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 3.24.14

Many thanks to the UMass history department for bringing Adam Hochschild, writer-in-residence and pre-eminent historian,  to the Valley and our show.

The Bill Newman Show 3.21.2014

Rep. Tom Conroy, Wool & Grant, Inside Out

The Bill Newman Show 3.20.14

Live from Monte’s Campout for the Cancer Connection on the Old Courthouse lawn, Northampton.

The Bill Newman Show 3.19.14

Live from Monte’s Cancer Connection Campout VIII, on the Old Courthouse lawn in Northampton.  Donate by calling 413. 582.5200.

The Bill Newman Show 3.18.14

Tina Sanchez, Citizenship Legal Coordinator,The Center for New Americans: who is applying for citizenship & how, when & why?

The Bill Newman Show 3.17.14

Human rights leaders Dr. Johnetta Cole; Louise Little & Wilhelm Verwoerd, Directors of  Beyond Walls.

The Bill Newman Show 3.14.14

Mount Holyoke College President and  medical ethicist Lynn Pasquerella on the prison-industrial complex; infant death at CDH; bad behavior at UMass’…

The Bill Newman Show 3.13.14

Mara Bright, author of The Constant Heart; then, Yiddish theater star Shane Baker Joins our  Rev and  Rebbe.

The Bill Newman Show 3.12.14

Chris Rohman & PVPA thespians Jackson & Isabel, stars of The Merchant of Venice;  Mount Holyoke College professor Stephen Jones on Russia’s…

The Bill Newman Show 3.11.14

First Robotics (totally cool) with students Sam, Charley, Eileen, & Johannah, & GE scientist Mark Arsenault. Then, Corinne Demas,award-winning author, on her new…

Recent Headlines

3 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.