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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A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in mid-July, even as some Republicans remain undecided about whether to support him for the post.

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McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday

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McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honor America's 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.

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France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé

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Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

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Tom Holland appears to confirm he and Zendaya are married

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Tom Holland has apparently confirmed that he and his longtime love Zendaya have already tied the knot. The actor may have ended months of speculation triggered by Zendaya's stylist Law Roach's claim in March that the couple had already held a wedding.