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July 18, 2024: Apolitical Chalet

By Monte Belmonte,
Kaliis Smith
Published July 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM EDT
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Portrait depicts singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg.
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Portrait depicts singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is a Democrat from Worcester, Mass.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is a Democrat from Worcester, Mass.
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In North Adams, Mass., one week into a strike over an hourly minimum wage for about 60% of union employees, workers and management at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) have not spoken since before the union voted to strike March 6, 2024.
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In North Adams, Mass., one week into a strike over an hourly minimum wage for about 60% of union employees, workers and management at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) have not spoken since before the union voted to strike March 6, 2024.
Jill Kaufman / NEPM

We're digging into the political sphere today.

Before his gig at the Northampton Academy of Music July 23, folk punk musician and humanist Billy Bragg joins us to talk about U.S. and U.K. politics, the rise of populism, and the evolution of his work spanning over 40 years.

Our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern delves into whether President Joe Biden should continue as Democratic nominee and other pressing issues facing the nation writ large.

And, to wash politics out of our hair, we head to North Adams to hear about a free summer music program at MASS MoCA. We speak the museum’s performing arts director, Sue Killam, and performing arts general manager, Addison McDonald, to discuss how The Chalet series brings performances to Courtyard C each Thursday through the end of August.

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Monte Belmonte
Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
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Kaliis Smith
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.
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