Gloria Matlock Founder and Executive Director 
Debbie Shriver Chair of the BOD
Michael Kane BOD Member
Shino
Jemanae
Jayleigh
Rose
www.twice-as-smart.org

Founded in 2016 in Gloria's home, Twice As Smart was begun on the principle that some kids need extra help. Because Gloria saw a need and because she is a fixer, she wanted to help fix a learning deficiency in Franklin County. What bean with 7 kids in her living room quickly rose to 17 before she realized she needed a bigger space. The program now sees 32 students in the basement of the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield. Gloria grew up in Ohio and began teaching other children at age 11. She saw the value of education and the need to help others when possible. Debbie and she met over singing and have been friends ever since. There is a strong music component to TAS and the kids overlap with the Musica Franklin curriculum in Greenfield as well. Join us to learn why you should support this amazing non-profit in the 413. A special song by the children was the highlight of the interview. Thanks for listening. Happy New Year.

Seg 3 -- Twice As Smart

10/8/25: Craig Boivin of UMass 5 College Credit Union. Lloyd Miller of Old Creamery Co-op. Jeff Burdine of Greenfield Farmer’s Co-operative Exchange. Rochelle Prunty of River Valley Co-op.  Caitlin Von Schmidt of Franklin Community Co-op. Ben Jankowitz of Valley Alliance of Worker Co-ops & Pedal People Cooperative.  Will Savitri of PV2 Solar.

The Annual Coop Roundtable, Live from River Valley

10/10/25: Live from D.C.-- MTA Pres Max Page: health insur, rainy day funds & DOE. Live in studio -- Michael Stein, N’pton School Comm member & candidate for re-election. Historian & author Matthew Restall: “The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus.”  Matteo Pangallo & Steve Poulin: new plays “Take Ten.” Donnabelle Casis w/ Christina White of Art for the Soul Gallery: "The Power of SHE."

Live from D.C.-- MTA Pres Max Page: health insur, rainy day funds & DOE

Live in studio -- Michael Stein, N’pton School Comm member & candidate for re-election

10/13/25: Laurie Loisel, N'ton Ward 3 City Council candidate. Megan Zinn w/ Paula Saunders, author of “Starting from Here.” Megan Wolf, write-in candidate for N’ton Ward 4 School Committee. Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst Coll Black Studies & History Prof Stefan Bradley, author of “If We Don’t Get It: A Peoples’ History of Ferguson.”

Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst Coll Black Studies & History Prof Stefan Bradley

Megan Wolf, write-in candidate for N’ton Ward 4 School Committee

Laurie Loisel, N'ton Ward 3 City Council candidate

10/14/25: N’ton Ward 2 Councilor and candidate Deborah Pastrich-Klemer. Amherst Councilor Andy Steinberg & N’ton Councilor Alex Jarret: funding our schools & other critical services. UMass Dining Services’ Jeff MacDonald -- winner of the “Chef of the Year” award! Rich Michelson: “What Louis Brandeis Knows: A Crusader for Social Justice Becomes a Supreme Court Justice” and “Three Poets and a Play” on No-Kings Day.

N’ton Ward 2 Councilor and candidate Deborah Pastrich-Klemer

10/15/25: Al Simon, candidate for N’ton City Council, Ward 2. UMass Profs Paul Collins & Tim Komatsu: the voting patterns of Federalist Society justices & judges. Brian Adams w/ THE state herpetologist, Mike Jones: turtles & salamanders & snakes—oh my! Larry Hott reviews "Democracy Noir" and "Apocalypse in the Tropics."

Al Simon, candidate for N’ton City Council, Ward 2

UMass Profs Paul Collins & Tim Komatsu: Federalist Society justices & judges

10/16/25: Luke Rotello, N’ton City Council Ward 5 candidate. DHG & Recorder Exec Editor Dan Crowley: covering local elections. Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: hostages, prisoners & a two-state solution. "Made in the Valley” (& live in studio!): musicians Loren Ludwig, Alice Robbins & Tim Eriksen: local 19th century music for voices and viols.

Luke Rotello, N’ton City Council Ward 5 candidate


10/20/25:  Meg Robbins, N'ton at-large City Council candidate. Megan Zinn & Marty Wohl: the NEF Spelling Bee. Gwen Nabad, candidate for N'ton Ward 1 City Council.  Adam Hinds, EM Kennedy Institute for U.S Senate CEO, on gov't shutdown, Trump defunding & the No Kings rallies. 

