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 7.11.13

Is the coal plant on Northampton’s border really closing? We speak to Sierra Club attorney Josh Berman to find out.

The Bill Newman Show 7.10.13

Get the inside scoop on Northampton’s hottest political race! We talk to Alissa Klein who is challenging Gene Tacy for city councilor.

The Bill Newman Show 7.9.13

Christopher Pyle provides us with an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of Edward Snowden’s most recent releases and the implications mass surveillance has for our society.

The Bill Newman Show 7.8.13

Ramadan begins tonight. We observe with the Western Massachusetts Imam Wissam Abdel Baki. Plus Black in the Valley with Terry Jenoure star of My Bronx.

The Bill Newman 7.2.13

Our universe expands with astronomer Salman Hameed; the Ko Festival’s Sabrina Hamilton and This American Life contributor Sean Lewis –in…

The Bill Newman Show 7.1.13

Canada Day with Smith govt. prof Howard Gold; Political Gold with Josh Silver.

The Bill Newman Show 6.27.13

Carol Rose, ACLU Mass. Exec. Dir. SCOTUS gay marriage decisions

The Bill Newman Show 6.26.13

Dean Cycon, founder of Deans Beans; Tim Carpenter, Exec Dir. Progressive Democrats of America

The Bill Newman Show 6.25.13

John Englander, HIgh Tide on Main Street; Martha Ackmann on 50 years of women in space travel.

Recent Headlines

21 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.