We want the airwaves
Al Williams of Northampton Community Television and Jim Lescault of Amherst Media talk about local access to the airwaves, how it’s in jeopardy, and why you should care.
View ArticleThirty years of fighting for justice
This weekend, social justice activists from around the world will gather at Hampshire College for the 30th annual Civil Liberties and Public Policy Reproductive Justice Conference. We talk to...
View ArticleSpill it
Writer Chivas Sandage helps us celebrate National Poetry Month by bringing by some of the women from her Write Like A River workshop. They’ll be doing a reading this Saturday at Forbes Library. Plus,...
View ArticleBuffalo Stance
Winterpills guitarist Dennis Crommett has a new CD out. He’ll be celebrating its release with the usual cadre of of talented local musicians Friday night at The Iron Horse. Also, Vijay Prashad...
View ArticleGet Young for a good cause – or two!
This weekend, the Young@Heart chorus will be performing a benefit for CISA and Safe Passage. During the Valley Free Radio fund drive, we talked to Bob Cilman and Jean Florio from Y@H, and Sarah Smith...
View ArticleHere we are now, entertain us.
Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth (who has a new solo album coming out next month) and music critic Byron Coley talk about tonight’s screening of 1991: The Year Punk Broke at Flywheel in Easthampton. They...
View ArticleMaking things worse, making things better…
Bill’s a little cranky about a new proposal from the folks who want to build casinos in the area. You’ve heard of the “Twinkie defense?” Bill may have just come up with the Twinkie OFFENSE. In more...
View ArticleThere’s a freaking HERD of elephants in this room…
…some of them we talk about, some of them we don’t (which may cause Jaz to explode). Bill Scher does NOT talk about Donald Trump, thankfully. Tom Pappalardo makes some pretty bold statements about...
View ArticleNot with a bang, but a sax solo….
For his last show, Bill talks to the person who got him into radio in the first place: Rachel Maddow, who can finally reveal a little secret about the show she handed over to Bill. Also, Bill tries to...
View ArticleSupport Bill Dwight For Northampton City Councilor At-Large!
Bill Dwight may have hung up the microphone, but now his hat is in the ring! Bill is running hard for the honor to serve as Northampton City Councilor At-Large. Go to BillAtLarge.com to learn more...
View Article(Flash)Back
We are back from our unexpected hiatus, taken because a certain someone forgot to mention that he would be voyaging off to Internetless Hills for a couple of weeks. Now he’s recovering from a medical...
View ArticleO Death
Bill and Jaz take note of some recent passings. Plus, it’s fair season, and Bill has issues with demolition derbies. http://billdwightshow.com/audio/BDS150904.mp3Download the show! | Open Player in New...
View ArticleHello from the other side…
In which the Bill Dwight Show is a little like Adele: quiet for a long time and then one day – BOOM! New album. Or podcast. Whatever. So…hi everybody! What’s going on with you? Sorry we haven’t been...
View ArticleShelter from the Storm
Happy First Day of Fall! Northampton plans to welcome 51 refugees from places like Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq…which has some folks suddenly concerned about our own homeless population. We also chat...
View ArticleThe Great Deflate?
This week’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump just happened to fall on the birthday of our pal, Politico Contributing Editor, and our favorite Blogginghead, Bill Scher. He joins us in the...
View ArticleHuman Rights and Wrongs
Natalia Muñoz, chair of Northampton’s Human Rights Commission, stops by the shack to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Tara Ganguly, the current election season, and the role of journalism....
View ArticleNew Century, New Opportunities
New Century Theatre founder Sam Rush chats with us about the exciting new changes that the company is facing. Plus Bill has a few things to say about this whole “lesser of two evils” malarky, and Jaz...
View ArticleElection Eve easing….
Twas the night before Election Day and all through the house, progressives and liberals were freaking the f@#& out…so we headed over to Bill Scher’s place for the political analysis version of a...
View ArticleThe Hedonic Treadmill
Bill Scher has changed the name of his podcast from “Talk Me Down” to “This Is Not Normal.” He talks to us about what the hell happened, and what the hell we need to do....
View ArticleCoffee Talk
Our buddy, artist and author Tom Pappalardo stops by the cozy shack to talk about his new book and some sweet sweet merch that could be the answer to your gift-giving problems!...
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