Category: Podcasts

Tibet, Kavanaugh, & Rosenstein: McGoverning with McGovern

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tibet-kavanaugh-rosenstein-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Folk Is For The Birds

Jonah Keane from Arcadia helps us understand the difference between Arcadia and Acadia and why both birds and Birds of…

At The Brattleboro Tire Dump: SOURCE TO SEA 2018

Want to date a tire? I’d rather wear date attire but dating tires and a date to recycle retired tires…

A New “Q” Word With No “U” for Scrabble!

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on their new Scrabble dictionary and the new sanctioned words. Yowzah! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/new-scrabble-words-word-nerd-emily-brewster-from-merriam-webster

The Red Sox Banner And Chardonnay

Monte & The Wine Snobs from State Street talk about the Red Sox banner that “went missing” and some delicious…

Farewell, Michael Sokol

He’s essentially a child of WRSI and he’s leaving us for love and L.A. Monte conducts an exit interview looking…

Too Many White Dudes in Congress? McGoverning with McGovern

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/are-there-too-many-white-men-in-congress-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Hurucan Maria y Puerto Rico Un Año Después: con Natalia Muñoz

WHMP and Holyoke Media’s Natalia Muñoz reflects on the one year anniversary of Hurrican Maria. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-one-year-anniversary-of-maria-with-natalia-munoz

Economic Democracy for The Common Good

Ivan Ussach explains an innovative new way to keep dollars local by keeping them in a bank and granting them…

Roll Over Beethoven, Jiayan Sun is Performing All of Your Sonatas at Smith

Jiayan Sun on what Beethoven means in 2018 and why you might want to come see this master peform all…

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