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

17 hours ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

17 hours ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

1 day ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

2 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.

2 days ago in National, Trending

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.