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

3 hours ago in National

What to know about the investigation into Catholic priests in Rhode Island and sexual abuse charges

A new investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, shows that an estimated 75 priests abused more than 300 children since 1950, with the state's top law enforcement chief warning Wednesday that the scope of the abuse is likely much bigger.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call, after all

Who says to beware the Ides of March? A March 15 Academy Awards may feel late. By then, it will be almost a year since "Sinners" sunk its teeth into moviegoers last April. Some nominees have been on the campaign trail since the Cannes Film Festival in May.

1 day ago in National

Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary

Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight.

1 day ago in National

Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton

The mess in Texas may be just beginning. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn and his allies spent nearly $70 million to survive the first round of the party's nomination fight on Tuesday. He was slightly ahead of conservative firebrand Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, with more votes still being counted on Wednesday.

3 days ago in Trending

Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.