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).

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6.29.15 Erin Buzuvis on the landmark SCOTUS Equal Marriage Decision and Jo Comerford from Moveon.org

“Where we’re going, we don’t need…roads”

9.25 Caseen Gaines, author of “We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the BACK TO THE FUTURE Trilogy” along with the films’ editor, Harry Keramidas (who also is the director of the Ashfield Film Festival).

The Gateway to Holyoke

6.24.15 PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) founder Max Page share his fears abut rising tuition and costs at the University of Massachusetts and student debt and where the administration of Charlie Baker is headed.

Bernie vs Money

John Roberts, host of the Boston-based radio show, “This Week in Palestine” says there is no two–state solution to the Israeli –Palestinian conflict, only a one state solution.

Judy Blume

Author Judy Blume talks about her acclaimed new novel “In the Unlikely Event” and chats with Bill about “Fudge” and Super Fudge” and “Are You There, God, It’s me, Margaret.” This interview was way too much fun to be called work.

The Bill Newman Show

6.19.15  Rev. Scott Lively, Inside Out with Betsey Stone, New Century Theater, Scott Coen on sports.

The Newman Show

6-18-15 Author Ashlee Vance on Elon Musk; Atty. Bob Perry on the International Day of Yoga; The Reverend and The…

The Bill Newman Show

6.17.15  Your State U, The Grass Whisperer, and Attorney Harry Miles on alcohol blood and breath testing.

Bill Newman Show 6-16-2015

JFK Mural; a fond goodbye to Debra Tautznik and Sean Dunphy; Amherst Film School – Singin’ in the Rain with…

The Bill Newman Show

6.15.15 With guest host Jeff Napolitano.

Recent Headlines

10 hours ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

4 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

4 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

5 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.