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.
