Are You Suffering from Imposter Syndrome? WORD NERD

Monte is. And now that syndrome, and several interesting phobias are in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. Word Nerd Emily Brewster has more.

Catherine Newman Teaches Us All How To Be A Person

Amherst’s own Catherine Newman with an illustrated how-to on being a freaking responsible adult human being. Does she know how…

Avoid COVID Puppy Scams! Heavy Petting

Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital and/or Sydney, Australia on some nefarious puppy scams in the time of coronavirus. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/covid-puppy-scams-heavy-petting

The Captain Returns! WINE SNOBS

Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack in Easthampton has temporarily moved up the road and essentially becomes the first restaurant open to…

The Valley Book Rally

Hannah Moushabeck and Lexi Walters Wright love books. They work in books. And they want to make sure every kid…

Is Massachusetts Ready To Reopen? McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern has his concerns. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/is-ma-ready-to-reopen-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Go To The Hospital! Baystate Hospital’s Nancy Shendell-Falik

Feeling chest pains? Slurring your speech? If you think you are in the middle of a medical emergency GO TO…

A Virologist Thoughts on The Reopening of The Commonwealth: The Muller Report

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on Phase I, the potential new vaccine being worked on in Cambridge and on Trump’s…

Finna to get thirsty: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on more of the fun new words just added to the dictionary. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/finna-to-get-thirsty-word-nerd

A Local Stimulus for our Immigrant Neighbors

The Reverend Margaret Sawyer from the Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center on the people’s version of the CARES act-fundraising for undocumented…