Anti-Bullying Laws

Guests: Ann Marie Carpenter, LICSW, Berkshire County ADA Robert Kinzer Our guests will discuss the positive and negative impact that anti-bullying laws have had on public school education with host Carrie Saldo. As well as explore questions such as has the law made...

Snow Farm

Guest: Karen Totman, Executive Director Located in Williamsburg, MA, Snow Farm runs a wide range of craft programs for teens and adults of all ages. Workshops on glass blowing, flame working, welded sculpture, ceramics, metalsmithing, fiber arts, woodworking,...

RelaxAbility Handbook

Jessica Sarfaraz Berger, a registered nurse, yoga teacher, and stress reduction facilitator, will discuss how she merged the concepts she learned in those areas to develop her own approach to stress reduction. The results are 66 techniques she says can be used by...

9/11 and the US Economy

Economist Prof. David Kotz from UMass/Amherst discusses his views on how the governments’ response to the 9/11 terror attacks has impacted the US economy over the past...

Rail Trails, part 3

Guests: Craig Della Pena, Rail Trail Advocate, John Losito, Manhan Rail Trail Committee Member, Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development, Northampton. Third in a three part series about the regional bike path system. Tonight’s show describes the timeframe...

Steve Levy, Wired Magazine

Springfield Public Forum speaker Steven Levy, Wired Magazine writer, will speak on  “How Google Shaped Our Lives” and his book, ‘ In the Plex: How Google, Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives.”...

Rail Trail Series, part 2

RAIL TRAIL SERIES PART 2 Guest: Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development, City of Northampton, Liz Stevens, Committee Member, McKnight Neighborhood, Scott Hanson, Principal Planner, City of Springfield and Sheila McElwaine, Advocate, Connecticut River Walk...

Breast Cancer

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Grace Makari-Judson, medical director of Baystate Hospital’s Comprehensive Breast Center,  discusses the latest research and developments in the treatment of breast cancer. Additional Info: Baystate Health:...

First Collegiate Baseball Game

Guest: Derek Gentile, writer Pittsfield, MA Pittsfield was the home of the first recorded collegiate baseball game between Amherst and Williams College.  Local writer Derek Gentile will talk about what that first game was like back in...

Williamstown Film Festival

Guest: Steve Lawson, Williamstown Film Festival Director We’ll discuss “Lucky Thirteen,” this year’s Williamstown Film Festival, which begins 10/21. The festival is somewhat unique in that every film is screened just once, and no films overlap,...

The Economy

Economist John Rogers, Associate Vice Pres. for Institutional Effectiveness at American Int’l College and Economics Prof. Karl Petrick of Western New England University will discuss the prospects for the US and world economy in this time of stock market...