Curling

We’ll visit the Petersham Curling Club and learn more about the sport that originated in Scotland in the 1500s....

Springfield Armor

Springfield Armor basketball team President Alex Schwerin and Head Coach Bob MacKinnon will discuss our local franchise of the NBA “D” (development) League and affiliate of the NBA Nets....

Sports Economics

Smith College Professor of Economics Andrew Zimbalist will discuss the labor issues in sports in general (i.e.:  NBA lockout, NFL pre-season getting a late start and recent MLB and NHL collective bargaining) and what relation it has to the current U.S. culture and...

Ropes Course

Ropes Courses, also known as obstacle courses, have been used by the military to train soldiers as far back as the ancient Greeks. A ropes course is a challenging personal development and team building activity that encourages diverse groups of people to communicate...

Springfield Republican Sportswriter Ron Chimelis

Republican sportswriter and columnist Ron Chimelis will talk about the Red Sox end-of-the-season collapse and the decisions made by manager terry Francona and general manager Theo Epstein as well as the NBA labor troubles that could cancel the 2011-12 season....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Holyoke Blue Sox Baseball

Guests: Barry Wadsworth, Holyoke Blue Sox CEO, Trey Mancini, 1st baseman (Notre Dame University), Ben Mount, pitcher (University of Southern California). The 2011 season will represent the Holyoke Blue Sox’s 4th season in the Pioneer Valley, playing at MacKenzie...