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

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.