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).

When, if ever, should Hamp reinstitute a mask mandate in school?

10.25.22 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Larry Hott. And with School Committee member and parent Mike Stein and parent professor Joe Pater about guidelines for masks in the Northampton schools.

Don’t get confused by the Comerfords on the ballot

10.24.22 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Governor’s Council candidate Tara Jacobs (D) who is running against John Comerford (R) who is no relation to Senator Jo Comerford (D) either familially or politically. Plus Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner’s take on the ballot questions

Rep. Sabadosa on the ballot questions

10/21: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the ballot questions; MTA President on educators’ success in Haverhill and Ballot Question 1; ArtBeat with Joanne Holtje and Sondra Peron.

Blais on The Ballot

10.20.22 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and is joined by Rep. Natalie Blais who breaks down the ballot questions. Plus Northampton Poetry Radio with Rich Michelson, Doug Anderson and Eileen Kennedy. And the Rev. Michael McSherry and Rabbi Justin David

Under October skies

10/19: Talking Ballot Question 2 with Dr. Marty Wohl; Talkin’ baseball with the Duke—Duke Goldman.

Unbeelievable

10/18: The NEF Spelling Bee –be there!—with Megan Rubiner Zinn and Lisa Papademetriou; Laurel Park’s 150 anniversary celebration with Liz Duffy Adams; the monthly Comedy Quiz with Pam Victor, Maddy Benjamin and Monte Belmonte.

From Sesame Street to Main Street, Northampton

10/17: Mayors together on this Mayors Monday with Easthampton Mayor, Nicole LaChapelle, and Holyoke Mayor, Joshua Garcia. Then, Sonia Monzano (Maria from Sesame Street), who is performing at the Academy of Music for a one show only this Saturday evening (“Selected Shorts”).

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Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

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Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.

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Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.

1 day ago in National

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.

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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How to reset your child’s sleep schedule for back-to-school season

After a summer of vacations and late nights, it's time to set those back-to-school alarms. A good night's sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it's worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.