Category: Podcasts

Mr. Universe: Alien Fan Mail

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, is getting mail from people who have seen aliens…maybe. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-alien-fan-mail

Wine Snob: The Gala (Gayla?) Tasting

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-gala-tasting-2015

Word Nerd: Begs The Question

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, begs the question “Are we using ‘begs the question’ correctly?”. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-begs-the-question

Heavy Petting: A Vet In His Kitchen Makes 3D MAGIC!

And Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital tells us how you may be using his homemade magic someday too. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-a-vet-in-the-kitchen

Habitat For Gingerbreadmanity

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity has taken their do-good building to deliciously new and small proportions. You can build a…

Mr. Universe: A Planet Eating Star?

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on a potentially very hungry white dwarf star and what the future holds for…

Wine Snob: Thanksgiving Reds

And what do they call those melted-plastic-in-metal suncatchers? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-thanksgiving-reds-2015

HEC Students’ Pirate Radio/Monte’s March Related Takeover!

The tables turn on Monte and HE gets interview by students at the Hampshire Educational Collaborative. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/montes-march-hec-students-interview

Who Gets Hit Hardest By Hunger in Western Mass?

The Food Bank’s number cruncher, Abby Getman, will tell us. And the news is not good. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/food-bank-abby-getman  

Word Nerd: Food Desert (Not Dessert)

Emily Brewster, from Merriam-Webster, on a particularly timely word as we head towards Monte’s March VI. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-food-desert  

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