#PANTSDRUNK: WINE SNOBS

Nobody should really be overthinking anything at the moment. Buy a simple, easy, affordable case or two of wine, take…

COVID-19 in The 2nd Congressional District:

How are the most vulnerable populations going to survive this pandemic and why is Western Mass being particularly hard hit…

$25 Can Protect A Cooley Dickinson Hospital Nurse For A Day

Our local non-profit community hospital in Northampton needs our help. You can donate here. But if you don’t understand why…

COVID-19 From Outer Space?

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the somewhat ridiculous but not necessarily untrue theory that this novel coronavirus came…

How Well is The Commonwealth Keeping The Quarantine?

Florence, MA’s Rich Parr is a pollster and is turning his skills towards studying the quarantine. How well are we…

Wine of The Month for Just Monte: WINE SNOBS

Too bad you can’t try the Wine of The Month at State Street this month. But Monte will do it…

McGovern’s Hometown Readies Itself for COVID-19

Worcester’s DCU Center is preparing to be a hospital and UMass Memorial in Worcester is doing drive-thru testing when are…

Listen to Fenway’s organist while you stay home in your Red Sox

Fenway’s organist, Josh Kantor, is missing his first home opener in 17 years because we are ALL missing it due…

New Corona-coinage: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some of the new words that have emerged during the quarantine. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/new-corona-coinage-word-nerd

Is It Time To Wear Masks? The Muller Report with UMass Virologist Dr. Mandy Muller

Helping us separate fact from fiction and wishful thinking when it comes to viruses is UMASS Microbiology Department Professor Dr.…