Category: Podcasts

NE Patriots Correspondent My Dad: Week 1 of the 2018 Season

The Patriots get their first win of the season and my Dad was psyched to wake up. Also, this is…

The Primary, The Farm Bill & The Anonymous OpEd: 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/the-primary-the-farm-bill-the-anonymous-oped-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

I’m Ready For My Close-up, Baby DeMille

The Ashfield Film Festival returns and Christopher Seward, Tamara Sloan and Harry Keramidas give us a brief history and a…

The First Pig Latin Word In The Dictionary

The only language other than English that Monte can pretend to be fluent in now has a word in the…

Natalie Blais Wins The 1st Franklin District in MA

And she talks with Monte on the day after the election. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/natalie-blais-wins-the-1st-franklin-district-in-ma

Toast The Unofficial End Of Summer with The Wine Snobs

And congrats to the Wine Snobs at State Street for getting into the Wine Spectator! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-toast-the-unofficial-end-of-summer

Reflections on John McCain, Endorsements(?) & The Woo Sox: 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/reflections-on-john-mccain-endorsements-the-woo-sox-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Is She Better Than Me or Better Than I?

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on the proper usage of “than”. It’s more complicated than you might think.…

The Birth Of The Music Festival: Rock School withThe Dr. of Rock Steve Waksman

How The Newport Jazz Festival lead to the birth of the rock festivals of the 60’s through today. The Good…

NASA Tries To Touch The Sun: Mr Universe

But heads up, NASA-it’s hot! Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the Parker Solar Probe. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/nasa-tries-to-touch-the-sun-mr-universe

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