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

6 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

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.

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

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.

1 day ago in National

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.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

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.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

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.