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Airing this Sunday, July 20, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves recorded a special program with Circus Smirkus, a non-profit, you...
07/18/2025

Airing this Sunday, July 20, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves recorded a special program with Circus Smirkus, a non-profit, youth-membered circus troupe with roots in nearby Vermont. The troupe is presently on tour this summer at venues near and around the Valley, including this weekend at the Franklin County Fairgrounds located at 89 Wisdom Way in Greenfield. Youth tour members Johnathan Kamienseski, Story Gemmati, and Oscar Beninga, joined by executive and artistic director Rachel Schiffer, provide Occupy the Airwaves host Stephen Linsky a ringside view into their lives with the troupe and during the rest of the year as well as their experiences in the course of their summer tour performances.

Tour and troupe information can be found at: https://www.smirkus.org/

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org. All shows are archived for two weeks on the station website, and can also be listened to at https://archive.org/search?query=Occupy+the+airwaves

Airing this Sunday, July 13, 2025, Northampton-based civil rights attorney and law commentator Bill Newman joins Occupy ...
07/11/2025

Airing this Sunday, July 13, 2025, Northampton-based civil rights attorney and law commentator Bill Newman joins Occupy the Airwaves hosts Emikan Sudan and Stephen Linsky for an up-to-date review and analysis of the most recent term of the U.S. Supreme Court, including such issues as political gerrymandering, separation of powers, nationwide injunctive relief by lower federal courts, the role and legacy of Chief Justice Roberts, reproductive rights, and first amendment considerations relating to trans rights. Discussion also focused on what the Court may do in its upcoming term.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org. All shows are archived for two weeks on the station website, and can also be listened to at https://archive.org/search?query=Occupy+the+airwaves

This Sunday, June 29, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves hosts Miranda Giroux, Liz Walber and Bob Gardner welcome Luke Rotello, c...
06/27/2025

This Sunday, June 29, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves hosts Miranda Giroux, Liz Walber and Bob Gardner welcome Luke Rotello, community organizer, barista, and Northampton Ward 5 City Council candidate. Together, they discuss local issues including rent and the housing crisis, school funding, and debates around the coming electoral races throughout the city. Learn more about Rotello's platform at rotelloforward5.com

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org. All shows are archived for two weeks on the station website, and can also be listened to at https://archive.org/search?query=%22occupy+the+airwaves%22&sort=-date

This Sunday, June 22, 2025, local artist, educator, and community organizer Kathleen Anderson joins Occupy the Airwaves ...
06/22/2025

This Sunday, June 22, 2025, local artist, educator, and community organizer Kathleen Anderson joins Occupy the Airwaves cohosts to discuss local and national reparations efforts for Black Americans. The op-ed she references in this show is in the comments, below.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

This Sunday, we present again an interview with authors Amilcar Shabazz and Tom Wiener, discussing their book on little ...
06/15/2025

This Sunday, we present again an interview with authors Amilcar Shabazz and Tom Wiener, discussing their book on little known abolitionists: entitled "In defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School." This fascinating tale of unknown heroes of American history is a joy and inspiration. Hope you enjoy the listen!

In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School uncovers the untold stories of individuals who risked their lives to fight enslavemen...

This Sunday, June 8, we are joined by Ruth Moushabeck and Nick Mottern, organizers and activists, who join us to discuss...
06/06/2025

This Sunday, June 8, we are joined by Ruth Moushabeck and Nick Mottern, organizers and activists, who join us to discuss the June 14, 2025 fundraiser for the Children of Palestine. Please come and listen as Occupy the Airwaves hosts Emikan Sudan, Miranda Geroux, Liz Walber and P**i Wieland discuss with our guests the situation on the ground in Palestine and the need for this fundraiser. The concert will be held at Pulaski Park in Northampton from 2:00 PM to 6 PM. In case of rain, the concert will be held next door at the Unitarian Society of Northampton, 220 Main Street, Northampton.

Learn more about Friends of Sumud School here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570955710623

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

This Sunday, June 1, we are joined by Londen Farrell, recipient of the Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice, a...
05/30/2025

This Sunday, June 1, we are joined by Londen Farrell, recipient of the Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice, and Jamecia Estes and Simbrit Paskins, committee members for the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee. Listen in as hosts Stephen Linsky and Emikan Sudan discuss where today’s young Americans find a promising path forward.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

This Sunday, May 25th, join us for an all-cohosts show. We’ll introduce Liz Walber, our new cohost, and discuss what has...
05/24/2025

This Sunday, May 25th, join us for an all-cohosts show. We’ll introduce Liz Walber, our new cohost, and discuss what has been weighing on our minds locally and nationally.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

This Sunday, May 4, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves welcomes Beth Tabor Lev and Arlene Kirsch, two representatives of Indivisi...
05/02/2025

This Sunday, May 4, 2025, Occupy the Airwaves welcomes Beth Tabor Lev and Arlene Kirsch, two representatives of Indivisible/Swing Left to talk about the ongoing resistance to Trump conservativism and the MAGA movement. Increasingly, people here and across the country are participating in street demonstrations, marches, bridge standouts, and Tesla protests in opposition to the growth of fascism in the United States.

Visit the links in the comments below for some of the organizations and actions discussed in this program.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

On Friday, April 11, and again on Sunday, Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy Director, Professor Christian Appy...
04/08/2025

On Friday, April 11, and again on Sunday, Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy Director, Professor Christian Appy, joins Occupy the Airwaves hosts Emikan Sudan, Bob Gardner and Stephen Linsky to discuss the Initiative’s upcoming program examining the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war protest movement.

Information about the upcoming events beginning April 10th and culminating with an April 30th event at UMass featuring poet Que Mai can be found at: www.eipad.org

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

On Sunday, March 30, we will talk with Codepink co-founder Jodie Evans about her book "Cultivating a Local Peace Economy...
03/24/2025

On Sunday, March 30, we will talk with Codepink co-founder Jodie Evans about her book "Cultivating a Local Peace Economy." and her upcoming Northampton event.

On Friday, March 21, and again on Sunday, March 23, Dr. Ira Helfand, a member of the International Steering Group of the...
03/18/2025

On Friday, March 21, and again on Sunday, March 23, Dr. Ira Helfand, a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), and former chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, joins Occupy the Airwaves hosts Bob Gardner and Stephen Linsky to discuss ongoing efforts to educate about the catastrophic destruction to both human life and earth's climate and ecology that would result from even a relatively limited nuclear war, and to advance strategies to eliminate that inevitability.

Dr. Helfand provided the following links to additional information relating to these efforts:

ICAN report on nuclear weapons and children: https://www.icanw.org/children

IPPNW report on nuclear famine: https://www.ippnw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ENGLISH-Nuclear-Famine-Report-Final-bleed-marks.pdf

Mass State legislature Back from the Brink resolution, S. 1649. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S1649/202
(note: there is also a federal resolution)

BackfromtheBrink website is www.PreventNuclearWar.org

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org.

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