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).

Baseball is back!

4/12: Talkin’ baseball with the Duke—Duke Goldman. Talkin’ politics and policy – policing, zoning, and schools – with Karen Foster, Vice-President of Northampton City Council.

What’s Happening in Holyoke?

4/11: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia; Black in the Valley with Dean of Students and students from Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School on their recent trip to visit HBCUs in the South.

The Good News and Bad News for MA Teachers

4.8.22 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Amherst’s Max Page the VP of the MA Teachers Association and with the movers and shakers behind the Northampton Education Foundation Trivia Bee

Let My People Go

4/7: Guantanamo Bay detainee habeas/defense lawyer Buz Eisenberg; Rabbis Riqi Kosovske and Justin David.

The A#$ Hats vs The Northampton High School Principal

4/6: Natalia Munoz and three Northampton High School students debate the performance and future of the principal; Larry Hott and Brian Boyles discuss Mass Humanities.

Will Donald Trump be indicted?

4/5: Crime and Punishment with Attorney John Pucci – on Trump’s legal travails; Northampton City Council President Jim Nash.

Notes from Senator Jo

4/4: State Senator Jo Comerford; Northampton Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra.

The Farthest Star

4/1: The Fair Share Amendment with MTA Vice President Max Page and Liz Recko-Morrison; breaking news from outer space with Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Pasqualina Azzarello.

Vibes for The Tribe

3/31: Damany Gordon, President of Genuine Culture, previews this weekend’s “Vibez for the Tribe II, A Celebration of Jazz, Hip-Hope and a Tribe Called Quest;” Alice Robbins, baroque cellist, viola da gambist and founding member of Arcadia Players, on this weekend’s performance; the Reverend and the Rabbi with Florence Congregational Church Reverend, Averill Elizabeth Blackburn and Congregation B’nai Israel Rabbi Justin David on Passover and Easter.

The Voice of Michelle Brooks Thompson

3/30: Live in the studio –Michelle Brooks Thompson! Larry Hott and Natalia Munoz on the Oscars.

Recent Headlines

18 hours ago in National

Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

23 hours ago in National

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.

23 hours ago in National, Trending

Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.

24 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

What’s open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.

24 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia's ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum.