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
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.
