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

3 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

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World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 for a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are halfway toward their ultimate goal of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship.

3 days ago in National

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.