# Jim Mcgovern

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September 4, 2026: Tibet & Japan

Next Wednesday Sept 9th, the Fine Arts Center at UMass Amherst will show the 2024 documentary film Wisdom of Happiness which offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of the fourteenth Dalai Lama. The showing joins not just the campus with the local and global Tibetan community, but with our rep ...

September 10, 2026: Those in Charge

The Academy of Music has just gotten a new director this summer. Ray Dumont may be new to western Mass, but is well versed in not just the operations of larger theater in smaller towns, but of the goings on of Broadway productions as well. We head to his new workplace to meet the new leadership ...

Congressman James McGovern on AI and more

Congressman Jim McGovern discusses a range of pressing issues in this interview, beginning with growing concerns about the rapid and potentially dangerous advancement of artificial intelligence. McGovern calls for a national moratorium on data centers and congressional oversight hearings, warnin ...

The economy is top of mind for voters ahead of the midterms, but is President Trump listening?

September 13, 2026; 10am: Heading into the midterms, voters are feeling the negative impacts of Trump’s economy and Rep. Jim McGovern says life right now feels “too damn expensive”; Louisiana’s Mifepristone case could wipe out access to the pill, even in blue states. Alice Miranda Ollstein break ...

September 17, 2026: Fun Guys

The Amherst Mushroom Company is a newer farm in its namesake town bringing tasty fungi to markets all over the asparagus valley. But it’s only part of a much bigger picture of conservation that their land is seeking to pursue. We head to their brand new facility to speak with farmers Sabina Shel ...

Congressman McGovern on the mid-terms

Congressman Jim McGovern discusses the House being sent home two weeks and one day early after a Republican member introduced a privilege resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a vote Speaker Johnson sought to avoid. McGovern criticizes the early adjournment as irresponsible given ...

The Talk of the Commonwealth for Thursday Sept 24th

Hank and "Big" Ben talk about China, the U.S. and Ai. President Trump's America First speech to the U.N. The mid-terms. The Rat Summit in Boston. A conversation with Congressman Jim McGovern. UniBank CEO Ed Augustus stops by the diner to talk about their new initiative to help non-profits and sl ...

Congressman James McGovern on Freedom of the Press, China, and AI

Congressman Jim McGovern spoke out on several pressing issues, beginning with the Trump administration's efforts to restrict press access for outlets including CNN, Politico, and MS Now. McGovern argued that the president lacks the authority to bar journalists from White House access and warned ...

October 1, 2026: Alight and doused.

The 2nd Stockbridge Munsee Homelands Powwow is taking place this weekend after an incredibly well received event last year. This iteration brings even more descendants of the peoples whose land we now live on to reconnect with the places of their ancestors. We’ll speak with organizers Ginger Ste ...

Congressman James McGovern on the Fight Against Racism

Congressman Jim McGovern discusses his participation in the "Stand Against Racism" campaign launch at Doherty High School in Worcester, where over 1,000 students gathered to respond to recent incidents of racial epithets targeting student athletes. McGovern emphasizes the event's substantive nat ...