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).

Mayor’s Monday with Joshua Garcia of Holyoke

2/14: Valentine’s Day is Mayors Monday. We speak with Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia about police accountability and salaries, schools, and structural racism. Then, Black in the Valley with Carlie Tartakov, Amilcar Shabazz, Kathleen Anderson, and Michelle Miller – it is Black History month and we discuss the reparation efforts nationwide and here in the Valley.

Why dashcams are an important defense

2/11: MTA Vice-President Max Page on masks, the Family Mobility Act, and the Fair Share Amendment. Northampton City Councilor-at-large Marissa Elkins on the police dashcams controversy. ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Beth Tiffany, and Maddie McDougall on Winter Fest—this weekend in Easthampton.

Inching closer to the end of the American Experiment

2/9: Josh Silver, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Represent US, on this year’s elections and the prospects for democracy. Rev. Carole Bull, Rabbi Justin David and Counselor Paul Regan on domestic violence — how to make men stop.

Paying for Probation?

2/8: Rhymes with Orange’s Hilary Price on love letters at the Academy of Music this weekend; Wanda Bertram, from the Prison Policy Initiative, on Gov. Baker’s proposal to repeal probation and parole fees; Stephen Zunes, author of “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution,” on annexation, military occupation, and the rule of international law.

The Current COVID Caseload at Cooley

2/8: Dr. Joanne Levin, infectious disease specialist, on the state of covid in western Massachusetts; Sabrina Hamilton, Artistic Director of KoFest, and Jonathan Mirin, from Piti Theatre Company and writer and performer of “Canary in a Gold Mine,” on this weekend’s production; “Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke,” with Duke Goldman on the prospects for labor peace and the recent decisions of the Hall of Fame to admit, or not, stars from the steroid era

GL’s Inaugural Mayor’s Monday

2/7: State Senator Jo Comerford; Northampton Mayor G.L. Sciarra.

What The James Webb Telescope will show the world

2/4: Max Page, MTA Vice-President, on this week’s rally for health, safety and wages and the need for contracts at UMass Amherst. Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on what the James Webb Space Telescope, now 1,000,000 miles away from earth, will see and when. ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Russell and Jason Montgomery.

The Dashcam Debate: Do Hamp Police Need New AI Equipped Dashcams?

2/3: The controversy over Northampton’s decision to purchase police cruisercams with Marissa Elkins, Councilor-at-large; Will Myers, co-editor of the Shoe String; David Kris, former Ward 3 city council candidate; and Rachel Weber, representing local Jewish Voice for Peace. Then, Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Michael McSherry on Whoopi Goldberg’s holocaust comments.

More cool films with Larry Hott

2/2: More cool films with Larry Hott, who is reviewing films for the Oscars. Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz and Worthington resident Harriet Hirshorn on greenwashing.

Recent Headlines

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A violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

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Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. "It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity.

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US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.

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NFL teams are almost on the clock as draft night in the Steel City has arrived

Put aside the mock drafts because it's time for the real deal. The NFL draft is here in the Steel City.

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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

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Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.