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

2 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

2 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

2 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.

3 days ago in National, Trending

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.