Category: Podcasts

Small Works, Work! The Small Works of Mo Willems

Northampton’s own best-selling author and illustrator has made 50 small works of art and he wants to share them with…

The Active & The Passive & Peaches: WORD NERD

Using the passive voice is something you might now want to do. There is a book that writers look to…

Thoughts on Jacob Blake & The RNC: McGoverning with McGovern

Every Thursday morning at 7:30, Congressman McGovern checks in with Monte. Got a question for the Congressman? Email monte@wrsi.com

Room For More Zoom? Try Tin Can Learners

Some of the best parts of school just can’t be recreated on Zoom. Or can they? Or TIN can they?…

Stamping Out Fascism at a Post Office Protest

Monte talks to some of the protestors outside of the Turners Falls post-office. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/stamping-out-fascism-at-a-post-office-protest

Beck Takes Us To Hyperspace: MR UNIVERSE

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on Beck’s INCREDIBLE new visual collaboration with NASA and AI for his album HYPERSPACE.…

What Wine Pairs with LIVE AID?

WINE SNOBS HIT THE ROAD! The Wine Son from State Street, Monte and Steve Sanderson from the Northampton Arts Council…

What Does McGovern think of Kamala Harris as VP?

US Congressman Jim McGovern on the choice of Senator Kamala Harris as candidate for veep. And what’s the holdup on…

Honest Journalism or Homophobia? Mayor Alex Morse Address The Allegations

Alex Morse- Mayor of Holyoke and candidate for the House seat held by the Chair of The Ways & Means…

Now BANDANAS are BAD? The Muller Report

Sheesh. Can’t we catch a break? A new report ranks masks in the fight against COVID. UMass virologist Dr. Mandy…

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