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This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, M
Total Running Time: 55:07
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–The controversial book by former White House Press Secretary that will be released, including excerpts from it, Karl Rove’s [...]

OK, last evening’s show went well, no? Jonathan Bates gave all of us a good sense of what folks at Nuestras Raices are working on down in Holyoke. Time for a field trip!
Here’s that info from The Bus Stop Billboard we promised:
FLYER AT: http://a244.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/81/l_2ab548c3a3eb3bd5191ce5f967c84093.jpg
WHAT: Protest at homes of top financial supporters of Huntingdon Life
Sciences
WHEN: [...]

In Attendance:
Anthony Shannon, Matt Dineen, Dana Prescott, D.O., Ed Russell, Sam Hudnall, Fidel Hidalgo, Bill Weye, Keeley Malone, Megha Arraj, Tony Rodriguez, Joel Saxe, Arjuna Greist, Mary Serez, BushI Harvey, Vincent Rodriguez a.k.a “Ginsensg”

At age 13 Bill read the Bible and started asking questions. At age 15 he read the Quran and recognized that same Voice from the Bible. At age 18, Bill knew that these and the other major world religions were linked together somehow, but didn’t know what that link was. Bill describes [...]

Greetings Earthlings. Time to talk about Mother Earth, the urban dweller. She’s stressed, she’s pressed-in, she’s not happy! Jonathan Bates, board member of Nuestras Raices, joins us to discuss that Holyoke organization’s work to protect the urban environment and create sustainable models for city living. As always, we’ll be checking out the latest from [...]

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
May 21st, 2008
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 55:29
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–The recent developments of Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor and the reaction to it from politicians and the [...]

Wednesday May 21st
7-9 pm MEF 60 Masonic St.
 
AGENDA
 
-Board Election
-Underwriting Discussion 
-Newsletter and Advertising
-Volunteer Requirements

I just got word that our friends at the Prometheus Radio Project are meeting with Rep. Neal tomorrow in Washington to discuss the Local Community Radio Act – a bill in Congress that would make it possible for thousands of new LPFMs to get on the air.

Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Kahani Skydance, a Baha’i who basically made the Peace Corps her career after becoming a Baha’i. Before the interview I play a piece from the radio program The State We’re In produced by Radio Netherlands. This piece updates the plight of Baha’is and other religious minorities in Egypt.

Attended: Strong Oak, Megha Arraj, Linda Kennedy, Eddie Kennedy, Lila Wolan, Bob Gardner, Keely Malone, Derek Goodwin, Tony Udell, Bush I Harvey
Absent with excuse: Tony Shannon and Alan Vogel
I. Website
Bill Weye would like as many programmers as possible to blog on the new site.  Please ask your programmers to participate and let them know that [...]