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

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So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer's biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday.

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3 days ago in Trending, World

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4 days ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night's performances and Wednesday night's historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.