Category: Podcasts

What’s The Past Tense of “Creep”?

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, knows. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-past-tense-of-creep

“Refugee” Resettles at The Shea

Milan Dragicevich and Tim Erkisen on Milan’s real life family refugee story coming to life at The Shea in Turners.…

Mr. Universe: Live Art & Radical Interconnectedness

You may have know that Hampshire College astronomer, Mr. Universe Salman Hameed, was a great scientist but did you know…

KAREN from HR in ‘Phantom of the Office’

The haunted take over of the Ashfield Lake House by, one, Karen from HR. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/karen-from-hr-in-the-phantom-of-the-office

Drink To Support Napa & Sonoma

With America’s beloved wine country on fire and more lives and livelihoods in peril, there is something very easy and…

The Beat Poet Laureate of Massachusetts?

That’s Paul Richmond. He’s also the man behind The Great Falls Word Festival. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-great-falls-word-festival

Take The Nukes Out Of Trump’s Tiny Hands: McGoverning With McGovern

Got a question for US Congressman Jim McGovern? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-take-the-nukes-out-of-trumps-tiny-hands

Lagers for Literacy

ALL of the proceeds of The Northampton Brewery’s 30th Anniversary Party are going straight to the work of The Literacy…

30 Years of The Brewery

And it’s the only brewery around where you can call it “The Brewery” and everyone knows what you mean. Looking…

Monte is REALLY Excited About “The Last Jedi” Trailer

So much so he decided to give his audio-only radio listeners his best description of what was going on in…

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