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).

The Meaning Behind Yom Kippur

9/13: Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Yom Kippur; John Logsdom on NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight; Congressman Jim McGovern on Democrats and Trump and saving SNAP.

A Helluva Saturday at Hawks & Reed

9/12: At Hawks and Reed, but first with us in studio: The O-Tones; and the Gypsy Lane burlesque and cabaret; then, Natalia Munoz on Trump and Puerto Rico.

A Massive Drug (Conviction) Take-Back

9/11: Matt Segal, Legal Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, on mass exonerations in the Commonwealth; GTMO detainees attorney Buz Eisenberg on the effects of 9/11; a special edition of Inside/Out hosted by Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Josh Silver’s Rundown Of The Indicted

9/10: Josh Silver—Political Gold with Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US; Jeff Napolitano and Miranda Groux from the Northampton-based Resistance Center for Peace and Justice on military recruitment in the public schools.

Joe DiMaggio: Overrated or The MOST Overrated Baseball Player?

9/7: Max Page, Vice-President of the Massachusetts Techers Ass’n; Duke Goldman, baseball researcher, on DiMaggio, Mantle, and Ruth—oh ok– and Ted Williams.

Anonymous Op-Ed

9/6: Amandla Chorus Founder and Director Eveline MacDougall -a celebration; Save the swallows with Mara Silver; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Rosh Hashanah.

State Senator Elect?

9/5: We were broadcasting in the studio last night till midnight, covering the primaries; we continue our political coverage on the show, including an interview our new State Senator-Elect, Jo Comerford.

Newman’s Final Endorsements on Primary Day

9/4: Live in the studio– singer-songwriter Ben Grosscup takes on the Massachusetts political establishment; Newman shares election thoughts.

Recent Headlines

10 hours ago in National

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.

1 day ago in National

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says

Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

1 day ago in National

Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

1 day ago in National

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.

1 day ago in Trending, World

Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge

Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.