The Bill Newman Show 5.17.13
: NPR (sort of) with Anne Love Woodhull, author of Night With Its Owl and Northampton Poet Laureate Rich Michelson; and then, weeding out bad soil and crabby grass with Bernadette Giblin. In Happy Valley should you love your dandelions, give your soila
 
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The Bill Newman Show 5.16.13
From the Literacy Project: Judith Roberts, Executive Director, Fred Barrett, "J" Couture, and Northampton City Council President Bill Dwight on life and literacy and Mr. Dwight's upcoming high school graduation,an extravaganza with MSNBC star Rachel Madd
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The Bill Newman Show 5.15.13
: We celebrate National Bike Week with western mass. star biker James Lowenthal and other luminaries we found with their bikes on the Court House lawn.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.14.13
The Great Recession: women and work with Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, co-editor of Women Lead; then, move over, Northampton -- you're no longer the center for arts in the Valley, say the editors of PIONEER Magazine.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.13.13
Anthony Marra, author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, on Chechnya and war and novels and the Boston marathon bombing; then
a surprise visit from Paul Cranford and Barack Obama; and political analysis with Josh Silver, CEO of United Republic.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.10.13
Celebrate Mother's Day with Laura Lovett, UMass history professor and author of When We Were Free To Be,' and Northampton author Elinor Lipman, author of ten novels including the Inn at Lake Devine and --just published-- I Can't Complain (All Too) Person
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The Bill Newman Show 5.9.13
Johnny Got His Gun: our guests are the producer Linda McInerney and the director Kevin Maroney as they preview an amazing all-star cast and commentators.
Then Ray Raphael, author of Constitutional Myths: What We Get Wrong And How To Get It Right.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.8.13
Bee Ridgway,author of The River of No Return--totally COOL! (Once upon a Time, you knew the author as Bethany Schneider--Pat's daughter!).
Plus Professor Barbara Madeloni and Max Page--high stakes testing comes to college.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.7.13
Dan Drolette, Jr: on the War in Vietnam and the peace-- Gold Rush In The Jungle,:The Race To Discover and Defend the Rarest Animals of Vietnam's 'Lost World. ;plus Professor Salman Hameed on going to Mars.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.6.13
Are you now, do you have, or have you ever been a kid? In which case check out Mount Holyoke professor Thomas Wartenberg, author of A Sneetch Is a Sneetch
speaking with us and children's book author extraordinaire Jane Yolen on Finding Wisdom in Childre
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The Bill Newman Show 5.3.13
: Attorney John Pucci, former chief of the U.S. Attorney's office in western Mass, talks about the upcoming Baye arson/murder case and the Boston Marathon bombing prosecution; then the Amandla Chorus in studio beautifully previews the chorus' upcoming 25t
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The Bill Newman Show 5.2.13
Governor Bob Miller Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from A Casino Family To The Governor's Mansion; then, Roy Lichenstein,
Coordinator and Facilitator of the Nurturing Father's Program of Enlace de Familia.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.1.13
Eric Manirakiza, from African Public Radio on death threats to journalistslike him and potential genocide in his country; Two time Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin; Tony Lechner and the Valley rock and Valley Jazz Choirs.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.30.13
LGBT PRIDE: with J.M. Sorrell, spokesperson for Noho Pride and Archer Batista, ACLU cooperating attorney who in 1984 sued Northampton for refusing to issue a parade permit for the gay pride march. Then, Elizabeth Bridgewater, new Executive Director of Pio
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The Bill Newman Show 4.29.13
: THE DRAFT with our guests playwright Peter Snoad, the Enchanted Theatre's Tony Jones; anti-war activist Randy Kehler; & Tom Weiner, the inspiration for, editor of and contributor to Called To Serve: Stories of Men & Women Confronted by the Vietnam War
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The Bill Newman Show 4.26
Victor Navasky, former editor of The New York Times Magazine and The Nation magazines, political commentator and author of The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power; plus, HVGO's Peter Blanchette and Arts Correspondent Betsy Sto
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The Bill Newman Show 4.25
Award winning playwrights and authors Debbie Ruder and Ellen Kaplan ( Chair, Smith Theatre Dept) on The Grain Of The Wood at CBI this Saturday.
Then The Reverend and The Rabbi on The Boston Marathon bombing.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.24.13
Hatfield School Supeintendent John Robert, BOKS instructor Jackie Pelc with Owen Baranoski & Jarrett Borer; NHS's Alice In Wonderland with Julia Burton, Mina Bond, Ezekiel Baskin, Rozi Tabachnick, Bailey Lathrop & Norma Haynes; plus musical stars Tony Vac
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The Bill Newman Show 4.17.13
Rob Dietz, co-author of Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy In a World of Finite Resources; and Amherst native Daniel Souweine,
Campaign Director of Forecast The Facts on the proposed X-L pipeline and climate change deniers.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.16.13
Parker Townley, a national organizer for Fair Trade USA, and Miguel Mateo, from the coffee collective Manos Campesinas in Guatemala,
on a nationwide tour including New York, Boston, Princeton, Providence--Northampton and Amherst.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.15.13
FIRST GENERATION's founder Julie Lichtenberg, with Taja Wiggins & Veronica and Laeticia Israel (from Haiti); INT'L LANGUAGE INSTITUTE director Amy Ben- Ezra with Gerson Amaral (from East Timor) and Djenane Brasil da Conceicao (from Brazil); BITV special
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The Bill Newman Show 4.12.13
Sofia Campos, National Chair of United We Dream, and Kent Wong, co-editor of "Undocumented and Unafraid."
then, Breaking News: Larry Parnass, Daily Hampshire Gazette editor, is let go.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.10.13
From Tel Aviv, Filmmaker Doron Eran and in-studio LGBT activist JM Sorrell on Eran's "Melting Away" (a story of transgender and family); then BORDC Executive Director Shahid Buttar on drones surveilling you; and Poet Laureate Rich Michelson.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.9.13
Helen Benedict, author of "The Lonely Soldier, The Private War of Women Serving In Iraq;" then, best selling author Jacqueline Sheehan and poet, teacher and harpsichordist Terry Johnson on writing and publishing in the Valley.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.8.13
Judy Wicks, local economy pioneer and author of "Good Moring Beautiful Business;" we discuss PVJFF's "Life In Stills" with Ira Bryck, Director, UMass Family Business Center; then politic$ with Josh Silver.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.5.13
We talk about what the high walls of prisons keep you from seeing with Nancy Kurshan, author of Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.4.13
Jane Yolen and the Rev. Peter Ives, on Ms Yolen's new book, Ekaterinoslav: One family's Passage to America. What we know about our roots,
what we think we know, and what is lost forever.
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The Bill Newman Show 4.3.13
Thomas Jefferson-Sally Heming descendant Shannon Lanier and Jane Feldman on family,race & forgiveness; The Jewish Film Festival director Dyan Wiley & family therapist Lily Perkins on "The Other Son"; Max Page and Noah Berger on the Governor's retreaton h
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The Bill Newman Show 3.29.13
Amherst Writers and Artists Founder Pat Schneider on her new book, How The Light Gets In; Emily Bazelon on her new book Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, including discussion aboutP
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The Bill Newman Show 3.28.13
Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Comm'n Executive Director, and Kristina Egan Director of Transportation for Massachusetts on trains, planes automobiles and taxes; plus,the Rev (Peter Ives) and the Rebbe (Justin David) and Ann Turner on Mary and Miria
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The Bill Newman Show 3.27.13
Beatles expert Scott Freiman: if you like,love or have ever heard of the Beatles, you' ll love hearing this! Plus Northampton High School PTO's Ruth Ever on Eat For Education.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.25.13
Congressman Jim McGovern on his upcoming visit to Northampton with Governor Patrick; Josh Silver, CEO of United Republic, on the
Massachusetts senate race. Plus all the buzz on NEF's adult spelling bee with Dr. Martie Wohl and Mary Beth O'Connor.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.22.13
. Helen Caldicott on the Fuskushima nuclear meltdown and its effect on us; Claudia Lefko on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.21.13
24 hours later: Still (barely) alive: from the Court House Steps-- Day Two of Monte's Camp Out for The Cancer Connection: can he (and you) raise $40,000?
