Category: Podcasts

There’s No Place Like Home: The Red Shoe Ball for Friends of Children

Jane Lyons, director of Friends of Children, on helping kids navigate the foster system and on a fun way for…

Life On Venus? Mr. Universe Thinks Maybe

And maybe this life lives in a Cloud City! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/life-on-venus-mr-universe-thinks-maybe

Rosé Season Begins (Sort of)

The Wine Snobs at State Street taste some springtime beverages. Now, if only the weather would cooperate. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-rose-season-begins-sort-of

Is Jim McGovern going to be the next Speaker of The House after a “Blue Wave”?

Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/whats-paul-ryans-legacy-going-to-be-mcgovern-with-mcgovern

Can The Word Nerd Read Monte’s Mind?

No. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster can tell us about the words of extrasensory perception. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-words-of-perception  

Irida Kakhtiranova Takes Sanctuary In Northampton

Hear about the case of Irida Kakhtiranova, who is fighting her deportation, from her dynamo lawyer and in her own words.…

On Ramp: Mikey Sweet Talks Addiction Spirituality And Songwriting

Songwriters in the round talking addiction and how to still find your muse without the booze and abuse. Monte talks…

Mr Universe on why you need to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey Now

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Kubrick classic. Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed thinks you need to watch it…

The 78th Best Pinball Player in the World?

Yup. He was just one of the folks at Mystic Pinball on Avenue A in Turners Falls, who played host…

Red Blends Don’t Have To Be Gross

In fact, some of the best wines of the world are red blends. Monte and the Wine Snobs at State…

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