2.3.26 State Senator Paul Mark—Money, Healthcare, 250th celebration, & the Pats

Super. Dr Xiomara Herman—Pelham Schools, Difficult Days Ahead

Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrisler--Financial Sustainability & the Future

Carole Bull-Do something! The journey of healing

2/2/26: John Bollard: “Two Hundred Years of Protesting with Rosa Parks.” Megan Zinn w/ Bremond Berry MacDougall & Lisa Endo Cooper: publishing “lost” women authors. Sen. Jo Comerford: combatting ICE’s harms in Mass & nationwide & state finances. Nmpton Mayor GL Sciarra: If ICE comes to Hamp, snow removal, art & artists -- David Rothstein, ice sculptures & the Silver Chord Bowl,

2/2/26: John Bollard: “Two Hundred Years of Protesting with Rosa Parks.” Megan Zinn w/ Bremond Berry MacDougall & Lisa Endo Cooper: publishing “lost” women authors. Sen. Jo Comerford: combatting ICE’s harms in Mass & nationwide & state finances. Nmpton Mayor GL Sciarra: If ICE comes to Hamp, snow removal, art & artists -- David Rothstein, ice sculptures & the Silver Chord Bowl,

2/2/26: John Bollard: “Two Hundred Years of Protesting with Rosa Parks.” Megan Zinn w/ Bremond Berry MacDougall & Lisa Endo Cooper: publishing “lost” women authors. Sen. Jo Comerford: combatting ICE’s harms in Mass & nationwide & state finances. Nmpton Mayor GL Sciarra: If ICE comes to Hamp, snow removal, art & artists -- David Rothstein, ice sculptures & the Silver Chord Bowl,

2/2/26: John Bollard: “Two Hundred Years of Protesting with Rosa Parks.” Megan Zinn w/ Bremond Berry MacDougall & Lisa Endo Cooper: publishing “lost” women authors. Sen. Jo Comerford: combatting ICE’s harms in Mass & nationwide & state finances. Nmpton Mayor GL Sciarra: If ICE comes to Hamp, snow removal, art & artists -- David Rothstein, ice sculptures & the Silver Chord Bowl,

Originally recorded on January 20, 2026. Dan Torres interviews Harvard Professor James Hankins co-author of The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition. His book strives to educate Americans on the importance of the Western Tradition. Did Christianity really cause the decline of the Roman Empire? What role did Pope Sylvester II have in teaching logic? How did bureaucracy, taxation, and the rule of law contribute to the rise of the West? Professor Hankins answers these questions, and more, and explains why he is moving to Florida.

His article, "Why I'm Leaving Harvard" in The Compact magazine can be found here:

https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-im-leaving-harvard/

Tune in as we speak with a true community leader. Lindsay Labonte Manager of Applied Mortgage has taken the helm from her father Todd Barron and given the company a new look and location. Keeping with the leading with a purpose mindset, Lindsay has launched new programs like: Applied Mortgage Academy and Local Love Days to cement the business firmly in community. Listen as we discuss the regional landscape, the state of homeownership, tips, and tricks to getting in the pipeline, what it's like to do this with children, and more.

1/30/26: MTA Pres. Max Page: taxing billionaires from Massachusetts to Washington State.

Josh Silver w/ Atty Steve Jonas -- Democracy Defenders Fund: can the courts save us? Josh Silver: Nmpton Open Media, YouTube, polarization & diss-course. Donnabelle Casis w/ -- Tuman & Newman: “Every Day Is Play: The Art of Dave Rothstein.”

1/30/26: MTA Pres. Max Page: taxing billionaires from Massachusetts to Washington State.

Josh Silver w/ Atty Steve Jonas -- Democracy Defenders Fund: can the courts save us? Josh Silver: Nmpton Open Media, YouTube, polarization & diss-course. Donnabelle Casis w/ -- Tuman & Newman: “Every Day Is Play: The Art of Dave Rothstein.”

1/30/26: MTA Pres. Max Page: taxing billionaires from Massachusetts to Washington State.

Josh Silver w/ Atty Steve Jonas -- Democracy Defenders Fund: can the courts save us? Josh Silver: Nmpton Open Media, YouTube, polarization & diss-course. Donnabelle Casis w/ -- Tuman & Newman: “Every Day Is Play: The Art of Dave Rothstein.”