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).

Who Will Fill Peter Kocot’s Giant Shoes?

7/22: Lindsay Sabadosa and Diana Szynal –candidates for State Rep., First Hampshire District; then, Paul Greenberg, author of “The Omega Principle:
Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet.”

Our Current Political Situation’s Silver Lining

7/21: Josh Silver hosts the show with special guest, author Lauren Groff, coming to the Odyssey Bookshop on “Florida.”

Trump Keeps Putin on The Ritz

7/20: Silverthorne Theatre presents; then Inside/Out: the amazing show at A.P.E.

Pirate Radio

7/17: HELP!!!! PIRATES WADE INTO OUR STUDIO!! And the Ko Festival presents; and the Comedy Quiz is too much fun.

A Brief History Of The Green River Festival

7/16: Heidi Nortonsmith, Ed Hamel and Johnny Memphis on the fabulous soiree to benefit the Northampton Survival Center; Black in the Valley.

American Wild Talk

7/12: Cathedral in the Night with Pastor Steph; Amaad Rivers, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the state Senate, Hampden District.

The Blues For Breakfast

7/6: Lindsay Sabadosa, candidate for Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District; then, the Stomp Box Trio rocks the studio.

Recent Headlines

6 hours ago in National

Supreme Court takes up GOP-led challenge to Voting Rights Act that could affect control of Congress

The Supreme Court is taking up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement, that could gut a key provision of the law that prohibits racial discrimination in redistricting.

1 day ago in National

Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday

President Donald Trump on Tuesday is posthumously awarding America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to the right.

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.

1 day ago in National

Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California

A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes were ordered to evacuate.

2 days ago in National

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he "won't negotiate" with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen.