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

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Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.

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Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

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When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.