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.
Firearms and Fatherhood
9/12/23: Rep. Patricia Duffy on proposed firearms and health care laws; Duke Goldman on the Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Negro Leagues; Loretta Ross on “Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice;” Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane, with Stacey Nee from the Children’s Trust, on the Sheriff’s Award for the Nurturing Fathers Program.
Remembrances and Romance
9/11/23: A 9/11 remembrance; then, UMass Amherst Afro-Am Chair Amilcar Shabazz on diversity, equity & inclusion; constitutional law expert Bruce Miller on whether the 14th Amendment bars Trump from running; Megan Zinn on romance novels, what they are now and why.
What a Show!
9/8/23: Talking Trash with State Rep. Natalie Blais; MCAS headed for the trash? with UMass. education prof Jack Schneider & MTA Pres Max Page; fabulous” Art in the Orchard” with Donnabelle Casis, Jean-Pierre Pasche, & Alanae Hartley; the Amherst school controversy with Indy editor Art Keene, PCA Exec. Bd. Chair Pat Ononibaku and APEA reps. Meka Magee & Claire Cocco; the Care Center and Comedy with Anne Teschner, Kim DeShields and Tim Lovett ((this is really funny!!).
Our House, Our Home, Books & All That Jazz
9/7/23: Rep. Jim McGovern on national politics; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra, HHS head Merridith O’Leary, & Div. of Community Care (DCC) Director Kristen Rhodes on the launch of DCC; Brian Adams with Forbes Librarian Sarah Johnson on children and YA books; Ruth Griggs with Jazz Fest star Ryan Hollander.
Mass. Disbarment
9/6/23: DA David Sullivan on prosecutors here and in Georgia; Larry Hott on “Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV;” LIVE in the studio Matt Lorenz (“Suitcase Junket”) & Jonah Keane on the Arcadia Folk Fest; Educational Collaborative Exec. Dir. Todd Gazda on school superintendents..
They Sing and They Compose
9/5/23: First, Harvey Silverglate, attorney for Trump’s alleged co-conspirator, John Eastman; then, attorney John Pucci critiques Silverglate; Sen. Paul Mark on the Women’s Heritage Trail and affordable housing; Double Edge Theatre’s Travis Coe on Little Amal (a 12-foot puppet’s) inspiring Walk Across America — to Ashfield; Michel Moushabeck & Tony Silva preview the amazing “Musicians for Maui” benefit and play live in the studio!
Teach Your Children, Well …
9/1/23: MTA leaders Max Page & Maria Hegbloom on Cherish; Springfield mayoral candidate, Councilor Jesse Lederman; Donnabelle Casis with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter; Clare Higgins on Gov. Healey’s cuts to Head Start; Cancer Connection ED Chelsea Kline on the Bed-in; Berkshire Brewing CEO Gary Bogoff on his company’s commitment to community.
Former Chair of Amherst School Committee Speaks
8/31/23: A Fishwrap; then, Rev. Michael McSherry & Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on the death penalty; recently resigned. Chair of the Amherst School Committee, Allison McDonald, on the swirling controversy; Healing Across the Divides (of Israel & Palestine) with Exec. Dir. Dr. Norbert Goldfield.
Is the Past, Past?
8/30/23: Larry Hott on two great films: “It Ain’t Over,” the Yogi Berra story, and “The Invention of the Other,” the Amazon’s isolated indigenous people; Amherst School Committee member Peter Demling on why he resigned; tomorrow’s news today with the Old Farmer’s Almanac Associate Editor Tim Goodwin – the 2024 edition launched yesterday.
“Woketopia?”
8/29/23: Prof Amilcar Shabazz with Amherst Town Councilor Michele Miller on reparations; GCC’s Linda Desjardin on MassReconnect, the new free community college program; Amherst School Committee Chair Ben Herrington on why he resigned; National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling, Les Bernal, on predatory gambling on MGM Springfield’s 5th anniversary.
