Podcasts about holyoke

9/14/26, Co-Host Megan Zinn Tom Reney, 42-year host of Jazz a la Mode: his presentation Thursday at GCC Symposium on the Swing Era, race, gender & jazz, and some history we didn't know. Meghana Mysore, author of “Let All Our Ghosts Depart” on our own ghosts and speculative fiction. Her book launch is tomorrow at the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: the lock-down at the high school last week, a swatting incident, and the community debate that has ensued—what about phones in schools? How about metal detectors? Avital Norman Nathman, author of “The Perfect Birth Myth: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry.” The title says it all. Panel discussion with the author and birth workers on Sunday, Sept 27.

Long before artificial intelligence was a fact of everyday life, a group of universities co-founded the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center for scientific research. The facility's success in this former mill city could provide a model for how to develop data centers that are easier on the environment and avoid some of the controversies that have fueled opposition

9/8/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rep Patricia Duffy: unions make us strong; cannabis policy & the marijuana ballot question; cell phone-free schools; data privacy & Flock; and more. Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: we continue the conversation about cell phone-free schools and explore AI in schools—the good the bad & the ugly and then discuss new graduation requirements –are we facing MCAS 2.0? Negro League expert, baseball historian, Duke Goldman: How about those Red Sox!! —going to the World Series? Chad Tracy for Manager—forget “Interim?” The passing of Sox former manager Joe Morgan; the return to the NY Yankees lineup of Aaron Judge, the best hitter in the game. Wayfinders President and CEO Keith Fairey: new housing in South Hadley (the Clover), Amherst and Holyoke. The laws and town support that make new housing possible.

9/8/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rep Patricia Duffy: unions make us strong; cannabis policy & the marijuana ballot question; cell phone-free schools; data privacy & Flock; and more. Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: we continue the conversation about cell phone-free schools and explore AI in schools—the good the bad & the ugly and then discuss new graduation requirements –are we facing MCAS 2.0? Negro League expert, baseball historian, Duke Goldman: How about those Red Sox!! —going to the World Series? Chad Tracy for Manager—forget “Interim?” The passing of Sox former manager Joe Morgan; the return to the NY Yankees lineup of Aaron Judge, the best hitter in the game. Wayfinders President and CEO Keith Fairey: new housing in South Hadley (the Clover), Amherst and Holyoke. The laws and town support that make new housing possible.

9/8/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rep Patricia Duffy: unions make us strong; cannabis policy & the marijuana ballot question; cell phone-free schools; data privacy & Flock; and more. Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: we continue the conversation about cell phone-free schools and explore AI in schools—the good the bad & the ugly and then discuss new graduation requirements –are we facing MCAS 2.0? Negro League expert, baseball historian, Duke Goldman: How about those Red Sox!! —going to the World Series? Chad Tracy for Manager—forget “Interim?” The passing of Sox former manager Joe Morgan; the return to the NY Yankees lineup of Aaron Judge, the best hitter in the game. Wayfinders President and CEO Keith Fairey: new housing in South Hadley (the Clover), Amherst and Holyoke. The laws and town support that make new housing possible.

9/8/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rep Patricia Duffy: unions make us strong; cannabis policy & the marijuana ballot question; cell phone-free schools; data privacy & Flock; and more. Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: we continue the conversation about cell phone-free schools and explore AI in schools—the good the bad & the ugly and then discuss new graduation requirements –are we facing MCAS 2.0? Negro League expert, baseball historian, Duke Goldman: How about those Red Sox!! —going to the World Series? Chad Tracy for Manager—forget “Interim?” The passing of Sox former manager Joe Morgan; the return to the NY Yankees lineup of Aaron Judge, the best hitter in the game. Wayfinders President and CEO Keith Fairey: new housing in South Hadley (the Clover), Amherst and Holyoke. The laws and town support that make new housing possible.

9/1/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Sen Paul Mark: election day issues, union solidarity, GOTV, your vote matters, gerontocracy, local races. Sen Ed Markey: his age, his issues, accomplishments, fears & hopes. Mass Fair Housing Ex Dir Vineeth Hemavathi: from this non-profit in Holyoke, their nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development to prevent Trump from gutting fair housing – and the injunction they achieved last week. Eric Ross, UMass grad student & Co-Founder of Massachusetts Cuban Solidarity: conditions on the island; protesting and organizing against Trump's policies.

