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.
Trump Indictment??
2/28/23: Political Gold with Consultant Josh Silver on Trump’s legal jeopardy and his 2024 presidential aspirations; Black in Valley with Jacqueline Smith-Crooks’ remembrance of Professor John Bracey, and the Voices of Resilience Museum exhibit curated by Professor Janine Fondon and exhibit scholar Dr. Demetria Shabazz; Fair Play with Duke Goldman on the physical and mental health issues faced by today’s athletes; and Jackie Walsh’s Playbill with Iranian director Behnam Alibakhshi on UMass Theater’s “Aurash,” a play based on an important Persian myth.
Honoring Olver
2/27/23: John Olver’s life and legacy with Mayors Roxann Wedegartner and David Narkewicz, and Representatives Ellen Story and Natalie Blais. Gazette and Recorder Executive Editor, Dan Crowley, on covering Congressman Olver and cancelling Dilbert. New York Times best-selling author Josh Mensch on “The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin & Churchill;” and Writer’s Block with Megan Zinn and Margot Douaihy on her mystery “Scorched Grace.”
Pressing On
2/24/23: Max Page, Mass. Teachers Ass’n President, on today’s Boston Globe report that many Massachusetts educators don’t earn a living wage; Ed Tick on his dual book release this weekend in Amherst, including “Coming Home in Vietnam;” Larry Parnass, former Daily Hampshire Gazette editor, on his new job (he began this week) as Executive Editor of the Springfield Republican and the future of local journalism.
Caroling in February
2/23/23: Carol Rose, Exec. Dir., ACLU of Massachusetts, on threats to, and fighting for, freedom of speech and reproductive rights across the country and in Massachusetts; Carole Bull, pastor of the United Church of Ware, on the meaning of Ash Wednesday and Lent; on this the 50th, anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the species saved and those still endangered with Susi von Oettingen from Hadley Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Take Five with Glenn Siegel and alto-saxophonist maestro, coming to the Valley, Jorge Sylvester.
Censorship Undone
2/22/23: A Fishwrap with Bill and Buz; Sex Educator Jane Fleishman on lovin’ thyself; Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on the upcoming Oscars; Investigative reporter Dusty Christiansen with breaking news on the Holyoke Police Dep’t; Raúl Colón, the world-famous children’s book illustrator whose book on Roberto Clemente was banned in Florida by Governor DeSantis—and unbanned yesterday
Much To Do
2/21/23: Sci-Tech Café with MHC professor Kerstin Nordstrom and UMass biologist and researcher, Dr. Andrew Swafford, on fungi with eyes (seriously!); our monthly Comedy Quiz—come play along with the Happier Valley Comedy folks — Maddy Benjamin, Kate Jopson, Sally Ekus and Laura Patrick; Feminist Futures with Smith professor Carrie Baker and Jenifer McKenna on “Crisis Pregnancy Centers;” Playbill with Jackie Walsh and Ann Berman on Behind the Curtain at Shakespeare & Co.
Happy 50th Hip Hop!
2/20/23: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on transforming downtown; Antiques Roadshow appraiser and rare book specialist, Ken Gloss, on what’s in your attic; Professor Kwame Harrison on hip- hop’s happy 50th birthday — thanks to Black student radio on predominantly white campuses; Ryan Road School reading specialist Mary Beth O’Connor (with Megan Zinn) on how kids learn to read.
Home Rule
2/17/23: Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on her proposal to allow sixteen-year-olds to vote in municipal elections and other proposals for Hampshire County towns; Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n President Max Page on debt-free public higher ed. NOW; ArtBeat with host Kim Carlino, Northampton Director of Arts & Culture Brian Foote, and muralists Sharon Leshner and Ramiro Davaro- Comas on local public art; Dr. Deborah Offner on “Educators as First Responders;” and Jeff Napolitano with the nonprofit Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds.
Separating Families & Deporting Kids
2/16/23: 2/16/23: Professor Silvia Rodriguez Vega on Drawing Deportation: Art & Resistance Among Immigrant Children; Edwards Church Rev. Michael McSherry on the bible and violence. Then, why we need more loons in western Massachusetts and how to get them — Brian Adams speaks with biodiversity researcher Lucas Savoy. Also, LIVE IN THR STUDIO—SHE IS AN AMZING VOCALIST! — Ethel Lee interviewed by Ruth Griggs– on her upcoming gig with the Amherst Big Band Orchestra.
Look Up!
2/15/2023: Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on the recent spate of UFO sightings; Cool films with Larry Hott on “The Fire of Love” and “Stranger at the Gate;” Greenfield City Councilor Marianne Bullock on police accountability in her city; independent investigative reporter Dusty Christiansen on the Holyoke Police response (and non-response) to civilian complaints.
