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 7.22.14

Tony Lechner introduces ROCK VOICES; then archhguitarist & HVGO maestro Peter Blanchette also rocks the house!  

The Bill Newman Show 7.21.14

The fracking pipeline with MassPlan Director Kay Eiseman and Rose Wessel, founder of No Fracked Gas in Mass. Plus BITV–the…

The Bill Newman Show 7.18.14

Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella— Free  Mu Sochua now; plus, author Burleigh Muten on Emily Dickinson (the unknown fun-loving…

The Bill Newman Show 7.17.14

Live from Serios, NCIS—Northampton criminal Investigative Service with Harry Miles. Also, Northampton Council President Bill Dwight.

The Bill Newman Show 7.16.14

Judy Frank on All I Love And Know; Deborah Harkness on The Book of Life; Judith Sloan on “YO MISS!…

The Bill Newman Show 7.15.14

Chris Bohjalian, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. Then, Political Gold with Josh Silver.

The Bill Newman Show 7.14.14

Yidstock!  A preview with saxophonist Ilene Stahl & YBC’s Lisa Newman; first, parking ticket victims unite—with Vincent Gillespie.

The Bill Newman Show 7.11.14

Bernadette Giblin, founder of Safe Ground, on pesticides on public land in Northampton; also, World Population Day—celebrate(?) with Stephanie Feldstein…

The Bill Newman Show 7.10.14

City Councilor Ryan O’Donnell, joined by Bob Reckman & Jim Nash— political skinny.  Ko Festival’s Sabrina Hamilton.

The Bill Newman Show 7.9.14

Lyme disease—the experts advise; then, the upcoming Seeger Festival with the next generation of Seegers, Belafontes, and Rosenberg/Meeropols.

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in National

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says

A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

2 days ago in National

National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment of troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks.

2 days ago in National

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's dis track "Not Like Us" were opinion.

3 days ago in National

Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

The nation's third shutdown in 12 years is once again raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.