Podcasts: Bill Newman

Bill Newman

The Bill Newman Show. Weekdays at 9AM. Join Bill & Monte Belmonte as they talk with news-makers, elected officials, authors, artists, poets, and ‘fish wrap’ about the day’s headlines.

Recent guests include authors Senator Elizabeth Warren (Persist); Larry Tye (Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy); Daniel James Brown (Facing the Mountain); Chuck Collins (The Wealth Hoarders and Born on Third Base).

Is a busload of migrants from TX on its way to Northampton?

9/16: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa; Your State U hosted by Max Page; ArtBeat, hosted by Donnabelle Casis.

The Rabbis on Refugees and Rosh Hashana

9.15.22 Rabbi Justin David guest hosts and talks about the headlines of the day and is joined by Rabbi Riqi Kosovske to talk about her congregations relationship with the new Bombyx Center as well as her preparations for the High Holy Days

Voices of Resilience

9/14: Black in the Valley; the Doozy Do Parade; Northampton Arts Council presents.

Why younger black holes are watching their weight

9.13.13 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with the folx from Sci Tech Cafe about their return to Northampton. And he talks with Duke Goldman about women in baseball and the upcoming playoffs.

Holyoke Headlines

9/12: Mayor’s Monday with Holyoke’s Mayor Joshua Garcia, Director Development Aaron Vega and School Superintendent Anthony Soto. Then, Ellen Meeropol, whose new novel, “The Lost Women of Azaela Court, takes place today on the grounds and in the history of Northampton State Hospital.

Eating Northampton

9.9.22 Jeff Napolitano guest hosts and talks with MTA President Max Page about The Fair Share Amendment, And with the Mayor of Northampton’s Office, The DNA and The Eastside Grille about the return of the Taste of Northampton. As well as a preview of Florence Night Out on ArtBeat with special guest Sarah Stefana Smith

The Valley wrestles with racism and anti-Semitism

9/7: Standing Together Against Racism and Antisemitism with Rose Sackey-Milligan and Tom Weiner;
Covid protocols in schools and at local colleges and UMass with Jeff Napolitano.

Recent Headlines

12 hours ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

19 hours ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

2 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially divorced after 19 years of marriage

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorced and legally single. A Nashville, Tennessee, judge on Tuesday issued an order dissolving the 19-year marriage of the Oscar-winning actor and the Grammy-winning country singer.

2 days ago in National

Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the Capitol

Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol — "and I'll be there with you" — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden.