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 9.23.13

Easthampton Mayor Mike Tautznik running for the State Senate; plus Martin Espada-an incredible reading of an extraordinary narrative poem.

The Bill Newman Show 9.20.13

Rock the house with Mary Witt.  Then, cool art in Amherst with Janet Winston & Rebecca Muller.

The Bill Newman Show 9.19.13

Dick Lehr, author of  “Whitey: The Life of America’s Most Notorious Mob Boss.” Then, celebrate the 25th anniversary of the…

The Bill Newman Show 9.18.13

Special edition of “Your State U” with Max Page; plus Saiya Miller and Liza Bley, authors of Not Your Mother’s Meatloaf–(more sex…

The Bill Newman Show 9.17.13

Previews–first of  Amherst Live, the live-talk zine; and  Voices From Inside with The Voice’s Michelle Chamuel and VFI President, Marion…

The Bill Newman Show 9.16.13

Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella on sex ed.– and the Boston Red Sox! Plus.Political Gold with Josh Silver, CEO of United Republic.

The Bill Newman Show 9.13.13

WORLD PREMIER!!  Professors Eric Sawyer and Harley Erdman on Garden of Martyrs: the trial and execution of Daley  and Halligan in…

The Bill Newman Show 9.12.13

Pulitzer Prize Winning author Paul Harding; then, 98 year old activist Arky Markham. Plus, The Reverend and the Rabbi.

The Bill Newman Show 9.11.13

Legalizing marijuana with  Mason Tver,co-author of  Marijuana Is Safer, so Why Are We Driving People To Drink?

The Bill Newman Show 9.10.13

Live from Beirut: Hampshire Professor Omar Dahi on Syria. Then, union steward,Paul Felton, author of Murder of a Post Office Manager.

Recent Headlines

21 hours 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.

2 days ago in Trending, World

Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge

Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.