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.
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.
The Power of Truths
3/28/24: Millicent Jackson, E.D., Voices from Inside, & novelist Ellen Meeropol on WriteAngles. Rapper Durch Rebelle & Michael Lawrence-Riddell, E.D., Self-Evident Education: The Power of Truths Festival. Rev. Carole Bull on Holy Week & our souls. Renown journalist Stryker Maguire on Gaza & antisemitism.
Your Words Matter
3/27/24: Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans with Merriam Webster’s John Morse. Sexologist Dr. Jane Fleishman: why do relationships last? Filmmaker Larry Hott: “The Karen Carpenter Story” & “32 Sounds.” Dr. Dan Siddiqui, Dir, the Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson: treatments & realistic hope.
Fires
3/26/24: Josh Silver: third parties & the 2024 race. Prof. Kerstin Nordstrom (MHC) & Prof. Kate Follette (Amherst): taking photos of planets being born. Duke Goldman: Honoring Caitlin Clark & also, NFL players’ dementia. Sarah Weinberger & Mona Shadi: Easthampton’s Cease Fire Resolution.
Unalone
2/25/24: ACLU of Mass.’ Carol Rose: abortion & SCOTUS. Sec. of Housing & Livable Communities, Ed Augustus: in Nh’pton & Amherst today. Amilcar Shabazz & Pat Ononibaku: Amherst ARPA funds unfairly dispersed. Rich Michelson w/ amazing poet and Smithie, Jessica Jacobs. Megan Zinn w/ Jenny Hansell & Shoshana Marchand on “Dreams So Fleeting.”
Celebrate Life
3/22/24: Rep Mindy Domb: her re-election, state’s $ woes & potholes. Donnabelle Casis w/ Siddhartha Shah, Director, the Mead Art Museum: “Trópico es Político: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime.” Scarlet Sock Foundation: founder Margaret Russo w/ Bd members Emily Ditkovski & Kelsey Flynn – CELEBRATE!
Pardon Me: Gov. Maura Healey on This Show
3/21/24: DHG & Glfd Recorder Editor Dan Crowley on girls’ sports & op-ed letters. Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: her recent three weeks in Israel. Ruth Griggs w/ bassist Lynn Lovell: her upcoming AoM performance. Gov. Maura Healey on pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana possession.
Big Questions
Greenfield Community College VP of Workforce Development, Kristen Cole. Rev Mark Seifried of Haydenville Congregational Church. Investigative reporter Dusty Christensen asks, Why wasn’t this Northampton cop fired? UMass Prof Charmaine Nelson, Dir of Slavery North Initiative.
