Category: Podcasts

Greta Thunberg, The Green New Deal and Impeachement Proceedings: McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman McGovern on the Climate Strike, the Green New Deal, Corey Lewandowski and Joe Kennedy’s (likely) run for Senate. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/greta-thunberg-the-green-new-deal-and-impeachement-proceedings-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

The Climate Strike

Young activists from the Sunrise Northampton movement want you to join them in Boston for the Climate Strike on September…

America Litters with Dunkin’ (and Cumbies): Source to Sea 2019

The Connecticut River Conservancy’s Angela Chaffee on what trash culverts bring into our rivers and on who’s trash we find…

They, themself: the old and new significance of singular they

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on the new sense of this ancient use of the singular they.…

King Radio’s 25 Year Reign

Front-man for one of the Valley’s finest local hero bands, Frank Padellaro, on the Northampton music scene past and on…

Sembène-The Father of African Film on Film in Ashfield

The Ashfield Film Festival welcomes the film Sembène and it’s co-director Samba Gadjigo, along with a stellar panel, to talk…

Water vapor on a distant planet is giving Mr. Universe the vapors

Could this exoplanet in the goldilocks zone be the most likely candidate for life? Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed,…

Joel Hodgson from MST3K-Monte’s Comedic Guru

Monte has loved Mystery Science Theater 3000 for decades and now one of his favorite shows, and the show’s creator…

Wines For The Weird Weather

When the weather is cold and hot and cold and hot it makes it hard to choose a wine. The…

On Asylum Seekers and A Central American Teach-In? McGoverning with McGovern

What does Congressman McGovern think about the Supreme Court’s ruling on asylum seekers? And hear how Congressman McGovern has been…

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