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.
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.
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.”
