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).

Will Stan Stand For Prison Reform in MA?

8/24: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg discusses the possibility of comprehensive criminal justice reform.

The End of Alzheimer’s?

8/23: Dr. Dale Bredesen, author of “The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline;” Cassandra Holden and Sophia Dawson on “Art & Activism” and the extraordinary show upcoming at Millpond Live, which includes Sweet Honey In the Rock; Vaya con (Natalia) Munoz; Sports, Man! Scott Coen on the Red Sox’ race.

Folk!

Eclipse review with Hampshire College’s Dr. Salman Hameed, a preview of the Chester Theater Company’s presentation of “Folk”, and UMass Prof Max Page on tearing down monuments

Boston Responds To White Supremacy

8/21: Newman and the CEO of Represent.US, Josh Silver, take on Trump’s popularity, fake news, and the promise of the First Amendment; then a special edition of “Black in the Valley.”

Francis Crowe-Private Eye

8/18: The indomitable peace activist Francis Crowe and the Raging Granny, psychologist and novelist Dusty Miller team up again; “Zero Hour” is here and also at the Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center — with the Clementine Collective.

The Pedagogy of Anti-Racism

8/17: Dr. Ira Helfand, Co-President of Int’l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, on Trump, Korea, and the possibility of nuclear war; Sam Rush, Producing Director of New Century Theater, on this week’s “39 Steps;” a special mash-up of the “Reverend and the Rabbi” and “Your State U” with Rabbi Justin David, Professor Max Page, UCC Minister Vanessa Cardinale, and MTA President candidate Merrie Najimy.

Will Greenfield Become a Safe City?

8.16.17 Monte pinch hits for Newman and talks with the Amy Proietti about Safe Cities Greenfield, folks from the Institute for Musical Arts in Goshen and Word Nerd Emily Brewster from Merriam Webster. Plus Vaya Con Muñoz.

Fotos de Havana

8.15 Larry Hott guest hosts and talks with Jackie Hayden about her many years of photographing Old Havana, Cuba for Hampshire College. Plus the Comedy Quiz: Shakespeare Edition.

The Eclipse

8.14.17 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks the impending eclipse. Also Buz’s treatise on the circumstantial evidence surround Trump and white supremacists.

Looking for Lights At The End of Tunnels

8.11.17 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Monte about immigration and the NFL, plus the arts report and a closer look at the situation in Puerto Rico.

Recent Headlines

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Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm.

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When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, "Farmer Mike," also known as the "Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers."

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Yamal, Mbappé, Kane and Messi in contention to win the Ballon d’Or. Here’s what to know

The Ballon d'Or winners will be announced on Monday with a new generation of soccer stars, led by Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, ready to stamp their name on the trophy that for so long was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

4 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.