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 Heartbeat of Young@Heart

5/2: Live in the studio—The Young@Heart band! Jason Baumann on “The Stonewall Reader;” then, the Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David and Dr. Martha Nathan on climate change.

How The Fish Wrap Gets Made

5/1: Brooke Hauser, editor of the Daily Hampshire Gazette; Professor Edward Hess on the future of work in the brave new(ish) world of A.I..

Running for Literacy

4/30: From the Literacy Project –Judith Roberts, E.D., Terri Gurley, & Jenna St. Hilaire; from Northampton Pride—J.M. Sorrell; from the world of climate activism in Easthampton — Judith Breier and Emmalyse Wozniak.

Eho’s Holes

4/29: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’ s holistic municipal approach to pot and potholes and budgeting and eating. Then, GCC professor emeritus Brian Adams – his new fab novel is “Offline,” and he will be appearing at the Broadside and at Amherst Books.

Dying To Work

4/26: We commemorate Workers Memorial day with attorney Jonathan Karmel, author of “Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace;” then a preview of the Korean
Women’s art at R Michelson Gallery with the grandmother-artist, and the curators; and ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and special guests.

Radical Interconnectedness

4/25: Taking over Turners: Linda McInerney from Eggtooth Productions tells us how, where and why—a delicious creative smorgasbord; Emily Oster, author of
“ Cribsheet: a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting from birth to preschool.”

Singing For Our Suppers

4/24: Live in the studio— NHS’s amazing a capella group, the Northamptones’; Poets Laureate Amy Dryansky and Karen Skofield.

Israel, Free Speech and the Battle for Palestinian Rights

4/23: Sut Jhally, Director of the Media Education Foundation and Professor of Communications at UMass Amherst on the upcoming forum on Palestinian human rights; Poets Rich Michelson and Jane Hirshfield.

A Century of Seeger

4/22: Love in the studio (also live in the studio – that was a typo but a good one) — Peter Blood and Annie Patterson preview the upcoming celebration of Pete Seeger’s 100th birthday.

Radio Ga Ga

4/19: Discuss the state budget while holding a baby who wants to eat your microphone—State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa does it all! Then the Sci -tech Café and ArtsBeat.

Recent Headlines

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Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office, which didn't say what charge she faces.

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Dow drops 1,000 points after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran.

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Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to ‘Today’ show, first since her mother went missing

Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance Thursday at NBC's "Today" show studios to thank colleagues for their support since her mother Nancy went missing from her Arizona home a month ago.

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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response.

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What to know about the investigation into Catholic priests in Rhode Island and sexual abuse charges

A new investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, shows that an estimated 75 priests abused more than 300 children since 1950, with the state's top law enforcement chief warning Wednesday that the scope of the abuse is likely much bigger.