Category: Podcasts

Wine Snob: Old Pinot Noirs

What goes well with lamb? Well… https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-old-pinot-noirs

Word Nerd: Merp

Is “merp” even a word? Accordingly to Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster,  not yet. (Well, it’s not in their dictionary yet.)…

The Belmontes (Sans Monte) Try Screen-Free Week

Because, why? And hey, what are YOU doing using THIS screen, screenuser? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-belmontes-sans-monte-do-screen-free-week

Send Local Chorus to Nature’s Classroom!

Sure, their name could use some work but Nerissa Nields’ Local Chorus is made up of elementary schools kids from…

Mr. Universe: Interstellar Travel in Our Lifetime?

Maybe. Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hammed explains. To the stars! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-interstellar-travel

Wine Snob: Viognier!

So hard to say. So fun to drink. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-viognier

The Psychic & The Skeptic

Monte skeptically listens on as Psychic Medium Rebecca Anne LoCicero takes your calls and talks to your dead people. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/psychic-medium-rebecca-anne-locicero-calls-april-2016

Word Nerd: Ping!

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster is pinging the dictionary. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-ping

Heavy Petting: Pet Accents?

Does my cat have a Boston accent? Researchers are trying to learn if that might be true. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-pet-accents

Williston Northampton Gets A Glimpse of What It’s Like “In The Heights”

How do a bunch of kids from a very privileged school handle a musical about being poor and Latino in…

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