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).

Big Brother is Watching You

3/15: Thom Hartmann – his new book is “The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy;” then, our monthly Comedy Quiz – on geography– with Quizmaster Patrick Tenero and contestants Monte Belmonte, Pam Victor and Maddy Benjamin (Newman keeps score).

Holyoke’s Biggest Event is Back

3/14: Mayors Monday with Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia; then, Black in the Valley with Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Professor Carlie Tartakov and Dr. Sonji Johnson-Anderson.

Picture Book Philosophy

3/11: The Northamptones! Then, Tom Wartenberg, MHC Professor Emeritus, whose new book is “Thinking Through Stories: Children, Philosophy, and Picture Books;” and ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Elizabeth MacDufie, founder and publisher of Meat for Tea.

An American Tragedy

3/10: Elizabeth Williamson, author of “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth;” Political Gold with Josh Silver–Represent US Executive Chairman Josh Silver; and live in the studio—The Northamptones—Mama Mia!!

What is Putin’s end game?

3/9: The War in the Ukraine with Michael Klare, Professor Emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies. Larry Hott and Dr. Michael Blumenfield, author of “Shrink Talk.”

Why is the death penalty back on the table for the Boston Bomber case?

3/8: Northampton-based capital defense lawyer David Hoose on the Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bomber’s case. The Baseball season not starting—we’re “Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke”—Duke Goldman.

A moratorium on women’s prisons in MA

3/7: Code Pink’s Paki Weiland on State Senator Jo Comerford’s prison moratorium bill; Plus Mayor’s Monday with Northampton Mayor G.L. Sciarra.

Recent Headlines

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A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

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National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment of troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks.

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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106.

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Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's dis track "Not Like Us" were opinion.

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Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

The nation's third shutdown in 12 years is once again raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.