9/20/23: Tanya Maria Golash-Boza on “Before Gentrification—the racial wealth gap; Larry Hott on “The Busing Battleground” & “The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi’s Schools”; Greenfield historian Tim Blagg on the Great Falls Massacre & today’s search for artifacts; National Taxpayers Union President Pete Sepp on DoJ’s antitrust suit against Google.

WMBS on 9.16.23 by WHMP Radio

WMBS on 9.9.23 by WHMP Radio

9/18/23: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on her last term, schools & downtown; astronomer Salman Hameed on life on other planets; former N’hton City Council President Bill Dwight on the downtown plan; DHG columnist Sara Weinberger on family, the Holocaust & the High Holidays; G’fld Recorder’s Richie Davis on “Flights of Fancy, Souls of Grace;” Writers Block with Megan Zinn on the books she loves.

9/19/23: Madeleine Blais on “Queen of the Court” — class, race and “Tennis Legend Alice Marble;” the Comedy Quiz (on junk food) with Maddy Benjamin, Dave Ruderman & Scott Braidman; Smith prof. Carrie Baker with Women’s Media Ctr’s Barbara Findlen on “50 Years of Ms;” Harry (“Back to the Future”) Keramidas on the Ashfield Film Fest & the Writers Guild strike

The Dalai Lama defines compassions as “a sensitivity to the suffering of others, with a commitment to do something about it”. Cheri Garcia, a social innovator and Founder of the second chance staffing firm, Cornbread Hustle, knows all too well about addiction, recovery and the challenges those with a record face upon re-entering society. Cheri’s trajectory to launch Cornbread Hustle and become recognized as a leader in second chance recruiting and staffing was definitely not a straight line, and although now a seven-figure company, Cheri says she still has her bad days, but she is always driven to help more people because as she says, “…One can’t find their future success with $50 and a bus fare upon reentering society….”

9/15/23: Lindsay Sabadosa on physics and weaponized robots; MTA Pres. Max Page and labor organizer Nellie Taylor on the UAW strike & the Cherish Act; ArtBeat — tattoos with Betsy Stone & Lucky’s Patrick McDonald & Ian Healey; Noelle Janka on “Rebel Healing: Transforming Ourselves & the Systems that Make Us Sick;” the Doozy Doo with Kelsy Flynn, Mark Karpel, & Kelsey Flynn.

9/14/23: Atty Rebecca Jacobstein on the MA. Supreme Judicial Court & police misconduct; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on the high holidays; Brian Adams with Ed Hamel & Tim Beaudry of Glendale Ridge Vineyard on winemaking; Schools activists Ali Wicks-Lim, M.J. Schwartz & Maxine Oland (Title IX complainant) on the Amherst controversy.

9/13/23: Sen. Jo Comerford on our solar future; Dr. Ruth Folchman on your meditation future; Dr. Roy Eidelson on “Doing Harm,” psychologists’ recently promoting torture; Easthampton City Arts’ Pasqualina Azzarello on the Art Walk & Porchfest; Glenn Seigel on Jazz Shares & upcoming gigs.

9/12/23: Rep. Patricia Duffy on proposed firearms and health care laws; Duke Goldman on the Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Negro Leagues; Loretta Ross on “Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice;” Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane, with Stacey Nee from the Children’s Trust, on the Sheriff’s Award for the Nurturing Fathers Program.