Category: Podcasts

Being There with Wilco

This is Being There with Wilco. A conversation at the kick off to Wilco’s 2022 Solid Sound Festival. On this…

Now is the time to stand up to the gun lobby

Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on the massacre at a Texas elementary school. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/now-is-the-time-to-stand-up-to-the-gun-lobby-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wines for the Kick-off to Summer

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste some delicious Italian wines to welcome in the summertime. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/italian-wines-for-the-unofficial-kick-off-to-summer-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Bill O’Reilly got a word BACK INTO the dictionary?

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster talks about why disgraced former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly was the reason a…

The Odenong Powwow

Monte talks with Justin Beatty who is bringing the Odenong Powwow to the Valley. Learn about why “powwow” is a…

Freedom in Season

Monte talks with Larry Spotted Crow Mann and other members of his family about telling the story of his family’s…

Live from the other side of Earth! Mr. Universe

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on Boeing’s new foray into spaceflight, some interesting New Yorker fiction and on missing…

CHEEZ-it Wine

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street try and pair wines with beach snacks. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/cheez-it-wine-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Immigrant Voices

Monte talks with some folks from the Center for New Americans about one of his favorite events at The Shea.…

Can we “Outrun Hunger”?

Monte talks with Jodi Falk from Rachel’s Table about their 5K race, and the race to outpace food insecurity. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/rachels-table-aims-to-outrun-hunger?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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