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).

Prius or Pickup? Part Two

12/21: More on America’s great political divide with Jonathan Weiler, author of “Prius or Pickup?” “Your State U.” with Max Page; and “Arts Beat” with Donnabelle Casis.

Nicole of Nazareth

12/20: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on what she learned in Israel; First Night! with Johnny Memphis and Steve Sanderson; Rev. Peter Ives on Christmas and Black Nativity.

Prius or Pickup?

12/19: Jonathan Weiler, co-author of “Prius or Pickup?” Arcadia Players on Handel’s Messiah being performed at Abbey Chapel at Mount Holyoke College this Friday; and Monte Belmonte interviews the Resident Wordster from Merriam Webster. (The word of the year is “justice.”)

Hamp Quiz

12/18: Sex Matters! with the show’s resident sexologist, Dr. Jane Fleishman; the Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has’ Laura Patrick, Judge Michael Ryan, befuddled contestant Monte Belmonte, and Quizmaster Extraordinaire Barbara Kuschka.

Coming of Age

12/17: Madeleine Kunin, Former Vermont Governor and Ambassador, on “ Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties;” then “Black in the Valley” with Rev. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Professor Carlie Tartakov and special guest Ingrid Askew on Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity.”

The Long Suffering of Mater Dolorosa Supporters Has Come To An End

12/14: Ernie Brill, retired but not retiring NHS English teacher and contributing author in “You Say You Want a Revolution: SDS, PL, and Adventures in Building a Worker-Student Alliance;” MTA Veep ,Max Page, and Tim Sullivan, President of the UMass Student Government Association, on student debt and an oblivious UMass Board of Trustees; Donnabelle Casis and David Little on an amazing exhibit at the Mead.

Flo Ho Ho

12/13: Really for the birds with Heidi Stemple and friends; Johnny Memphis rocks the studio; Rev. Peter and Rabbi Riqi.

A Long Way Home

12/12: The Springfield archdiocese takes a wrecking ball to Mater Dolorosa with Rich Ahlstrom, Chair of the Holyoke Historical Commission, and John Fydenkevez, President of the Mater Dolorosa Preservation Society; then, Lisa Leizman—”The Long Way Home” her dance troupe’s journey; and Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz.

The Senator Elect and The Senate President

12/11: Massachusetts State Senate President Karen Spilka and Senator-elect Jo Comerford; award-winning (again!) author Jane Yolen; filmmaker Roger Sorkin and Ted Barker of Prosperity Candle.

Is This The End of The Mueller Investigation?

12/10: Attorney, and former head of DOJ in Western Massachusetts, John Pucci on the Mueller investigation; Andy Larkin on “ My Life in Boats, Fast and Slow.”

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in National

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.

2 days ago in National

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump.

2 days ago in National

Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.

4 days ago in National

A violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. "It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity.