Category: Podcasts

King Tut’s Extraterrestrial Dagger: MR UNIVERSE

Uncovering the outer-space secrets of one of the child pharaoh’s artifacts. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/king-tuts-extraterrestrial-dagger-mr-universe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Spector of The Opera

In a completely nepotastic interview, Monte interviews his children about their show at the theater where he is President of…

The Second Panny Anny: WINE SNOBS

Monte has relied on the Wine Snobs for comfort, solace, and alcohol for the duration of the Pandemic. Now two…

The Etymology of The Tofu Curtain: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster-our dictionary south of The Tofu Curtain, breaks down the history of the famous Western…

A Rag Tag Bunch of Circus Kids

Meet the creators of Cirque Us and hear about how their troupe came to be. And hear about their show…

Curiosity still curious after a year on Mars

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed with an update on what the Mars rover is up to a year after…

Rickie Lee Jones on her book “Last Chance Texaco”

Monte talks with the legendary Rickie Lee Jones about “West Side Story,” crying, and dreaming the dreams that birthed her…

Monte’s 24th Pandemic “Wines of The Month” Marathon

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street lament two years of pandemic, lingering mask mandates and talk California wine.…

Hear Howie Hanna’s story: Cancer Connection Bed-In 2

A powerful story about how cancer has changed Howie Hanna from Amherst’s life, his intentions, and the way he is…

Russia and The U.S. in Peace (In Space)

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, Mr. Universe, on the hope that science and space exploration holds for us in…

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