Podcasts: Talk The Talk
Talk The Talk
Weekdays 8:00 -10:00 a.m. EST; rebroadcast 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST
Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg host newsmakers, activists, authors, & artists – including:
Mayors Monday(Northampton, Holyoke, Easthampton) & Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman, Salman Hameed’s Universe, the Comedy Quiz, Black In the Valley (Professor Amilcar Shabazz) Political Gold (Josh Silver), Our House (Congressman Jim McGovern), Crime & Punishment (John Pucci), DA David Sullivan, Writers Block (Megan Zinn), Science and Sensibility (Brian Adams), Community Action (Clare Higgins), Righting Wrongs (ACLUM Carol Rose), State Senators Comerford & Mark, Representatives Sabadosa, Blais, Duffy, & Domb, ArtBeat (Donnabelle Casis), Cool Films (Larry Hott), Feminist Futures (Carrie Baker), Talkin’ Baseball & Fair Play (Duke Goldman), Your State U (MTA Pres. Max Page) All That Jazz (Ruth Griggs & John Anz), Exec. Editor, DHG & Gfld Recorder, Dan Crowley.
A Free Press?
3/3/25: Free Press Pres Craig Aaron: rampant fed govt censorship. Megan Zinn w/ Odyssey’s Robin Glossner: new books to love & authors to meet. Sen. Jo Comerford: federal cuts threatening MA & new legislature transparency rules. Nhmptn Mayor GL Sciarra: the $600,000 request for schools, snow & ice & potholes.
Have Hope, Have Heart
2/28/25: Rep. Mindy Domb—now Chair of Mental Health, Substance use & Recovery. MTA Pres Max Page on Sen. Markey’s bill to preserve ed funding. Filmmakers Larry Hott & Julia Mintz on her film “Four Winters” — surviving and fighting Nazis. Hope for peace in Palestine & Israel with Roots Co-founders Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger & Khaled Abu Awwad. Dr. Kemar Brown, cardiologist & Am Heart Ass’n volunteer: heart transplants and saving yr loved ones with CPR.
A Really Big Show
2/27/25: ACLUM Ex Dir Carol Rose: the threat to sanctuary cities and town. Rev Carole Bull: a personal relationship with the Higher Power. Jessi Kirley, Pres of Ehmtn-based J Kirley Collective & Common Capital Pres Raymond Lanza-Weil: small loans, big dreams & his testimony at US Senate yesterday. All That Jazz w/ John Anz, Mark Gionfriddo & Brian Lapis—olde time radio show.
Heat & Soul
2/26/25: John Pucci: Trump’s corruption of the DoJ. Indivisible mbr Bill Feinstein: Friday’s 24-hour economic blackout. Larry Hott on “Porcelain War” & “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.” Chris Appy & Brian Adams w/ Sunrise Movement Co-Fndr Varshini Praskash. Natl Heart Month w/ CDH Cardiologist Jim Arcoleo & Interventional Radiologist Greg Blackman.
Music to Our Ears
2/25/25: Scott Coen: the 2025 Red Sox are for real. Steve Sanderson & Megan Tady: remembering Roberta Flack. Scitech Cafe w/ Professors Kerstin Nordstrom & Shivon Robinson: your brain on drugs. Luke Ryan & Bill Tuman: River Valley Taekwondo. Patrick Gabridge (Plays in Place): “Blood on the Snow.”
The Fire This Time
2/24/25: Duke Goldman: Trump’s discrimination against women and trans athletes.
Prof Amilcar Shabazz: reparations in Amherst & Northampton. Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman: a house fire & frozen hydrants, CRESS, DEI & Trump threats. Megan Zinn & Developmental Editor Pat Dobie: making your good book great—and publishable.
It Takes Chutzpah
2/21/25: Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: a threatening morass in DC. MTA Pres Max Page: inappropriate links, $10M NIH cut at UMass, & DEI. Donnabelle Casis w/ Xuan Pham: “Wherefrom” at Hampshire Coll Art Gallery. Ellsberg Initiative Dir Chris Appy & Sunrise Co-founder Varshini Prakash: environmental justice. Oregon Sen Ron Wyden: “It Takes Chutzpah: Fearlessly Fighting for Progressive Change.”
All We Are Saying
2/20/25: DHG & Recorder Ex Ed Dan Crowley: honest coverage in the era of Trump -plus local eggs. Activist Paki Wieland: Sunday’s anti-militarism rally at Barnes USAF base. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: the city as a green manuf’g center, alternative police responses & his re-election campaign. Ruth Griggs w/ world class trumpeter Joe Magnarelli.
Admitting Our Mistakes…
2/19/25: Oumane Power-Green on Reparations in Northampton & Bill talk about the historic racist covenants in Northampton deeds and mortgages. Appellate Atty Joe Schneiderman reflects on the MA Appeals Court rules against Greenfield in police racial discrimination case. Brian Adams w/ Mass Audubon’s owl expert Doug Lowry. Prof Michael Klare: Trump turns our back on allies & imperils world order.
Gimme Shelter & Sunshine
2/18/25: Alice Rothchild, author of “Inspired and Outraged: the Making of a Feminist Physician.” Happier Valley Comedy Quiz on sunshine(!) w/ Maddy Benjamin, Scott Braidman & friends. Smith prof Carrie Baker w/Carmen Nieves, E.D. of Alianza, Holyoke’s DV org. Gov’s Councilor Tara Jacobs: here comes the judges(s).
