The Top Left Corner
150 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOur general news show is concerned with Massachusetts’ northwestern-most corner, with occasional forays into southern Vermont and New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Top Left Corner #140
November 29, 2021 13:15 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBThe Top Left Corner is a locally focused daily live internet radio show and podcast based in the Northern Berkshires, Mass. The post Top Left Corner #140 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
Top Left Corner #139 — so you ARE up and listening at 6:00 a.m.!
November 22, 2021 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.44 MBWe spoke with Shannon at the Sunny Side Diner today about some amazing-sounding specials! Who should we contact next? The post Top Left Corner #139 — so you ARE up and listening at 6:00 a.m.! appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
Top Left Corner #138 — New Format! New Time!
November 19, 2021 15:11 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBThis show was mostly a test of what a daily, one-hour show at 6:00 a.m. would fee like. It feels good! The post Top Left Corner #138 — New Format! New Time! appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
Top Left Corner #137 — Berkshire County D.A. Andrea Harrington on Justice Reform
November 04, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBBerkshire County D.A. Andrea Harrington on Justice Reform The post Top Left Corner #137 — Berkshire County D.A. Andrea Harrington on Justice Reform appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/09/23
September 23, 2021 06:48 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBToday's guests on the Top Left Corner: • Comedian Eddie Pepitone • Journalist Mike Kelly, author of "Color Lines" The post THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/09/23 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/08/19
August 19, 2021 17:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode, we speak with Jonathan Wysocki, writer and director of the bittersweet Dramarama. The post THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/08/19 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/08/12
August 15, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn Episode 125 of the Top Left Corner, we are joined by Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company, Allyn Burrows; Co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of the Berkshires' newest cannabis shops, AnneMarie Belair; and Francesca, “Frankie,” Altamura, an organizer at Local 2110 UAW. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/08/12 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/08/05
August 07, 2021 06:32 - 2 hours - 111 MBThanks for tuning in to the Top Left Corner, Episode 124, which first aired Thursday, August 5, 2021. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/08/05 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/07/29
August 01, 2021 00:14 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBWe speak with Ella McDonald and Michael Lavery about the lack of transparency on Beacon Hill and Rosemary Wessel about dirty "peaker plants." The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/07/29 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/06/17
June 17, 2021 17:29 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBWe speak with Peggy Kern and Mohammed Memfis about the s low pace of real progress on criminal justice reform. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/06/17 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/26
May 30, 2021 20:35 - 1 hour - 104 MBWe speak with Laura Mancusi Britton and Jacqueline Velez of Lydia Wood, Field Organizer with Western Mass Area Labor Federation, about the Massachusetts FAIR SHARE act, the growing strength of Labor, and a recent victory against a biomass plant in the Pioneer Valley. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/26 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/20
May 25, 2021 23:04 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBSteve and Jay speak with Andrew Art about the D.I.R.E. Committee, the search for a new police chief and town manager, and the future of Williamstown in general. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/20 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/05
May 05, 2021 23:20 - 2 hours - 111 MBSonya Bykofsky, head of the Lenox Dems talks about the Gus Bickford Saga, and Andrew Farnitano discusses the Fair Share Amendment. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/05/05 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/28
April 28, 2021 17:58 - 2 hours - 118 MBWe had no planned guests this week, so mostly we ran down Steve's predictions for the Biden's First 100 Days. He did pretty well. We did have our first spontaneous call-in, though! The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/28 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/21
April 21, 2021 13:38 - 1 hour - 106 MBToday we’ve got interviews with Kevin Yang, Editor-in-Chief of the Williams Record; Arthur De Bow, Cultural District Coordinator for the City of North Adams, Joseph Smith, a parent from North Adams who really has been a one-man army for truth and transparency in the City's educational system during the pandemic; and Nico White, former candidate for Williamstown Select Board. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/21 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/14
April 14, 2021 22:03 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week we speak with Wade Hasty, candidate for Williamstown Select Board, as well as our own Steve Dew, who is running for a spot on the Housing Authority. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/14 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/04/09
April 09, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBListeners got in touch with us to say that they listened to our conversation with Rinaldo Del Gallo III in Episode 108, and felt compelled to respond. We obliged. The post THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/04/09 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/07
