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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2025 · 30 MIN

Freedom of speech, Paramount Theater spending, 413 drought

from The Rundown with Carrie Saldo · host NEPM Podcasts

Freedom of speech is in the news, up for debate, and drawing protestors in at least one western Massachusetts city. What does our panel think?And $2.5 million from the state was spent. But an investigation by the Springfield Republican found not much to show for that at the Paramount Theater. What happened? How much could a potential government shutdown impact western Massachusetts? And, how the current drought impacts farmers in the 413.We’re running down all of that and more this week with our panel: Adam Hinds, CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate; Dusty Christensen, investigations editor at The Shoestring; and NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman. 

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