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).

Tilting at Ward Three Windmills

5.29.15 Steve Connor & Tom McCusker: the community responds—the story of Sylvia Hemminger; Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans on the Restless Classics launch; City Councilor Ryan O’Donnell on fracking pipelines and Ward 3 Neighborhood Ass’n President Jim Nash on celebrating –among other events– 100 years of the Bridge Street School.

Stan Rosenberg & Bowel Movements

5.28.15 Poop!! The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ—with Giulia Enders, author of “GUT”; State Senate President –still STAN!
A special edition of The Reverend and the Rabbi: we celebrate Rev. Andrea Ayvazian.

Sci-Tech Pride of Life in The 413

5.27.15 A preview (and review) of “Life in the 413” with New Century Theatre Producing Director Sam Rush, playwright Jonathan Caws-Elwitt with a cameo by emcee extraordinaire Monte Belmonte; Northampton-based, Emmy award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on “Sci-Tech Band: Pride of Springfield.”

Bending The Arc

5.26.15 Bend the Arc with Jane Fleishman and Norbert Goldfield; Paul Newlin on Watermelon Wednesdays.

Papers, Pot & Painting

5.22.15 Daily Hampshire Gazette editor Larry Parnass first unwraps the Fishwrap and then helps interview Judy Foreman, author of “A Nation in Pain: Healing Our Biggest Health Problem.” Then, artist Susan Barocas.

Black In The Valley/Reverend & Rabbi Mashup!

Sign on the dotted line? Martha Ertman, author of “Love’s Promises –on relationships and the contracts that bind (or not);” VFW Post 8006 Commander Tom Pease and Veterans Agent Steve Connors; A Black in the Valley and The Reverend and the Rabbi Sojourner Truth Mash-up!

Adjunct Injunction

An election this week– a juncture for adjuncts in western mass and across the state on A special edition of “Your State U.” hosted by Max Page.

The Dookhan Dilema

Criminal defense attorneys Carl Williams (from the ACLU of Massachusetts) and Luke Ryan on yesterday’s Supreme Judicial Court’s decision on the drug lab disaster—40,000 cases probably need to be reversed ! Jenny Ladd on “Class Lives: Stories from Across Our Economic Divide”; and the incomparable musician Mary Witt.

Deconstructing The Tsarnaev Penalty Phase

Attorneys David Hoose and Harry Miles on the death penalty verdict in Tsarnaev’s case; Lou Ureneck, author of “The Great Fire: One American’s Mission to Rescue the Victims of the 20th Century’s First Genocide.”

Recent Headlines

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Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.

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Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.

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Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.

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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.

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How to reset your child’s sleep schedule for back-to-school season

After a summer of vacations and late nights, it's time to set those back-to-school alarms. A good night's sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it's worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.