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 Return of The Federal Death Penalty
7/16: Ken Danford, Executive Director of the Sunderland-based North Star Self-Directed Learning for Teens, on learning during Covid-19; Northampton criminal defense and anti-death penalty attorney, David Hoose, on the resurgence of federal executions and his case last week that has received national coverage where the death was the possible penalty; Rabbi Justin David on the death penalty and school reopenings.
Could This Be The End of Obamacare?
7/15: Robert Weintraub, author of “The Divine Ms. Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery,” the story of Alice Marble; Max Richtman, President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare on the
Trump administration’s battle at the Supreme Court to kill the Affordable Care Act; Natalia Munoz on confronting the media’s racial bias and privilege and what allies can do.
Those Still Seeking Asylum
6/14: Jonathan Jenner, Co-founder and Co-Coordinator of the Western Massachusetts Asylum Support Network on asylum seekers relying on our community; then “Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke”— Northampton-based baseball historian and author– Duke Goldman.
Trump’s Inspiration
6/13: Best-selling NYT author Larry Tye, whose new books is “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy;” then “Black in the Valley” with Rev. Dr Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Professor Carlie Tartakov, and B.U. Professor of Education Emeritus Dr. Vivian Johnson.
A Comet Cometh
7/10: Newman on SCOTUS’s decisions yesterday; Salman Hameed on comets, asteroids and merging black holes; MTA VP Max Page on Massachusetts raising needed funds; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Northmapton Arts Council’ Steve Sanderson on upcoming events and supporting local artists.
The Huge Problem That is The Springfield Police Department
7/9: Victoria Phillips, author of “Martha Graham’s Cold War;” Orlando Ramos, Springfield City Councilor, on the DOJ report on Springfield police brutality.
Morse V Neal
7/8: Alex Morse, the Mayor of Holyoke, on his city, his record and his candidacy challenging Congressman Richard Neal –with Natalia Munoz.
White Christian Privilege
7/7: Khyati Joshi, author of “White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America;” Scoot Coen on the upcoming baseball season (or not).
Is It Time To End The MCAS?
7/3: State Senator Jo Comerford and MTA Vice President Max Page on MCAS in the time of Ocvid-19 and budgets for schools and higher ed; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Elizabeth Sobiesksi.
Trump & Biden’s Big Money Month
7/2: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US, on big money’s influence on the presidential campaigns; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David.
