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.
Dangers for Kids Ahead – Solutions, Too
7/29/24: UMass Computer Science prof Brian Levine: kids, computers and apps. Hilltown Youth Recovery Theater’s Jonathan Diamond & Sarah Close: “A Mid-Summers Night’s Dream.” Gfld Councilor Marianne Bullock: schools, police & money. Amherst’s new School Super Dr. Xi & Town Mgr Paul Bockelman: schools!
The Beat Goes On
7/26/24: Rep Mindy Domb: Kamala excitement, MA gun safety & the Gender X law. Donnabelle Casis w/ Hannah Brookman from Looky Here & Charlotte Treiber from Madhouse Multiarts: the Greenfield Arts Walk tonight! Ernie Brill: “Journeys of Voices & Choices.” Adam Hinds, CEO of Edward M Kennedy Institute for U.S. Senate: this historic election.
Rights & Wrongs
ACLU MA Exec Dir, atty Carol Rose: civil liberties – rights (& wrongs) this November. Smith College Prof Andrew Zimbalist: the Olympics, Paris & Boston. Dan Crowley, Exec. Ed, Daily Hampshire Gazette & Gfld Recorder: we remember & honor our local moral compass, Randy Kehler, who passed Saturday. John Anz w/ jazz stars Matt & Atla DeChamplain – coming to the Summit House.
Art at Risk, It’s for the Birds
7/24/24: Margaret Larson & Ellen Koteen: huge rent increases threaten 80 (!) Easthampton artists. Larry Hott: “Skywalkers: A Love Story” & other daredevil documentaries. Brian Adams w/ columnist Bill Danielson: “Speaking of Nature.” CDH’s Sue Pierce & Highland Valley’s Valerie D’Aquisto: discharging patients.
Human Rights and Wrongs
7/23/24: Political expert Josh Silver: topsy-turvy races & the Democratic Veep. “When the Mind’s Free” at the Shea: Director Toby Bercovici, choreographer Annalise Nielson & actor Myka Plunkett. Duke Goldman: the Olympics, race & protest. UMass prof & Human Security Lab Dir Charli Carpenter: Afghan fathers & daughters.
You Can’t Trump This
7/22/24: Amherst College Poli-Sci Prof Austin Sarat, UMass Afro-Am Prof Amilcar Shabazz, & Smith College Prof of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Carrie Baker: the race for President— Game on!And then, recommended summer reads with Megan Zinn and Booklink Mgr Peg Duffy.
What’s Now & What’s Next
7/19/24: Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: the presidential race, education funding & guns. MTA Pres Max Page: Victory! Former U.S. Rep Scott Klug (R–WI), Guiliani’s Co-Chair: the Republican convention, Trump’s speech & his path to victory. Governor’s Councilor Tara Jacobs: confirming a diverse judiciary in Massachusetts.
High Stakes, Moon Landings, Black Holes & Rising Stars
7/18/24: Congressman Jim McGovern: Trump & Biden. Edwards Church Rev Michael McSherry: Christian nationalism & Christian faith. Astronomer Salman Hameed: lunar landings, black holes & Lego bricks.* Ruth Griggs w/ local rising stars, saxist Ben Malynoski & drummer Jacob Smith: their gig tomorrow here.
*check this out: www.youtube.com/@kainaatastronomyinenglish
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7/17/24: Holyoke Schools Union Pres Nicholas Cream: receivership & MCAS. Larry Hott: “Art Talent Show” & “My Kid Could Paint That.” Brian Adams & Nolan Adams: pumped hydropower. Masslive & Republican investigative reporter Greta Jochim: the Leeds nursing home Highview’s scandalous conditions.
This is a Test
7/16/24: Mayor GL Sciarra: national politics, schools & the override. Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Scott Braidman & Sally Ekus: fun with fireflies. Smith prof & Ms. Magazine editor Carrie Baker: Project 2025 & the abolition of our rights. Local activists Elizabeth Silver & Christina Maxwell: this election needs you NOW.