April 07, 2021 19:36 - 2 hours - 123 MBRinaldo Del Gallo is organizing a combined vigil for slain Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans and "Support the Blue" demonstration on Saturday in North Adams The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/04/07 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/31
April 01, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 106 MBToday, we have two guests on the TLC—Jeffrey Johnson is running for a three-year term on the Williamstown Select Board. Amanda Tobin discusses the unionization effort at MASS MoCA. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/31 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/24
March 25, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe speak with Williamstown Select Board candidate Tony Boskovich, a Williams alum and retired civil rights attorney who specialized in police misconduct cases The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/24 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/17
March 17, 2021 16:15 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe speak with filmmaker Robbie Leppzer, who's new documentary, "Power Struggle," debuts at Images Cinema beginning Friday, March 19. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/17 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/10
March 10, 2021 18:28 - 2 hours - 114 MBThe Berkshire Eagle's Larry Parnass reports that Williamstown PD Sgt. McGowan was the focus of a complaint by an unnamed employee regarding a “personnel matter.” The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/10 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/03
March 04, 2021 01:20 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWe are joined by Bilal Ansari, of the DIRE committee in Williamstown, formed to address accusations of racism, discrimination, and harassment at the Police Department. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/03/03 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/02/24
February 25, 2021 04:53 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBWe’ve been hearing from people about this piece in the NYT, "How Society Has Turned Its Back on Mothers" It’s not “burnout,” it’s “betrayal,” according to the author. The post THE TOP LEFT CORNER — 2021/02/24 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/17
February 17, 2021 15:14 - 2 hours - 115 MBThis week, Steve and Jay interview Dr. Mark Pettus, Director of Population Health for Berkshire Health Systems. We’ll be talking about the impact winter has on those without shelter in the Berkshires, and why everyone should be concerned about the health of the unhoused. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/17 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/10
February 10, 2021 15:31 - 2 hours - 138 MBSteve and Jay speak with Dr. Joy James, an American political philosopher, academic, and author, about the film, "Judas and the Black Messiah." The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/10 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/03
February 04, 2021 03:51 - 2 hours - 115 MBOur guest this week is Yasmin Nair, whose work has appeared in publications like the Baffler, In These Times, Vox, and Electronic Intifada. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/02/03 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/27
January 27, 2021 19:25 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBJoining us this week is Dan Totten, a Cambridge city councilor and member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. Dan was the target of a homophobic slur directed at him by George Goverman during a DSC meeting earlier this month. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/27 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/20
January 20, 2021 18:28 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe spoke this week with John Getchell, new owner of the Blue Benn Diner in Bennington. We also discussed the life and obituary of Frederick Wyatt “Fritz” Lord, a Mass teen turning her insurrectionist mother, uncle, and aunt; and the weird science humans inflict on animals that is basically what people who claim to have been abducted by aliens describe. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/20 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/13
January 13, 2021 18:15 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode, we discussed a North Adams traffic stop that resulted in weed and weapons charges, Google workers forming a union, and, of course, the insurrection at the Capitol. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/13 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/06
January 06, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode, we speak with Yuki Cohen about accusations against her club, Methuselah, that COVID-19 protocols were violated. We also talked about Williamstown's search for a new police chief and much more. The post The Top Left Corner — 2021/01/06 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/12/30
December 30, 2020 16:41 - 2 hours - 110 MBIn this episode, we talk about the "cultural depression" that's hitting the Berkshires, with little art being produced or staged publicly; Mass Gov. Charlie Baker seems to be listening to our show; and more! The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/12/30 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/12/23
December 23, 2020 15:24 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode, we talk about the resignation of Williamstown police chief Kyle Johnson, the lack of state support for the hospitality industry, and speak with special guest Eoin Higgins about Boston PD's violent assault on peaceful protesters. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/12/23 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC #85 — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Robin Catalano
November 13, 2020 19:45 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBRobin Catalano, writer-in-residence at Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Spring 2020, discusses her craft and shares some facts about travel writing that may surprise you. The post TLC #85 — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Robin Catalano appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC #86 — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Kevin O’Hara
November 12, 2020 23:11 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBKevin O'Hara, writer-in-residence at Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Autumn 2020, discusses his adventures in Ireland and tales from his youth, as well as his thoughts about writing and the residency. The post TLC #86 — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Kevin O’Hara appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC #85b — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Kevin O’Hara
November 12, 2020 23:11 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBKevin O'Hara, writer-in-residence at Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Autumn 2020, discusses his adventures in Ireland and tales from his youth, as well as his thoughts about writing and the residency. The post TLC #85b — Arrowhead’s Writer in Residence Kevin O’Hara appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/11/09
November 11, 2020 15:05 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBWe speak with Nancy Stenberg, Female caucus representative to the 2nd Hampden-Hampshire Senate District, as well as John Prusinski, Massachusetts Democratic Socialists of America Ecosocialist Working Group. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/11/09 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/11/02
November 03, 2020 04:58 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode, we discuss Willams faculty member's response to racism in Williamstown; North Adams Public Schools' refusal to acknowledge receipt of a Greylock Glass public records request AND refuses to identify RAO for NAPS; Gov. Baker’s stated “confusion” over ranked-choice voting; and more. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/11/02 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/10/26
October 27, 2020 03:35 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBIn this episode, we wax in wonder about the recent windstorm, destruction by arson of political speech, first positive case of Covid-19 in North Adams, and more. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/10/26 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/10/19
October 19, 2020 21:57 - 2 hours - 110 MBWe spoke about cell tower siting / health affects; the eviction crisis; Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett; the passing of Peggy-Anne Oleskiewicz, resident of Williamstown and co-owner of Pedrin’s Diary Bar in North Adams; and more. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/10/19 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
The Top Left Corner — 2020/09/28
September 28, 2020 16:55 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBMassachusetts is facing 20,000 new eviction cases starting October 17th. Not people — complaints. Let’s say that half of those are families with two adults and two children. That pushes the number of people newly out on the streets closer to 50,000. The post The Top Left Corner — 2020/09/28 appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC #83: Billy Wylder at the Foundry
August 27, 2020 01:59 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThe group, Billy Wylder, will play a socially distant live show at The Foundry, West Stockbridge, August 28; photo By Rob Eckel.
TLC # 39 — NTRVW: Alex Morse
July 16, 2020 17:23 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, we speak with Holyoke, Mass. Mayor Alex Morse, who hopes to unseat incumbent Richard Neal in the September 1 Democratic primary for U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts First District. The post TLC # 39 — NTRVW: Alex Morse appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC # 82 — NTRVW: Alex Morse
July 16, 2020 17:23 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, we speak with Holyoke, Mass. Mayor Alex Morse, who hopes to unseat incumbent Richard Neal in the September 1 Democratic primary for U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts First District.
NYC/Berkshires Photographer Answers “The Call To Unite”
May 02, 2020 02:01 - 48 minutes - 33 MBGlobal 24-Hour Global Livestream Event stands in solidarity to offer hope and support as humanity builds a new future together. The post NYC/Berkshires Photographer Answers “The Call To Unite” appeared first on The Greylock Glass.
TLC #81 — NTRVW: NYC/Berkshires Photographer Answers “The Call To Unite”
May 02, 2020 02:01 - 48 minutes - 33 MBGlobal 24-Hour Global Livestream Event stands in solidarity to offer hope and support as humanity builds a new future together.
TLC #80 — NTRVW: Jane Ralph, of Construct, Inc., on powerful partnerships to combat homeless during COVID-19 crisis
April 20, 2020 21:03 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWe speak with Jane Ralph of Construct, Inc. about local partnerships responding to COVID-19.
TLC# 79 — Nurses offer unfiltered response to face mask policies at Berkshire Medical Center
April 05, 2020 23:39 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBWe speak, this episode, with Amber VanBramer, RN on the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) Bargaining Committee.
TLC# 78 — Upon these rocks will they preserve a church
February 08, 2020 20:19 - 45 minutes - 31 MBCommon Folk Artist Collective turned heartbreak into hope by salvaging pieces of of the spire's slate and distributing them to local artists.
Top Left Corner #77 — Gold Casio helps The Foundry kick off second year.
January 25, 2020 17:20 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWe speak with Amy Brentano, founder of The Foundry in West Stockbridge about her first year of the performance venue's launch, including the 1/25 show by Gold Casio (Hint: tunes for y'all!) The post Top Left Corner #77 — Gold Casio helps The Foundry kick off second year. appeared first on The Greylock Glass.