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).

The Bill Newman Show 8.22.14

Jeff Napolitano from the American Friends Services Committee guest hosts with Jo Commerford from MoveOn.org on grassroots activism and Dr.…

The Bill Newman Show 8.20.14

Guest host Peter Bigwood speaks with Hugh Heisler, from The Dadz and Springfield No One Leaves, and Reverends Peter Ives…

The Bill Newman Show 8.19.14

Peter Bigwood speaks with his own daughter, Annie, back from working with the Peace Corps in Senegal.  Plus famed marquetry…

The Bill Newman Show 8.18.14

Guest host Peter Bigwood talks with local hero music legend, Lloyd Cole.  Plus a very special Black In The Valley:…

The Bill Newman Show 8.15.14

With guest host Jeff Napolitano from the American Friends Service Committee: on Gaza and prisons and taking the show over…

The Bill Newman Show 8.14.14

Tom Conroy, candidate for Treasurer of Massachusetts; Poet Laureate Rich Michelson—live from Martha’s Vineyard–S is for Sea Glass.

The Bill Newman Show 8.13.14

Political Gold with United Republic CEO Josh Silver; Daniel Levitin, author of The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age…

The Bill Newman Show 8.12.14

Don Berwick, Democrat for governor; Kate Manning on My Notorious Life; Paintbox Theatre- Tarzan, Jane and the jungle animals are in the studio.

The Bill Newman Show 8.11.14

Mount Holyoke College President and esteemed medical ethicist Lynn Pasquerella on the Ebola epidemic; Phyllis Bennis, nationally renown author and…

The Bill Newman Show 8.8.14

Representative John Scibak on the new domestic violence bill, funding for UMass, the probation department scandal and political races.

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in National

Utah restricts fireworks, declares state of emergency as largest US wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old Maya Joint in first Wimbledon singles match in 4 years

Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

3 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high in latest sign of affordability challenges

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.

4 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.

5 days ago in Local

Belchertown’s Cold Spring School Closing

Belchertown’s youngest students will attend different schools this fall following the closure of Cold Spring School. The 72-year-old building held…