Category: Podcasts

Comedy As A Weapon

Monte talks with Tim Lovett and Kim DeShields about comedy in decidedly unfunny times and about how they are taking…

The oldest galaxy is a blob: Mr. Universe

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on observing the oldest galaxy we humans have ever seen. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/observing-the-oldest-galaxy-mr-universe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Open Catena: WINE SNOBS

Monte and the Wine Snobs talk about some atypical wines from Argentina as wellas many, many other atypical things. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/open-catena-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

What’s happening in Hamp this weekend?

Turns out LOTS. This Little Light of Mine. The Resilient Project and Outta The Muck. Monte introduces you to all…

A Rabid Fox and Republicans: McGoverning with McGovern

Monte talks with Congressman McGovern about the ever-weirder Capitol Hill. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/a-rabid-fox-and-republicans-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

OMG? How old is the abbreviation “OMG:?

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster gives us an etymological history of OMG and more. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/omg-how-old-is-the-abbreviation-omg-word-nerd?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Martín Espada at home in Shelburne Falls

The new National Book Award winning poet in his new home in Shelburne Falls talks with Monte and reads from…

Colliderfest!

Monte talks with Edo Mor and Chef Neftalí Duran about this weekend’s Colliderfest coming to Bombyx. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/colliderfest?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Farthest Star: Mr. Universe

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed tells us about the lucky break the Hubble Telescope got from the Universe to…

Peace Correspondents reflect on their time in Poland

The River’s Peace Correspondents, Annette and Dean Cycon of Leverett, catch up with Monte at the airport in Poland and…

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