Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

Election Night Preview

UMass Amherst Political Science Professor Mike Hannahan and Central Connecticut State University Poltical Science Professor Jerold Duquette join Jim Madigan in studio to discuss their expected outcomes for Election Night...

Value of a Degree

With today’s tough economy many college grads are finding it tough to find a job after graduating from college with a degree.  Connecting Point Contributor Carolee McGrath looks at the value of a college degree in today’s society and what options young people have...

1903 Stevens-Duryea Car

Guy McClain, Director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History, discusses concerns that a classic 1903 Stevens-Duryea car, which was built in Springfield and is currently being loaned to the museum, will return to private hands. The car, currently for sale for...

WNEU/ Masslive & The Republican Poll Results

  Jim Madigan and Western New England University Polling Institute Director Professor Tim Vercellotti discuss findings from the final election poll for the Republican and MassLive.  Republican Executive Editor Wayne Phaneuf also provides his insights. WNEU...

Massachusetts Ballot Question 3

Dr. James Broadhurst, Chair of MassVote NO on Question 3, and two Supporters of Ballot Ques.tion 3 discuss their differing views on legalizing use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in...

UMass Exit Polling

UMass Amherst political science Professor Brian Shaffner and students discuss the statewide exit polling they will be conducting and providing to major media outlets on Election Day (Tuesday, November 6). UMass...

October Mountain, Part 2

Folklorist and These Mysterious Hills author Joe Durwin takes us on a supernatural tour of the Berkshires’ 16,500 acre October Mountain State Park where it is said by some that ghosts and spirits roam, UFOs fly overhead, and Bigfoot wanders in the woods… October...

Ballot Question 2: Assisted Suicide

Massachusetts State Ballot Question 2 seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Baystate. Supporter of Question 2 Steve Crawford and Question 2 opponent Dr. Shawn Charest, Medical Director of Mercy Hospice, discuss their opposing views on the controversial...

Emily Dickinson Photo

Jane Wald, Executive Director of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst discusses the excitement surrounding  the discovery of an 1859 daguerreotype, believed to be the only second known photo of the poet Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson Museum      ...