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).

The Courage To Come Out

10/28: Newman on Ballot Q1 and Q2; Sex Matters with Dr. Jane Fleishman and Dr. Imani Woody; Natalia on Jeffrey Toobin.

Can’t You Smell That Smell?

10/27: Democracy? Carolyn Oppenheim and Will Myers on “What is Democracy?”–Astra Taylor’s film, available through Forbes Library, based on her book “Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It; When It’s Gone;” Grace Bannasch, Shutesbury’s Town Clerk and Chief Election Officer on in-person and by mail voting. Also, Harold McGee, bestselling author, whose new book is “Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells.”

Do “Black Lives Matter” at Your Condo Complex?

10/26: ACLU of Massachusetts attorney Ruth Bourquin on the preliminary injunction just issued by the Hampshire Superior Court ordering that a Belchertown condominium owner be allowed to post her Black Lives Matter sign.

Domb On The Debate & Beacon Hill Bills

10/23: State Representative Mindy Domb on national politics and Massachusetts legislative initiatives: Max Page on the state budget; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis.

Can We Cooperate Our Way Out of This?

10/22: THE CO-OP SHOW starring Addie Rose Holland — Real Pickles Co-op; Karen Ribeiro — PV Squared Solar; Jason Carpenter — Downtown Sounds; Jenni Tilton-Flood — Cabot farmer-owner; ; Adam Trott–Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives; Rochelle Prunty–River Valley Co-op; Sarah Kanaby–Franklin Community Co-op; Lauren Duffy–UMass Five College Credit Union.

How A Nation Conquered The World, But Failed Its People

10/21: Jared Sexton, author of “American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People ;” Pam Powers, Northampton City Clerk and Chief Election Official, on voting in 2020.

Has The Senate Misjudged The Judge?

10/20: Former head of Western Mass. U.S. Attorneys’ Office, John Pucci on Amy Coney Barrett and the questions that Senators should have but failed to ask; the monthly Comedy Quiz –it will have you on pins and needles– with contestants Kelsey Flynn, Pam Victor & Monte Belmonte and the Quizmaster, acupuncturist Lynn Currie.

Houle’s Rules When It Comes To Voting in Sunderland

10/19 Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; Wendy Houle, Sunderland Town Clerk and Chief Election Official, on early and by-mail voting.

Recent Headlines

4 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 for a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are halfway toward their ultimate goal of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship.

4 days ago in National

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.