2/10/23: Representative Natalie Blais on cannabis cultivation, protecting farmland, and dramatic changes at UMass Amherst; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coalition to End Gun Violence, Ruth Zakarin, on the fight here for new gun safety laws; ArtBeat with Kim Carlino and Luke Jaeger; Dan Torres on the January 6th Committee report—a detailed analysis.

2/9: This weekend’s Youth Performance Festival in Northampton with Co-directors Sarah Marcus and Jess Atkins and the performers—from a fourth grader to a high school senior; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria and our response; Professors Brain Adams and Denise Baden (live from the U.K.) on climate fiction and fact; Take Five with Bruce Niemczyk and Ruth Griggs –they trip out on jazz cruising.

Talk The Talk 2.8.23 by WHMP Radio

Talk The Talk 2.6.23 by WHMP Radio

Crime and Punishment

2/7: Crime and Punishment with Attorney John Pucci on prosecuting bad cops; civil rights attorney Michael Meltsner on fighting for civil rights in the South in the 1960s and today; Senator Paul Mark on the Green Bank, regulating soaring electricity prices, and paying to repair local roads.

2/6/23: Senator Jo Comerford on East-West Rail and End-of Life Options; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on

pot shops, seven more all-alcohol licenses, reparations, and the new Department of Climate Action and Project Administration (CAPA); Constitutional Law Professor Bruce Miller on why the debt ceiling law is unconstitutional;

and Writers Block with Megan Zinn and Narissa Nields.

Whether you’re getting ready to re-enter the world post incarceration or you’re on probation or parole or you are just struggling with drugs, employment, housing, and more, the All-Inclusive Support Services Program is ready and available to help! AISS is a division of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, and they provide access to individualized services no matter what level of help you need, AND they were the first full-service reentry program in the U.S., launching in 1996! Of course there is SO much more at AISS than could be covered in this episode so paste this link in your browser - http://hcsdma.org/aiss-3/ for more information.

Talk The Talk February 3 2023 by WHMP Radio

2/2: Congressman Jim McGovern on gun violence, police reform legislation and the debt limit fight; criminal defense and civil rights attorneys David Hoose and Luke Ryan on police strike forces; Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on reparations; Brian Adams with landscape designer Brain Wormser; “Take Five” with Glenn Siegel and trumpeter Joe Magnerelli.

WESTERN MASS BUSINESS SHOW 1.21 by WHMP Radio