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The Bill Newman Show 3.19.13
We part the tofu curtain with Eric Toensmeier, author of Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks,One tenth of An Acre and The Making of An Incredible Garden Oasis in the City (of Holyoke). Plus Bob Cilman de parting the the Northampton Arts Council.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.18.13
Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz; then, hear the extraordinary Evelyn Harris and Mak'hela chorus members Peter Steinberg and Rona Conrad (Happy 80th b'day, Rona) preview Let My People Go: Songs Of Freedom.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.15.13
Award wining author Tom Butler, President of the Northeast Wilderness Trust and co-editor of ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.14.13
Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan on the Rintala murder trial and sexual assaults at local colleges; Attorney & rock star Mike Hooker on this Friday's gig;The Rev and the Reb on this weekend's PVPA gay-friendly theater production about the Boo
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The Bill Newman Show 3.13.13
PHENOM founder, Professor Max Page, explains why UMass Amherst,as a solid investment in our future, fully justifies the Governor's tax proposal and also --as his new book explains and shows-- that the campus is architecturally fascinating. Really? Really
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The Bill Newman Show 3.12.13
In Northampton: Claudia Lefko-who has just returned from Iraq; then Director Cate Damon and some of the stars of the cast of Annie at NHS,
Ben Cooper, Alexa Flinker,and Laura Krok-Horton. Plus archguitarist Peter Blanchette.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.11.13
From Juneau, Alaska, Earth Justice attorney Holly Harris on global climate change, melting ice caps,and multi-national oil companies drilling in the arctic.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.8.13
From Amherst, Jeffrey Rubin and Emma Sokoloff-Rubin on Sustaining Activism: A father- daughter collaboration. [on the] Brazilian's Women's Movement.
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The Bill Newman Show 2.18.13
Josh Silver, CEO of United Republic, on recent developments--the good, the bad, and the ugly of big money in national politics (mostly the ugly).
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The Bill Newman Show 2.12.13
Ireland & activism with Mt. Holyoke Professor Amy Martin. And environment & activism with members of Climatewma.org who are marching on DC this weekend
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The Bill Newman Show 1.17.13
Professor emeritus Ron Story on his new book Jonathan Edwards and the Gospel of Love melding into our usual Thursday segment, The Reverend and the Rabbi with Rev. Peter Ives & Rabbi Justin David.
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The Bill Newman Show 11.9
We celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Eric Carl Museum of Picture Book Art with executive director Alix Kennedy and curator and Founding Director Nick Clark.
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The Bill Newman Show 11.7
Election results with Smith College Government professor Howard Gold, and Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz.
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The Bill Newman Show 11.1
Local activist Paki Wieland on the fact-finding mission to Pakistan about drones; Paul Ida on the upcoming “The Blue State Special 2012”: Electoral Dysfunction, political comedy.
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The Bill Newman Show 10.17
Four Young at Heart Chorus members and director Bob Cilman celebrate Y@H's 30th anniversary with us. Then, NPR, Northampton Poetry Radio, with Northampton Poet Laureates Rich Michelson and Marti'n Espada.
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The Bill Newman Show 8.13
Bill Shein, candidate for Congress, explains why he is challenging Richard Neal in the First congressional District and deserves your vote in the September 6 primary, which as a practical matter, will decide the election as well.
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The Bill Newman Show 7.26
Don’t be paranoid.They really are watching you. Smith Engineering Professor Paul Voss and ACLU of Massachusetts Legal Director ,Matthew Segal on drones in your backyard. Then, does your dog need a shrink? Animal Behaviorist Kelley Bollen tells us.
