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).

Appreciating Arpa

12/3: Max Page, MTA VP, on the ARPA money, K-12 and higher ed;
Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on the James Webb Space Telescope Mission; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Maggie North.

Is the U.S. suffering from electile disfunction?

12/2: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US, on the 2022 elections, Biden’s unpopularity and the effect of SCOTUS and abortion on the elections.
Then, “The Revered and the Rabbi ” with Rabbi Justin Davd and Rev. Peter Ives.

Reading the political tea leaves

12/1: Representative Mindy Domb on the passing of Marty Nathan, ARPA funds and the governor’s race; Northampton City Councilor Bill Dwight on Marty Nathan, the Northampton Arts Council, and a retrospective of his time in office.

Remembering the giving spirit of Dr. Marty Nathan

11/30: A tribute to Dr. Martie Nathan; Giving Tuesday with Denise Hurst from the Community Foundation of Western Mass; Crime and Punishment with John Pucci.

Gender(s)

11/29: Kathryn Bond Stockton on “Gender(s)” race and money; Black in the Valley with Amherst’s newly elected officials Ellisha Walker, Anika Lopes and Jennifer Page.

Stop New Female Prisons & Sex Matters

Louellyn Lambros, Policy Director for the  National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, on the proposed Massachusetts…

Monte’s March Continues

Buz continues the conversation with Monte about the importance of donating to Monte’s March. Today, Monte will walk 26 miles…

Monte’s March

Buz Eisenberg fills in for Bill Newman and talks to Monte about Monte’s March and the goal to raise $500,000…

When will the ARPA money go where?

11/19: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa; MTA Vice-President Max Page; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and UMass Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Karen Kurczynski.

Media Ready Feminism

11/18: Rev. Don Morgan of the Haydenville Congregational Church announces his retirement and reflects on his ministry including, among other topics, the death penalty; professor Andrea Press on “Media Ready Feminism and Everyday Sexism.”

Recent Headlines

4 hours 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.

5 hours 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.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Ohtani has grand slam, 5 RBIs as Japan routs Taiwan 13-0 in its WBC opener

Shohei Ohtani doubled on the first pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead grand slam and an RBI single in a 10-run second inning to lead defending champion Japan over Taiwan 13-0 Friday night in its World Baseball Classic opener.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office, which didn't say what charge she faces.

4 days ago in National

Dow drops 1,000 points after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran.