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).

Why Rural Communities are S.O.L.

8/23: State Representative Natalie Blais on PILOTs and SOL, and the census and redistricting. Black in the Valley with Holyoke mayoral candidate, Gloria Caballero Roca.

The Hypocrisy Around Us — Exposed

State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on politicians who emphatically oppose individual reproductive choice but equally vehemently support individual choice for covid…

The Fight Continues with Dennis

8/19: Former mayor, long-time Congressman and two-time candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, Dennis Kucinich on “The Division of…

Live from Mauritius with Kenny Newman

8/18: Live from Mauritius — our Mauritian correspondent, Kenny Newman — on the recent Washington Post report about the island…

Simple Summer with Jonathan Bardzik

8/17: Celebrity chef, storyteller, author and former Valley resident, Jonathan Bardzik, on “simple summer: a recipe for joy and connection.”…

The Disintegration of Afghanistan

8/16: It’s Mayor’s Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; then James Whiteside, author of “Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad…

Mayor’s Monday

8/16: It’s Mayor’s Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; then James Whiteside, author of “Center Center:
A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet.”

Rep. Neal has shofar to go when it comes to climate change

8/13: MTA VP, Max Page on masks and vaccines in schools and colleges; Rabbi Benjamin Weiner on Dayenu, the Jewish Call for Climate Justice, and the upcoming rally at Rep. Richard Neal’s office; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Rachel Hersh and Sarah Marcus of the Piedmont Play Project and this weekend’s performances.

The Ballot Blocks

8/12: Damon Effingham, Director of Federal Reform at Represent US, on the perilous state of our democracy and what Congress
may, or may not do about it,

My Evil Twin

8/11: Eric Sawyer and Harley Erdman on “My Evil Twin;” Then, Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz.

Recent Headlines

19 hours ago in National

New York City voters are choosing their next mayor as Mamdani faces Cuomo in a generational battle

New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city.

19 hours ago in National, Trending

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation's largest food aid program running.

2 days ago in National

NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

New York City's mayoral candidates are making a final push Monday to get voters to the polls, as the race to lead America's biggest city nears its finale.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

After the $500 million Dodgers’ title repeat, what’s next for MLB?

The $500 million Los Angeles Dodgers' thrilling World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays attracted record international attention for Major League Baseball, affirmed LA's status as the sport's best team and drew more attention to baseball's payroll disparity heading into what is likely to be contentious labor negotiations.