Podcasts
Podcasts
Wednesday, January 14, 202601/14/2026
The Big Picture
1/14/26: Amherst Councilor Lynn Greismer: schools & the 2026 financial cliff. Phil Ringwood, Ex Dir, Dial Self: homeless youth here. Hillary Caws-Elwitt: light eaters, romantic turtles, talking trees & books. Amherst Cinema’s Alex Horbeck & George Myers: films you really want to see.
Tuesday, January 13, 202601/13/2026
Looking Forward and Back
1/13/26: Pat Goggins on commercial rent in Northampton. Prof Amilcar Shabazz on violence in America – yesterday & today. Bishop Talbot Swan: MLK as a radical prophet. Duke Goldman: the Red Sox let another star go.
Monday, January 12, 202601/12/2026
Taking Time
1/12/26: Amherst author Jill Shulman: choosing a college & taking time to tell them who you are. Megan Zinn w/ Jedediah Berry, author of “The Naming Song,” winner of the 2025 Mass Book Award for Fiction –a decade to write. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garica, Treasurer Rory Casey & Councilor Megan McGrath-Smith: years to change the 1879 law. UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz: years later, are we honoring MLK’s legacy?
Friday, January 9, 202601/09/2026
Panorama — Episode 138 — The Far-Right Movement and Nick Fuentes
In Panorama
Originally recorded on January 8, 2026. Dan Torres and Westfield State University professor George Michael discuss the growing influence of the Far-Right movement in America.
Friday, January 9, 202601/09/2026
A Stitch in Time
1/9/26: MTA Pres Max Page: strong unions, Social Security & the state budget. Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Lev Ben Ezra & Jess Thompson: the working poor & Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Astronomer Salman Hameed: space station troubles, aliens & galaxies w/o stars. Donnabelle Casis w/ Hannah & Anneke Corbett: “Stitchin’ Kin.”
Thursday, January 8, 202601/08/2026
Proof
Proof
1/8/26: Heartbeat Theater’s Kimberly Gaughan & Jason Rose-Langston on “Proof.” Human rts atty Laura Pitter: Trump’s justifications for ICE’s killing & Maduro’s abduction. UMass Prof Cole Fitzpatrick: new local data on car fatalities. Ruth Griggs w/ Valley Jazz Voices Dir Jeff Olmsted: Saturday’s fabulous concert @ Bombyx.
Wednesday, January 7, 202601/07/2026
Brumation & Torpor?
1/7/25: DA David Sullivan: Venezuela, fentanyl & local prosecutions. Broadside Bookshop co-owner Roz Kreshak-Hayden: navigating Picture Main St & new books she loves. Mass Audubon’s Tom Lautzenheiser: brumation, waking up winter, & meadow-jumping mice. Larry Hott’s Cool Films: “The Alabama Solution” & “The Perfect Neighbor.”
Tuesday, January 6, 202601/06/2026
Besieged
Besieged
1/6/25: UMass History Prof Kevin Young: Venezuela & war & UMass Amherst — “Besieged From Without, Undermined from Within….” Sen Jo Comerford: the 2026 ballot questions. Congressman Seth Moulton: Trump’s aggression & Congress’ passivity. Sen Paul Mark: some good news from the Beacon Hill.
Monday, January 5, 202601/05/2026
The Hustler Files Ep 143
THE REALITY IS IN THE NUMBERS
Welcome to Season 4! Wanda Bertram from the Prison Policy Initiative stops by to discuss the latest insights and highlights on current incarceration rates, parole, juvenile justice, and how women incarcerated in the U.S. compare to other states and countries . While the statistics are alarming when reading the ‘whole pie’ research that the Prison Policy Initiative is known for, the truth of the criminal justice system in America is hard to ignore. Today’s conversation on detention centers, youth confinement, and incarcerated women invokes the sad reality that systemic issues continue to contribute to mass incarceration in the U.S. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that highlights the continued need for reform and increased compassion within the criminal justice system.
