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 11.6.13

Max Page on the radical idea of UMass; Rep. Jim McGovern and Monte Belmonte for the Food Bank; Margaret Lloyd and…

The Bill Newman 11.5.13

CIA assasin Robet Baer; Two of the worlds’s most famous poets- Nikki Finney and Elizabeth Alexander; Heidi Norton-Smith, Exec. Dir.,…

The Bill Newman Show 11.4.13

Antonia Lassar on The God Box; award-wining author Daniel Alacron, At Night We Walk in Circles; Sweet Honey In The Rock…

The Bill Newman Show 11.1.13

Professor Stephen Rich on your chances of contracting lyme disease (and other horribles) from deer tics. Ward 7 candidate Alisa Klein.

The Bill Newman 10.31.13

From Young@Heart-  Steve Martin, Jeanette Parks, Joe Mitchell, John Rinehart & Bob Cilman; then, City Councillor Marianne Labarge; & The Rev and The Rebbe.

The Bill Newman Show 10.30.13

  Noah Berger’s work on a well educated work force. Higher Learning, lower funding.

The Bill Newman Show 10.28.13

Jules Chametzsky about his book on Jewish Nobel Laureates he has known; and Sonia Nieto on hers– about finding joy in teaching…

The Bill Newman Show 10.25.13

Scott Freiman on the Beatles!   Cathy McNally, Exec Dir., Voices From Inside. Happenings In The Valley!

The Bill Newman Show 10.24.13

Lavery Greenfield,age 7, founder of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Jar Program; Clare Higgins, 58, E.D. of Community Action.

The Bill Newman Show 10.23.13

Bob Forrant’s Bread and Roses; Deni Bechard’s bonobos; Jane Yolen’s Sister Fox’s Field Guide to Writing; Max Page’s            Memories of…

Recent Headlines

15 hours ago in National

Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

20 hours ago in National

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.

20 hours ago in National, Trending

Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.

21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

What’s open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.

21 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia's ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum.