Category: Podcasts

A Week of Mornings: The Week of January 29, 2018

It’s Monte’s weekly podcast of interviews sans all that pesky (and costly to post on the internet) music. https://soundcloud.com/rivermornings/a-week-of-mornings-the-week-of-january-29-2018

Samirah Evans & Trailer Park’s Mardi Gras Party

Get dressed up and get ready to dance to the music of this NOLA transplant. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/samirah-evans-mardi-gras-party-at-the-shea

Drinking The Tears of Christ

It tastes better than his blood. And the Wine Snobs from State St. and Monte try it at Filo’s in…

The SOTU, Joe Kennedy’s Lips &The Nunes Memo-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/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-the-sotu-joe-kennedys-lips-the-nunes-memo

Tahirah Amatul Wadud Runs for Congress

Springfield Attorney Tahirah Amatul Wadud would be a first in several ways if she were to win in her bid…

The Super Blue Blood Moon

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, explains all the adjectives surrounding the moon this week. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-super-blue-blood-moon-mr-universe-explains

Niberd Abdalla Comes Home

After being detained by ICE for seven months, when he dutifully reported to their offices in Burlington as he was…

Crazy Like An Ox: Oxen Haul Lumber in Downtown Noho

For the first time in nearly two centuries, oxen were used as work animals in Downtown Northampton. What the heck…

The Government Reopens. Was The Gamble Worth It? 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/rivermornings/the-government-reopens-was-the-gamble-worth-it-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Word Nerd: More Fancy Words for Body Parts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on more fancy names for parts of your body. https://soundcloud.com/rivermornings/word-nerd-fancy-words-for-body-parts-ii

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