This episode we talk about the cultural effect of the murder of Charlie Kirk, and welcome incumbent candidate for Holyoke Ward 3 City Councilor David Bartley

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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With the Northampton Preliminary Vote on Tuesday September 16th, we wanted to present compilations of our interviews with candidates for Ward 3 City Councilor and Mayor!

Ward 3: Mayor:

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

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Our local election series continues! This week we were happy to meet two contenders: Laurie Loisel who is running for Ward 3 City Councilor in Northampton, and Anne Thalheimer who is running for ward 3 City Council in Holyoke

To learn more about Laurie Loisel visit electlaurieloisel.com
To learn more about Anne Thalheimer visit facebook.com/VoteThalheimer

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!

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Its a long weekend, and what better way to relax than discuss the moral dilemmas presented to us in one of the best science fiction television shows of our time, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine!

Episodes we reference are Past Tense and In the Pale Moon Light, among others. Next week we get back to our Election Spotlight series!

Happy Labor Day everyone!

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!

If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com

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Our series on local races continues! This episode we welcome two more Northampton candidates: Ace Tayloe, who is running for ward 3 City Councilor and Dave Dombrowski, candidate for Mayor.

To find out more about thes two candidates, visit their websites:

Ace Tayloe: acetayloe.com
Dave Dombrowski: davedformayor.org

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!

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Don’t miss another episode – subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)

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Further Reading:

Continue reading “Civil Politics (8/1/25): Vibe Check” →

Tonight we welcome back Michael Moriarty: Executive Director of the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation, and starting a new position at the Education Commission of the States

OneHolyoke CDC – oneholyoke.org
Education Commission of the States – ecs.org

Mid- Show Music – Punk Rocker (feat. Iggy Pop) by the Teddybears

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!

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Midshow Music – Five Years Time by Noah and the Whale

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!

If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com

Don’t miss another episode – subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)

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Tonight we welcomed Nicole Lachapelle and spoke about her waning term as Mayor of Easthampton and new position as Head of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Further Reading:

Continue reading “Civil Politics (7/11/25): Fifth Times the Charm! A Night With Mayor Nicole LaChapelle” →