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 Friends 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), DA David Sullivan, Writers Block (Megan Zinn), Science and Sensibility (Brian Adams), Righting Wrongs (ACLUM Carol Rose), State Senators Comerford & Mark, Representatives Sabadosa, 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.
America’s Engine: We’re Struck in Reverse!
2/7/25: Prof Salman Hameed on the consequences of NASA backing off its commitment to DEI in the face of administration’s demands. MTA Pres Max Page on the administration’s threats to education & the workers responsible for delivering it. Donnabelle Casis w/ Amanda Herman on the UMass Museum of Contemporary Art: “Is anything the matter?” Community Action PV E.D. Clare Higgins on her plans to retire, on fuel assistance, and income tax filing assistance. Larry Hott w/ filmmaker Kate Way on her film “Banned Together” on book banning.
The Takeover
2/6/25: Bill, Buz & Dan: Have we suffered a coup? Scott Coen talks Super Bowl. Tara Brewster: Big Bros Big Sis fun-raiser – Big Love Little Performances. Franklin Co Interim Sheriff Lori Streeter. Ruth Griggs w/ Western Mass cellist Jeremy Harman.
LIVE
2/5/25: The Northamptones LIVE! — singing us towards Sunday’s Silver Chord Bowl. D.A. Dave Sullivan live from the nationwide gathering of DAs in DC: justice imperiled by Trump policies. Brian Adams, Lynne Man & Tara Wallace of Sierra Club Forest Protection Team: the dangers of logging. Larry Hott recommends Oscar-worthy “Sugarcane” and “Black Box Diaries.”
Breaking the Laws
2/4/25: Attorney John Pucci: Trump’s revenge tour, purges of DoJ & FBI professionals. Pioneer teacher Joshua Freund, Pioneer Regional Principal Annie Scanlan-Emigh &; Noho parent and founder of Screentime Free Childhood Emily Boddy on cell phone policies in schools. Sen Paul Mark: Legislative Calendar, Gov’s budget, & Plan B if Fed funds are withheld. Mike German: “Policing White Supremacy”
Western Mass Connections
2/3/24: Sen Jo Comerford on Trump, the Gov’s budget, & some good news. Author Aran Shetterly on “Morningside: the 1979 Greensboro Massacre….” The Palestinian House of Friendship Polar Plunge w/ Tom Weiner & Celia Miller. Megan Zinn w/ New Yorker illustrator & graphic novelist Eric Drooker on “Naked City.”
Freeing Speech
1/31/25: MTA Pres Max Page: Massachusetts #1! Co-Director Julie Lichtenberg: Performance Project’s “Mother Tongue” at the Shea. Donnabelle Casis w/ Vanessa Query & Jan Maher of Gnfld’s LAVA Ctr. UMass Prof Kevin Young & student Eric Strong respond to the encampment report finding the Chancellor justified in ordering arrests. Jess Tyler of The Valley This Morning signs off.
McCartney: Music Ain’t Sex, But It Lasts Longer
1/30/25: Valley Players Matteo Pangallo & Kimberly Salditt-Poulin on “Love Letters.” Harvard Chaplain Greg Epstein on Trump’s reaction to Bishop Budde’s plea for mercy, and Greg’s new book “Tech Agnostic.” Gorgeous music by Big Yellow Taxi’s Teresa Lorenco & the tribute band’s upcoming shows. Ruth Griggs W/ Sean Glennon, Director of Marketing UMass Fine Arts Ctr: lots coming to FAC.
We Will Not Be Silent
1/29/25: Serious Theatre’s “We will Not Be Silent” – Sheryl Stoodley, Robin Doty, & John Sheldon. Larry Hott reviews “Death by Numbers” & “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.” Brian Adams w/ Sara Dykman: “Bicycling with Butterflies.” ACLUM Immigration Atty Adriana Lafaille
Heroes & Villains
1/28/25: Pol Consultant Josh Silver on the media bubble. Profs Kerstin Nordstrom & Yair Zick: The Algorithmics of Fair Resource Allocation. Duke Goldman: Clemente & his commitment to social justice, & why we see athletes as “heroes.” Franklin Co Sheriff Chris Donelan reflecting on his tenure as his Friday retirement approaches.
Money, Schools, & Staying Warm
1/27/25: Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra: Northampton Municipal Budgeting 101. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: Why is Amherst’s first black female school superintendent under fire? Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman on schools, library, new fire & police chiefs, warming centers, and more. Megan Zinn w/ John Sayles on his new novel “To Save the Man.”
