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).

What Will The Fair Share Amendment Mean for Education in MA?

1/2: Barbara Madeloni, President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association; artists Betsy Stone & Russell Powell.

The Last Show of 2017

12/29 First Night performers Heather Maloney Ryan Hommel come by and rock our world.

The Last Night Of The Year

12/28: First Night performers including Peter Blanchette and Ray Mason rock the studio; plus a very special “Reverend and the Rabbi.”

You May Say I’m A Dreamer…

12/27: Dreamers, DACAs, and allies.

The Top 10 Higher Ed Stories of 2017

12/26: Max Page, founder of PHENOM, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts, on the top ten Massachusetts education stories of 2017. Jane Lyons, Executive Director of Friends of Children, on the reporting (or not) of sexual abuse of children in the custody Massachusetts DCF.

Is The Surveillance Veto Now Neato?

12/22: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, City Council President Bill Dwight and Bill Newman, in his ACLU attorney role, on surveillance cameras in the city; the coolest films ever with Larry Hott.

A Nobel Quest

12/21: Jeff Napolitano, Executive Director of the Resistance Center for Peace and Justice-just back from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, joined by Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson, on the new campaign to abolish nuclear weapons; Rev. Peter Ives and Episcopalian priest Catherine Munz, Rector of St. John’s in Northampton, on the beauty of the celebration of Christmas.

What Did Michael Flynn Know & Why Would We Believe Him?

12/20: Attorney John Pucci on the Flynn indictment and the threat to Donald Trump; more and even cooler films with Larry Hott.

Is Biomass Good for Mass?

12/19: Dr. Mary Booth on the new biomess of biomass; our monthly Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has; Cool films with Larry Hott.

Is The Opioid Crisis A New Crisis?

12/18: “Black in the Valley” with hosts Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and professor Carlie Tartakov joined by special guest Khadijah Tuitt; Chuck Collins on increased income inequality and the Trump tax bill; Brian Foote, Steve Sanderson and Penny Burke on the first First Night without Penny (in a long, long time).

Recent Headlines

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Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

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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.