9/1/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Sen Paul Mark: election day issues, union solidarity, GOTV, your vote matters, gerontocracy, local races. Sen Ed Markey: his age, his issues, accomplishments, fears & hopes. Mass Fair Housing Ex Dir Vineeth Hemavathi: from this non-profit in Holyoke, their nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development to prevent Trump from gutting fair housing – and the injunction they achieved last week. Eric Ross, UMass grad student & Co-Founder of Massachusetts Cuban Solidarity: conditions on the island; protesting and organizing against Trump's policies.

9/1/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Sen Paul Mark: election day issues, union solidarity, GOTV, your vote matters, gerontocracy, local races. Sen Ed Markey: his age, his issues, accomplishments, fears & hopes. Mass Fair Housing Ex Dir Vineeth Hemavathi: from this non-profit in Holyoke, their nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development to prevent Trump from gutting fair housing – and the injunction they achieved last week. Eric Ross, UMass grad student & Co-Founder of Massachusetts Cuban Solidarity: conditions on the island; protesting and organizing against Trump's policies.

9/1/26, Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Sen Paul Mark: election day issues, union solidarity, GOTV, your vote matters, gerontocracy, local races. Sen Ed Markey: his age, his issues, accomplishments, fears & hopes. Mass Fair Housing Ex Dir Vineeth Hemavathi: from this non-profit in Holyoke, their nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development to prevent Trump from gutting fair housing – and the injunction they achieved last week. Eric Ross, UMass grad student & Co-Founder of Massachusetts Cuban Solidarity: conditions on the island; protesting and organizing against Trump's policies.

8/26/26, Co-Host Andy Bukowski Eric Nakajima, Holyoke Dir of Planning and Development, pulls back the tofu curtain and shares a vision for regional planning and cooperation. Dr. Sunny Shukla, Cooley Dickinson Assoc Chief Medical Officer & Emerg Dept physician, and Meredith O'Leary, Nhmptn Commissioner of Health and Human Services: the scourge of opioids here and how our community is responding. Atty Michael Fenton, candidate for Governor's Council, on considering and confirming the Governor's nominees for the all the courts in the Commonwealth & the parole board, promoting diversity, and advocating for western Massachusetts. Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on the Override –what's at stake; what happens if it passes; what happens if it is defeated.

8/10/26, Co-Host, writer and editor Megan Zinn Northampton's new school superintendent Annie Azarloza: her personal history, her listening and learning tour, community engagement, the cell phone ban, & working with the School Committee. Mount Holyoke College Professor Joshua Hotaka Roth: his new graphic memoir, co-authored with his father, titled “Lifelines: Art, Memory , Relationship.” Mayors Monday with Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: the Peace Walkers, CAFO finally!, schools & data centers. Corrine Corryat, candidate for the Democratic nomination for First Franklin Representative: the issues and the race.

In this episode, we're joined by George Mulry, Executive Director of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) and founder of Pioneer Valley Juniors Volleyball Club.George shares his incredible volleyball journey—from discovering the sport and developing his coaching philosophy to building one of New England's premier volleyball clubs. We dive into what separates great coaches from good ones, what parents often don't see behind the scenes, and what it takes to create a successful club culture.We also explore the fascinating history of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, why it's located in Holyoke, Massachusetts—the birthplace of volleyball, and the story behind the invention of the sport by William G. Morgan. George explains the Hall's mission to preserve volleyball's rich history while inspiring future generations around the world.Plus, we discuss the 2026 IVHF Induction Class, the Showcase of Champions, memorable moments with volleyball legends, growing boys volleyball in New England, and how fans can support the Hall of Fame.Whether you're a player, coach, parent, or lifelong volleyball fan, this conversation is packed with stories, history, and insights you won't want to miss.In this episode:

