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.