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TBH, copypasta FTW, amirite? WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some of the newest words (and letter combinations?) in the dictionary. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tbh-copypasta-ftw-amirite-word-nerd?si=5d91cf09d3a54aea8588162de352fd16

Weep Not

Cheray O’Neal returns to her old haunts in Amherst to locally showcase her new award winning short film. Hear Monte…

A Distant Signal Debunked: MR UNIVERSE

Turns out the high hopes that Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, and many other astronomers had that a distant…

Halloween and French Malbec

Some Halloween shenanigans (but no candy this year!) and some delicious Malbec from France with the Wine Snobs at State…

One step closer to ending hunger…

Congressman McGovern has long been advocating for a White House conference on hunger. His dream is beginning to materialize. Hear…

Dad Bod by Fluffernutter: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster answers listener Fraser Stowe’s question about a certain word ordering, which you use everyday, but probably never thought…

Nef & Monte Eat Holyoke: El Rincon Boriqua

Chef Neftalí Duran made a Facebook post where he threw down the gauntlet and challenged the Valley to find a…

Francia and Free To Run

Montague’s Francia Wisnewski is running the New York City Marathon and her sneakers on the pavement are going to help…

Mr. Universe on Dune

What does the Hampshire College astronomer, who is also the President of Amherst Cinema, think of this latest attempt to…

Bee Dee of G Street

94 year old Bee Dee Karpinski got a chance to see the inside of her childhood home for the first…

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