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 Democratic Candidates for Governor’s Council

8/31: The four candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor’s Council from Western Mass: Shawn Allyn, Michael Fentin, Tara Jacob’s, and Jeffrey Morneau.

Taking time to remember

8/30: State Representative Mindy Domb on observances: COVID Remembrance Day and Overdose Awareness Day; Monte and David Boles on the Source to Sea Clean-up.

A threatened democracy is the U.S.’s highest concern

8.24.22 Josh Silver from Represent.us guest hosts and talks elections with Mark McKinnon from Showtime’s “The Circus.” digital disinformation with Kelsey Suter from GQR and masks in Northampton schools with Greg Schwartz

Wingenbach to School

8/23: Edward Wingenbach, President of Hampshire College; Doug Selwyn, author of “The Center of All Possibilities: Transforming Education for Our Children’s Future.”

On the censure of a Greenfield councilor

8/22: Mayors Monday with Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner on back to school and covid, West-East rail, a city councilor censured, and police issues; Black in the Valley on the Amherst detention of bipoc youth on July 5 (the “You have no rights” incident) with Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Professor Carlie Tartakov, Amherst at-large Town Councilor Ellisha Walker, Executive Director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Attorney Leon Smith, and Chair of the Progressive Coalition of Amherst, Pat Ononibaku.

Leonard Baskin at 100

8/19: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the $ billion question and other matters we care a lot about; then, Hoise Baskin, Rich Michelson and Paul Gulla on the Leonard Baskin 100th birthday show at the RMichelson Gallery.

Recent Headlines

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Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in mid-July, even as some Republicans remain undecided about whether to support him for the post.

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McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday

McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honor America's 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.

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France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé

Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

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Tom Holland appears to confirm he and Zendaya are married

Tom Holland has apparently confirmed that he and his longtime love Zendaya have already tied the knot. The actor may have ended months of speculation triggered by Zendaya's stylist Law Roach's claim in March that the couple had already held a wedding.