Category: Podcasts

Peril In Thine Eye

An immersive dance and theater piece set in the world of Romeo & Juliet in a gym at UMass. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/peril-in-thine-eye-umass

Word Nerd: The Evolution of Condominiums

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster on condiminium, brutalize and more words that have evolved over the years. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-words-that-have-changed-meaning-i

Refugee

Based on his own family’s story, UMass Professor Milan Dragicevich with music by Tim Eriksen and directed by Nikita Milivojević, this…

Wine Snob: Thanksgiving Reds

Which Wine Snob will pick the wine that Monte likes best with turkey? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-thanksgiving-reds

Fight Hunger and Stigma with Breakfast In The Classroom: Monte’s March VII

Stephanie Barry is an elementary school teacher who knows why offering kids breakfast in the classroom is an important piece…

Grandpapa’s Got A Brand New (Brown) Bag: Monte’s March VII

Mark Lindcourt takes us through the Brown Bag For Elders program supported by The Food Bank.  https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/montes-march-2016-grandpapas-got-a-brand-new-brown-bag

The Food Bank’s Andrew Morehouse on The State of Hunger 2016

Andrew is the one not dressed as a glam pilgrim, laser focused on hunger. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/montes-march-andrew-morehouse-2016

Meet Karen from HR

She makes her big debut this Saturday at The Ashfield Lake House. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/karen-from-hr-at-the-ashfield-lake-house

Rise Up Singing

Two dynamite local chorus from two different, but ultimately similar, backgrounds join forces with Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion…

The Magnetic Fields’ Self-Inflicted Musical Challenges

Stephin Merritt from The Magnetic Fields loves a good self-inflicted musical challenge. His 50 Song Memoir will debut at Mass…

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