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 We Always Have Paris (Climate Accords)?

6/1: Dr. Martha Nathan on Trump and the Paris Climate Accord; Rev. Peter Ives and weatherperson Brian Lapis; funny person Jordan Carlos.

Who Framed Roger Stone?

5/31: Republican party operatives—reviews and previews by Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker Larry Hott; then “You Don’t Know Jack” with Jack Golden and Linda McInerney.

What Does The Trump Budget Mean for Massachusetts?

5/30: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg; Greenfield Community College President Bob Pura.

You May Have Already Won $5 Trillion Dollars

5/26: Joel Solomon, author of “The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism.”

A Vegetarian’s Guide To Eating Meat

5/25: Marissa Landrigan, author of “The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat: a Young Woman’s Search for Ethical Food.”

A More Massive Mass MoCA

5.24.17 Monte pinch hits as Newman nurses his vocal chords and talks about the expansion of Mass MoCA, plus Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Larry Hott with Barton Byg on the importance of East German films and Vaya Con Muñoz with Natalia Muñoz on the complicated history of Oscar Lopez Rivera.

Madeloni Gets Mad

5/23: Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n President Barbara Madeloni and PHENOM, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts founder Max Page. Then, Pam Victor –comedy star.

Bridges Not Walls

5/22: Professor and former political prisoner Mohammed Sawalha, founder and Director of the Palestinian House of Friendship.

Impeach Donald Trump…When?

5/19: Impeach Trump? Impeach Trump! with attorney John Bonifaz; then, Mikey Sweet and “Bad Dog Gospel.”

Passing On The Torch

5/18: The People Win! Smith College professor Andrew Zimbalist, author of “No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities are Passing on the Torch.”

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in National

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.

2 days ago in National

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump.

2 days ago in National

Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.

4 days ago in National

A violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. "It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity.