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

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

4 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

4 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

5 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially divorced after 19 years of marriage

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorced and legally single. A Nashville, Tennessee, judge on Tuesday issued an order dissolving the 19-year marriage of the Oscar-winning actor and the Grammy-winning country singer.