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 Weekend Before
10/31/25: Max Page w/ Prof Sanjay Arwade on the need to pass the Drive Act. Candidate Garrick Perry for N’ton City Councilor. Candidate Tiffany Jewell for N’ton At-large School Comm. Ex Dir Geoff Naunheim of Franklin/Hampshire United Way: SNAP recipients need food NOW. Art Beat w/ Linda McInerney of Eggtooth Productions.
Stop, Look, Listen
10/30/25: “Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay” with GTMO atty Joshua Colangelo-Bryan. N’ton at-large City Councilor candidate Benjamin Spencer. WHMP “Sports Guy” Scott Coen: a spectacular World Series. John Anz w/ Mark Gionfriddo: “It’s The Wildest” at Bombyx 11/8.
Elections & Selections
10/29/25: Marianne Labarge, N’ton Ward 6 Councilor & re-election candidate. Lindsi Sekula, Easthampton mayoral candidate. Brian Adams w/ Kestrel Land Trust Ex Dir Kristin DeBoer: 2,000 acres preserved! Larry Hott w/ photographer Terry Abrams: the power of images.
A Day to Remember
10/28/25: Josh Silver: Trump’s approval rating & his influence on local politics. MHC prof Kerstin Nordstrom w/ UMass Prof Yanfei Xu: “Plastics” @ Sci-Tech Café. G’fld City Council Pres Lora Wondolowski: housing, paradise & a parking lot. Duke Goldman: the World Series – a night to remember.
Wrecked and Rejuvenation
10/27/25: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: SNAP cutoff, hunger & budget woes. Megan Zinn w/ Catherine Newman on “Wreck.” Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Ellisha Walker, Amherst Councilor-at Large: CRESS, SNAP, & rainy-day funds. Amherst Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman & Pub Health Dir Kiko Malin: Nicotine Free Generation, CRESS, Halloween & ribbon cuttings.
Shutdowns & Openings
10/24/25: MTA Pres Max Page: the shutdown & the future. Rep Mindy Domb: cuts to SNAP & fuel assistance and how to resist. Emily Serafy-Cox, candidate for N’ton School Committee. Michael Lawrence-Riddell & hip-hop artist Akrobatik on Self-Evident Education. Bombyx’s Cassandra Holden: events, art & community.
High Notes
10/23/25: Easthampton Interim Mayor & candidate Salem Derby. ACLU of MA Ex Dir Carol Rose: No Kings & the future, voting & SCOTUS. Rev Carole Bull: peaceful assembly & loving others – an antidote to Trump? Ruth Griggs w/ star saxophonist Sarah Hanahan – soon at the Drake & the Nmptn schools.
Awareness and Learning
10/22/25: Robbie Saner Sullivan, N’ton at-large school committee candidate. CDH Surgeon Dr. Michelle Helms on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Brian Adams w/ Grow Food Northampton’s Farm & Land Mgr, Piyush Labhsetwar, & Co-Dir, Michael Skillicorn: what we grow & why. Chuck Collins “Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.”
Power and Superpowers
10/21/25: Rep Aaron Saunders on No Kings, medical insurance, & clean energy. Jason “JT” Tirrell, E’hamp mayoral candidate. Comedy Quiz w/ Maddy Benjamin, Mandy Anderson & Scott Braidman: New England ghost folklore. Prof Carrie Baker w/ Smith basketball Coach Lynn Hersey and hoops player Selam Maher.
C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A-L ?
10/20/25: Meg Robbins, N’ton at-large City Council candidate. Megan Zinn & Marty Wohl: the NEF Spelling Bee. Gwen Nabad, candidate for N’ton Ward 1 City Council. Adam Hinds, EM Kennedy Institute for U.S Senate CEO, on gov’t shutdown, Trump defunding & the No Kings rallies.
