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 future of the Greenfield Police Department

7/8: Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner on the police, the cut to the budget, and more; Max Page, President-Elect of the Mass Teacher’s Ass’s, on the proposal to raise the bar for passing MCAS; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Cassis and Springfield Museum Curator of Art, Maggie North,

How powerful is “The Trump Effect”?

7/7: Josh Silver, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Florence-based national organization, Represent US,
on upcoming elections; Rev. Averill Elizabeth Blackburn, from the Florence Congregational Church, on SCOTUS and overruling Roe and the story of the Good Samaritan.

If Trump is indicted…

7/6: John Pucci, former head of Western Mass. U.S. Attorney’s Office, on what Trump could be indicted for;
Emmy Award-winning documentary film-maker Larry Hott on the Niagara Movement.

The Race for Lt. Governor & Governor’s Council

7/5: Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Shawn Allyn, candidate for the Eighth (Western Massachusetts) District nomination for Governor’s Council.

Unpacking the Fair Share Amendment

7/1: MTA President-Elect Max Page on the Fair Share Amendment. Hampshire College Professor and astronomer, Salman Hameed, with what we are learning about the beginning of the universe.

Meet Yvonne Gittelson

6/30: Yvonne Gittelson, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Hampshire County Sheriff; Laurie Millman, Executive Director of the Center for New Americans (CAN), and Kwot Jay, a CNA student who will become a citizen on July 4.

Pride@Prejudice

6/29: David Elihu Kramer, Producing Artistic Director of Chester Theatre, on Pride@Prejudice. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on his upcoming film about the Niagara Movement.

Considering Regicide?

6/29: Sarah (“Dixie”) Dixwell Brown, on “Regicide in the Family: Finding John Dixwell;” “Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke”— Duke Goldman on the Negro Leagues and 2022 Red Sox and Yankees.

Carrie Baker

The Supreme Court’s Next Moves on Abortion

6/27: Carrie Baker, professor at Smith College’s Program for the Study of Gender, attorney, and contributing editor of Ms. Magazine, on the SCOTUS decision reversing Roe v Wade; Black in the Valley with Professor Carlie Tartakov, the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Smith-Crooks and Rev. Dr. W.C. Watson, pastor at Canaan Baptist Church and recipient of the Springfield Urban League Community Builder Award.

West-East Rail and more from Beacon Hill

6/24: State Representative Mindy Domb on the VOTES Act, West-East rail, and more; Newman on yesterday’s SCOTUS gun decision; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Ali Osborn and Dean Brown.

Recent Headlines

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Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in mid-July, even as some Republicans remain undecided about whether to support him for the post.

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McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday

McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honor America's 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.

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France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé

Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

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Tom Holland appears to confirm he and Zendaya are married

Tom Holland has apparently confirmed that he and his longtime love Zendaya have already tied the knot. The actor may have ended months of speculation triggered by Zendaya's stylist Law Roach's claim in March that the couple had already held a wedding.