Before You Put On That Sombrero This Cinco de Mayo…

…maybe you should listen to what these righteous folks think about the recent Amherst Chamber of Commerce Cinco de Mayo…

Media Passes? No. Mediopassive

Word Nerd Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster on a little-known grammatical tense-the mediopassive https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-mediopassive-voice

Hubble’s Birthday Gift To Us

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on the amazing images and important work of the Hubble Space Telescope.…

Si Se May Day In Northampton

Monte talked with The Pioneer Valley Workers Center on WHMP about what’s going on for May Day in Northampton https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/may-day-in-northampton

A Tribute To Charles Neville

Monte looks back on a conversation with the late New Orleans turned Pioneer Valley legend. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/a-tribute-to-charles-neville  

Wine Snob: I Must Get To Know Muscadet

  Exploring a very delicious and cheap wine region in France. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-i-must-get-to-know-muscadet  

Macron, The Panchen Lama, & Cardi B: 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/macron-the-panchen-lama-cardi-b-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Amherst High’s John Bechtold Wins A Sammy From Jones Library

Super-genius (Evil-genius?) Amherst High School Theater Director, John Bechtold, and the theater program are getting a Sammy. What makes his…

Word Nerd: All Right, Alright, All Right!

No WONDER Matthew McConaughey says it three times. Turns out it’s got at least two correct spellings.  But which one is…

Don’t Clone Your Dog Just Because Streisand Did It

The dark underbelly of dog cloning. A heavy Heavy Petting with Dr. Steve from The Sunderland Animal Hospital https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-dont-clone-your-dog-just-because-streisand-did-it