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.
A Suite of Choices
A Suite of Choices
3/30/26: David Roitman (Co-Lead, UU Democracy Action Team) & Prof Danielle Allen on “Reimagining Democracy,” abolishing partisan primaries, legislators’ stipends, applying the Public Records Law to them & same day voter reg.
Megan Zinn’s Writers Block w/ Jessica Brilliant Keener: “Evening Begins the Day.”
Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby: No Kings, Mount Tom, antisemitism in schools—the City’s response & DESE’s report, the budget, schools & an impending override?
Rob Weir: “7 Swings at 7: Mickey Mantle—Legend and Victim of American Culture.
Healing & Protest
Healing & Protest
3/27/26: Dr. David Gottsegen: “Mending the Body with the Mind: Harnessing Kids’ Superpowers to Heal and Stay Healthy.”
Rep. Mindy Domb: protecting immigrants in Mass and No Kings.
Atty Chris Swartz from Democracy Defenders: Trump’s crimes, the Epstein files, the Law of War, & the family now $4.5 BILLION richer.
ArtBeat — Donnabelle Casis w/ Donna Costellanos: “Book of Wonder, Cover to Cover.”
Students On The March
Students On The March
3/26/26 Guest Host Larry Hott
Susan Triolo & Four Rivers Charter Public School Students: Olivia Long & Luka Warren-Pukis… No Kings Day Mar 28 In Greenfield
Rev Carole Bull: Progressive interfaith pastor of The United Church Of Christ – Easter & the Resurrection
All That Jazz: John Anz w/ singer Jane Monheit…Return to The Iron Horse Wed April 15
Michael Klare: 5 colleges professor emeritus of peace and world security studies – the War in Iran
No To Kings, Yes To Hearts, Cats, & Opera
No To Kings, Yes To Hearts, Cats, & Opera
3/25/26 Carla Imperial of Northampton Resists & Katherine Haycox with Sunrise: Taking it to the Streets – No Kings Day March 28
Dr Amir Mohani & Dr Sunny Shukla of Cooley Dikinson Hospital: Talking Heart Health – Every Month is Heart Month
Dakin Humane Society Executive Director Meg Talbert: What’s Shakin at Dakin Animal Shelter – Dogs cats mice & rats
Cool Films with Larry Hott w/ Christine La Monte – Ai Weiwei’s Turandot: Opera Karma
Amazing Professors
Amazing Professors
3/24/26: (Tuesday’s co-host: UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz)
Princeton History Prof Rhae Lynn Barnes on “Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment.”
Sci-Tech Café w/ MHC Prof Kirsten Norstrom & Hampshire Prof Juliet Johnston: “Everyone Poops…” and what to do with it.
Gfld City Council Pres Lora Wondoloski: budget fights & single-stream recycling.
Duke Goldman, UMass Adjunct Prof, on college & professional sports gambling.
Odysseys
Odysseys
3/23/26: Tara Brewster & Susan Nicastro: Big Brothers/ Big Sisters & karaoke at the Iron Horse.
Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson, Co-Director, Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project: resilience & resistance.
Megan Zinn w/ Mark Oppenheimer on “Judy Blume, a Life.”
Ellen Meeropol, on “Sometimes an Island.”
Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman: his Executive Order on immigration enforcement.
In Our Interest
In Our Interest
3/20/26: Labor leaders Max Page & Jon Weissman: protesting Bank of America.
Amherst Coll Prof Austin Sarat: Trump’s cognition & media’s giving him a pass.
Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: ICE in Massachusetts & the ballot questions.
Trustees of Reservations’ Wendy Ferris: Beaver Brook’s Rewilding & other Trustees’ lands here for us;
Political Gold w/ Josh Silver: resistance.
Speaking Up, Speaking Out
Speaking Up, Speaking Out
3/19/26: Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on Covid, flu, allergies, & vaccinations.
DHG & Gfld Recorder Ex Ed Dan Crowley: ICE grabs local men, Citizen of the Year Patricia Thayer, & school funding.
Nanny Vonnegut: censorship of her father Kurt Vonnegut’s books.
Ruth Griggs w/ the extraordinary Giacomo Gates, coming to the Drake.
Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Celebrate the Children of Resistance
3/18/26: Robert Meeropol, Founder, Rosenberg Fund for Children, on Angela Davis coming to Northampton.
Mary Witt—singing LIVE in studio—“Singing Spring In” this Sunday.
Jenny Powers, Dir, Spld Science Museum: “Dinosaurs Still Live!”
Larry Hott: And the Oscar deservedly goes to…
Past, Present and Future
Past, Present and Future
3/17/26: Bill & Carrie Baker FishWrap weapons of mass distraction.
Sue Kassirer: the Art for the Earth exhibit in Leverett
Josh Shanley: the Great Flood of March,1936 & are we safe now?
Our monthly Comedy Quiz — come play Hat Tricks.
Feminist Futures — Smith Prof Carrie Baker w/ WAM Theater Artistic Director Genee Coreno: women, art, activism & mobilizing.
