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).

A Sad Story For Pregnant Women in Massachusetts

5/20 Bill Newman Show: Rep. Ellen Story joins the Hadley non-profit MotherWoman as they push for the state legislature to pass protections for pregnant workers. Plus, NCIS, Northampton Criminal Investigative Service with attorney Harry Miles and what to do in the Valley this weekend.

Benedict Arnold: Hero?

5/19: Nathaniel Philbrick, author of “Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution.” Plus, a special edition of “The Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Bike Week!

5/18: Live from the Court House Lawn: the Bike Breakfast with celebs including Mayor David Narkewicz & Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price.

Boy With A Knife

5/17: Jean Trounstine, author of “Boy with a Knife: A story of Murder, Remorse and a Prisoner’s Fight for Justice.” Then, a very funny edition of the Comedy Club.

At Large?

5/16: Ryan O’Donnell, Northampton City Councilor and candidate for councilor-at-large; “Seasons to Taste” with Jonathan Bardzik.

Life Story

5/13: Gerald Moore, LIFE magazine editor and author of LIFE Story; Heidi Nortonsmith, Executive Director, Northampton Survival Center; artist David Brewster joins Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

KABOOM!

5/12: Award-winning novelist and GCC professor emeritus Brian Adams on his new novel “Kaboom!”; then, the Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener.

The Women From The Women’s Fund

5/11: From the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts: CEO Elizabeth Barajas Roman, Program Officer Ellen Moorehouse and LIPPI graduate Natasha Clark; Your State U with Max Page – when, unfortunately, free community college doesn’t mean free at all; and Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz and Catherine Ratte’, Chief Planner of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, on when allegedly welcome doesn’t mean welcome at all.

Mo Willems says “Thank You”

5/10: Ed Snowden’s lawyer & National ACLU Director of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project Ben Wizner; then Mo Willems and Rich Michelson on the end of an era (and the beginning of another).

Fictional Fracking & Figments of Family

5/9: Award-winning authors Jennifer Haigh and Marisa Labozzetta (both with new books; both with upcoming readings) and Political Gold with Josh Silver—Trump this if you can!

Recent Headlines

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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week

Fresh

Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image.

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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.