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).

In It Together

1/10: Paul Newlin and Dr. Martha Nathan on the Markham-Nathan Fund and the upcoming Watermelon Wednesdays confab and fundraiser at the Academy of Music; Max Page, founder of PHENOM, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts on Trump and DeVos and the threat to public education.

The President of College Presidents

1/9: Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities; Josh Silver, founder and CEO of Represent.US.

Before You Say “I Do”

1/6: Leading American LGBTQ rights lawyer Elizabeth Schwartz, author of “Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise.”

Will We Make America Unamerican Again?

1/5: Richard Cahan, author of “UN- AMERICAN: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II.” Rev. Peter Ives, Rev. Andrea Ayvazian, & Rabbi Justin David on climate change and the new community effort to help save the world.

Newman Returns a New Man

1/4: Noelle Hanrahan, founder and producer of Prison Radio, on yesterday’s big win in the federal case of Mumia Abu Jamal against prison authorities for adequate medical care; Max Page, founder of PHENOM , Public Higher Equation Network of Massachusetts, on free higher ed; Harris Gruman, founder of Raise Up Massachusetts on the new minimum wage and the upcoming fight for 15.

Bringing Light Into The Dark Matter

1.3.17 Max Page guest hosts with ideas on how to stand up to facisim in 2017 and talks with Dr. Salman Hameed about dark matter. Plus, Pam Victor on how you can include improv to improve your corporation.

Turning First Night Up To Eleven (Strings)

12.30.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Peter Blanchette, Archguitarist and Maestro of the Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra. And there’s a whole lot of Northampton City Council President Bill Dwight

First Night Party

12.29.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks to the Happier Valley Family folks, The Fawns and Nerissa Nields about First Night and how to navigate the New Year.

The Godfather of Valley Rock & Roll

12.28.16 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Ray Mason about music and First Night and with Harris Freeman

Come Back, July!

12.27.16 Natalia guest hosts and talks with First Night performers F. Alex Johnson from Colorway and the Ha-has.

Recent Headlines

3 hours ago in National

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

19 hours ago in National

Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.

19 hours ago in National

Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash

The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.

19 hours ago in National

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.

1 day ago in National

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old, far-left state lawmaker, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight back against a hostile Trump administration.