-week Public Film and Lecture Series, taking place at UMass Amherst and Amherst Cinema, presents materials that will be at the core of institute workshop discussions. Running to July 12, the series features six faculty lectures, an exhibition and final panel discussion, and 52 documentary and feature film screenings—many of which are North American premieres and will screen with English subtitles for the first time. For details, see cultureinthecoldwar.com/public-film-and-lecture-series/.

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.23.18

Could there really exist more lines to cross after the viciousness of seprating children from their parents? Trump will surely find more lines to cross until he and his cohorts of bigots are no longer in Congress and the White House. Mika Brzezinski has been covering Trump and his administration like they should be covered — dispelling every lie line by line as they get uttered. Lillian Torres y la Ley 80 que quieren derogar en Puerto Rico.
Throughout, different singers sing about “America.” Tracy Chapman. Simon & Garfunkel. Ray Charles.