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.
On the Issues
9/4/25: Nhmptn City Councilor-at-large candidate Benjamin Spencer. Human Rts Atty Laura Pitter: Mass municipalities & ICE. Representative Jim McGovern: gerrymandering, 2026 & losing democracy. Ruth Griggs w/ pianist & Jazzfest performer Miki Yamanaka.
Hear Me
9/3/25: D.A. Dave Sullivan: feds militarizing the police, ICE abuses & wearing masks. Mayor GL Sciarra: early voting, affordable housing, & Picture Main St. Mayoral candidate Jillian Duclos: Picture Main St, protecting businesses & school funding. Larry Hott on “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” “CODA,” “Children of a Lesser God” & “Through Deaf Eyes.”
Forgettaboutit
9/2/25: Bill & Buz fishwrap the state seal, flag & motto. Amherst Coll profs & librettists Ron Bashford & Eric Sawyer: “The Onion,” their opera about an AI machine that brings memories to life. Labor activists Jeff Jones & Casey Moore on the Inside Organizer School. Sen Jo Comerford on vaccines, charter school funding & JFK Jr.
Rides: Smooth & Bumpy
8/29/25: Rep Lindsay Sabadosa. Ethel Everett & Jeff Jones: Labor Day demonstration in Holyoke. UMass researcher Shannon Roberts – teen driver safety study. Valley Players Matteo Pangallo & Chris Rohmann on It’s a Wonderful Life auditions next week. Rabbi Riqi Kosovske, Naor Deleanu and Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: “RAW-GAZA” bike ride for Gaza, 4,000 miles, San Fran to NH.
Beginnings and Endings
8/28/25: Bill & Buz Fishwrap. ACLU of MA Ex Dir Carol Rose on militarization of DC law enforcement and SCOTUS- approved cuts. Fran Volkmann & Carol Edelstein, authors of “Herself to the End.” Jon Anz w/ Ruth Griggs, President of Northampton Jazz Festival.
Old Growth, New Growth
8/27/25: Former Nhmptn City Council Pres Jim Nash: last night’s mayoral debate. CDH Rehab Ass’t Dir Andrea Noel-Doubleday: changing seasons, staying fit. GCC prof Brian Adams w/ Bob & Monica Leverett: our Old Growth Forests. Filmmaker Larry Hott w/ Brian Adams on “Wild by Law.”
Wake Up!!
8/26/25: Josh Silver: Wake up! We live under an authoritarian regime. Bill fishwraps the N”hmptn Council debate. UMass prof Bridgette Davis: Trump administration v financial aid. Duke Goldman: racism in baseball, the Red Sox and Yankees.
Resolutions
8/25/25: Atty Joel Feldman: rent stabilization now! Megan Zinn w/ Jill Bialosky: “The End is the Beginning,” remembering her mom. Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ artist Kay Douglas: “Antebellum” at Ctr for Peace through Culture. Amherst Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman & Health Dir Kiko Malin: opioids settlement funds & potholes.
Resistance
8/22/25: Mass Teacher Ass’n Pres Max Page: Labor Day & fighting for education. Rep Mindy Domb: ameliorating federal cutbacks. Ray Levasseur: “Coming Home—Radicalized by War & Incarceration.” Donnabelle Casis w/ Holyoke Art’s Kathy McKean: the Storefront Gallery Project.
Opponents
8/21/25: Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: RFK Jr & insur industry v. children. DHG & Recorder Ex Ed Dan Crowley: Jeromie Whalen v Richie Neal. Rabbi Amita Jarmon: Israelis opposed to Netanyahu’s horrifying policies. Ruth Griggs w/ saxophonist Harry Allen-coming to the Drake.
