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).
Forbidden Wisdom
11/23: Massachusetts Review editor Jim Hicks joins PHENOM founder Max Page; Northampton-based filmmaker Wade Wofford on the (upcoming at the Academy of Music) American premiere of his already award-winning new film; Smith College professor Gillian Murray Kendall on her new novel “The Book of Forbidden Wisdom;” Safe Passage Executive Director Marianne Winters speaks with Natalia Munoz about combating hatred in this strange new world.
The Future of Marijuana in Mass?
11/22: Monte’s March for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts with Congressman Joe Kennedy and UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy; Northampton Attorney Richard Evans, Chair of the statewide Yes on Question 4 ballot initiative campaign, on what the future holds for legal marijuana in Massachusetts; award-wining children book author Heidi Stemple on Indies Saturday—time to celebrate with some of the nation’s most renown (because they live in the Valley) authors.
Monte Marches On
11/21: On the road again with Monte’s March for the Food Bank of Western Mass. with Monte and Congressman Jim McGovern. Smith College is sticking it to its (mostly women) lowest-paid workers –we speak with three representatives of the housekeeping and food service staff. A special “Black in the Valley” with Rosemary Tracy Woods from Arts for the Soul Gallery and hosts Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith Crooks and Prof. Carlie Tartakov.
Standing at Standing Rock
11/18: Standing tall at Standing Rock—a report from western Mass. political activist Paki Wieland; Prison Radio founder and producer Noelle Hanrahan on Trump and law and order — with a commentary by Mumia Abu Jamal; breaking news—the hate letter to the Mayor of Holyoke.
Cathedrals In The Nights
11/17: Cathedrals in the Night and In the Light—a special edition of The Reverend and the Rabbi with Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Stephanie Smith & Rev. Christopher Carlisle; JM Sorrell, the LGBT JP on Trump and hate; Lisa Leizman, founder of the dance company that carries her name.
Things Are Getting Hott in America
11/16: Emmy award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott; Willard Spiegelman, the WSJ Leisure and Arts page contributor, Southwest Review editor and author of “Senior Moments: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.”
Bosom Buddies
11/15: “Once Upon a Time” with best-selling and award-winning authors Jane Yolen, Heidi Stemple, and Patricia McLaughlin; the Comedy Quiz with Quizmaster Christine Mirabal and contestants (from the Ha Has) Pam Victor and Laura Patrick and also Monte Belmonte.
Peanut Butter & Lavery
11/14: Two fourth graders show us what’s best in our community; William W. Goldsmith, author of “Saving Our Cities: A Progressive Plan to Transform Urban America;” Vijay Prashad, Marc Daalder and Jeff Napolitano preview “Where Do We Go From Here: A Post-Election Analysis; Julia Mines previews the upcoming Tedx Talks.
Radio Star
11/11: Bernadette Duncan, author of “Yappy days: Behind the Scenes with Newsers, Schmoozers, Boozers, and Losers” shares insights gained in her 26 years as a talk radio producer with ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox; then, a preview the upcoming TEDx Talks “Body of Knowledge” with Stacy Kontrabecki, Curator, and presenter Tara Roberts; “Inside/Out” with Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price.
White Privilege with the Reverend and the Rabbi
11/10: Election reflections (state and federal) with State Senate President Stan Rosenberg; Reverend Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David and members of the Haydenville Congregational Church on the detritus from the presidential election and the importance of neutralizing white privilege here in the Valley and beyond; Susana Millman, the Grateful Dead’s photographer, on her new book “Alive with the Dead: A Fly on the Wall with a Camera.”
