Category: Podcasts

Letting Swift River Go: The Musical

Emma Ayers led a group of 11 year olds to create Letting Swift River Go: The Musical, based on the…

Star Wars+Hamilton=Monte’s Dream Come True

And it’s all thanks to Jarret J. Krosoczka, local hero childrens book author/illustrator and Jedi. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/star-wars-the-force-oversleeps

The Great Eclipse Of 2017

Hampshire College Astronomer, Mr. Universe-Salman Hameed, on the do’s and don’ts of eclipse vieiwing when the eclipse arrives August 21st.…

Wine Snob from A to Z

Drink the OG Pinot Noir and more from A to Z. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-a-to-z

The Life & Death of Queen Margaret

Women take over the works of William, highlighting the importance of one of Shakespeare’s most important female figures in The…

The Transgender Troop Twitter Tenet: McGoverning With McGovern

Got a question for McGoverning with McGovern. 7:30AM Thursdays? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-the-transgender-troop-twitter-tenet

Can Monte Waterski?

Well, he’s never done it. But are the folks from the Oxbow Water Ski Show Team able to teach him?…

Another Word Nerd? Kory Stamper AND Emily Brewster!

Word Nerds and Associate Editors at Merriam-Webster in Springfield, Emily Brewster and Kory Stamper, join Monte in the studio to…

Movie Mystery in Shelburne Falls

Fred DeVecca writes about his little village and the big mystery that happens when Hollywood comes to town. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-nutting-girl-fred-devecca

Mr. Universe on Little Green Men

Alright, they call them LGM and they are not actually Little Green Men but something almost as cool: pulsars. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-little-green-men

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