Led Beethoven

The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra  takes 20 some-odd guitars of all types and plays everything from Bach to Bachman Turner Overdrive…

When Writers Are Friends

Being a writer is usually a solo endeavor. So why are Jeanne Birdsall & Susan Hill Long on a book…

Mr. Universe: The Hubble Bubble

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and on the beautiful picture it…

Wine Snob: Savoie

What kinda weird wine is this? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-savoie

Little Kids Can’t Do Shakespeare

Or can they? Romeo & Juliet is too intense, too violent, too sad, too sexual. Certainly 7 and 8 years…

Mo Willems & The Death(?) of Elephant and Piggie

Alright, they are not going to die. Who do you think he is, George R.R. Martin? But the heir apparent…

Word Nerd: Misused Words Part I

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster on what words you and Monte are likely using incorrectly. Do you care and/or…

Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Plastic Bag Ban Will Keep Them From Fighting Hunger

Heidi Nortonsmith from the Northampton Survival Center on working around Northampton’s plastic bag ban to make sure the Post Office…

Heavy Petting: Fart Bags for Cows?

Dr. Steve explains an interesting new way to fight global warming by containing the dairy air. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-cow-methane-and-poop-battery

Mr Universe: 3 New Planet Earths?

Perhaps not new Earths, but we’re moving at light speed in our efforts to discover life on another planet. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-3-new-planet-earths