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 6.6.14

Dusty Miller, activist and author of Danger at the Gates on Frances Crowe, Vermont Yankee, the decommissioning, getting arrested, and…

The Bill Newman Show 6.5.14

The Prez (of the Northampton City Council, that is) Bill Dwight; & Sam Rush, the genius behind New Century Theatre.

The Bill Newman Show 6.3.14

First we showcase the NEF Showcase; then we visit astronomy prof. Salman Hameed’s Ridiculously Large & Largely Ridiculous Universe.

The Bill Newman Show 6.2.14

A very special Black in the Valley segment; then, false confessions on NCIS (Northampton Criminal Investigative Service).

The Bill Newman Show 5.30.14

Sculptor James Kitchen on massive things unlikely to stand up; & author Rebecca Coffey on Anna & Sigmund Freud (And…

The Bill Newman Show 5.29.14

State senator (and presumptive state senate president, we say) Stan Rosenberg on topics ranging from Manny Ramirez to the Department…

The Bill Newman Show 5.28

Award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg on the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa. Her new film is being shown…

The Bill Newman Show 5.27.14

Re-envisioning Foster Care with  Hon Lillian Miranda, Chris Langelier, & Kerry Homestead from the Treehouse Foundation & Barry Chaffkin, CEO…

The Bill Newman Show 5.23.14

Don Perry –inside and outside the razor wire (an inspiring and chilling interview). Then Scott Coen cheers up Red Sox…

The Bill Newman Show 5.22.14

No More Guantanamo’s Executive Director Nancy Talanian; plus, the Rev. and the Rabbi.

Recent Headlines

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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.

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Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

1 day ago in Features, Trending

Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars

A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.

1 day ago in National

FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act

A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, as a potential act of terrorism.

1 day ago in National

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday.