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 2.21.14

Jo Comerford, Exec. Dir. of Nobel-prize-nominated National Priorities Project; Steve Grossman, candidate fro Democratic nomination for governor.

The Bill Newman Show 2.20.14

ACLU of Mass attorney Jesse Rossman on her win for cell- phone privacy; Steve Sanderson & Mike Flood on The Really Big…

The Bill Newman Show 2.19.14

Sarah Barr, President of The Amherst Survival Center; then artist extraordinare Barry Moser and Poet Laureate of Northampton, Rich Michelson.

The Bill Newman Show 2.18.14

Paki Wieland-home from jail; nationally acclaimed Hatfield author Jane Yolen; NCA Executive Director Penny Burke & HVGO founder and maestro Peter…

The Bill Newman Show 2.17.14

Candidate for Presdient of the MTA, Barbara Madeloni, with teachers Gus Morales and Angela Thatcher; Mike Farrel on maple syrup,…

The Bill Newman Show 2.14.14

Democratic candidate for governor Donald Berwick.Plus, happy Valentine’s Day!

The Bill Newman Show 2.13.14

Yael  Petretti on peace-making in Palestine & Israel; then,  love and Valentine’s Day with Reverends Peter Ives & Catherine Munz and Rabbi…

The Bill Newman Show 2.12.14

Dr. Mary Booth on biomass biomess; NCA’s Penny Burke on ice sculptures coming to town; NAC’s Steve Sanderson previews the Third…

The Bill Newman Show 2.10.14

Barry Werth, award winning author, on his new book, The Antidote: Inside The World of New Pharma. Plus Political Gold…

The Bill Newman Show 2.7.14

Medical ethicist and Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella (smartest person we know); John Bonifaz and Ron Fein from Free…

Recent Headlines

1 hour ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

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Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

4 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

4 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

5 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.