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

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.