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).

Rant Locally. Rant Globally

12.23.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and laments the state of the globe. And Max Paige talks about the future of higher ed.

Do Right

12.22.16 Buz guests hosts and talks with Li’l Bee Dee from The Do-Rights and a very special edition of The Reverend & The Rabbi

The Future of Labor Under Trump

12.21.16 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Mary Witt of The O-Tones about First Night and Professor Harris Freeman about Trump’s Labor Secretary pick.

Jewish Voice For Peace

12/19: Say NO to Islamophobia, NO to racism, YES to Justice with Western Mass. Jewish Voice for Peace organizers Emily Miller and Rachel Weber; Ed Orzechowski, author of “ ‘You’ll like it here.’: Donald Vitkus – Belchertown Patient #3394;” Black in the Valley with professor Carlie Tartakov, dramatist and cultural activist Ingrid Askew and filmmaker Monte Ross.

Hail Santa!

12/16: Santa and Mrs. (sorry, Ms.) Claus preview their visit to Northampton by dropping by our studio; then, the bird is the word with owlers and counters (this is competitive, who knew?) Heidi Stemple, Dan Ziomek and Janice Jorgensen.

Finding Joy

12.15.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Arise for Social Justice, Douglas Abrams author of The Book of Joy-a conversation with the Dalai Lama and Bishop Desmond Tutu and the regular Reverend and The Rabbi(s) segment.

College & The Electoral College

12.14.16 Natalia Muñoz guest host and talks Electoral College with Marla Goldberg and talks college college with Max Page and Natalie Higgins from PHENOM

Feeling Blue & Looking for a Silver Lining

12.13.17 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Marla Goldberg and Cedric de Leon on Trump, The Labor Movement and looking for a glimmer of hope.

Get Culture

12.12.16 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with the folks from Sidehill Farm & about the movement to save jazz in Easthampton

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.