Category: Podcasts

Class of 2020’s Saduation Present

Monte talks with Janet McKenna Lowry from Northampton about her inappropriate marketing skills and how she has turned them towards…

How Astronomers Lost A Planet

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on what happened to one of the earliest “planets” astronomers discovered. Learn…

Save Amherst! The new Amherst microgrants

The Amherst Business Improvement District (BID) and the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to support Amherst’s small…

A Cautionary Wine Tale

The Wine Squirrel returns to the Wine Bunker to find that we have moved to the Wine Cage deep below…

At Last, Jedi

Monte talks with Jarret J. Krosoczka about his continuing quarantine show. The new quarantine show they might develop together (“Crossing…

The Patriot Behind The Mask: McGoverning with McGovern

US Congressman Jim McGovern demonstrating best CDC practices and working to guide his constituents and the Congress through this insane…

Dogfishing. At least it’s better than catfishing

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on the internet’s new way of making people think better of you…

The Wuhan Lab Controversy & Monte VINDICATED on the fart question

Dr. Mandy Muller knows how to run a lab. So what of the mainstream media reports that perhaps this novel…

Helping Our Neighbors Whom Our Government Has Left Behind

Monte talks with Abby Graseck and Emma McCumber from the People’s Fund of Franklin County. They have been working with…

The Dangers of Corona Conspiracy: Mr. Universe

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on why we should be comfortable saying “we just don’t know,” rather…

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