Category: Podcasts

What does the Bluest State Think of Biden?

Florence-based pollster, Rich Parr, from the MassInc Polling Group on a recent COVID-meets-Bay-State-Politics poll. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-do-baystaters-think-of-biden?si=88d472331d584597a9d5780b8542e888&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

What does the Word Nerd think of Wordle?

Plus some fancy words for snow. With Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster. Our beloved Word Nerd. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-does-the-word-nerd-think-of-wordle-and-some-words-for-snow?si=88d472331d584597a9d5780b8542e888&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Mr. Universe reviews “Station Eleven”

Monte has been reluctant to watch a TV about a pandemic during a pandemic but Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman…

Hampshire County makes a plan to fight hunger

Meet some of the people leading the fight against hunger in Hampshire County and learn how you can join them.…

The Sippah and Chenin: WINE SNOBS

Will the Wine Son convince the Yankee Sippah that she actually DOES like the grape Chenin Blanc? He’s got 3…

Is The Voting Rights Bill Dead? McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern weighs in on Biden’s first year and the divisions in his Democratic Party. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/is-the-voting-rights-bill-dead-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=11d8328bd03e4ebfafa371dba474225d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

You sussy baka: WORD NERD

Are you sus? Are you sussy baka? Are you out of the loop on these words, like Monte was? Emily…

Mo Willems on Gravity in The Gallery

Monte and Mo take a walk through his new exhibit “Gravity” at the R. Michelson Gallery in Downtown Northampton. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mo-willems-gravity?si=cf578233941c486489e5ebdbba043aa1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Arrogant Frog and The Equally Arrogant Wine Snobs

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste the first wine of the month of 2022. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-arrogant-frog-wine-snobs?si=7359992f48434f8d89bafa7d20aec082&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

January 6th, One Year Later: McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on the January 6th Insurrection and how the Coup is ongoing. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/january-6th-a-year-after-later-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=0d7e031bc7eb427fbabd2c606fb54634&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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