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).

Pandemic Downtown Hamp-Take 2

9/15: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on the new downtown experiment; plus — our monthly Comedy Quiz!

Kids These Days & Their New-Fangled Technology!

9/14: The Young@Heart Chorus!; Ronald Johnson, President & CEO of Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services.

Home Rule for Hamp Housing

9/11: Max Page, MTA V-P on UMass; Former Northampton City Council President Ryan O’Donnell on Home Rule and the Northampton Housing Authority; Bob Cilman, founder & Director of Young@Heart Chorus; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and sculptor Chris Nelson.

The DA’s Take on The Scathing Report on Racial Injustice in The Judicial System in Massachusetts

9/10: District Attorney Dave Sullivan on the just-released report on racial disparities in the Massachusetts criminal justice system; Rev. Peter Ives on the nature of Christ’s ministry.

The Formal Session Continues

9/9: State Senator Jo Comerford; Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz.

The Earth Gets Healthy As Its Humans Get Sick

9/8: Western Mass author of the ground-breaking book, “The World Without Us,” Alan Weisman; then, Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke–Duke Goldman.

Recent Headlines

11 hours ago in National

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says

Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

11 hours ago in National

Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

18 hours ago in National

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.

18 hours ago in Trending, World

Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge

Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Ohtani has grand slam, 5 RBIs as Japan routs Taiwan 13-0 in its WBC opener

Shohei Ohtani doubled on the first pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead grand slam and an RBI single in a 10-run second inning to lead defending champion Japan over Taiwan 13-0 Friday night in its World Baseball Classic opener.