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).
F#$k yeah! Swears!!
5/13: The very funny and erudite John McWhorter on “Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter…” and Folgers in your cup;
Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger on “Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil;” Rabbi Justin David on the
war between Israel and Hamas.
How Easthampton is reimagining policing
5/12: Omar Gomez, Easthampton City Councilor and member of the Mayor’s Work Group on reimagining policing, on next steps for police reform. Natalia Munoz, New Director of Holyoke Media, joins us.
Nevertheless…
5/11: Senator Elizabeth Warren on “Persist;” author Larry Tye on “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy,” including a discussion on the Kennedys’ relationship with the demagogue.
Who owns the patents that come out of UMass?
5/10: Frederick Reinhart, Sr Advisor at UMass Amherst Techology Transfer Office, on research, inventions, discoveries, and money; Black in the Valley.
The Sky Is Falling
5/7: MTA VP Max Page on the Fair Share Amendment, a/k/a the millionaire’s tax– money for education and transportation; Salman Hameed on a fiery re-entry this weekend; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Vic Quezada.
The Fate of US Democracy
5/6: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent Us on the likelihood of the GOPTrump Party winning big in 2022 and 2024. Next we celebrate Mother’s Day with Amy Russo, author of “Women of the White House: The Illustrated Story of the First Ladies of the United States of America,” and on “The Reverend and the Rabbi” with Rev, Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David, who share thoughts about the Bible’s Ruth and Naomi. .
How TN is leading MA when it comes to free higher-ed
5/5: Michelle Miller-Adams on “The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity and Prosperity;” Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter and head of the union at the newspaper, on the state of contact talks; Natalia Munoz carries on from where Bera left off.
A Message To You, Rudi
5/4: John Pucci on Rudi Giuliani, search warrants and probable cause; Amherst residents–those whose signed the petition for a vote on
the $36 million Jones Library renovation but whose signatures — were counted state their case.
Sen. Comerford turns the spotlight on the Boston Globe
5/3: State Senator Jo Comerford on the Holyoke Soldiers Home, MCAS and the Boston Globe, and budget priorities; Dr. Norbert Goldfield, founder and Executive Director of Healing Across the Divides, on “Peace Building Through Women’s Health.”
MCASTaways
4/30: MTA Vice-President Max Page on the MCAS test waiver and Biden’s pledge for education funding; I-Shea, Associate Artist with First Gen (part of the Performance Project) on this weekend’s performance; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and from the Lava Center in Greenfield: Vanessa Query, Lindy Whiton, and Jan Maher.
