Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, June 22, 201706/22/2017

How Many Black Men Need To Die At The Hands of The Police For Things To Change?

In Bill Newman

6/22: Bill’s thoughts on the latest killer cop to get away and Silverthorne Theater’s Josh Platt and Toby Bercovici on “The Stupid F******* Bird.”

Wednesday, June 21, 201706/21/2017

The Next Mayor of Easthampton?

In Bill Newman

6.21.17 Nicole LaChapelle, candidate for Mayor of Easthampton; Anne Helen Petersen, author of “Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud;” and Vaya con Munoz.

Wednesday, June 21, 201706/21/2017

Keeping It VERY Classy On The Fishwrap

In Bill Newman

6/20: Our classiest “Fishwrap” ever—we explore the subtleties imbedded in the days headline story in the DHG on farting in yoga class—we told you in was classy.
(so many terrible jokes, so little time!) Later in the show, our monthly Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has. The questions are EASY!! The answers—not so much!!

Monday, June 19, 201706/19/2017

The One-Eyed Judge

In Bill Newman

6/19: NYT best-selling author, western Mass. federal judge Michael Ponsor, on his new novel “The One-Eyed Judge.”

Saturday, June 17, 201706/17/2017

Western Mass Business Show 6.17.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Amy from the Downtown Northampton Association talks with the owner of a new store coming to the J. Rich spot on Main Street

Friday, June 16, 201706/16/2017

The Bill Newman Show June 16 2017

In Bill Newman

6/16: “Cuba in Transition” with Mark Guglielmo, Pablo Yglesias, Aristides Lima, and Maricel Lucero. Then, a joyous new season—here’s a preview –for New Century Theater with NCT Producing Director Sam Rush and
playwrights Eric Henry Sanders and Ellen Wittlinger.

Friday, June 16, 201706/16/2017

The Bill Newman Show June 15 2017

In Bill Newman

6/15: Nancy MacLean, author of “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America;” Bloomsday with
The Literacy Project’s Judith Roberts; exploring Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” with the reverend and the rabbis.

Friday, June 16, 201706/16/2017

The Bill Newman Show June 14 2017

In Bill Newman

6/14: Django in June live in the studio. This is amazing.

Tuesday, June 13, 201706/13/2017

Turning to the Page on the state Constitutional Convention

In Bill Newman

PHENOM founder Max Page on the state constitutional convention; YA author Lisa Papademetriou on kids marching to a different drummer—her new novel is “Apartment 1986;” Sports Man! Scott Coen on empires, evil and otherwise, in baseball and basketball.

Tuesday, June 13, 201706/13/2017

Josh Silver stole our reporter!

In Bill Newman

Josh Silver, CEO of Represent. US,  on corruption in government, money in politics,  and grass roots movements; Lois Ahrens, Director of the Real Cost of Prisons Project on proposed legislation to allow some moms, convicted of  non-violent crimes, who are the primary caretakers for their kids, to not go to jail.

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