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 Radicalization Process

7/5: The Ko Festival presents! The Reverend and the Rabbi hosted by Cathedral in the Night pastor Stephanie Smith.

Me Tarzan. You (Doctor) Jane.

7/3: Paint Box Theatre presents! Zane Kotker – her newest book is “The Boy Who Walked to Distant Lands.”

Meet Candidate Mindy Domb

7/2: Mindy Domb, candidate for Democratic nomination for the state House of Representatives, 3rd Hampshire District (Amherst, Pelham, half of Granby); Javier Luengo-Garrido,

Coordinator, ACLU’s Immigrant Protection Project of Western Massachusetts.

Does Richie Neal Ta-Hear Her Now?

6/29: Tahirah Amatil-Wadud, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress; Professor Eve Weinbaum, President of the faulty and librarians union at UMass Amherst, on the Supreme Court’s Janus decision; Jan Maher, author of “Earth As It Is.”

Meet David Murphy

6/27: Dave Murphy, candidate for the Democratic nomination for (formerly) Stan Rosenberg’s seat.

Before There Was Pride There Was Stonewall

6/26: Max Page, PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) founder and Vice-President -Elect of the Mass. Teachers Ass’n;
Sex Matters with our resident sexologist Dr. Jane Fleishman.

A Soft Civil War?

6/25: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent.US; Jonathan Green, author of “Sex, Money, Murder.”

Is Ripping Families Apart REALLY UnAmerican?

6/21: UMass. Professor Emeritus and founder of the Women’s Studies Department Arlene Avakian on America’s long history of separating children from their parents; Teri O’Brien,
author of “While I Danced Alone with the Moon Across the Front Yard;” and the Rev. and the Rebbe.

The MA Senate Race Continued…

6/20: A Round(ish) Table: the candidates who seek the state senate seat long held by Stan Rosenberg.

Congratulations, Millionaires!

6/19: Grow Food Northampton—the kids visit; Max Page; and The Comedy Quiz.

Recent Headlines

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.

3 days ago in National

Utah restricts fireworks, declares state of emergency as largest US wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old Maya Joint in first Wimbledon singles match in 4 years

Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

5 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high in latest sign of affordability challenges

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.

5 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.