Category: Podcasts

Mr. Universe: Post-Truth Xenophobia

Science and the scientific method can be our guide as we navigate a post-truth xenophobic world, but our world didn’t…

Make The Yuletide Gay! Welcome Yule at The Shea

A decades old winter tradition returns to The Shea this weekend. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/welcome-yule-at-the-shea

Wine Snob: Petit Verdot. Global Warming’s Gift To The World

Don’t get intimidated by it. Taste it in all it’s global warming goodness. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-petit-verdot-global-warmings-gift-to-the-world

Coffee & Scream

Tom Pappalardo’s new book “One More Cup of Coffee” is barely about coffee but is a total scream. A Wilhelm…

Word Nerd: Words That Have Changed Meanings-Part II

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on the evolution of words like sophisticated, nostalgia, backlog and scavenger. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-words-that-have-changed-meaning-part-ii

Strut!

Meet the new Easthampton City Arts Coordinate and the person behind Millpond live and watch them join forces to set…

Dinosaur Jr.’s Lou Barlow On Franklin County & Actual Dinosaurs

Lou Barlow is a rock god, a long time Pioneer Valley resident and now has joined the ranks of those…

Heavy Petting: Tickling Rats

Some scientists have the weirdest fetishes. Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital on rat tickling. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-tickling-rats

Where Do I Poop In This Thiing?

Mr Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed,  on NASA’s Space Suit Poop Challenge! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-nasa-poop-challenge

Wine Snobs: The Gala Tasting 2016

Come and very responsibly taste lots and lots of thing. Sat. Dec 3rd, 2016. 2-5. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snobs-gala-tasting-2016

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