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).

Alien Asteroid?

12/7: Astronomer and Hampshire College professor Salman Hameed with breaking news from outer space; MTA Veep and UMass prof. Max Page on breaking news from the University; and Inside/Out.

Who Knows How to Call Owls? Who!?!?

12/6: Author Heidi Stemple on owls; Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Peter Ives on Hanukah; and author and professor Felicia Kornbluh on “Ensuring Poverty: Welfare Reform in Feminist Perspective.”

Circle of Care

12/5: Keegan Pyle, from Catholic Charities, coordinator of refugee resettlement in Northampton and Amherst; John Ward, ACLU of Massachusetts Communications Director and author of “The Sovereign.”

Red Lines

12/4: Linda Gartz, author of “Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in the 1960s Chicago;” then, Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-author of the just-published “Billionaire Bonanza 2018: Inherited Wealth Dynasties of the United States.”

Why America Needs An Enemy In Iran

12/3: Award-winning journalist and author Reese Erlich on America’s policy towards Iran; the Sci-tech Café with special guest Ken Colodner, MHC professor of neuroscience; and a special Black in the Valley segment with Anika Nailah, author of “Every Day in the USA: 30 Black Moments.”

Why Was The Northampton Chief of Police Going To Go To Israel For Training?

11/30: Rachel Weber and Vijay Prashad on the decision of Northampton mayor and police chief for the chief to not attend the upcoming law enforcement training session in Israel; attorney Jeffrey Pyle on the ACLU of Massachusetts case challenging Holyoke’s new ordinance that prohibits lawn signs and bumper stickers; THANK YOU BETSY STONE, our arts correspondent and host of our Inside/Out segment.

La Poeta y The Poet

11/29: A fabulous edition of NPR- Northampton Poetry Radio; then Northampton Neighbors—
the ongoing story of neighbors helping neighbors.

TEDx & Sex

11/28: Previewing this weekend’s TEDx Easthampton Women; then Sex Matters with Dr. Jane Fleishman.

49% of People Don’t Believe Polls

11.26.18 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Josh Silver from Represent.US about the latest polling data

Recent Headlines

5 hours ago in National

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

21 hours ago in National

Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.

21 hours ago in National

Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash

The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.

21 hours ago in National

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.

1 day ago in National

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old, far-left state lawmaker, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight back against a hostile Trump administration.