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).

Is Rep. Sabadosa Running for Mayor?

1/15: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa answers many questions, starting with the Northampton Mayor’s race; Mass. Teachers Ass’n Vice-President Max Page on schools and UMass reopening (or not); ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and special guests — photographer Stephen Petegorsky and poet Naila Moreira–on their amazing collaboration.

Spies & Sedition

1/14: What should we think about the use of biometrics to identify the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol? We ask investigatory reporter Annie Jacobsen, author of First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance;” then “Cool Films with Larry Hott;” and in light of upcoming MLK Day — Rev. Peter Ives on Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Catch up with Hinds

1/13: State Senator Adam Hinds; Holyoke Media Director Natalia Munoz.

Run To Win

1/12: Talking politics with Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List and author of “Run To Win: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World;” then Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke-Duke Goldman.

Doctors Against Borders

1/11: Dr. Norbert Goldfield, founder and Executive Director of Healing Across the Divides and founder of Ask Nurses and Doctors; Black in the Valley with Rev.-Dr. Jacqueline Smith-Crooks, Professor Carlie Tartakov and
Dr. Toussiant Streat on Covid-19 in the Black community.

Is This The End of The GOP?

1/7: A shameful day in American History: we speak with Mount Holyoke College Professor Emeritus of History, Christopher Pyle; award-winning author and poet Leslea Newman, whose new book is “I Wish My Father;”
and Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on the sacred space of the United States Capitol.

At His, Narkewicz, End

1/6: Leaving the office. Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on his decision to not seek re-election and Aaron Vega on his last night and day as the state representative from Holyoke.

To Prosecute A President Or Not To Prosecute A President?

Attorney John Pucci, former head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Massachusetts, on the pros and cons of and the basis for prosecuting Trump for his phone call to Georgia’s Secretary of State and then on the upcoming appointment of the new US Attorney for Massachusetts( Attorney Pucci is on Advisory Committee, having been appointed by Senators Markey and Warren); after that, Cool Films with Larry Hott — the Florence-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott reviews five of his favorite films of 2020.

Recent Headlines

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RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said.

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Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police officer taking her to the hospital and kicking a nurse once she got there.

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Formula 1 announces return to Africa with Grand Prix in Rwanda in early 2030s

Rwanda will host a Formula 1 race from "the early 2030s" when the series returns to Africa after about 40 years.

4 hours ago in National

A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride.

5 hours ago in Local

Help could be coming for South Hadley’s short-staffed police department

Help could be coming for South Hadley’s short-staffed police department. The Select Board backed adding two officers, if grant funding…