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.
Darkness and Light
4/11/24: Becky Field focuses on refugees, immigrants, & asylum seekers. Rev. Carole Bull on the unspeakable. Brian Adams with Smith prof of computer science Jordan Crouser on Artificial Intelligence. Atty John Pucci: picking the Trump jury.
Breaking Down Bars
4/10/24: Johnny Memphis & Patrick Callinan, perform in studio. Larry Hott on the Gilda Radner & Gene Wilder movies. Susan Todd & Daryl McGraw of Formerly, Inc.: revolutionizing criminal justice. Amherst Asst Town Mgr. David Ziomek: housing, CRESS & solar.
Bet on This
4/9/24: Rep. Patricia Duffy: Holyoke getting its schools back. Duke Goldman with Keith O’Brien: sports gambling and “Charlie Hustle.” Michael Klare: the wars in Gaza & Ukraine. Forbes Library Director Lisa Downing & Trustee Debin Bruce on the world’s new stage.
Roil the Waters, Calm the Waters
4/8/28: Schools freed from state control: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia. Doulas, midwifery & unequal health care: Amilcar Shabazz, Laconia Fennell-Yarde & Jharna Harvey-Ahmai. Save the Connecticut w/ CRC’s Nina Gordon- Kirsch. “Blessed Water” w/ author Margot Douaihy & editor Megan Zinn.
The Eclipse is Coming! The Eclipse Is Coming! Also an Earthquake.
4/5/24: Hampshire College prof & astronomer Salman Hameed: the total solar eclipse. Donnabelle Casis & Lisa Iglesia: Las Hermanas Iglesias – WOW!! Community Action E.D. Clare Higgins on housing, budgets & mayoral memories. The CARE Center: new E.D. Oona Cook & Bd. Chair Sylvia Galvan.
Hearing Connections
4/4/24: Congressman Jim McGovern on Gaza & Israel. Reverends Andrea Ayvazian & Terrilyn Curry-Avery on dismantling racism. The Cancer Connection Bed-In with Exec. Dir. Chelsea Kline. All That Jazz w/ Ruth Griggs & bassist (playing live in the studio!) Steve Bulmer.
Authors, Frogs & Unions
4/3/24: DA David Sullivan on guns & drugs. Amherst prof Ilan Stavans on Dan Brown & “The DaVinci Code”. Ernie Brill, NHS teacher & poet — his book launch. GCC prof emeritus Brian Adams on frogs, salamanders & peepers.
Investigative reporter Dusty Christensen: unions winning at Smith College.
Trial and Fire
4/2/24: Atty John Pucci on Trump’s NY trial. Ryan & Sarah Voiland: the fire at Red Fire Farm — devastation & resilience. Dwayne Breger, UMass clean energy expert: Biden’s new EV regs. Musicians Charlotte Malin & Sophie Lippert on The Connections Concert at Bombyx.
Dignity
4/1/24: Sen. Jo Comerford on Death with Dignity & prohibiting Native people’s images as mascots. POP goes Northampton’s Main Street Redesign with Mayor GL Sciarra. Monte Dukes it out on baseball. Megan Zinn with Ilyon Woo: “Master-Slave, Husband-Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.”
Winners
3/29/24: Presidents Marty Meehan (UMass) & Max Page (MTA) on diversity and money. Donnabelle Casis w/ Wistariahurst’s Megan Seiler: Nature/Nurture Exhibit – female & non-binary artists. Sara Gazarek of Grammy Award-winner säje with John Anz. Prof Carrie Baker & student Astrid Chen: feminism at Smith.
