Category: Podcasts

Black & White Wine for a Black & White World: WINE SNOBS

It’s not easy to smell wine while in a helmet or while wearing a mask but we’re doing our best…

Kitchen Quarantine: The Origin Story

Beth Shepard is from Gill, MA and is currently in quarantine in Sarasota, FL. But her love of cooking and…

What if I didn’t get my stimulus check? MCGoverning with McGovern

And if you have MORE corona questions for the Congressman, you can talk to him tonight. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-if-i-didnt-get-my-stimulus-check-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Go to the ER if you have to. This nurse was afraid. Now she’s grateful.

Montague’s Marina Goldman is a nurse and she had acute abdominal pain. She did NOT want to go to the…

Is Six-Feet Away Still Too Close? The Muller Report

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on some of the new reports coming out about social distancing, on antibody treatment and…

Copy PastaCopy PastaCopy PastaCopy Pasta: WORD NERD

What is “copy pasta” and why is it so delicious on the internet? Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, explains.…

Help for your Northampton small business begins today

Dee Dice from the Valley Community Development Corporation tells you how. Find the application here. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/help-for-your-northampton-small-business-begins-today-with-valley-cdcs-dee-dice

Keep Them Growing! Valley Grows Day 2020

Farmers have it hard in the best of times. As do our most vulnerable populations. These six organizations are doing…

We Are Star Stuff- Meet The Astronomer Who Inspired Carl Sagan & Joni Mitchell

Mr. Universe-Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed-on the recently deceased legendary and very influential astronomer, Margaret Burbidge. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/meet-margaret-burbidge-mr-universe

STOP LOOKING AT THIS SCREEN!

Dr. Theresa Ruggiero from Northampton Vision Specialists has some tips on how to take a mental break from Zoom meeting,…

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