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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.

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