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 7.24.13

We speak with Mount Holyoke College President and medical ethicist Lynn Pasquerella about the force-feeding of Guantanamo detainees.

The Bill Newman Show 7.23.13

We talk to Mass ACLU director Matt Segal about the current state of the Annie Dookan drug lab scandal.  Then,…

The Bill Newman Show 7.22.13

We speak to Governor Michael Dukakis about Trayvon Martin and the role that both casinos and mass transit could play…

The Bill Newman Show 7.19.13

Northampton Councilor Bill Dwight on the State Budget and Michael Kogut, Chair of the Citizens Against Casino Gaming.

The Bill Newman Show 7.18.13

We speak with ACLU of Massachusetts Legal Director Matt Segal, then First Generation’s Artistic Director Julie Lichtenberg.

The Bill Newman Show 7.17.13

Author Katie Halfner talks to us about her book, Mother Daughter Me.  We also discuss state university tuition with Max Page.

The Bill Newman Show 7.16.13

As voters head to the polls over the issue of casinos in Springfield, we discuss the implications a casino would…

The Bill Newman Show 7.15.13

We talk to Matt Menezes and Caroline White-Nockelby, activists with Climate Summer doing work here in the Valley.

The Bill Newman Show 7.12.13

We speak with Peter Wagner, Executive Director of The Prison Policy Initiative, on local jails gouging inmates’ families for phone…

Recent Headlines

20 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.