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.
Justice
3/18/24: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle: school funding. Atty Luke Ryan on erroneous convictions. Hon. Michael Ponsor, federal judge and novelist, on “Point of Order.” Northampton School Superintendent Dr. Portia Bonner: schools teetering on a fiscal cliff.
Occupations
3/15/24: Activists Paki Wieland, Priscilla Lynch & Nick Mottern: occupying Rep Jim McGovern’s Northampton office. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa on Gaza & permissible use of earned sick time. Donnabelle Casis w/ Lucia Monge: the natural world recycled. Kennedy Institute for U.S. Senate CEO Adam Hinds. David Knowles w/ Producer-Director Jean Koester on “The Cemetery Club.”
Million Dollar Questions
3/14/24: Greenfield Acting Police Chief Todd Dodge: the $1Million+ race discrimination verdict against the Dept. Rev. Michael McSherry on the afterlife. Brian Adams with forester Lincoln Fish: our trees, ourselves. Ruth Griggs w/ UMass Professor of Trombone Dave Sporny.
Our Foundational Foundations
3/13/24: Trivia, not trivial, w/ Northampton Education Foundation bd. members Lisa Papademetriou & Megan Zinn. David Mazor, founder of Reader to Reader. Larry Hott on “Zone of Interest” & “20 Days in Mariupol”. Nation magazine Michael Klare on nuclear war. Mary Lyon lives –with foundation founder Sue Samorinski & Exec. Dir. Kristen Tillona-Baker.
Lots of Green, Lots of Red
3/12/24: Rep. Pat Duffy: St. Patrick’s Day & housing. Duke Goldman: hope for the Red Sox? Todd Gazda, Ex. Dir., Ed. Collaborative: schools, lacking cash, experiencing bullying and racism. Sarah & Ryan Voiland — the catastrophic fire at Red Fire Farm – the community’s response & how you can help.
Our Awards Go To
3/11/24: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia on schools, decent housing & St. Paddy’s Day. Amilcar Shabazz w/ award winning community activists Pat Ononibaku & Councilor Ellisha Walker. Tapestry Health’s CEO Mavis Nimoh on reproductive rights & safe sites. Megan Zinn on commas that divide us.
State of the Union on Int’l Women’s Day
3/8/24: MTA’s Max Page: Biden, unions & MCAS. Scott Coen: UMass & the MAC. Donnabelle Casis w/ MHC prof Dixon Williams on Anila Quayyum Agha. Carrie Baker w/ Merle Hoffman: “Choices: A Post-Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto.” Megan Zinn w/ poet Carolina Hotchandani (“The Bookeaters”) & Perugia Press’ Becky Olander.
Cease Fire Now
3/7/24: Rep. Jim McGovern on Gaza, Ukraine, Biden, & Trump. Rev. Andrea Ayvazian w/ Rev. Terrlyn Curry Avery: the devastating hate crime, arson, at her, the MLK Community, Church in Springfield, rebuilding, healing & love. Prof. Brian Adams w/ CISA’s Claire Morenon: support local farms, fight hunger, buy fresh.
Wacky, Worrisome, Some Things Wonderful Wednesday
3/6/24: NHS students performing LIVE “Freaky Friday”. DA David Sullivan on local gun buybacks. Larry Hott & Peter Blood: Movement Voter Project. Code Pink’s Susan Triolo & Paki Wieland: Int’l Women’s Day. Reporter Dusty Christensen covers & uncovers Greenfield’s Police & Mayor.
Trump This
3/5/24: Atty John Pucci: Trump’s NY hush money criminal trial. Mark Ames, Temporary Register of Hampshire Probate & Family Court. Sen Paul Mark: today’s voting & the state budget. Northampton School Comm members Karen Foster Cannon & Gwen Agna on not enough money.
