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).

Anatomy Quiz!

10/24: Newman shares some thoughts about the proposed police surveillance cameras in downtown Northampton; Then, take the Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has. The topic is human anatomy.

Why Does The Bishop Want To Destroy Mater Dolorosa Church?

10/23: Save Mater Dolorosa !! Chair of the Holyoke Historical Commission Rich Ahlstrom, Local Holyoke Historic District Chair Marco Cresentini , and President of the Mater Dolorosa Preservation Society John Fyendkevec explain the fight with the Archdiocese. Then, Political Gold with the CEO of Represent US, Josh Silver.

There Is Way Too Much Good Stuff Going On In The Valley

10/20: Rich Michelson and Martin Espada –a special edition of “NPR: Northampton Poetry Radio” —previewing an evening of song and poetry to aid Puerto Rico; Diana Alvarez previews her amazing new performance at Holyoke Community College.

Why Are All The Black Kids Still Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?

10/14: Internationally acclaimed author and scholar and Spelman College President Emerita, Beverly Daniel Tatum, author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria,” shares insights from the just published and newly revised 20th anniversary edition of that book– a preview of her talk, book signing and Q&A tonight in Northampton; Sheryl Stoodley, founder and artistic director of Serious Play! and actor Dan Morbyrne on the upcoming amazing production of Caryl Churchill’s “Love and Information” at A.P.E.; Karen Tiroletto, Symposium Editor of the WNEU Law Review, on the upcoming symposium (free and open to the public—non-lawyers cordially invited) “Perspectives on Racial Justice in the Era of Black Lives Matter.”

A Co-op of Co-ops

10/14: Cooperative Cooperatives with Adam Trott (Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives); Warren Facey (dairy farmer and founding member of Our Family Farms); Andy Toomajian (Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics); Andrea Stanley (River Valley Co-op); Sarah Kanaby (Franklin County Co-op); John Megas-Russell (Brattleboro Food Co-op),

Radical Interconnectedness

10/13: FULL DISCLOSURE—it’s a festival! Radical Interconnectedness! (It’s the festival!) With Eggtooth Production’s Linda McInerney, Christian McEwen, and Stephanie Carlson. Plus, a special Black in the Valley.

Is Northampton Complicit in War Crimes?

10.13.17 Jeff Napolitano guest hosts and welcomes Dr. Vijay Prashad, highlights from Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin’s speech in Northampton and Betsy Stone with an arts report featuring an interview with Joan Young of the Guggenheim.

An Ocean of Words

10.12.17 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts with Rich Michelson’s Northampton Poetry Radio segment featuring Ocean Vuong and a very special Reverend and The Rabbi segment

An Albatross Around The Academy

10.11.17 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks about the new work Albatross at The Academy of Music with it’s creator, Benjamin Evett.

Recent Headlines

4 minutes ago in National

Luxury retailer Saks seeks bankruptcy protection overwhelmed by debt

Fresh

The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago.

8 minutes ago in National

Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death

Fresh

Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban school to protest the Trump administration's bold immigration sweeps.

24 hours ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

2 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

5 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.