Category: Podcasts

Mr. Universe: UMass Discovers The Brightest Thing In The Universe

Mr Universe brings in special guests, UMass Senior Kevin Harrington and Professor Min Yun. It just so happens that the…

Wine Snob: Que Syrah, Syrah?

It’s a wine quiz. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-wine-quiz-que-syrah-syrah

Cupping: The Road to Coffee Snobbery?

Ken Majka and Patrick McCaughey from Share Coffee in Hadley lead Monte down the next road, COFFEE snobbery (as if Monte…

Word Nerd: Nouns That Act Like Adjectives

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster on why the word “apartment” in “apartment building” is a tricky word to put…

Where Statistics & Big Data & Your Brain Meet

Robert Kass is the go to expert on these 3 seemingly disparate sciences. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/statistics-and-neurology-with-dr-robert-kass

Mr. Universe: Super Earth!

Yeah, well what’s so ‘super’ about it? I like our regular earth. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-super-earth

Belmonte Family Hamiltoncation

So we weren’t so brave to try and enter the lottery to see the Broadway show in New York (yet),…

Heavy Petting: Doggy Belly Camera

Have them swallow a camera and see what happens in your dog’s gut! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-gastro-camera

April Fool’s Day Ads & Gibberish History Month Segments

We hope you enjoyed our little 1st day of April fun. Listen to our April Fool’s Day ads and Gibberish…

Band Nerds: Florence Community Band Celebrates 15 Years

Priscilla Ross, conductor and founder of the Florence Community Band, shares about 15 years of making music in Northampton’s other…

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