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

4 hours ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

1 day ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

4 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

5 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

5 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.