Category: Podcasts

Taking Care of Our Veterans: McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman McGovern on how we’re aiming to give our veterans in Central and Western Mass better care. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/congressman-mcgovern-on-veterans-day?si=2908468c20bb4910acc9abd54b65e024

The Man Moving The Food at The Food Bank

Meet Vinnie Arriaga from Springfield, who is in charge of making sure all of the food at the Food Bank…

Are you experiencing “bit rot”?

Do you even know what “bit rot” is? Monte didn’t either. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster lets him…

Andrew Morehouse on the state of Food Insecurity Now

Monte visits the Executive Director of The Food Bank of Western Mass, Andrew Morehouse, to talk about The March, their…

How HCC is handling hunger: Monte’s March 12

Monte went to the ribbon cutting of the new Homestead Market on campus at Holyoke Community College. Hear how this…

The Astronomer’s Wishlist: MR UNIVERSE

Monte talks with Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, about what astronomers are wishing for this Christmas. Well, not ACTUALLY…

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!

Monte talks with Myka Plunkett & Eddie Zitka from K&E Theater about their upcoming production of Cabaret at 33 Hawley…

Invite Julia James over for Thanksgiving

Crowd pleasing Californian wines for under 10 bucks. And look at these two Wine Snobs from State Street. They look…

Cider Days Rule

Monte talks with Lisa Davol from the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and Good Ben Clark, fruit farmer, from Clarkdale…

Drawing New Lines: McGoverning with McGovern

What do River listeners and Congressman McGovern think about the proposed new legislative map? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-new-legislative-maps-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=d41a9b0a3b8b485b8629b60a72bc272f

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