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).

Peace Studies

9/20: Out! For Reel; The Reverend and the Rabbi; Eric Lawson, CEO and co-founder of Peace First.

A Good Turn

10.1.18 Keith O’Brien, author of “Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History.” Black in the Valley: tap-dancing dancing around, a family affair.

What Happens Now?

9.28.18 Former United States Attorney for Western Massachusetts John Pucci on the Kavanaugh hearing and the Manafort plea.

Trump On The Couch

9/27: Psychiatrist Jerome Frank, author of “Trump on the Couch;” a very special “Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Get To Know Your Pinot

9/26: No whining about the wine, the perfect radio pairing with expert Madeline Puckett.

A Firmer Foundation

9/21: Max Page and Maureen Colgan Posner on issues in high school; the Sci-Tech Café returns!

Natural & Unnatural Disasters

9.19 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts on Yom Kippur and talks about the one year anniversary of Maria in Puerto Rico and the Kavanaugh accusations

The Motown Man

9/17: A special Black in the Valley; Preview: the Northampton Playwrights Lab.

Fixin’ A Hole In The Space Station

9/14: MTA Veep Max Page on Betsy DeVos; astronomer Salman Hameed on Mars.

Recent Headlines

16 hours ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

2 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

5 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

5 days 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.

6 days 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.