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10/6/26. Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rich Michelson, owner of RMichelson Gallery and acclaimed children's book author and poet, on his recent honor at the Obama Presidential Center, his presentation today on Justice Louis Brandies, and a preview of his performance with Leslea Newman, Owen Lewis and the Sherman Chamber Music ensemble. Also, a discussion of genocide in Gaza and antisemitism here. We are family! The Shabazzs — Professor, Ursa, & Amilcar — on what's on a name (Shabazz) and the PAL (Progressive Artists League) exhibit at the Anchor House of Artists/The New England Visionary Artists Museum in Northampton. The Ashfield Fall Festival is this weekend ! Listen to what you, your friends and fam will see, hear, feel, do and eat—New England at its best. We speak with Phil Pless, Chair of the Ashfield Fall Festival Committee. Michael Klare, Sr. Visiting Fellow at the Arms Control Association, discusses his new article in the Nation titled "How AI will Kill Us All: Mapping the Pathway to Human Extinction." But he ends on a hopeful note.

10/6/26. Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rich Michelson, owner of RMichelson Gallery and acclaimed children's book author and poet, on his recent honor at the Obama Presidential Center, his presentation today on Justice Louis Brandies, and a preview of his performance with Leslea Newman, Owen Lewis and the Sherman Chamber Music ensemble. Also, a discussion of genocide in Gaza and antisemitism here. We are family! The Shabazzs — Professor, Ursa, & Amilcar — on what's on a name (Shabazz) and the PAL (Progressive Artists League) exhibit at the Anchor House of Artists/The New England Visionary Artists Museum in Northampton. The Ashfield Fall Festival is this weekend ! Listen to what you, your friends and fam will see, hear, feel, do and eat—New England at its best. We speak with Phil Pless, Chair of the Ashfield Fall Festival Committee. Michael Klare, Sr. Visiting Fellow at the Arms Control Association, discusses his new article in the Nation titled "How AI will Kill Us All: Mapping the Pathway to Human Extinction." But he ends on a hopeful note.

10/6/26. Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rich Michelson, owner of RMichelson Gallery and acclaimed children's book author and poet, on his recent honor at the Obama Presidential Center, his presentation today on Justice Louis Brandies, and a preview of his performance with Leslea Newman, Owen Lewis and the Sherman Chamber Music ensemble. Also, a discussion of genocide in Gaza and antisemitism here. We are family! The Shabazzs — Professor, Ursa, & Amilcar — on what's on a name (Shabazz) and the PAL (Progressive Artists League) exhibit at the Anchor House of Artists/The New England Visionary Artists Museum in Northampton. The Ashfield Fall Festival is this weekend ! Listen to what you, your friends and fam will see, hear, feel, do and eat—New England at its best. We speak with Phil Pless, Chair of the Ashfield Fall Festival Committee. Michael Klare, Sr. Visiting Fellow at the Arms Control Association, discusses his new article in the Nation titled "How AI will Kill Us All: Mapping the Pathway to Human Extinction." But he ends on a hopeful note.

10/6/26. Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz Rich Michelson, owner of RMichelson Gallery and acclaimed children's book author and poet, on his recent honor at the Obama Presidential Center, his presentation today on Justice Louis Brandies, and a preview of his performance with Leslea Newman, Owen Lewis and the Sherman Chamber Music ensemble. Also, a discussion of genocide in Gaza and antisemitism here. We are family! The Shabazzs — Professor, Ursa, & Amilcar — on what's on a name (Shabazz) and the PAL (Progressive Artists League) exhibit at the Anchor House of Artists/The New England Visionary Artists Museum in Northampton. The Ashfield Fall Festival is this weekend ! Listen to what you, your friends and fam will see, hear, feel, do and eat—New England at its best. We speak with Phil Pless, Chair of the Ashfield Fall Festival Committee. Michael Klare, Sr. Visiting Fellow at the Arms Control Association, discusses his new article in the Nation titled "How AI will Kill Us All: Mapping the Pathway to Human Extinction." But he ends on a hopeful note.

10/05/26 Co-Host Megan Zinn The Cost of a Failed Override. We speak with Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on the practical consequences of the failed override. The event tonight at Forbes at 6:30. Smith Coll English Prof Michael Gorra on his new book "The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction" such as Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. How and why short stories came to be and why their ghosts still haunt us. The Ballot Questions. Sen Jo Comerford shares her perspective on these critical questions that we are about to vote on. Big Projects. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra tells us about the road safety construction project in front of the high school and the new NHS geothermal project. The Mayor also discusses the FACT (Fiscal Assessment Community Task) Force , the potential override, and also, Picture Main Street.

10/05/26 Co-Host Megan Zinn The Cost of a Failed Override. We speak with Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on the practical consequences of the failed override. The event tonight at Forbes at 6:30. Smith Coll English Prof Michael Gorra on his new book "The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction" such as Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. How and why short stories came to be and why their ghosts still haunt us. The Ballot Questions. Sen Jo Comerford shares her perspective on these critical questions that we are about to vote on. Big Projects. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra tells us about the road safety construction project in front of the high school and the new NHS geothermal project. The Mayor also discusses the FACT (Fiscal Assessment Community Task) Force , the potential override, and also, Picture Main Street.

10/05/26 Co-Host Megan Zinn The Cost of a Failed Override. We speak with Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on the practical consequences of the failed override. The event tonight at Forbes at 6:30. Smith Coll English Prof Michael Gorra on his new book "The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction" such as Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. How and why short stories came to be and why their ghosts still haunt us. The Ballot Questions. Sen Jo Comerford shares her perspective on these critical questions that we are about to vote on. Big Projects. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra tells us about the road safety construction project in front of the high school and the new NHS geothermal project. The Mayor also discusses the FACT (Fiscal Assessment Community Task) Force , the potential override, and also, Picture Main Street.

10/05/26 Co-Host Megan Zinn The Cost of a Failed Override. We speak with Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator, on the practical consequences of the failed override. The event tonight at Forbes at 6:30. Smith Coll English Prof Michael Gorra on his new book "The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction" such as Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. How and why short stories came to be and why their ghosts still haunt us. The Ballot Questions. Sen Jo Comerford shares her perspective on these critical questions that we are about to vote on. Big Projects. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra tells us about the road safety construction project in front of the high school and the new NHS geothermal project. The Mayor also discusses the FACT (Fiscal Assessment Community Task) Force , the potential override, and also, Picture Main Street.

The Hustler Files Ep 180 by WHMP Radio

October 2, 2026, Co-Host—Josh Silver This week’s failed execution of Christa Pike. We hear the perspective of death penalty expert, attorney (Yale law School), Amherst College Professor, and prolific author Austin Sarat. The SNAP cuts in Massachusetts, the scourge of food insecurity in western Mass and what you can do to help. We speak with Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev Ben Ezra and Cheo Ramos, Coordinator of the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. The space we live in. A preview of “Earth Music Theatre Live,” a cinematic (stunning astronaut photography) multi-media experience at Bombyx Saturday at 7:00. We speak with composer & guitarist Steve Thomas and astrophysicist Dr Salman Hameed. “Saints, Scoundrels and Statemen: Tales of the Massachusetts Legislature.” We speak with Sen Richard Moore, who will be presenting and sharing these tales at the GCC Symposium in Greenfield next Wednesday. “Remittance” at the Mead Art Museum. ArtBeat Host Donnabelle Casis speaks with artist and participant in the Filipino Overseas Worker Program, Xyza Crus Bacani.

October 2, 2026, Co-Host—Josh Silver This week’s failed execution of Christa Pike. We hear the perspective of death penalty expert, attorney (Yale law School), Amherst College Professor, and prolific author Austin Sarat. The SNAP cuts in Massachusetts, the scourge of food insecurity in western Mass and what you can do to help. We speak with Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev Ben Ezra and Cheo Ramos, Coordinator of the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. The space we live in. A preview of “Earth Music Theatre Live,” a cinematic (stunning astronaut photography) multi-media experience at Bombyx Saturday at 7:00. We speak with composer & guitarist Steve Thomas and astrophysicist Dr Salman Hameed. “Saints, Scoundrels and Statemen: Tales of the Massachusetts Legislature.” We speak with Sen Richard Moore, who will be presenting and sharing these tales at the GCC Symposium in Greenfield next Wednesday. “Remittance” at the Mead Art Museum. ArtBeat Host Donnabelle Casis speaks with artist and participant in the Filipino Overseas Worker Program, Xyza Crus Bacani.

October 2, 2026, Co-Host—Josh Silver This week’s failed execution of Christa Pike. We hear the perspective of death penalty expert, attorney (Yale law School), Amherst College Professor, and prolific author Austin Sarat. The SNAP cuts in Massachusetts, the scourge of food insecurity in western Mass and what you can do to help. We speak with Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev Ben Ezra and Cheo Ramos, Coordinator of the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. The space we live in. A preview of “Earth Music Theatre Live,” a cinematic (stunning astronaut photography) multi-media experience at Bombyx Saturday at 7:00. We speak with composer & guitarist Steve Thomas and astrophysicist Dr Salman Hameed. “Saints, Scoundrels and Statemen: Tales of the Massachusetts Legislature.” We speak with Sen Richard Moore, who will be presenting and sharing these tales at the GCC Symposium in Greenfield next Wednesday. “Remittance” at the Mead Art Museum. ArtBeat Host Donnabelle Casis speaks with artist and participant in the Filipino Overseas Worker Program, Xyza Crus Bacani.

October 2, 2026, Co-Host—Josh Silver This week’s failed execution of Christa Pike. We hear the perspective of death penalty expert, attorney (Yale law School), Amherst College Professor, and prolific author Austin Sarat. The SNAP cuts in Massachusetts, the scourge of food insecurity in western Mass and what you can do to help. We speak with Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev Ben Ezra and Cheo Ramos, Coordinator of the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. The space we live in. A preview of “Earth Music Theatre Live,” a cinematic (stunning astronaut photography) multi-media experience at Bombyx Saturday at 7:00. We speak with composer & guitarist Steve Thomas and astrophysicist Dr Salman Hameed. “Saints, Scoundrels and Statemen: Tales of the Massachusetts Legislature.” We speak with Sen Richard Moore, who will be presenting and sharing these tales at the GCC Symposium in Greenfield next Wednesday. “Remittance” at the Mead Art Museum. ArtBeat Host Donnabelle Casis speaks with artist and participant in the Filipino Overseas Worker Program, Xyza Crus Bacani.

October 2, 2026, Co-Host—Josh Silver This week’s failed execution of Christa Pike. We hear the perspective of death penalty expert, attorney (Yale law School), Amherst College Professor, and prolific author Austin Sarat. The SNAP cuts in Massachusetts, the scourge of food insecurity in western Mass and what you can do to help. We speak with Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev Ben Ezra and Cheo Ramos, Coordinator of the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. The space we live in. A preview of “Earth Music Theatre Live,” a cinematic (stunning astronaut photography) multi-media experience at Bombyx Saturday at 7:00. We speak with composer & guitarist Steve Thomas and astrophysicist Dr Salman Hameed. “Saints, Scoundrels and Statemen: Tales of the Massachusetts Legislature.” We speak with Sen Richard Moore, who will be presenting and sharing these tales at the GCC Symposium in Greenfield next Wednesday. “Remittance” at the Mead Art Museum. ArtBeat Host Donnabelle Casis speaks with artist and participant in the Filipino Overseas Worker Program, Xyza Crus Bacani.

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