Meg Robbins, N'ton at-large City Council candidate

Gwen Nabad, candidate for N'ton Ward 1 City Council

Originally recorded on October 20th, 2025. To Surplus or Not to Surplus that's the question in front of Greenfield voters on November 4th. Precinct Five City Councilor Marianne Bullock explains the Yes and No vote on Ballot Question 1, the desperate need for housing, and the plan to spur greater economic development in the City of Greenfield.        

Hope Street FAQ: 
https://www.greenfield-ma.gov/government/mayors_office/hope_street.php#collapse67660b0

Vote Yes rebuttal: 
 https://recorder.com/2025/10/14/pushback-here-are-question-1-facts-that-support-a-yes-vote/

Panorama -- Episode 124 -- Hope Street in Greenfield

10/21/25: Rep Aaron Saunders on No Kings, medical insurance, & clean energy. Jason “JT” Tirrell, E’hamp mayoral candidate. Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Mandy Anderson & Scott Braidman: New England ghost folklore. Prof Carrie Baker w/ Smith basketball Coach Lynn Hersey and hoops player Selam Maher.

Prof Carrie Baker w/ Smith basketball Coach Lynn Hersey and hoops player Selam Maher

Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Mandy Anderson & Scott Braidman: New England folklore.

10/22/25: Robbie Saner Sullivan, N'ton at-large school committee candidate.  CDH Surgeon Dr. Michelle Helms on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Brian Adams w/ Grow Food Northampton’s Farm & Land Mgr, Piyush Labhsetwar, & Co-Dir, Michael Skillicorn: what we grow & why. Chuck Collins "Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.”

Robbie Saner Sullivan, N'ton at-large school committee candidate

Originally aired on October 25th, 2025. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra is running for reelection. What are her proudest accomplishments? What has happened to school funding in the past few years?   

Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra -- Endorsements and Accomplishments

10/27/25: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: SNAP cutoff, hunger & budget woes. Megan Zinn w/ Catherine Newman on "Wreck." Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Ellisha Walker, Amherst Councilor-at Large: CRESS, SNAP, & rainy-day funds. Amherst Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman & Pub Health Dir Kiko Malin: Nicotine Free Generation, CRESS, Halloween & ribbon cuttings.

Megan Zinn w/ Catherine Newman on "Wreck."

Originally recorded on October 30th, 2025. Deb Henson and Meg Robbins at-large candidates on the Northampton City Council. They lay out their vision for greater transparency, accountability, and equality. Does Northampton need a forensic audit of its spending? Will cost overruns of the downtown redesign project fall on Northampton residents? Is there too much power in the mayor's office? And what are the real costs of the Community Resilience Hub? Deb and Meg answer all of these questions and more on this episode of Panorama.     

Meg & Deb -- Transparency

10/31/25:  Max Page w/ Prof Sanjay Arwade on the need to pass the Drive Act. Candidate Garrick Perry for N’ton City Councilor.  Candidate Tiffany Jewell for N'ton At-large School Comm. Ex Dir Geoff Naunheim of Franklin/Hampshire United Way: SNAP recipients need food NOW. Art Beat w/ Linda McInerney of Eggtooth Productions.

Candidate Tiffany Jewell for N'ton At-large School Comm

11/3/25: Stan Moulton, N’ton councilor: the high stakes tomorrow. Megan Zinn w/ local author Debra Jo Immergut on creativity, writing, teaching & portals. N’ton City Council Pres Alex Jarrett: the candidates he supports & why. Former N’ton City Council Pres Jim Nash: Main St redesign, POP & the future.

Stan Moulton, N’ton councilor: the high stakes tomorrow

Originally recorded on November 3rd, 2025. On January 13th, 2025 a special joint meeting of the Northampton City Council and the Northampton School Committee appointed Anat Weisenfreund to serve as Ward 2 representative for the next 10 months. Anat is now running for a full term on the school committee (election day is November 4th). On this special episode of Panorama, Andrea Egitto, teacher and president of Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE), and Carrie Foley, special education teacher at Bridge Street school, join Anat to discuss the Northampton Public Schools (NPS). What is the state of NPS for teachers, staff, and families? What's going right and what are its struggles? Despite the 32 percent increase in school funding, how is that the schools are cutting positions? And what does Anat mean when she says, "intentional family engagement"? They answer all of those questions and more on this special episode of Panorama.

