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).
OK, OK at KO
7.9.19 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Katie Pearl the creator of the play OK, OK and with immigration law specialist Megan Kludt
A Silver Lining To The Gerrymandering Decision
7.8.19 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Josh Silver from Represent.Us about the recent Supreme Court gerrymandering decision. Plus a look at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield.
Editorializing with The Editor-in-Chief
7/3: Brooke Hauser, editor-in-chief of the Daily Hampshire Gazette; “The Last Rat of Theresienstadt” with Hilary Chaplain and Sabrina Hamilton, a presentation THIS WEEKEND at the KO festival of Performance—
(with a talk-back with Ilan Stavans).
Eugenic States of America
7/2: Daniel Okrent—his newest book is The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law that Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America; then, celebrating citizenship on July 4 with
Laurie Millman, Director of the Center for New Americans, and recently a citizen-BushI Harvey Ahmay; then, Daniel Elihu Kramer, Producing Artistic Director of the Chester Theatre.
What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?
7/1: A special Black in the Valley on Frederick Douglass’ speech “ What is the Slave to the Fourth of July;” Senator Jo Comerford on Promise and Cherish and budgets and politics.
The Red Sox Organist Makes Newman Kiss The Ring
6/28: FAKE NEWS!!! Newman did not kiss the Red Sox rings (Monte wrote/wished/invented that) but Fenway Park organist, Josh Kantor IN FACT was fabulous to talk to and hear play; then, MTA Veep, Max Page, and Eric Blanc, author of Red State Revolt: The Teachers Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics.
The Reverend, The Rabbi, The Representative & The Real Cost of Prisons
6/27: Choro Brasil—a preview of Saturday night’s concert—more amazing music and musicians! Then, Rev. Peter Ives,
Rabbi Justin David, State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa and founder and Director of the Northampton-based Real Cost of Prisons Project, Lois Ahrens.
What’s Poppin’?
6/26: Democratic Socialists of America –the upcoming confab in Northampton; also, live in the studio—Mary Poppins (and her friends and family); and then, Strident Theatre presents.
Brazil’s Partridge Family but WAAAY Better
6/25: The Choro Festival in Northampton –Choro das 3—these musicians are amazing –really amazing! Then, Sex Matters with Jane Fleishman.
Homestead is No Home For Refugee Children
6/24: Bearing witness in Homestead, Florida to the imprisonment of thousands of immigrant children accused of no crime with Alice Levine and Joan Epstein.
