Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 35: On Local News, with Jason Pramas, Corinne Colbert, and Brian Zayatz On this week's episode, a discussion about the threats to local news and how we and our peers are pushing back. Shoestring contributorDecember 11, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 34: Election Post-Mortem with Dan Cannity and Jeff Napolitano In this week's episode of Trippin' on The Shoestring, we discuss the 2024 election. Shoestring contributorNovember 23, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 33: Veterans for Peace with Nick Mottern, Martin Omasta, and Donovan Lee On this week's podcast, a discussion about the U.S. military, its impact on the world, and the people who participate in it with three... Shoestring contributorNovember 4, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 32: All Politics Is Local with Vijay Prashad The dissident scholar Vijay Prashad, who has deep ties to western Mass, explores the connection between local politics and U.S. foreign policy. Shoestring contributorOctober 10, 2024
Transportation Ep. 31: Podcasting on the PVTA Our hosts come to you from PVTA buses and bus stops to document the experience of navigating public transit in western Mass. Shoestring contributorSeptember 20, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 30: Crisis Response with Earl Miller and Sera Davidow Trippin’ on the Shoestring takes on a heavy topic: how we as a society respond to those in our communities experiencing crisis. Shoestring contributorAugust 15, 2024
Housing Op-Ed: Northampton Broker Fee Ban Could Become State Law A much needed broker fee ban in Northampton has been stalled at the state level for years. Now, it could become law statewide. Shoestring contributorJuly 29, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 29: Summer Break Recap with Dusty and Shelby Dusty and Shelby share updates and highlights from the episodes of the first half of the year. Shoestring contributorJuly 25, 2024
Education Ep. 28: Palestine, Protest, and Police Repression at UMass Amherst UMass professor Kevin Young and grad student Max Greenberg talk Palestine organizing and the school's response. Shoestring contributorJune 13, 2024
Housing Ep. 27: Housing Hardship with Rose Webster-Smith and Jean Frances On the podcast, we discuss how tenants and homeowners can fight back amid the state's worsening housing crisis. Shoestring contributorMay 30, 2024
Culture Yiddish Traditions Find New Form in “Shterna and the Lost Voice” The original performance by Northampton's A.C. Weaver and the Magid Ensemble played to two full houses at the Parlor Room. Shoestring contributorMay 1, 2024
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast Ep. 26: Farms, Floods, and Climate Change with Alisa Klein and Piyush Labhsetwar After floods wiped out crops across the region last year, what is the future of farming in the Valley? Shoestring contributorApril 24, 2024