7/31 Hosts: Josh Silver & Buz Eisenberg Max Page of The Mass Teachers Assoc w/ Jim Baude of Boston Public Radio & Renee Loth of The Boston Globe: Reforming the ballot process & rules that effect election ethics David Detmold: Walking for social change Carolyn Misch, Northampton Director of Planning & Sustainability: Picture Main Street Project Artbeat w/ Donnabelle Casis & guests Danielle Amodeo of Arts Equity Group and Multimedia artist Angelica Olstad: The current exhibition, Music for Healing, at PaperCity Clothing Gallery in Holyoke

7/31 Hosts: Josh Silver & Buz Eisenberg Max Page of The Mass Teachers Assoc w/ Jim Baude of Boston Public Radio & Renee Loth of The Boston Globe: Reforming the ballot process & rules that effect election ethics David Detmold: Walking for social change Carolyn Misch, Northampton Director of Planning & Sustainability: Picture Main Street Project Artbeat w/ Donnabelle Casis & guests Danielle Amodeo of Arts Equity Group and Multimedia artist Angelica Olstad: The current exhibition, Music for Healing, at PaperCity Clothing Gallery in Holyoke

7/31 Hosts: Josh Silver & Buz Eisenberg Max Page of The Mass Teachers Assoc w/ Jim Baude of Boston Public Radio & Renee Loth of The Boston Globe: Reforming the ballot process & rules that effect election ethics David Detmold: Walking for social change Carolyn Misch, Northampton Director of Planning & Sustainability: Picture Main Street Project Artbeat w/ Donnabelle Casis & guests Danielle Amodeo of Arts Equity Group and Multimedia artist Angelica Olstad: The current exhibition, Music for Healing, at PaperCity Clothing Gallery in Holyoke

7/31 Hosts: Josh Silver & Buz Eisenberg Max Page of The Mass Teachers Assoc w/ Jim Baude of Boston Public Radio & Renee Loth of The Boston Globe: Reforming the ballot process & rules that effect election ethics David Detmold: Walking for social change Carolyn Misch, Northampton Director of Planning & Sustainability: Picture Main Street Project Artbeat w/ Donnabelle Casis & guests Danielle Amodeo of Arts Equity Group and Multimedia artist Angelica Olstad: The current exhibition, Music for Healing, at PaperCity Clothing Gallery in Holyoke

7/30/26 Host Buz Eisenberg Dr Caitlyn Pierce & Donald Snyder political scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: measuring judicial appeasement in the U.S. Supreme Court Carol Rose Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts: Police & Government Surveillance and challenging the military as immigration judges Nate Clifford & Jade Jump Co-owners of Cornucopia Market on their move to Dwight St in Holyoke & their recent grand opening All That Jazz w/ John Anz & Musician Jason Scwartz on his musical journey and monthly performance series at Theodore's in Springfield

7/30/26 Host Buz Eisenberg Dr Caitlyn Pierce & Donald Snyder political scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: measuring judicial appeasement in the U.S. Supreme Court Carol Rose Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts: Police & Government Surveillance and challenging the military as immigration judges Nate Clifford & Jade Jump Co-owners of Cornucopia Market on their move to Dwight St in Holyoke & their recent grand opening All That Jazz w/ John Anz & Musician Jason Scwartz on his musical journey and monthly performance series at Theodore's in Springfield

7/30/26 Host Buz Eisenberg Dr Caitlyn Pierce & Donald Snyder political scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: measuring judicial appeasement in the U.S. Supreme Court Carol Rose Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts: Police & Government Surveillance and challenging the military as immigration judges Nate Clifford & Jade Jump Co-owners of Cornucopia Market on their move to Dwight St in Holyoke & their recent grand opening All That Jazz w/ John Anz & Musician Jason Scwartz on his musical journey and monthly performance series at Theodore's in Springfield

7/30/26 Host Buz Eisenberg Dr Caitlyn Pierce & Donald Snyder political scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: measuring judicial appeasement in the U.S. Supreme Court Carol Rose Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts: Police & Government Surveillance and challenging the military as immigration judges Nate Clifford & Jade Jump Co-owners of Cornucopia Market on their move to Dwight St in Holyoke & their recent grand opening All That Jazz w/ John Anz & Musician Jason Scwartz on his musical journey and monthly performance series at Theodore's in Springfield