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The Bill Newman Show 6.4
We preview upcoming Watermelon Wednesdays with Paul Newlin. Then, how ICE's (mis)treats immigrants in detention-- with ACLU attorney Azadeh Shahshahani. Black in the Valley, with host Carlie Tartakow, focuses on the local case of Charles Wilhite, wro
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The Bill Newman Show 5.31
Congressman Richard Neal on a wide range of issues including the Elizabeth Warren campaign, Social Security,
and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then Valley author Elaine Wolf, on her acclaimed new novel Camp, about bullying.
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The Bill Newman Show 5.9.12
The Hon W. Hank Abrashkin, former long- time Western Massachusetts Housing Court Judge and now the Executive Director of the Springfield Housing Authority, explains the need for public housing in the Valley and his efforts to engage the community and pub
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The Bill Newman Show 4.19.12
Author Joe McGinniss tells us what he has been hearing and seeing as he researches and writes his newest non-fiction book, 15 Gothic Street, a year at the Hampshire County Superior Court. Plus the Reverend and the Rabbi on the threat to defund family plan
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The Bill Newman Show 3.21
The McGoverns! Senator and former Presidential candidate George McGovern and his protegee Rep. Jim McGovern (no relation) on what it means to be a Democrat now. Plus Mary Serreze from Northampton Media on the Arson Trial.
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The Bill Newman Show 3.7
Post Super Tuesday, Josh Silver, CEO of the Florence and Washington D.C based United Republic, explains the myriad ways money buys elections and how we can fight back. Also anti-nuclear activist Randy Kehler on this weekend's protest at the Vermont nuke
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The Bill Newman Show March 1
One of America's foremost civil liberties attorneys, Harvey Silverglate, gives perspective on UMass and other institutions and issues. It's a sobering look at loss of liberty in America.
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 24
A donkey as a hero? Amazing, but true. Richard Jarrette, the award -winning poet, shares from his new book Beso The Donkey.
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 22
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hampshire County needs YOU. We find out why from its Director,Renee Moss and Director of Special Events, Hannah Charren-Diehl. Then our usual Wednesday segment Northampton Media with reporters David Reed and Mary Serezze.
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 21
Poverty in Amherst? Yes, poverty in Amherst. We suspect that you'll be surprised at the pervasiveness of poverty in this (generally regarded as affluent) town, and food insecurity among many who live there. We speak with Jan Eidelson, President of the
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 16
2/16. We preview this Sunday's ,the Northampton Arts Council's third of Four Sundays in February, show at the Academy of Music about Circus Smirkus .We speak with award -winning Film maker Signe Taylor (whose film about the circus "Circus Dreams" is
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 15
2/15 A recent Daily Hampshire Gazette article about a case in Hampshire Superior Court raised the issue, Are your therapist's notes confidential or can a lawyer get his hands on them? We find out from one of the area's premier criminal defense attorne
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 10th
What makes good local radio and television? We have a really interesting conversation with Carrie Saldo, host of WGBY, channel 57's public affairs program Connecting Point.In the FishWrap local personal injury attorneys Paul Weinberg and John DeBartolo pr
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 6th
Bill Shein, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the First Congressional District who is running against Richard Neal and Andrea Nuciforo, shares his vision for a different kind of Congress. Then, Amy Ben-Ezra from the International Lan
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The Bill Newman Show Feb 2
Previewing the first of Four Sundays in February presented by The Northampton Arts Council, we are joined by members of the Smith College acapella group, the Noteables, who prior to performing at the Silver Chord Bowl on Sunday, teach us how acapella song
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The Bill Newman Show 11.30
Shut It Down Affinity Group members, Hattie Nestel. Ellen Graves and Dusty Miller, on the recent trial and convictions for the protest at the Vermont Yankee nuke. Then, Jill St. Coeur, hooked rugs artist extraordinaire, visits with arts correspondent Bets
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The Bill Newman Show 10.25
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We talk with Leslie Laurie from Tapestry Health and Judith Fine from the Gazebo Intimate Apparel about health and advocacy.
