Category: Podcasts

Why Is The Night Sky Dark and Are We Living in A Vortex?

Mr. Universe answers some listener questions about our fascinating Universe. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/why-is-the-night-sky-dark-and-are-we-living-in-a-vortex-mr-universe

What’s The Match Equation On How Much Wine To Buy For Thanksgiving?

Solve for X. I need to buy X bottles of wine if I’m having a party with 75 people. The…

Conway Grammar and Monte’s March X

The part of the March that Monte likes best is warping the minds of young children. By that we mean…

Another Worcester Firefighter Tragedy & The Beginnings of Impeachment

McGoverning with McGovern. The Congressman reflects on another Worcester fire tragedy. And on day one of impeachment. Plus how you…

Donald’s Dash V & Monte’s March X

Is it the weirdness of it? The sheer feat of physical strength? The alliteration? Who knows? But Donald’s Dash has…

A Brief History of Monte’s March at Williston-Northampton

Contrary to what the photo looks like, Monte did not sing at Williston-Northampton. But he did give a brief history…

Creating A Resilient Community Through Community College

How has President Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández’s first year at Greenfield Community College been? What are her favorite haunts in Franklin…

Mercury Transit In Retrograde: Mr. Universe

The stupid clouds wrecked Monte and Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed’s day-date to go watch Mercury pass in front of…

The Mystery Nebbiolo: WINE SNOBS

The Wine Snobs at State Street uncovered a mystery box of 2009 Nebbiolo how does it hold up to the…

The Impeachment Proceedings Are Open. Now What? McGoverning with McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern wrote the rules on impeachment and last week he led the debate on those rules. Now what?…

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