6/13/26, Megan Zinn -- Co-Host Nancy Gertner, U.S. Dst Ct Judge (ret) & Harvard Law Professor: what the recent Supreme Court's recent decisions mean for democracy, the future, & all of us. Daniel Mason, the superlative, award-winning novelist on a nationwide book tour -- tonight at the Odyssey Books in South Hadley-- on “Country People.” It's Mayors Monday w/ Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: the ban/moratorium on data centers in his city & the $2million/yr in tax revenues one (!) could bring; then, summer in the City. “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”— the community's response this weekend. Kemper Carlsen, Clinical Director, Fisher Home Hospice in Amherst: hospice & end-of- life care—what it is; also, their 20th anniversary & a $100,000 endowment campaign.

6/29/26, Co-Host -- Megan Zinn. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Founder of National Martyrs Day, July 5, honoring social justice warriors who died for the cause. Prof Browne-Marshall is the author of “A Protest History of the United States,” an award-winning playwright, and a Professor of Constitutional Law. Writers Block. Megan Zinn interviews Debra Curtis on “Laws of Love and Logic,” sisterhood, forgiveness, and the complicated nature of love. Smith College plays a part. Eric Nakajima, Holyoke Dir of Planning & Econ Devel: new data centers have been banned in the City—why? “A Stake in the Ground 1774”—opening soon in Historic Deerfield, the resonance of dissent and revolution, with Historic Deerfield's Claire Carlson and Plays in Place Producing Artistic Dir Patrick Gabridge.

6/19/26 (Host – Josh Silver) MTA President Max Page: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision to bar the proposed income tax cut ballot initiative from appearing on the November ballot. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa & Wildlife Conservationist Emma Howard Boutiette: Legislation to stop SGARS (Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides) – highly potent rat and mouse poisons Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: Environmental Bond Bill – rewilded golf course in Williamsburg & Economic Development Bond Bill – Quantum Computing, digital revision Professor Austin Sarat: 50th Anniversary of reinstatement of the death penalty, where the death penalty stands now in the U.S. & the U.S. Iran Peace Deal Emily Boddy, Co-Founder of Reconnect Western Mass & the Founding Member of The Distraction Free Schools Policy Project: Northampton schools enacting a bell-to-bell cell phone policy Art Beat w/ Donnabelle Casis & Dean Brown, artist and owner of PULP Holyoke: Art exhibition feat Anna Helper, Sean Sullivan, & Roger Brouard now through July 12

6/18/26 (Host – Buz Eisenberg) Dr. Kathy Bullock Singer & Professor Emerita of Music Berea College: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Tour” a multi-state concert tour and musical pilgrimage retracing the paths of the Underground Railroad At Bombyx Sun June 21 Concert: 4:00pm Extra Extra with DHG & Gfld Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley: Neal cancels debate appearance, no to data centers in Holyoke, & man not found not guilty after 28 years in prison. Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Rocker June Millington on her upcoming performance at The Green River Festival Friday at 545 & Saturday at 430 All That Jazz w/ Ruth Griggs, Pres of the Northampton Jazz Festival, & Jennifer Schantz, Exec Dir of The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art & Brian Pinkney, Illustrator of children's books: Jerry Pinkney exhibit opening; Sunset Thursdays, and jazz and art collaboration at The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst.

6/18/26 (Host – Buz Eisenberg) Dr. Kathy Bullock Singer & Professor Emerita of Music Berea College: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Tour” a multi-state concert tour and musical pilgrimage retracing the paths of the Underground Railroad At Bombyx Sun June 21 Concert: 4:00pm Extra Extra with DHG & Gfld Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley: Neal cancels debate appearance, no to data centers in Holyoke, & man found not guilty after 28 years in prison. Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Rocker June Millington on her upcoming performance at The Green River Festival Friday at 545 & Saturday at 430 All That Jazz w/ Ruth Griggs, Pres of the Northampton Jazz Festival, & Jennifer Schantz, Exec Dir of The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art & Brian Pinkney, Illustrator of children's books: Jerry Pinkney exhibit opening; Sunset Thursdays, and jazz and art collaboration at The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst.

6/18/26 (Host – Buz Eisenberg) Dr. Kathy Bullock Singer & Professor Emerita of Music Berea College: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Tour” a multi-state concert tour and musical pilgrimage retracing the paths of the Underground Railroad At Bombyx Sun June 21 Concert: 4:00pm Extra Extra with DHG & Gfld Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley: Neal cancels debate appearance, no to data centers in Holyoke, & man not found not guilty after 28 years in prison. Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Rocker June Millington on her upcoming performance at The Green River Festival Friday at 545 & Saturday at 430 All That Jazz w/ Ruth Griggs, Pres of the Northampton Jazz Festival, & Jennifer Schantz, Exec Dir of The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art & Brian Pinkney, Illustrator of children's books: Jerry Pinkney exhibit opening; Sunset Thursdays, and jazz and art collaboration at The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst.

6/18/26 (Host – Buz Eisenberg) Dr. Kathy Bullock Singer & Professor Emerita of Music Berea College: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Tour” a multi-state concert tour and musical pilgrimage retracing the paths of the Underground Railroad At Bombyx Sun June 21 Concert: 4:00pm Extra Extra with DHG & Gfld Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley: Neal cancels debate appearance, no to data centers in Holyoke, & man not found not guilty after 28 years in prison. Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Rocker June Millington on her upcoming performance at The Green River Festival Friday at 545 & Saturday at 430 All That Jazz w/ Ruth Griggs, Pres of the Northampton Jazz Festival, & Jennifer Schantz, Exec Dir of The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art & Brian Pinkney, Illustrator of children's books: Jerry Pinkney exhibit opening; Sunset Thursdays, and jazz and art collaboration at The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst.

The mission of Girls Inc. is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. And Girls Inc. of the Valley has certainly been all three during the buildout of its new headquarters in Holyoke, which offers more opportunity to help girls succeed — both now and in the future — through STEM studies, career preparation, skills to overcome challenges and achieve mental wellness, and much more. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Executive Director Suzanne Parker talks with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about the long journey to open those doors, and how the organization's focus and programming continue to evolve in the service of helping girls thrive in myriad ways. It's must listening, so tune into BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest over both audio and video platforms, and sponsored by Greenfield Cooperative Bank.

6/4/26 Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city's hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing -- opening & hiring soon. Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books. Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump? We Fishwrap Hadley's Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey. Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith on “The Girls in the Band” & Int'l Sweethearts of Rhythm -- coming to the Northampton Center for the Arts.

6/4/26 Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city's hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing -- opening & hiring soon. Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books. Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump? We Fishwrap Hadley's Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey. Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith on “The Girls in the Band” & Int'l Sweethearts of Rhythm -- coming to the Northampton Center for the Arts.

6/4/26 Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city's hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing -- opening & hiring soon. Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books. Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump? We Fishwrap Hadley's Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey. Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith on “The Girls in the Band” & Int'l Sweethearts of Rhythm -- coming to the Northampton Center for the Arts.

6/4/26 Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city's hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing -- opening & hiring soon. Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books. Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump? We Fishwrap Hadley's Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey. Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith on “The Girls in the Band” & Int'l Sweethearts of Rhythm -- coming to the Northampton Center for the Arts.

6/4/26 Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Dir of Planning and Econ Dev: a proposed data center; the city's hydro-created power; transforming the dilapidated K-Mart Plaza; also, Framebridge Custom Framing -- opening & hiring soon. Northampton-based poet and novelist Jendi Reiter on “Introvert Pervert” & his upcoming events at the Broadside and Odyssey Books. Congressman Jim McGovern: the debate and vote on the Iran War and the War Powers Act. Any chance Congress can control Trump? We Fishwrap Hadley's Override, & Kelsey Flynn talks turkey. Nhtn Jazz Fest Pres Ruth Griggs, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell & jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith on “The Girls in the Band” & Int'l Sweethearts of Rhythm -- coming to the Northampton Center for the Arts.

5/14/26 (Co-Host Buz Eisenberg) Eric Nakajima, Holyoke Dir of Economic Development: housing for all. Eric Reeves, Founder of Project Zam Zam: the catastrophe in Sudan and Darfur. Buz and Bill on local overrides and Prop 2 ½. Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: the erroneous conflating of Judaism with Netanyahu's government. Michael Klare, Five (Four?) College Prof. Emeritus of Peace & World Security Studies: Trump's summit with Xi Jinping, the Strait of Hormuz (which they both want open), the Wars in Iran and Ukraine, likely outcomes & dangers ahead.

