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).

History Repeating

6/18: Irene Butter and John Bidwell on “Shores Beyond Shores: from Holocaust to Hope: My (Irene’s) True Story;” celebrating Juneteenth on Black in the Valley; and a preview of this summer productions of Chester Theatre—”Bar Mitzvah Boy” opens this week

Auditioning The Finger Puppets

6/6: Sexologist Dr Jane Fleishman reviews May as National Masturbation Month; Northampton Education Foundation board members Lisa Papademetriou and Marty Wohl preview this Friday’s Showcase at the Arts Trust Building.

Is MA Here for Tahirah?

6/5: Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging Richard Neal for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives; Paul Newlin on Watermelon Wednesdays; Max Page on more out-of-state students –who are less qualified than Massachusetts

residents — being admitted to UMass.

The One-Eyed Judge

6/4: Federal District Court judge for western Massachusetts, Michael Ponsor on his judicial perspective, his novels and his future; The Vegan Brothers, Matt & Phil Letten, authors of “Vodka is Vegan.

The STEAM Show

6.1.18 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks about geology with the folks from Sci-Tech Cafe. The Moon with Salman Hameed and art with the director of The Mead.

The Bitter River

5.31.18 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker about how African-Americans have managed to survive the last 400 years of oppression.

4600 Dead in Puerto Rico

5.30.18 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with the author of “S*it Show” and about the s-show in Puerto Rico

Via la Revolution!

5.29.18 Buz Eisenberg guests hosts and talks theater, bookstores and continuing the political revolution

Sports!

5.25.18 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts with special guest author and sports expert Howard Bryant

David Murphy responds to Chelsea Kline’s Accusation

After candidate for MA Senate Chelsea Kline’s statement regarding Senate candidate David Murphy’s behavior (18 minutes into this podcast), The…

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Rockefeller Christmas tree is harvested from upstate New York and begins trek to Manhattan

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The towering Christmas tree that will light up Rockefeller Center this holiday season is on its way to New York City.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

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The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump's administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, though it's unlikely the 42 million Americans — about 1 in 8 — will see the money on the debit cards they use for groceries that quickly.

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Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

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Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.

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Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash

The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.