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).

How The Hampshire County Sheriff Is Handling The Opioid Crisis

10/1: Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane on drug dependent persons in jail; Living Books — Pastor Steph, Stephen Stover, and Stan Shapiro.

It Takes A Treehouse To Raise A Child

9/30: Foster care—we imagine the possible with three members of Easthampton’s Treehouse Community and find inspiration and heroes and a different foster care reality, and we also visit with the soon-to-be- visiting illusionist; then, Iris Dorbian, author of “Sentenced to Shakespeare.”

Domb Got The Jump On Pelosi When It Comes To Impeachment

9/27: State Repesentative. Mindy Domb; then, ArtBeat.

Lindsay Solardosa

9/21: State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa on climate justice and education reform. Black in the Valley with Rev. Dr Jacquelyn Smith- Crooks, professor Carlie Tartakov, long time Amherst educator Roger Wallace and his former student (and educator) Imani Chapman.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly in the New Education Fund Bill

9/20: The education reform bill (the Student Opportunity Act) is now before the House and the Senate –Mass. Teachers Ass’n Veep, Max Page, gives us the good and well, mostly the proposal good! Then, the Sci-Tech Café—Your DNA is changing! With MHC professor of physics, Kirsten Nordstrom.

Students Climate Strike!

9/18: THE CLIMATE STRIKE with student leaders from Northampton High School and Hampshire Regional; then Cojourn with author Molly Keehn and book contributors Ruby Maddox and Angelica Castro; then, Josh Feldstein on the drums and on jazz.

Recent Headlines

5 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm.

5 hours ago in Features, Trending

‘Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers’ brings artistry to a Halloween tradition

When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, "Farmer Mike," also known as the "Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers."

5 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Yamal, Mbappé, Kane and Messi in contention to win the Ballon d’Or. Here’s what to know

The Ballon d'Or winners will be announced on Monday with a new generation of soccer stars, led by Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, ready to stamp their name on the trophy that for so long was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

4 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.