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 4.8.14

Susan Riegler on The Divorce Papers; Ann Meeropol on men’s takeover of Mount Holyoke College; Alicia Ostriker on NPR with…

The Bill Newman 4.7.14

Sigrid Schmalzer on “Science for the People!;” syndicated media host David Pakman; “Black In  The Valley” on Mumia Abu-Jamal.

The Bill Newman Show 4.4.14

Barbara Madeloni on teachers and standardized tests; Maxine Stein, Exec. Dir of Hospice of the Fisher Home.  

The Bill Newman Show 4.3.14

Author John Boyne on the war to end all wars; film-maker Stacey Maltin on a clash of culture and religion; plus,…

The Bill Newman Show 4.2.14

Professor Falguni Sheth:” Do Muslim Women Need Saving?” The, Lesléa Newman, Mike Ryan & Chris Rohman on October Mourning,

The Bill Newman Show 4.1.13

Josh Silver as guest host for one last day, joined by Dr. Salman Hameed discussing the beginning of the universe,…

The Bill Newman Show 3.31.14

Josh Silver guest hosts and talks with Josh Levy from Free Press about the future of the internet.  And a…

The Bill Newman Show 3.28.14

Josh Silver pinch hits for Newman and talks with UMass Psychology Professor Rich Halgin about the film ‘Grizzly Man’.  Was…

The Bill Newman Show 3.26.14

Our conversation with Daniel Goldman: on emotional intelligence and focus.

The Bill Newman Show 3.25.14

A bee-in with Peter Bigwood and Marty Wohl; Young@Heat with Lee Wilson, Bill Sheppard, Dave Houghton & Bob Cilman; plus Voices From Inside…

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

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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.

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

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