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What a Ride and an Override 7/20/26, Co-Host Megan Zinn. Lexi Walters Wright, owner of High Five Books & 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award recipient, on supporting the LGBTQ youth, community & readers. Local author Morgan Thomas on their claimed and innovative debut novel “Mad Eden”- about “late-diagnosed autism, gender-affirming care, queer family, & dragon.” Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby on how to win an Override, the World Cup Watch Parties, and a fight with City Council. Educator Doug Selwyn on Gov Healy’s proposal for MCAS 2.0 & what you can do.
7/17/26, Co -Host Josh Silver. MTA rank-and-file member Max Page w/ Anthony Clough from the Mass Budget and Policy Center: should Massachusetts opt into the federal school voucher program? Clough provides a completely understandable explanation of the issue and explains why the answer should be a resounding No. Amherst College Prof Austin Sarat on Trump’s speech last night. Will the President try to rig, and can he sabotage, the Midterms? Rep Lindsay Sabadosa takes on the most contentious issues before the state legislature now. Political Good with Josh Silver: Rep Sabadosa stays with us, and we discuss ICE on the streets and in court houses and other sensitive locations in Massachusetts. Plus the Rep’s take on the ballot questions.
7/17/26, Co -Host Josh Silver. MTA rank-and-file member Max Page w/ Anthony Clough from the Mass Budget and Policy Center: should Massachusetts opt into the federal school voucher program? Clough provides a completely understandable explanation of the issue and explains why the answer should be a resounding No. Amherst College Prof Austin Sarat on Trump’s speech last night. Will the President try to rig, and can he sabotage, the Midterms? Rep Lindsay Sabadosa takes on the most contentious issues before the state legislature now. Political Good with Josh Silver: Rep Sabadosa stays with us, and we discuss ICE on the streets and in court houses and other sensitive locations in Massachusetts. Plus the Rep’s take on the ballot questions.
7/17/26, Co -Host Josh Silver. MTA rank-and-file member Max Page w/ Anthony Clough from the Mass Budget and Policy Center: should Massachusetts opt into the federal school voucher program? Clough provides a completely understandable explanation of the issue and explains why the answer should be a resounding No. Amherst College Prof Austin Sarat on Trump’s speech last night. Will the President try to rig, and can he sabotage, the Midterms? Rep Lindsay Sabadosa takes on the most contentious issues before the state legislature now. Political Good with Josh Silver: Rep Sabadosa stays with us, and we discuss ICE on the streets and in court houses and other sensitive locations in Massachusetts. Plus the Rep’s take on the ballot questions.
7/17/26, Co -Host Josh Silver. MTA rank-and-file member Max Page w/ Anthony Clough from the Mass Budget and Policy Center: should Massachusetts opt into the federal school voucher program? Clough provides a completely understandable explanation of the issue and explains why the answer should be a resounding No. Amherst College Prof Austin Sarat on Trump’s speech last night. Will the President try to rig, and can he sabotage, the Midterms? Rep Lindsay Sabadosa takes on the most contentious issues before the state legislature now. Political Good with Josh Silver: Rep Sabadosa stays with us, and we discuss ICE on the streets and in court houses and other sensitive locations in Massachusetts. Plus the Rep’s take on the ballot questions.
7/16/26. Co-Host Andy Bukowski. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on health threats from the fires, cyclosporiasis & the lone-star tic. Also finding a doc & securing medical care. Dan Crowley, Ex Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Greenfield Recorder, on today’s biggest stories: “Distant fires bring smoky skies;” “Body of missing man is discovered; “‘Meet the moment,’” disability advocates urge;” “Kratom bans being considered;” “City discussing gender affirmation ordinance.” Silverthorne Theater’s Ezekiel Baskin, Ash Governman & Mary Beth Brooker on “Deep Blue Sound”—tonight is opening night & this play will be their last production at Hampshire College. All That Jazz with Ruth Griggs and Ryan Hollander, Northampton Jazz Fest bd member & producer: behind the scenes, his remarkable music & Summer on Strong.
7/16/26. Co-Host Andy Bukowski. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on health threats from the fires, cyclosporiasis & the lone-star tic. Also finding a doc & securing medical care. Dan Crowley, Ex Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Greenfield Recorder, on today’s biggest stories: “Distant fires bring smoky skies;” “Body of missing man is discovered; “‘Meet the moment,’” disability advocates urge;” “Kratom bans being considered;” “City discussing gender affirmation ordinance.” Silverthorne Theater’s Ezekiel Baskin, Ash Governman & Mary Beth Brooker on “Deep Blue Sound”—tonight is opening night & this play will be their last production at Hampshire College. All That Jazz with Ruth Griggs and Ryan Hollander, Northampton Jazz Fest bd member & producer: behind the scenes, his remarkable music & Summer on Strong.
7/16/26. Co-Host Andy Bukowski. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on health threats from the fires, cyclosporiasis & the lone-star tic. Also finding a doc & securing medical care. Dan Crowley, Ex Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Greenfield Recorder, on today’s biggest stories: “Distant fires bring smoky skies;” “Body of missing man is discovered; “‘Meet the moment,’” disability advocates urge;” “Kratom bans being considered;” “City discussing gender affirmation ordinance.” Silverthorne Theater’s Ezekiel Baskin, Ash Governman & Mary Beth Brooker on “Deep Blue Sound”—tonight is opening night & this play will be their last production at Hampshire College. All That Jazz with Ruth Griggs and Ryan Hollander, Northampton Jazz Fest bd member & producer: behind the scenes, his remarkable music & Summer on Strong.
7/16/26. Co-Host Andy Bukowski. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on health threats from the fires, cyclosporiasis & the lone-star tic. Also finding a doc & securing medical care. Dan Crowley, Ex Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Greenfield Recorder, on today’s biggest stories: “Distant fires bring smoky skies;” “Body of missing man is discovered; “‘Meet the moment,’” disability advocates urge;” “Kratom bans being considered;” “City discussing gender affirmation ordinance.” Silverthorne Theater’s Ezekiel Baskin, Ash Governman & Mary Beth Brooker on “Deep Blue Sound”—tonight is opening night & this play will be their last production at Hampshire College. All That Jazz with Ruth Griggs and Ryan Hollander, Northampton Jazz Fest bd member & producer: behind the scenes, his remarkable music & Summer on Strong.
7/15/26, Co-Host -- Brian Adams “Hatfield on the Home Front” w/ Meg Baker, curator, Hatfield Historical Museum: the beginnings of the Revolutionary War – here, in 1774. Carolyn Misch, Northampton’s Director of Planning and Sustainability: rewilding land in the City and an update on Picture Main Street. Jim Johnson, Smith College Prof Emeritus (after 52 years as a professor!) of Sports and Exercise Science: preparing for the World Cup, the heat, the competition & caring for yourself—his most recent Gazette column. Cool Films with Larry Hott: Larry reviews “John Candy: I Like Me” and the recent documentaries on Steve Martin and Martin Short and their focus on home and fathers.