Category: Podcasts

Word Nerd: I Like Big Bots

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster gave a talk in front of a bunch of other word nerds at the…

Matthew Latkiewicz Thinks You Suck At Drinking

Turns out, maybe Monte doesn’t.  He might be VERY good at it.  Find out how to drink better thanks to…

Eugene Mirman Doesn’t Want To Prank Call Neil deGrasse Tyson

But he does want to brush up on his material in the safety zone of The Pioneer Valley.  Eugene talks…

Wine Snob: Sangiovese Superstar

Will one of Italy’s most famous grapes go with your Easter meal (if you’re into that sort of thing)? And…

Meltdown 2015: Amazing Grace (Lin)

Triple threat: amazing illustrator, amazing author, amazing person!  Meet relatively recent Valley resident, Grace Lin, who’ll be at The Meltdown…

Meltdown 2015: Erica S. Perl & Her Chicken Butt

Guess what? Erica S. Perl is not just an author but she helps kids who have limited access to books…

Word Nerd: Comeback Words Part Deux

Words like ‘makebate,’ ‘mundigavant,’ ‘nutation,’ ‘quinquennium,’ and ‘whatness’ should all make a comeback according to Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from…

Meltdown 2015: Mike Curato

Little Elliot. Big City. is Mike Curato’s first book and he’s already being heralded and lauded as one of the hottest…

Meltdown 2015: Nick Bruel

The man behind Bad Kitty is OK with the badness of cats and likes secretly (or not so secretly) hiding…

Heavy Petting: KILL ME NOW!

Why does the U.S. government want you to go out and kill this fish?

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