Category: Podcasts

Heavy Petting: Nature’s Interesting Ways of Making Whoopie

It’s just science people, but it’s also amazing and gross. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-natures-interesting-way-of-making-babies

Playing ‘The Trump Card’

Seth Lapore uses an open-source script to plumb the depths of the demagogue in The Trump Card. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-trump-show-seth-lapore

Word Nerd: Disinterested vs Uninterested

Interested in the English language? Disinterested? Uninterested? What the heck is the difference? Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster explains.…

Could You Eat Well on $4 a Day?

Leanne Brown is a scholar of American food policy, the SNAP program, and is a pretty great cook. She’s combined her…

Eccentrics & Mad Scientists of New England

Jeff Bellanger and Tony Dunne of the Emmy-nominated New England Legends team are back with another investigation into what makes…

Mr. Universe: Wikileaks & Aliens

Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, on what the media ISN’T reporting on from Wikileaks. Aliens! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-wikileaks-and-aliens

#GrabHimByTheBallot: The Art & Activism of Anja Schütz

Turners Falls artist, Anja Schütz, was so outraged by Donald Trump’s hot-mic comments that she shared her own story on…

Wine Snob: Blind Tasting (But It’s Oregon Pinot Noir)

  Brown paper bagging wines works in Monte’s favor, for a change. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-blind-tasting-but-its-oregon-pinot-noir

Evil Ben Clarke: The End is Nigh!

Well, at least all the debates are over. And guess which candidate Monte’s token Republican was more terrified of the…

Word Nerd: Live Tweeting The Words of The Last Debate

Emily Brewster @eabrewster and Merriam Webster @merriamwebster will be live tweeting about the language of the third and final debate.…

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