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).

Old McGovern on a farm

8/18: A special edition of The Reverend and the Rabbi– on imposition of religion doctrine by the Supreme Court — with Rev Michael McSherry and Rabbi Justin David. Then, Congressman Jim McGovern.

Amherst Police and Amherst BIPOC Teens

8/17: Yesterday’s primaries and the Movement Voter Project in Western Mass. with Larry Hott and Micky McKinley. Then, the Amherst Police and the detention of nine young people with Town Councilor Ellisha Walker, community organizer Pat Ononibaku, and youth activists and Amherst Sunrise Hub Co-Leaders, Marisol Pierce Bonifaz and Amrita Rutter.

Fire on The Mountain

8/15: It’s Mayors Monday –we have a wide ranging discussion with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; then, Attorney John Pucci on Trump’s lawyer and his representation that there were no more secret documents at Mar a Lago.

Bill Newman Show 8.12.22

State Representative Natalie Blais on just-enacted Massachusetts environmental and transportation legislation; MTA President Max Page on MCAS changes this coming week; Donnabelle Casis’s ArtBeat.

Pucci on the Case Against Donald Trump

8/11: Attorney John Pucci on the cases against Donald Trump, the search of Mar a Lago and his pleading the Fifth Amendment; Jan Maher, Co-coordinator of the Lava Center and director of “A Long Moment in the South;” plus Rabbi Justin David.

Bill Newman Show 8.10.22 – War, What’s it good for?

Michael Klare, Professor Emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies and Defense Correspondent for the Nation magazine on escalating tensions with China and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Bill Newman Show 8.9.22

Keri Blakinger, author of “Corrections in Ink: a memoir;” Duke Goldman—Talkin; Baseball with the Duke.

Bill Newman Show 8.8.22 – Holyoke Mayor Josh Garcia & Black and The Valley

Holyoke Mayor the honorable Joshua Garcia & Black in the Valley talks about the police in Amherst (MA).

Bill Newman Show 8.5.22 –

Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; MTA President Max Page; ArtBeat host Donnabelle Casis with Diane Dix from the Nolumbeka Project.

Recent Headlines

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Ohtani has grand slam, 5 RBIs as Japan routs Taiwan 13-0 in its WBC opener

Shohei Ohtani doubled on the first pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead grand slam and an RBI single in a 10-run second inning to lead defending champion Japan over Taiwan 13-0 Friday night in its World Baseball Classic opener.

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Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office, which didn't say what charge she faces.

4 days ago in National

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran.

4 days ago in National

Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to ‘Today’ show, first since her mother went missing

Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance Thursday at NBC's "Today" show studios to thank colleagues for their support since her mother Nancy went missing from her Arizona home a month ago.

4 days ago in National

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response.