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.  

Heritage

10/09/23: Aaron Vega on gun violence in Holyoke. Amilcar Shabazz & Justin Beatty on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Duke Goldman on the passing of Tim Wakefield & Brooks Robinson & the playoffs. Megan Zinn with Amy Chua on “The Golden Gate.”

Luke & Bill Newman

2 MTA Leaders, 1 Astronomer, 2 Artists, 1 E.D., & 2 Newmans

10/6/23: MTA ‘s leaders Max Page & Deb McCarthy on MCAS & Cherish; Hampshire College prof. Salman Hameed — live from the New Mexico space launch site; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis & SCMA’s Emma Chubb on visual artist Deborah Jack; Clare Higgins, Community Action E.D., on $ for home heating; Mauritian Kenny Newman on climate change, the U.S. Navy base, and his last name.

Chaos & Mist

10/05/23: Rep. Jim McGovern on the D.C. clown show; Atty John Pucci on the impending GA trial of Trump alleged co-conspirators; Rev. Andrea Ayvazian & Quaker activist George Lakey (“Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice”); Brian Adams with Smith College’s Paul Wetzel on our environment going nuts; Glenn Seigel with superstar musician Mat Maneri.

Speakerless, Hardly Speechless

10/04/23: We ask DA David Sullivan about Kevin McCarthy, Trump’s gag order and the Rintala murder trial; Cool Films with Larry Hott on “Judy Blume Forever” and “Periodical”; Dusty Christensen on broadband monopolies vs municipal ownership; Wayfinders CEO Keith Fairey & FRCOG Director Linda Dunlavy on affordable housing here now.

Interlink Publisher Michele Moushabeck and pianist Carli Muñoz

In Our Schools; In My Room

10/3/23: Linda Post — Paradise City Arts Festival; Brave Schools with ARHS’ Samantha Camera & Tony McAleer(“A Cure for Hate: A White Supremacist’s Journey…”); Title IX report on Amherst schools with activists Ali Wicks-Lim, MJ. Shwartz & Amy Cronin-Dicaprio; Interlink Publisher Michele Moushabeck and pianist Carli Muñoz (“A Fool’s Journey: to the Beach Boys and Beyond”).

Anxiety

10/2/23: Jo Newman and Morgan Walsh on “Anxiety Addict’ Bedtime Stories.” Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra and City Planner Carolyn Misch on the Main Street Design. Professor Bruce Miller on the Supreme Court’s sharp right turns. Megan Zinn with Mt. Holyoke Prof. Mara Breen on children & reading.

Lisa Wong, Tim Nelson, Paul Bockelman

S. Hadley Party. Amherst Update & Fate Is Still Unlearned w/ Colin and the MTA

9/29/23: Schools with MTA’s Max Page and Mass Budget’s Colin Jones; Peggy Gillespie on “Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People & Their Families.” Donnabelle Casis & Ebbie Russell on “Topographies at 50.” Showcase South Hadley with town leaders John Anz, Ira Brezinski, & Lisa Wong. OMG Amherst! Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman & Fire Chief Ira Nelson.

Legal Therapy with the ACLU Doctor & All That Jazz

9/28/23: ACLU Mass. E.D. Carol Rose on cases now before SCOTUS: guns, voting rights & abortion; Rev. Carole Bull & filmmaker Amber Bemak share a story of magic & mental health; PREVIEW! the Northampton Jazz Fest. with Pres. Ruth Griggs, producer Nate Gowen, drummer Molly Plaisted, & guitarist & bandleader Rich Goldstein — all Jazz Strutters.

Schools and Sex

9/27/23: Gwen Agna, N’hmptn School Comm. member at-large & reelection candidate; Dr. Jane Fleishman on sex ed. in schools; Brian Adams with Eliot Schrefer on “Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality.” Alison Berman, Director of Girls on the Run.

Darkness & Light

9/26/23: Josh Silver on polls, Trump, & 2024. Sci-Tech Cafe: MHC prof. Kerstin Nordstrom previews Darkness … (and) Life.” Peggy Gillespie on “Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families.” Duke Goldman on women & sports. Governor’s Councilor Tara Jacobs on pardons.

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