Category: Podcasts

A & E-Not Just a Network but a hard to pronounce vowel combo

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on how to pronounce that tricky ae vowel combination. Alumnae? Algae? Reggae?…

Angelique Kidjo: Monte revisits his conversation with the Green River Festival headliner

What does this international superstar and immigrant to this country think of Trump’s America? And how many languages does she…

Bounce House Conversation with Rep. Jim McGovern and Project Bread

Project Bread teams with the Feds and the Commonwealth to get free summer meals to kids in need. And their…

Fast Radio Bursts!

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on how there might be a competing radio station in a galaxy…

A Concentration Camp Comedy? The Last Rat of Theresienstadt at The Ko Fest

A show about a Weimar cabaret star from 1930’s Berlin who finds herself transplanted to Theresienstadt, a concentration camp in…

Born As An American on The Fourth of July

Northampton’s Independance Day Naturalization Ceremony is a wonderful way to focus for a few hours on the goodness that still…

Printing Tiny 3D Hearts

Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital with some “Heavy Petting” and the news that maybe someday soon scientists could print…

A Little Town with A Big Heart for Art

Monte talks with David Stern from Main Street Arts and the Great River Theater Festival. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/saxtons-river-theater-festival

Flying a Dragonfly To Titan to Find Fart Monsters

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, is less excited about the fart monster idea and more excited about the potential…

The Kantorganist-Fenway’s Organist Plays Your Radio Requests

Fenway’s organist since pre-broken curse takes your Twitter requests from Fenway during home games. But here he takes requests the…

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