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).

What Will It To Give A Women A Real Shot At The White House?

3.6.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with her regular contributors Kate Albright-Hannah and Nathaniel Waring about the misogyny inherent in the system. Plus ArtBeat with Donnabelle Cassis

Pack Your Luncbox & Your Tuition Check?

3.5.20 Mass Teachers Association Vice-President Max Page guest hosts and talks with his President, Merrie Najimy about the cost of higher ed and what local school districts are doing with newly allocated state money. Plus a conversation about what’s going on at the border with Alice Levine who witnessed what’s happening there with Jewish Activists For Immigration Justice jewishactivistsforimmigrationjustice.blog

A Less Than Super Tuesday

3.4.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and breaks down the Super Tuesday results with Nathaniel Waring, Dan Torres and Monte Belmonte

Super Tuesday

3.3.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and prognosticates the results of the Super Tuesday primaries with Kate Albright-Hannah and Nathaniel Warning

Healy The Political Divide

3.2.20 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Senator Jo Comerford about upcoming bills and East/West rail. Plus AG Maura Healy stumping for Elizabeth Warren and Robert Bissell on his new book Best Beloved

How The DuBois Library Became The DuBois Library

2/19: Jonathan Klate on his family connections to W.E.B. Du Bois and the UMass. Library the collection; Michaela Brangan, Co-chair, Pioneer Valley Democratic Socialists of America on Bernie and Democratic Socialism.

Recent Headlines

13 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Cape Verde stuns Spain with a surprising 0-0 draw in the country’s World Cup debut

So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer's biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday.

13 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

The world wants more high-protein products, but there’s not enough whey to go around

Athletes and older adults have long used smoothies and shakes blended with whey protein concentrate – a powdered byproduct of cheese-making – to build or maintain muscle. More recently, food companies have sprinkled it into everything from breakfast cereals, Pop-Tarts and potato chips to bagels, tortillas and Starbucks drinks to meet growing consumer demand.

19 hours ago in National, Trending

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

3 days ago in Trending, World

SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street's biggest initial public offering of stock.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night's performances and Wednesday night's historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.