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.

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Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

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3 days ago in National

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The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.

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When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.

4 days ago in Local

Belchertown’s Cold Spring School Closing

Belchertown’s youngest students will attend different schools this fall following the closure of Cold Spring School. The 72-year-old building held…