Category: Podcasts

Word Nerd: Young Women Are Driving Language Forward

Regardless of what you think about what and how they are saying things, young women rule the roost in the…

A Media Three-Way!

The River, The Advocate & Valley Free Radio!? Josh Braska on the cover of the Advocate in regards to the…

Davy Jones & The Extinctions!

Alright it’s PROFESSOR David Jones from Amherst College on The First Great Extinction and the current extinction we’re going through…

Heavy Petting: Rats! They Sniffed Us Out!

Tobacco sniffing rats? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-tobacco-sniffing-rats

Mr. Universe: Science & Islam

Hampshire College’s Salman Hameed is not just an astronomer. He’s been researching what since means in Muslim societies. And you…

Wine Snob: Oktoberfest (not wine)

The Wine Snobs from State Street head up Route 9 to Cooper’s Corner to learn about Oktoberfest. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-octoberfest-not-wine

The Quilting Women of Gee’s Bend

Sometimes the purest art comes when you’re not trying. Listen to the amazing story of Stella Mae and Delia, sisters from…

Mr. Universe: There’s Water In Them Mars Hills!

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on NASA’s major(ish) revelation about Mars. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-water-on-mars

Word Nerd: YOLO. YOYO. BFD

TL:DR, BTW. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-internet-abbreviations

Affordable Housing & And The Kids

Joanne Campbell from the Valley CDC, having their Pedal Poker Run this weekend, works on affordable housing for the Valley…

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in Entertainment, Music

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Judge dismisses Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim master recordings from Universal Music Group

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Thursday sided with the recording giant, arguing that the Grammy-winning group never owned the copyrights to their sound recordings and didn't transfer them to anyone else.

1 week ago in Entertainment, Trending

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially divorced after 19 years of marriage

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorced and legally single. A Nashville, Tennessee, judge on Tuesday issued an order dissolving the 19-year marriage of the Oscar-winning actor and the Grammy-winning country singer.

1 week ago in National, Trending

The Latest: After briefing, Johnson says he doesn’t expect US troops to deploy to Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela...

1 week ago in National, Trending

Wall Street opens mixed as crude oil prices continue to climb

Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially...