Northampton Area Young Professionals

Kate Glynn, of Northampton Area Young Professionals and Jim Ayres, the new executive director of the United Way of Hampshire County, discuss the upcoming Non-Profit Board Fair, designed to get more young people involved with these entities. Northampton Area Young...

The State We’re in: State Rep Todd Smola

  State Rep. Todd Smola (R) – Palmer and the 1st Hampden District, looks at how the House and Senate Budgets for FY 2013 compare and contrast. We’ll also consider the casino issue and get some Republican perspective on the 2012 Massachusetts legislative, US...

Author Jane Maas

Jane Maas, a real life Peggy Olson who started as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather in1964 and rose to become a creative director and agency officer, shares her personal insights on what it was really like to work amongst the “Mad Men” of advertising in...

Ethical Wills

Attorney Gina Barry will discuss “Ethical Wills” in which people can “bequeath” more than financial and material goods to their loved...

Arts & Entertainment: Naia Kete

Musician Naia Kete sits down with Meghan Lynn Allen during a recent trip back home to western Mass.  Kete, originally from this area, now lives in California and was a recent contestant on the reality show The Voice. In-Studio Performance of “Crazy Glue”...

Lungs at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield

In a time of global anxiety and political unrest, a young couple contemplates having a child. If they over think it, they’ll never do it. But if they rush, it could be a disaster. What will be the first to destruct – the planet or the relationship? This is the central...

Farewell To Factory Towns

Maynard Seider will discuss his recent film “Farewell to Factory Towns”, chronically the history of work in North Adams, the impact of deindustrialization and how the city is trying to stand on its feet. Farewell to Factory...

CISA Farmers’ Markets

Over the last 5 years, the number of farmers’ markets in the region doubled, and 49 markets now offer locally grown food in all seasons of the year! The array and display of goods is bountiful with items from maple syrup and honey to meat, flowers, vegetables and...

Gay Archives Project

Bet Power, Director and Curator of the Sexual Minorities Archives, discusses  “LGBT Elders Speak Out”, an oral history project which records the stories of gay men and women from who lived in an era when there was far less...

Mike Quincy

Consumer Reports Auto Content Specialist Mike Quincy joins Carrie in the studio to discuss some of the safest cars for your teen as the summer begins and they are preparing to head to summer jobs and off to college. They’ll discuss tips for keeping your teen focused...

Horizons for the Homeless

Joanna Carrington, Playspace Programs West Regional Director at Horizons for Homeless Children; Nicole Lussier, Program Director for “Open Pantry” Teen Living Program in Springfield; and Playspace Activity Leader Denise Donnelly discuss the efforts to...