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).

Cooley’s Take on Question 1

10/31: A robust discussion on ballot Question 1—nurse/patient hospital ratios with Jeff Harness and Ann Lebrun from Cooley Dickinson Hospital; then Valley Light Opera previews the upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers.”

Take Back The House

10/30: Take Back the House with local Democrats; then royalty in the house (Ok, on the phone) author Ann Lamott; and Sex Matters with our show’s resident sexologist Jane Fleishman.

Our Rabbi Reflects on The Tree of Life Massacre

10/29: CBI rabbi Justin David on the murders in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh; Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth;” Jim Lemkin on voter suppression

McGovern’s Challenger

10/26: MTA Veep Max Page on the Massachusetts Governor’s race.

Bill Newman Loves His Hat

10/23: Holyoke State Representative Aaron Vega on politics and policy; SABR (Society of American Baseball Researchers) member and baseball historian Doron (“Duke”) Goldman on the World Series.

Still Have Questions on Question 1?

10/22: Massachusetts Nurses Association nurses Donna Stern and Suzanne Love on ballot question 1; “Capitalism in America: A History”—we speak with co-author (the other is Alan Greenspan) Adrian Wooldridge.

Newman’s October Just Got Worse

10/19: Monte puts Newman mannequin under Red Sox hat; takes photo; promotes fake news-what is the world coming to?
Also, Lucio Perez on his year in sanctuary at First Church in Amherst; Max Page on the MTA’s endorsement of Jay Gonzalez over Charlie Baker;
Sci-Tech Café with MHC professor of physics Kirstin Nordstrom with Hampshire College professor of biology Megan Dobro; Inside/Out with Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Question Four?

10/17: Medicare for All? Vote Yes on Ballot Question 4-with Patty Healy and Beth Eisenberg. Sports, Man! With Scott Coen—it’s Sox time.

Recent Headlines

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Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm.

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When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, "Farmer Mike," also known as the "Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers."

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Yamal, Mbappé, Kane and Messi in contention to win the Ballon d’Or. Here’s what to know

The Ballon d'Or winners will be announced on Monday with a new generation of soccer stars, led by Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, ready to stamp their name on the trophy that for so long was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

4 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.