Panorama -- Episode 130 -- Anat  Weisenfreund, Ward 2 Northampton School Committee Candidate

11/10/25: Eric Reeves on the genocide in Sudan.  Megan Zinn w/ Gish Jen on “Bad Bad Girl.” Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia on election results, new school(s) & big political fights. Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/Charles Walker-Hoover, Pres UMass NAACP chapter: this weekend’s fire & Friday’s protest.

UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/Charles Walker-Hoover, weekend’s fire & Friday’s protest

11/19/25: Young@Heart Chorus’ Bob Cilman, Orlando Isaza & Caroline McDonald: “Ten-Alarm Fire: We Will Not Shut Up!” Ellsberg Initiative’s Chris Appy and Farai Chidea: “How to Read America.” Community Action’s Energy Program Dir Peter Wingate: staying warm. “Between The Mountain and the Sky” with filmmakers Larry Hott & Jeremy Power Regimbal and the protagonist, Nepal-based Maggie Doyne.

Larry Hott  w/ “Between The Mountain and the Sky” filmmakers & Maggie Doyne

Sheriff Jillian Myers of Grafton County, New Hampshire, isn’t just the first and youngest female High Sheriff ever elected in her hometown, but she’s also a wife and mama to her three little girls.  While a career in law enforcement wasn’t on her radar till college, Sheriff Myers says she couldn’t see herself doing anything else. Her commitment to the communities and people within her rural county, the staff under her watch, and her collaborative efforts with other law enforcement agencies have made an undeniable impact since her taking office in January of 2025.  As one of only two female Sheriffs in New Hampshire and one of 50 Nationwide, this episode is a testament to courage, leadership, and commitment to making a difference, because age is really just a number.


The Hustler Files Ep 137 - From Small Town to High Sheriff, Age is just a Number to Jillian Myers

Originally aired on December 6, 2025.   Lindsi Sekula is the Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Easthampton. Lindsi shares her journey to "Whoville," how she became the Executive Assistant, why she ran for mayor of Easthampton (and what she learned on the campaign), and how the election result changed her career and life. Nevertheless, she ends this interview optimistic about her future and that of Easthampton (MA).             

Panorama -- Episode 135 -- Lindsi Sekula on Running for Mayor of Easthampton

Originally recorded on November 20th, 2025. Emily Serafy-Cox. Al Simon. Ace Tayloe. Luke Rotello. They were not elected by Northampton voters, but their voices will not be silent on this episode of Panorama. From schools, housing, taxes, to the Community Resilience Hub, downtown redesign, and their future (and the city's), these former candidates share it all on this special episode of Panorama.

Panorama -- Episode 136 -- Northampton Election Retrospective 2

12/29/25: Gwen Agan: the view from the principal’s office and the school committee. Megan Zinn, Lee Thomson & Alice Hough:” Whatcha reading?”—fantasies to consider. Lucia Dostal—an amazing musician—in studio! Thomas Draudt: “Conversations on Main”— Picture Main St.

Gwen Agna: the view from the principal’s office and the school committee

The Hustler Files Ep 142

The Hustler Files Ep 143

The Urgency of Now

1/5/26: Bob Flaherty: Trump, the invasion,  protests & rewilding. Megan Zinn w/ Margot Douaihy: “Divine Ruin,” third in the Sister Holiday mystery series. At-large Amherst Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke: buy the numbers. Nation Magazine Defense Correspondent Michael Klare: Venezuela & beyond.

Bob Flaherty: Trump, the invasion,  protests & rewilding.

Nation Magazine Defense Correspondent Michael Klare: Venezuela & beyond.

Megan Zinn w/ Margot Douaihy: “Divine Ruin,” third in the Sister Holiday mystery series.

At-large Amherst Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke: buy the numbers.

Besieged

1/6/25: UMass History Prof Kevin Young: Venezuela & war & UMass Amherst -- “Besieged From  Without, Undermined from Within….” Sen Jo Comerford: the 2026 ballot questions. Congressman Seth Moulton: Trump’s aggression & Congress’ passivity. Sen Paul Mark: some good news from the Beacon Hill.

UMass History Prof Kevin Young: Venezuela & war & UMass Amherst

Congressman Seth Moulton: Trump’s aggression & Congress’ passivity.

Sen Jo Comerford: the 2026 ballot questions.

Sen Paul Mark: some good news from the Beacon Hill.

THE BILL NEWMAN SHOW JUNE 5 2017

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