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).

For You When I Am Gone, Night Crawling, & Johnny Memphis and Kaliis Smith

6.8.22 – Rabbi Steve Leder, author of “For You When I Am Gone.” Leila Mottley, author of “Nightcrawling.” Johnny Memphis and Kaliis Smith, on the summer festival—starting this weekend—in Florence.

Senator Markey & NPR (Northampton Poetry Radio) with Magdalena Gomez and Paul Mariani

6/7: Senator Ed Markey. Then, NPR (Northampton Poetry Radio) with Rich Michelson, Magdalena Gomez and Paul Mariani.

The State Senator & The Mayor

6/6: State Senator Jo Comerford; Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra.

Truth in Sojourner Truth’s Backyard

6/3: The Power of Truths Arts and Education Festival –we preview and explore with the organizers– Steve Sanderson from the Northampton Arts Council and Dr. Ousmane Power-Greene and Michael Lawrence-Riddell from Self-Evident Education. Then we welcome the new President-Elect of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Max Page and hear his vision and action agenda. And then, ArtBeat with Donnabelle Cassis and Alvida Sophia Anaya-Alegria.

Will there be a red or a blue wave?

6/2: Josh Silver, co-founder of Represent US; Magdalena Gomez, Springfield Poet Laureate, together with Jacqueline Sheehan, President of Straw Dogs Writers Guild; Rabbis Justin David (Congregation B’nai Israel) and Riqi Kosovske (Beit Ahavah).

Raskin & McGovern on The On-Going Coup

6/1: Congressional Representatives Jim McGovern and Jamie Raskin. Then, from the Literacy Project—Judith Roberts and Joseph Lubold. And Uzma Aslam Khan, award winning author (and Hampshire College professor) on “The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali.”

Gee, who’s running for AG?

5/31: Andrea Campbell, candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General; Northampton City Councilor Garrick Perry.

Original(ism) Sin

5/26: Constitutional law professor Corry Brettschneider on SCOTUS; Rev. Carole Bull and Rabbi Justin David.

Why has Biden backpedaled on Cuba?

5/25: Live from Havana, Cuba—Cristina Escobar with Merri Ansara (in studio). Then, a change of pace—the show’s resident sexologist Jane Fleishman brings toys to the studio.

Does Ukraine need to surrender territory to Russia for the war to end?

5/24: Michael Klare – a Ukraine War update; Northampton City Councilor Alex Jarrett; Chris Ferry on the
Easthampton Film Festival.

Recent Headlines

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Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

21 hours ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

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The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

2 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.

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US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.