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.

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.