Meet The People The Cancer Connection Serves

Monte’s 10 years of camping out, and now his first year of camping in are a ridiculous way to raise…

Wine Snob: Beer Made with Wine?

Cascade from Oregon. Right up Monte’s alley. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-cascade-beer

Going To Jail For Speaking “Black”

Stanford Professor, John Rickford, on the prejudices of judges and jurys when it comes to the African-American dialect and other…

Happyland

Meet the dictator of Happyland and her real life immigration drama surrounding this new Eggtooth Production at The Shea Theater…

VOTE NORTH ADAMS!

Suzy Helme, director of Community Events for North Adams, and funny Eric Kerns, co-founder of Bright Ideas Brewing and project…

Send Love To Children On The Other Side of The Globe

Robin Cappuccino and David Detmold talk about the work of Child Haven, why it’s important-especially in these times, and how…

Mr. Universe: Gray Holes?

OK, so “gray holes” are not really a thing, but Monte tells Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, that he thinks it’s…

Get A Thrift Tux or A Thrift Gown for The Camp-in!

Monte stopped by to get his Jerry-Lewisesque tux at the Cancer Connection Thrift Shop to get ready for the Camp-in.…

Wine Snob: Romance In A Bottle For Valentine’s Day

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these winos from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.…

Word Nerd: The Etymology of Ukulele

The origins of the word “ukulele” make me never want to touch the strings again. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-etymology-of-the-ukulele