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).
Venezuela & The US: Whose Election Was More Free and More Fair?
12/15: Hector Figarella, Venezuelan-American activist and organizer, shares his perspective on the American boycott, the recent election, the economic and political situation and the upcoming — this Thursday — western Massachusetts symposium on Venezuela. He then-we are delighted to say– remained with us as a contestant in the Comedy Quiz competing against Kelsey Flynn, Pam Victor and Monte Belmonte, with Quizmaster Mount Holyoke professor David Hernandez. The surprise winner is….
Is the Election REALLY Over Now?
12/14: Understanding the Electoral College with WNEU School of Law professor emeritus and constitutional law expert, Bruce Miller. Then, Black in the Valley with hosts Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Carlie Tartakov and special guests Vivian Johnson and Ingrid Askew.
A Wolf At The Schoolhouse Door
12/11: Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n Vice President, Max Page, and UMass. Lowell Professor of Education Jack Schneider, author of “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and The Future of School. ” Then, ArtBeat with Donnabelle Cassis and Stephany Marryshow of the Ethnic Study collaborative space in Springfield.
Our Earth’s Last Hope
12/10: The Northampton Youth Commission’s proposal for an ordinance that will ban single-use not recyclable bags and containers — we speak with Youth Commission members Noah Kassis (Chair) and Dima Aboukasm, Dr. Renna Pye, adviser to the Youth Commission, and City Councilor Rachel Maiore. Then, we celebrate Hannukah with Rabbi Justin David from Congregation B’nai Israel.
Young@Heart #2020
12/9: Young@Heart: a preview of this weekend’s performance with Y@H Chorus members Jerry Little, Byron Ricketts, Barbara Lockhart, Leila Wilson; band members J.J. O’Connell, Jim Armenti, Mark Gionfriddo, and Billy Arnold; and founder and Director Bob Cilman.
The Supreme Judicial Court Rules!
12/8: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Selection Committee member, attorney John Pucci, on Governor Baker’s new appointments to the state’s highest court; Janice Kaplan on “The Gratitude Diaries;” Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke” — Duke Goldman –on the passing of baseball star Dick Allen.
The Mad Legislative Rush To The End Of The Term
12/7: State Senator Jo Comerford; Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter Dusty Christensen on the covid-19 outbreak at a local jail.
Keeping The MA Budget On The Level
12/4: MTA Vice-President Max Page; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameen; ArtBeat host Donnabelle Casis.
