Category: Podcasts
Italian Imposter? WINE SNOBS
What business do Italian have in making Merlot? Turns out the know what they’re doing. Monte and the Wine Snobs…
The magical disaster that is “THE ROOM”
Monte talks with Greg Sestero, the second lead in the amazingly bad movie The Room and the author of the Golden…
The Clock is Ticking for the Dems: McGoverning with McGovern
The Democrats keep standing in their own way. Why is Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern so Zen about it? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-clock-is-ticking-for-the-dems-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=6da4d4b6dc6e455c871b1b3ad993d81a
Placemaking and Pig-mending at The Mill District
Meet Hannah Rechtschaffen and Andy Haase from the new Mill District General Store in Amherst. Learn about the burgeoning business…
Kickshaw, Zugzwang & Ytterbium: More Winning Scrabble Words
Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster gives us the meaning to these amazing Scrabble/Banagrams/Words with Friends words. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/more-winning-scrabble-words-word-nerd?si=34341b7770114322814345d0e03a9d7f
The Thing Itself with Christopher Janke
Greenfield artist, Christopher Janke (full disclosure-husband of The Word Nerd) takes us through his enlightened exhibit at the UMass Fine…
Does The Valley have a rabies problem? HEAVY PETTING
Hear what Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital has to say about the recent spate of rabies cases in the…
Jamilla Deria and the 2021/22 UMASS FAC Season
Meet the new(ish) director of the UMass Fine Arts Center, who was happy to return to her home haunts and…
Two White Dwarves make a Snow White Supernova: Mr. Universe
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on how astronomers solved a 900 year old mystery. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/2-white-dwarves-make-a-snow-white-supernova-mr-universe
The Weather Nut Theme Song
J.J. O’Connell from the band SPOUSE and the meteorological legend, Dave Hayes The Weather Nut, join Monte to talk about…
