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 Take Out Menu for Northampton

This is the best info we have from the Downtown Northampton Association about who’s doing what as of March 20th

Rep. Sabadosa on Beacon Hill’s Response to COVID-19

3/20: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the legislative response to the coronavirus; Mass. Teachers Ass’n Vice President Max Page on the consequences on public education of the coronavirus; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis–coronavirus’ effect on the arts and artists here in the Valley.

Easthampton (and Everywhere) In Exile

3/19: Live from Easthampton: the Mayor explains how her municipality is dealing with the coronavirus; then Reverend Peter Ives on the coronavirus in Scotland and plagues in the Christian scriptures; Rabbi Justin David on plagues in the Hebrew bible.

Advice from Florence, Italy from Florence, MA

3/18: Live from Lucca (near FLorence), Italy: a conversation about how the coronavirus has dramatically changed life in central Italy in just a few short days and the price a country pays for not taking the virus deadly seriously– with former Northampton resident Caroline Georget.

A Q&A with Cooley Docs and a Comedy Quiz

3/17: Live from Cooley Dickinson Hospital: Dr. Joanne Levin, Director of Infection Prevention and Estevan Garcia, Chief Medical Officer, on the coronavirus here in the Valley. A respite from the coronavirus–the Comedy Quiz with Kelsey Flynn ad Rhymes with Orange’s Hilary Price.

A Northampton Native In Quarantine In Italy

3/16: Live from Milan, Italy: a conversation about life in the region of that locked-down country where coronavirus is most prevalent with Northampton native, Morgan Walsh and her husband Umberto Baldi.

The Plouffe Plan

3/13: David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, explains how to defeat Trump in 2020 and the possible effect of the coronavirus on the campaign; John Bidwell, Executive Director of the United Way for Hampshire County, on the census and the effect of the coronavirus.

This Is Not What Was Meant By “Cancel Culture”

3/11: Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Brooke Hauser –the coronavirus closing of Smith College comes close to home (and our show); then, State Representative Mindy Domb; and Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz.

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in National

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.

1 day ago in National

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump.

1 day ago in National

Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.

4 days ago in National

A violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. "It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity.