Category: Podcasts

The Food Bank After Hours: Monte’s March X

Joining the March for The Food Bank is only one way to get involved with the great work that the…

DEEP FAKE: Not just an unsatisfying adult film

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster on the sudden rise of the term “deep fake.” https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/deep-fake-word-nerd

Good Lenses Make Good Neighbors: Authors Jeanne Birdsall and Jane Dyer team up for Roly Poly

Neighbors, best-friends and authors from Downtown Northampton Jane Dyer and Jeanne Birdsall have teamed up with the legendary Mem Fox for an unlikely collaboration in the new book Roly Poly.

MR UNIVERSE vs Magnetar!

Who or what is Magnetar? And why is our own Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, MR. UNIVERSE!, warning us…

ARTIFACT Taps Into Florence

And ARTIFACT has tapped into the cider culture fermented (sic) by Franklin County’s CiderDays, celebrating 25 years this weekend. The…

The Rules of Impeachment: McGoverning with McGovern

As Chair of the Rules Committee, Congressman McGovern is making headlines today with the mark-up on the rules that will…

A New Library? YES!

Greenfield needs this and, financially, it’s a no-brainer. So what’s the drama? And what’s the hold-up? And why is Greenfield…

A HEAVY PETTING Ghost Story

How does a pet vet help if your house is haunted? Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hosptial has some thoughts.…

Going Beyond “Coco” for The Day of The Dead

..or Día de Todos los Santos as Chef Neftalí Duran prefers. You have an opportunity to learn and participate in…

Headline News on UMass Astronomers-Mr. Universe

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on how great things are coming out of UMass’s Astronomy Department and how cool…

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