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).

The First Bill Newman Show Under President (Gulp) Trump

1/23: Josh Silver , CEO of represent.US, on the beginnings of the Trump presidency; Kate Hennessey author of a new book about the founder of the radical Catholic Worker and candidate for sainthood “Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of [her] Grandmother.”

Hear Rachel Maddow’s Speech at Smith College

Former Pioneer Valley radio host and current host of The Rachel Maddow on MSNBC gave a post inaugural talk with…

Robotic

1/20: The Supreme Judicial Court decision on the Massachusetts drug lab scandal with ACLU of Massachusetts attorney Adriana Lafaille; robots at the Sci-Tech Cafe with MHC physics prof. Kathy Aidala and UMass College of Information and Computer Sciences prof. Joydeep Biswas; Inside/Out with UMass Museum of Contemporary Art curator Eva Fierst.

What’s in a Name?

1/19: The Turners Falls High School controversy over the school “mascot” (a Native American) with Rhonda Anderson, Laurie Leyshon and Amalia FourHawks; Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David, Professors Carlie Tartakov and Gary Tartakov on this weekend marches and protests.

Future of UMass Football

1/18: Max Page and UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford on the future (or not?) of UMass football; state rep Aaron Vega joins Natalia Munoz on Vaya con Munoz.

In These Dark Times…We Laugh

1/17: Jane Yolen with Rich Michelson on “Before the Election/After (the Election);” Sheryl Stoodley and Robin Doty from Serious Play and acclaimed poet Doug Anderson on “In These Dark Times, Let There Be Song;” and the Comedy Quiz Show with the Ha Has Laura Patrick & Pam Victor and Quizmaster Heidi Nortonsmith.

Still Standing with Standing Rock

1/16: On MLK Day: Stand with Standing Rock with Laurie Leyshon, Rhonda Anderson, Anthony Metting Tallow and Kandi Mosset; a special edition of Black in the Valley with Carlie Tartakov, Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and Irma McCluarin.

Driving Around A Divided America

1/13: Sarah Van Gelder, author of “The Revolution where You Live;” Jeff Napolitano, Director of the Western Massachusetts Office of the American Friends Service Committee.

Remembering MLK

1/12: Reverends Peter Ives, Jacquelyne Smith-Crooks, and Barbara Headley, and Rabbi, Justin David reflect on the legacy and importance today of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sai Suryanarayanan, author of “Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health.”

Race in America

1/11: We preview “After Orlando” with Egg Tooth Productions producer Linda McInerney, director Josh Platt, & actors Kent Alexander and Rachel Katz; filmmaker Larry Hott on the O.J. Simpson trial documentary; Natalia Munoz on Obama and Puerto Rico.

Recent Headlines

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2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in

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Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.

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In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.

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Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says

Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

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Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

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Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.