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Ep 16: “I Have Space in My Life”: Remembering the era of COVID spending with Michael Hanson and Lin Gen
Valley residents discuss the impact of government spending during the early Covid-19 pandemic, who was left out of that spending, and how …
Episode 15: Cookouts and Cash: Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s campaign warchest with Dusty Christensen
We speak to writer Dusty Christensen about his latest piece on Sheriff Nick Cocchi's campaign fundraising. Cocchi raised more than any other …
Episode 14: Climate Justice with Terry Gibson and Basav Sen
Shoestring reporters Sierra Dickey and Sarah Robertson speak to Terry Gibson and Basav Sen about climate justice efforts in Springfield, MA and …
Episode 13: Cathy McNally on Taking Down her Black Lives Matter Sign
In a new episode of Trippin on The Shoestring, co-editor Will spoke with Cathy McNally about why she took down her Black …
Episode 12: Dash Cams, Motorola Solutions, Northampton, Oh My
In this episode we talk with defense attorneys Rachel Weber and Dana Goldblatt, Ben Brucato, an Assistant Professor in the Department of …
Episode 11: Covid-19 and the media w/ Dr. Steven Thrasher
In this episode we talk with Dr. Steven Thrasher, a professor of journalism at Northwestern University, and author of the upcoming book, …
Episode 10: Ten Forward with Sarah Lanzilotta
In this episode we share an interview we conducted in January with Sarah Lanzilotta, the owner of Ten Forward in Greenfield, about …
Episode 9: Investigative Reporter Dusty Christensen
We sit down with investigative reporter Dusty Christensen of the Daily Hampshire Gazette to discuss his recent work on the internal affairs …
Episode 8: Covid Data and its Discontents w/Joe Pater
The Shoestring's Covid data columnist Joe Pater joins us to discuss how public information about the virus has been disseminated and how …
Episode 7: The Future of Local Media w/Victor Pickard
The Shoestring talks with media scholar Victor Pickard about the failure of advertising revenue to fund local journalism, the need for publicly …
Episode 3: Disappearing Ink
We invited former Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter and frequent Shoestring and Montague Reporter contributor Sarah Robertson to discuss the state of local …
Episode 6: Who Does ServiceNet Serve?
We talk with Shoestring staff writer and labor correspondent Roman Nicholas about his recent expose on ServiceNet. In the piece, Nicholas spoke …
Episode 5: Officer Andrew Kohl
We talk with Molly Keller about her research on Northampton Police Department Officer Andrew Kohl who was recently featured in our Northampton …
Episode 4: Organizing Small Business in the Valley
In this episode we talk with our labor beat correspondent R. Nicholas about workers and the process and challenges of organizing small …
Episode 2: Northampton City Council
The Shoestring has reported on over 50 Northampton City Council meetings in its regularly occurring column "I Go to City Council Meetings." …
Episode 1: Lt. Alan Borowski
In Episode 1 of the Shoestring podcast Trippin' on the Shoestring, the editorial team discusses the illustrious career of Lt. Alan Borowski …