Category: Podcasts

Do Cats Spread COVID? HEAVY PETTING

An article in the AP might lead you to believe your cat could give you COVID. Could it? Dr. Steve…

How Likely Am I To Die From A Meteorite? Mr. Universe

Turns out, not too likely. But thanks to the Ottoman Empire, we know about one person who was killed. Hampshire…

Chardonnay & The COVID Cowboy: WINE SNOBS

The Wine Snobs & The COVID Cowboy drink Chardonnay from State Street’s new “thoughtless wines.” https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/chardonnay-the-covid-cowboy-wine-snobs

The Heroes Act: McGoverning with McGovern

The House loves it but will the Senate bite? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/144-the-heroes-act

A Zedonk Univerbation: WORD NERD

Those are real words but it’s barely a real sentence. Find out what these new words mean from Emily Brewster,…

The Muller Report: PLANDEMIC!

If that headline doesn’t get QANON’s attention, I don’t know what will. But UMASS Virologist Dr. Mandy Muller weighs in…

That Nearby Black Hole: Mr. Universe

Why didn’t astronomers know there was a black hole a mere 1000 light years away? Well, they’re kind of hard…

Thoughtless Wine Bundles & The COVID Cowboy

The Wine Snobs at State Street have bundled wines to suit your liking but without you having to think about…

How Safe Do Our Nurses Feel?

Florence, Mass’s Rich Parr’s latest poll of 400 Commonwealth nurses fighting COVID-19. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/how-safe-do-our-nurses-feel-rich-parrs-latest-poll

The Next Next Next Stimulus: McGoverning with McGovern

What’s in the proposed next stimulus? Congressman McGovern gives us a sneak peak. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-next-next-next-stimulus-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

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