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.  

Far-Left: Doreen Reyes (Cunningham)

Two Wars: Lovejoy’s Nuclear War & Amherst School System Fights

2/19/24:  Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle celebrates “We the People” and explains money for schools. Sam Lovejoy reflects on his tower-toppling civil disobedience 50 years ago this week. Doreen Reyes (Cunningham) explains her claim that racial discrimination is why the Amherst Regional School Comm fired her. Megan Zinn plays “Watcha Readin’” with NHS senior Katie James.

Repair the World

2/16/24: Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa: slavery & reparations. MTA Pres Max Page: the education commissioner’s resignation. Donnabelle Casis, UMass. prof. Juana Valdéss & Nhadya Lawes: the Augusta Savage exhibit. Easthampton HS students: 2024 “We the People” champions!  Ruth Griggs w/ UMass prof, the extraordinary Felipe Salles: the FREE sax symposium — Come play!

Easthampton HS students fundraising page:
https://sites.google.com/epsd.us/2024-easthampton-wtp/home

Dan Crowley

The Real Story

2/15/24: Dan Crowley, DHG & Recorder editor, on schools & money. Rev Michael McSherry on Speaker Johnson’s reliance on the Bible. Cool Films with Larry Hott on Oscar-nominated documentaries. Michael Klare on war & peace, Ukraine & Russian, Israel & Hamas.

Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans

Fights!

2/14/24: Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans:”Point-Counterpoint”.  Alpinist Christian Beckwith: the 10th Army Div’s victory over Hitler. Scott Coen: NHS b’ball star Ava Azzaro’s 1000th point. Amherst BID’s Liz Larson: “Take a Dino to Dinner”. Amherst educators Alex Lopez & Claire Cocco: unfounded Care & Protection complaints. 

What’s the Rap?

2/13/24: Rep Patricia Duffy: school funding & receivership. SABR star Duke Goldman: Red Sox, NYY & the first woman MLB umpire. Ed. Collab’s Todd Gazda: our schools need money. UMass prof. Amilcar Shabazz w/ spoken word artist & Black Artistic Freedom (AF) Conf. organizer, Amani Wallace.

Schools, Beer, Prison & Romance

2/12/24: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: school receivership & more. Amilcar Shabazz w/ Black Business Assoc Amherst Chair Pat Ononibaku & White Lion Brewing’s Ray Berry. Prison Radio’s Noelle Hanrahan on Mumia Abu-Jamal. Megan Zinn with romance writer Susan Elizabeth Phillips: “Simply the Best”.

Loretta Ross & Newman

More than 3 Rs: Reparations, Resiliency, Reproductive Rights, Road Repairs, Revenue, Teachers Right (?) to Strike

2/9/24: Rep Natalie Blais: road repairs, revenue & reparations. MTA Pres Max Page: teachers’ right(?) to strike. Donnabelle Casis with Karen Webb: the exhibit “Queer Voices.” Smith profs Carrie Baker & Loretta Ross – freedom fighters!  SCMA Dir. Jessica Nicoll: amazing exhibits — now free.

Buz Dan Carey and Bill

Leaving House and Home

2/8/24: Rep Dan Carey on leaving the State House, running at home. Rabbi David Seidenberg on the Israel-Hamas War. Celebrate the Asian Lunar New Year with Emma Chen-Banas, Michelle Woo & Clifford Larsen. The City’s Alm House with Historic Northampton’s Laurie Sanders & Fred Morrison.

Larry Hott

Food for Thought

2/7/24: DA David Sullivan: local opioid settlement funds going unused. Cool Films with Larry Hott: the Oscar nominations. Brian Adams with Maggie D’Amour on Big Y & sustainability. Investigative reporter Dusty Christensen: pesticide (mis) use locally & public workers’ right (?) to strike.

John Pucci

No Immunity!

2/6/24: John Pucci explains the federal cases against Trump. Dan and Buz schooling on the budget shortfall. Sen Paul Mark explains how the sausage gets made. Big Bro Big Sis fundraiser with Anne Walsh, Tara Brewster, & Silas Kopf. Wes Blixt on GCC’s Senior Symposia.

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