Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

Monte’s March Update

Monte’s March, held on November 15th, has raised almost $40,000 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. This was the third year that Northampton Radio personality and Connecting Point contributor Monte Belmonte has done this 26 mile walk to fight hunger.  We will...

Professor Ray Bradley on Global Warming

  UMass Professor Ray Bradley, Director of the Climate Systems Research Center discusses his views on global warming as a key factor leading to the recent severe storms in the region. UMasss Climate Systems Research Center        ...

All in a Dog Day’s Work

Theo, America’s only known canine newspaper columnist, and his agent Bob Chipkin chat with host Carrie Saldo. Theo’s thoughts appear regularly in the Republican Life & Leisure section and MassLive. Bob is City Editor of the Republican. Read more:...

The State We’re In: Rep. John Scibak

  State Representative John Scibak (D) – South Hadley and the 2nd Hampshire District and House Chair of the Committee on Public Service, looks at state finances with one-third of the current 2013 fiscal year now complete.          ...

Popcorn Noir

  Popcorn Noir is one of Easthampton’s newest neighborhood cafes. Owners Kristen Davis & Tom Doherty talk about the unique community space they have created, where they show new & old movies in the cinema, plus serve food and drinks in their recently...

Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl Preview

The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the “Great Plow-Up,” followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Carrie Saldo...

Chowder Book Author

Robert S. Cox, Head of Special Collections & University Archives and Adj. Professor of History at UMass Amherst, has written two books on traditional New England food. The first was about Clam Chowder and his second recently completed book is about Cranberries....

CISA: Farm to Preschool

Phil Korman from CISA and Jessica Collins from Farm to Table will be in studio to discuss how the local program Farm to Table brings fresh fruits and vegetables to inner city day cares. Learn more:...

Mama Gena

  Regina Thomashauer (“Mama Gena”) discusses her “Womanly Arts Mastery Program” and her appearance at CityStage– a “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” event. She’s joined for the interview by Maureen Sullivan, Marketing...

Red Cross

Rick Lee, Executive Director,  and Dawn Leaks, Director of Communication, for Red Cross – Pioneer Valley Chapter discuss the recent response to Hurricane Sandy and more. Hurricane Sandy...

Berkshire Glass

Authors Julie L. Sloan and William J. Patriquin discuss the former Berkshire Glassworks in Lanesborough, MA. It was the first company in the country to make stained cathedral glass. Carrie Saldo visits the site of the former factory, the Berkshire Museum, home to some...