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 6.23.14

Suzanna Walters, author of The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equality; then Political Gold…

The Bill Newman Show 6.20.14

Daniel Bullen on Daniel Shays; The O-Tones’ Mary Witt sings a capella; HVGO maestro Peter Blanchette.

The Bill Newman Show 6.19.14

Author Rebecca Coffey— literal literary recipes; then, international peace activist, here from London, Mil Rai.

The Bill Newman Show 6.17.2014

Musician Art Garfunkel previews his upcoming performance at the Academy of Music in Northampton; “Grass, Soil, Hope” author Courtney White.

The Bill Newman Show 6.16.2014

Award-winning Northampton filmmaker Larry Hott on his newest film, premiering on PBS this Friday; plus, a special edition of Black…

The Bill Newman Show 6.13.14

Award-winning filmmaker  Ken Burns on Hampshire College’s Creative Media Institute; and Richard Anderson, author of We Called Him Bunny on…

The Bill Newman Show 6.12.14

Greg Orr stars on NPR (Northampton Poetry Radio); also, we preview Bloomsday with Judith Roberts, the Literacy Project’s Executive Director.

The Bill Newman Show 6.11.14

Author Brian Leaf on Misadventures of A Parenting Yogi; arts center director Penny Burke; and the Ha Ha s Pam…

The Bill Newman Show 6.10.14

Anthony Giardina on his hit play at Lincoln Center, The City of Conversation; then, The World We Live In Is…

The Bill Newman Show 6.9.14

Hampden County DA candidate Shawn Allyn on gangs, murder, drugs & the school to prison pipeline; then, Political Gold with…

Recent Headlines

8 hours ago in National

2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in

Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.

1 day ago in National

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.

2 days ago in National

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says

Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

2 days ago in National

Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

2 days ago in National

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.