Word Nerd: Phobias for Halloween

I thought Lucy from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special knew all the phobias but turns out that Emily Brewster, Resident…

Bookstores, Bill Cosby & Lobsters

Hunter Styles and Amanda Drane take on a couple of persistent myths. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/valley-advocate-bookstores-and-cosby-lobsters

Heavy Petting: Your Pet Probably Hates Halloween

All the costumes, and candles and deadly candy. Be afraid! Or at least be careful. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-halloween-2015

New England Legends: Ghost Stories From Right in Our Backyard

Jeff Belanger talks about his very-nearly Emmy Award Winning series New England Legends. Is there a ghost on Mt. Wachusett?…

The NY Wine Experience: Nothing Miserable About It

Except the hangover. And a shot of the guy who owns the coolest record store in The Village. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/ny-wine-experience

Mr. Universe: The Largest Picture Ever

And it’s of Andromeda and it will likely blow your mind. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-the-biggest-picture-ever-andromeda

Wine Snob: ‘Alsatian’ looks like Satan

But tastes divine. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-alsatian-whites

The Common Hall For The Common Good

Hannah Fuller-Boswell, co-vice president of The Montague Common Hall is on a mission to reclaim the commons. In this case,…

Jeanne Birdsall. Secret Gardener

Why is the National Book Award Winning author of The Penderwicks spending her time gardening at the Hampshire County Courthouse?…

Word Nerd: Yiddish Part II

Klutz, magilla and did Seinfeld immortalize a Yiddish word or did Monte just make it up? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-yiddish-part-ii