Category: Podcasts

Campaigning and Canning: McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern on the quickly coming mid-terms and on some out of the box and into the mailbox ideas…

The most controversial food word in the dictionary: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some new COVID related words as well as a food word that might…

On Shatner’s Overwhelming Sadness in Space: MR UNIVERSE

William Shatner aka Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise actually went to space last year. His new book…

The Grape of 1000 Names: WINE SNOBS

A Sangiovese by any other name wouldst taste as sweet. And Monte and The Wine Snobs at State Street taste…

Martin Espada comes to the Brattleboro Literary Festival

Hear the highly decorated poet from Shelburne Falls read from his most recent book Floaters and then go see him at…

I Believe That Children Are Our Present: McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman McGovern on the inspiration the youth of today are bringing to the present, not just the future. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/i-believe-that-children-are-our-present-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=e6e09a7c6d5044fe95ccb768d595f805&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wyn Cooper is back up North and way out West

Local hero poet Wyn Cooper is back from Boston and living in Vermont and is back at the Brattleboro Literary…

An economy of words: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some newly added words that speak to our economic times. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/an-economy-of-words-word-nerd?si=a11f0bd1892e4ab0b64e56d18626f6ab&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Chosen One

Charles Ross is the one who can bring balance to The Force. Or, at least, he is the one man…

Free movies AND half-off admission to Mike’s Maze?

Back To The Future and Children of The Corn Saturday, October 15, 7:30 pm until 11:00 pm With SPECIAL GUEST…

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King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence

King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said.

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IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

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President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

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FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.