5/12/26 (co-host Prof Amilcar Shabazz) Rep Pat Duffy: Holyoke educators win a contract, the future of the Farm Bill & the Protect Act. Hadley School Superintendent Anne McKenzie: the proposed overrides – the people will decide soon. National Bike Month, Baystate Bike Month & Northampton Bike Week w/ George Kohout, Pres, Friends of Northampton Trails & Rick Ranti, Coordinator, Bikes for All: with whom, how, where, when and why ride & this week's trips and events. Duke Goldman w/Andy (A.M) Gittlitz, author of “The Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team.”

Sharp Attitudes 4/13/26: Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Planning & Econ Dev Dir: Gateways. Author Jennifer Acker on “Surrender,” Tuesday at the Odyssey. Dr. Jane Fleishman: elders & intimate relationships & dating. S#arp Attitude-THE UMass women's a cappella group-LIVE in the studio: the Manna event.

Sharp Attitudes 4/13/26: Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Planning & Econ Dev Dir: Gateways. Author Jennifer Acker on “Surrender,” Tuesday at the Odyssey. Dr. Jane Fleishman: elders & intimate relationships & dating. S#arp Attitude-THE UMass women's a cappella group-LIVE in the studio: the Manna event.

Sharp Attitudes 4/13/26: Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Planning & Econ Dev Dir: Gateways. Author Jennifer Acker on “Surrender,” Tuesday at the Odyssey. Dr. Jane Fleishman: elders & intimate relationships & dating. S#arp Attitude-THE UMass women's a cappella group-LIVE in the studio: the Manna event.

Sharp Attitudes 4/13/26: Eric Nakajima, Holyoke's Planning & Econ Dev Dir: Gateways. Author Jennifer Acker on “Surrender,” Tuesday at the Odyssey. Dr. Jane Fleishman: elders & intimate relationships & dating. S#arp Attitude-THE UMass women's a cappella group-LIVE in the studio: the Manna event.

Doing and Undoing 3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke's Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int'l law.

Doing and Undoing 3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke's Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int'l law.

Doing and Undoing 3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke's Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int'l law.

Doing and Undoing 3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke's Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int'l law.

Doing and Undoing 3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke's Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int'l law.

What does the agricultural land market really look like heading into 2026? Shannon Schlachter, a land agent based in Holyoke, Colorado, just 14 miles from the Nebraska border, breaks down current conditions across northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Shannon covers why dry land acre prices have softened from $2,200 toward the $1,950 to $2,000 range, how high input costs, 9% operating note interest rates, and drought conditions are creating widespread buyer hesitation, and why FSA relief payments could be the catalyst that jumpstarts activity in Q2. She also outlines three distinct seller profiles emerging in this market and explains why, for patient investors, this valley in land values may represent a genuine buying opportunity before appreciation returns.   Talk to Shannon!  https://nationalland.com/real-estate-agent/shannon-schlachter   Visit National Land Realty to see out Land for Sale https://www.nationalland.com

2/9/26: Megan Zinn w/ Broadside's Roz Kreshak-Hayden: books to read & indies to support. Writers Block w/John Sayles's on “Crucible,” Henry Ford, industrial policy & his antisemitism. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: Bad Bunny, schools, MTA negotiations, icy roads, state aid, & financial modernization. John Bonifaz, Pres & Founder of Free Speech for People: prosecuting ICE agents, the AG, DAs, & the police.

1.27 Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman: CRESS (unarmed civilian response to 911) & Snowmageddon. Mt Holyoke Prof Kerstin Nordstrom w/ Amherst's Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi: GIANT planets and brown dwarfs. Gfld Council Pres Lora Wondoloski: banning surveillance cameras & affordable housing. UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst DEI's Philip Avila: honoring Black History Month.

State Auditor released their report of  an audit of the Veterans Home at Holyoke. VA in 2026 looks to get EHR rollout back on track, embark on health care reorganization

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?