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

2 hours ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

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President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

2 hours ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

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A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

9 hours ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

1 day ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.

1 day ago in National, Trending

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.