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).

Making It On Main Street, Northampton

6/21: The history and present of Main Street, Northampton –a preview of a magnificent exhibit– with Historic Northampton Co-Directors Laurie Sanders and Elizabeth Sharpe.

An Ill Wind Blows

6/20: The renown Larry Diamond—his newest book is “Ill Winds: Saving Democracy form Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency;” State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on public regional transportation; Rev Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David, and Smith College professor Carrie Baker on the right to abortion fight in Massachusetts.

Hampshire 2.0

6/19: Hampshire College Interim President Ken Rosenthal; Silverthorne Theater ‘s upcoming production of the Fantasticks—a preview.

Ideas On How To Fix The Truck Eating Bridge

6/18: A preview of the Serious Play production “The Wall;” The Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has and quizzer Kelsey Flynn.

Lego My Eho

6/17: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on building a city with Legos! Black in the Valley—a special edition on racial and climate justice with hosts Jaquelyn Smith-Crooks and Carlie Tartakov.

New Bedford Now Un-Chartered Territory

6/7: Mass. Teachers Ass’n Vice President Max Page on Cherish and Promise

Transforming America’s Prisons

6/6: Emily Bazelon: her new book is “Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration.”

The Fish Wrap with The Chief Fisherwoman

6/5: Brooke Hauser, editor of the Daily Hampshire Gazette —it’s a wrap—a fishwrap; Robbie Leppzer, award-winning filmmaker, on “Power Struggle,” starring Frances Crowe and allies and fellow activists in the community fight against Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant: www.powerstrugglemovie.com; then Peter Whalen and Jeff Bliss on this weekend’s 33 Hawley Street -the Arts Trust — extravaganza.

Grocery Story

6/4: Talking food co-ops here in the Valley with expert and author with Jon Steinman; talkin’ baseball with SABR expert and author Duke Goldman.

Juneteenth

6/3: Celebrate Juneteenth, celebrate freedom –we do on Black in the Valley. Also, State Senator Jo Comerford.

Recent Headlines

7 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.

7 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."

7 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.