This week, Steve and Jay interview Dr. Mark Pettus, Director of Population Health for Berkshire Health Systems. We’ll be talking about the impact winter has on those without shelter in the Berkshires, and why everyone should be concerned about the health of the unhoused.
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Steve and Jay speak with Dr. Joy James, an American political philosopher, academic, and author, about the film, "Judas and the Black Messiah."
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Our guest this week is Yasmin Nair, whose work has appeared in publications like the Baffler, In These Times, Vox, and Electronic Intifada.
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Joining us this week is Dan Totten, a Cambridge city councilor and member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. Dan was the target of a homophobic slur directed at him by George Goverman during a DSC meeting earlier this month.
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We spoke this week with John Getchell, new owner of the Blue Benn Diner in Bennington. We also discussed the life and obituary of Frederick Wyatt “Fritz” Lord, a Mass teen turning her insurrectionist mother, uncle, and aunt; and the weird science humans inflict on animals that is basically what people who claim to have
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In this episode, we discussed a North Adams traffic stop that resulted in weed and weapons charges, Google workers forming a union, and, of course, the insurrection at the Capitol.
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In this episode, we speak with Yuki Cohen about accusations against her club, Methuselah, that COVID-19 protocols were violated. We also talked about Williamstown's search for a new police chief and much more.
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In this episode, we talk about the "cultural depression" that's hitting the Berkshires, with little art being produced or staged publicly; Mass Gov. Charlie Baker seems to be listening to our show; and more!
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In this episode, we talk about the resignation of Williamstown police chief Kyle Johnson, the lack of state support for the hospitality industry, and speak with special guest Eoin Higgins about Boston PD's violent assault on peaceful protesters.
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We speak with Nancy Stenberg,
Female caucus representative to the 2nd Hampden-Hampshire Senate District, as well as John Prusinski,
Massachusetts Democratic Socialists of America Ecosocialist Working Group.
In this episode, we discuss Willams faculty member's response to racism in Williamstown; North Adams Public Schools' refusal to acknowledge receipt of a Greylock Glass public records request AND refuses to identify RAO for NAPS; Gov. Baker’s stated “confusion” over ranked-choice voting; and more.
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In this episode, we wax in wonder about the recent windstorm, destruction by arson of political speech, first positive case of Covid-19 in North Adams, and more.
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