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The Bill Newman Show 10.20
Easthampton Mayor Michael Tauznik, candidate for re-election as Mayor of Easthampton, explains why it's not time for a change.
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The Bill Newman Show 10.14
Our conversation with the men who would be mayor of Northampton continues with candidates for Mayor of Northampton, Michael Bardsley and David Narkewicz.
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The Bill Newman Show (6/13/11)
Dan Conlon runs the Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield. Dan will be introducing the documentary Queen of the Sun at the Pleasant Street Theater on Monday evening, and he will talk with us about beekeeping and the global bee crisis.
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The Bill Newman Show (6/9/11)
Out! For Reel producer and founder Jaime Michaels joins us in celebration of the LGBT Gala this weekend. Also, Reverend Peter Ives of the First Churches of Northampton and Pastor Steve Behlke of the College Church will discuss homosexuality and the Bible.
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The Bill Newman Show (5/26/11)
Independent filmmaker Jay Rosenstein discusses his new emmy-award winning documentary, The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today, about the landmark Supreme Court case McCollum vs. Board of Education
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The Bill Newman Show (5/30/11)
For Memorial Day, Stacy Bannerman, author of WHEN THE WAR CAME HOME: The Inside Story of Reservists and the Families They Leave Behind, and Jack Downing of Soldier On, talk about how we are treating veterans upon their return home.
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The Bill Newman Show (5/31/11)
John Elder Robison, bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye and Be Different, and Margaret Robison, author of The Long Journey Home, talk about their lives, books, and family history--including reflections on his brother and her son, Augusten Burroughs.
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The Bill Newman Show (5/20/11)
Law Professor Erin Buzuvis discusses how new millions for the Umass football team will impact women's sports at the university
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The Bill Newman Show (5/12/11)
AJ Lafleur, owner of the Mountain Goat, talks about his favorite places in the valley. Dr. Jay Holtzman discusses his response to his Vietnam War draft notice, which was to go to Canada.
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The Bill Newman Show (5/9/11)
Richard Horan talks about his book, "Seeds," which connects great writers with the trees that inspired them.
Also Don Chevannes, one of the authors featured in the Vietnam War anthology "Called to Serve."
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The Bill Newman Show (5/3/11)
Smith College Professor and Chair of the History Department and expert on Canadian politics tells us what happened in the Canadian election on May 2 what it means for America.
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The Bill Newman Show (4/28/11)
Andy Revkin, long-time New York Times Environmental Reporter on the year that the earth's population exceeds 7 billion--this year!
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The Bill Newman Show (4/27/11)
Attorney Alan Seewald talks about the recommendations for dramatic change in the structure of the city's government made by the Charter Review Committee, of which he was the Chair.
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The Bill Newman Show (4/26/11)
Students from First Generation and The Performance Project, who will be performing in Ripple Effect Saturday at the Northampton Center for the Arts, will tell us about their lives and this performance.
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The Bill Newman Show (4/25/11)
Author! Author! We will have two: Matteo Pistono, author of In the Shadow of the Buddha, about the fight for freedom in Tibet and Kim Kaplan, author of "The Greatest Game Ever Pitched".
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The Bill Newman Show (4/21/11)
Tom Weiner, author of Called To Serve: Stories of Men and Women Confronted by the Vietnam War Draft discuses that draft and the war and today's voluntary army and America's ongoing wars. Plus arts correspondent Betsy Stone interviews UMass's Eva Fierst.
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The Bill Newman Show (4/8/11)
The Freedom bus riders. Local activists and heroes who rode the buses 50 years ago in Freedom summer will speak of their involvement and preview the upcoming PBS film on that transformative fight for freedom.
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