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 Genius of Women

2/18: Janice Kaplan, author of “The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World;” then, our monthly Comedy Quiz with contestants Kelsey Flynn, Pam Victor, and Montel Belmonte — and Quizmaster Judith Roberts.

The Downtown Easthampton Plan

2/17: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; then, Amherst resident Jonathan Klate on his recent journey to the Auschwitz death camp.

A Higher Ed Quiz

2/14: Brian Stanton, writer and actor, on “Blank,” his amazing one-person autobiographical show on his search for identity as an adopted person.

What Happens If Northampton Doesn’t Raise Taxes?

2/13: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on the proposed tax override; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David.

Who Stole Your Vote?

2/12 Thom Hartmann is our guest and we talk Election 2020

In Defence of Public Service

2/11: Cedric Alexander, author of “In Defense of Public Service;” then, Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke — Duke Goldman (sports-writer Matt Vautour joins us).

Black In The Valley For Generations

2/10: Mara Hvistendahl, author of “ The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage;” Black in the Valley with
Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Carlie Tartakov; Edyth Harris; Deborah Bridges and Anika Lopes

Government Schools?

2/7: Max Page on Trump’s SOTU; Breaking News from Outer Space with Salman Hameed; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis.

The Grit of Mitt

2/6: Overtures and Arias — live in the studio, PanOpera co-founder Alan Schneider; then, Rev Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Monte Belmonte on
“Why Do People Believe in Hell?”

The SOTU & Shakira

2/5: Daily Hampshire Gazette editor-in-chief Brooke Hauser; stand-up comedian Jen Kober—coming to the AOM.

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

1 day ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

1 day ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.

3 days ago in National, Trending

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.