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).

Ohtani and the All-Star Game with the Duke

7/13: Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke–Duke Goldman.

The Global Water & Environmental Crisis

7/12: Sheryl Stoodley, Artistic Director, and Robin Doty, Managing Director, of Serious Play and Sabrina Hamilton, Artistic Director of Ko Festival, on their collaboration — “Moving Water.”

What will Main Street Northampton look like in the near future?

7/9: Northampton Mayor Davd Narkewicz; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis.

What REALLY happened in the Case of Bill Cosby?

7/8: Crime and Punishment with attorney John Pucci on the dismissal of charges against Bill Cosby and the bringing of charges against the Trump organization; then, “The Magic City Massacre” (the Tulsa massacre ) with KoFest Artistic Director, Sabrina Hamilton, playwright Deletta Gillespie, and Daryl Davis (he’s the musician and activist who convinces Ku Klux Klansmen to leave the Klan); and then, the Rev. Peter Ives on his personal leap of faith.

Trans Medicine

7/7: stef m. schuster on “Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender;” criminal defense attorney Bonnie Allen
on the nolo contendere plea and probation for her client in a widely publicized local child endangerment case; Natalia Munoz on Puerto Rican statehood –or not.

The Redistricting of MA begins

7/5: State Senator Jo Comerford on the coming redistricting of western Massachusetts; Robert Meeropol, younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, on his mother’s execution and Anne Sebba’s new book, “Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy.”

Is Biden about to end student debt?

7/2: Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on black holes eating dead stars. Max Page, V.P of the Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n on the state budget. ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Jo Hesse.

The Last Hope for The American Experiment

7/1: Political Gold with CEO of Represent.US. Josh Silver. Rev. Peter Ives.

Do Not Forget About Darfur

6/30: Eric Reeves, Fellow at the River Valley Institute and Trustee of the Darfur Bar Ass’n, on the genocide in Darfur, rape as an instrument of war in that region, and the project (he is the co-chair) Responding to Sexual Violence in Darfur.

What will the Commonwealth keep after the pandemic?

6/29: State Representative Mindy Domb on the budget (or not) and permanent changes brought about by the pandemic.
Then, Westfield State University criminal justice professor and department chair, Daniel Price, on local police, police reform, training–we cover a host of issues.

Recent Headlines

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.

20 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.

2 days ago in National

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.

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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How to reset your child’s sleep schedule for back-to-school season

After a summer of vacations and late nights, it's time to set those back-to-school alarms. A good night's sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it's worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.