This week I announced that I would be stepping down as morning host at 93.9 The River and the bulk of this final podcast will be me and the listeners reflecting on the end of 17 years of waking up together. Plus some of the same shenanigans I’m

A WEEK OF MORNINGS December 2nd 2022

Dec 2nd, 2022 1h 22m

First off, thank you for helping us raise $509,034 for the Food Bank of Western Mass, with donations still rolling in. Congressman McGovern on how he feels after Marching and on the Democrats new leadership in The House An early abolitionist wi

A WEEK OF MORNINGS November 18the 2022

Nov 18th, 2022 1h 41m

The March for The Food Bank XIII draws nigh. We’ll hear all about how hunger impacts our area. Exactly how the Food Bank helps organizations like our survival centers. How hunger impacts veterans. Where health care and hunger meet. And changing

A WEEK OF MORNINGS November 11, 2022

Nov 11th, 2022 1h 23m

Congressman McGovern on the red ripple and on how the death of his party has been greatly exaggerated. The Doctor of Rock, Steve Waksman, on his new book The History of Life Music in America-From Jenny Lind to Beyoncé. We know who Beyoncé is.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS November 4th 2022

Nov 4th, 2022 1h 29m

Congressman McGovern on the midterm elections. Is this Democracy’s last chance in the US? MA Ballot Question 4-The Work and Family Mobility Act. A Roundtable look at why so many people, people who usually can’t agree on anything, agree on this.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 28th 2022

Oct 28th, 2022 1h 29m

Congressman McGovern on whether or not the Democrats have thrown in the towel for the midterms. Question 4 on the MA Ballot and why it is important for our immigrant neighbors and our farmers. Women supporting women entrepreneurs in Northampton

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 21st 2022

Oct 21st, 2022 1h 18m

Maria from Sesame Street. She’s coming to OUR neighborhood this weekend. A spooky Halloweeny boat ride on an underground river that runs just under the city of Hartford. The most controversial food word Merriam-Webster has ever put in the dicti

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 14th 2022

Oct 14th, 2022 1h 30m

One man’s obsession with Star Wars has led to a one-man show where he performs all of the first three Star Wars movies in an hour. I’ll talk to that one man, Charles Ross. One man’s book of poetry was picked up from a used book bin by Sheryl Cr

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 7th 2022

Oct 7th, 2022 1h 23m

More from the White House Conference on Hunger Nutrition and Health including Congressman McGovern’s post-conference thoughts, what the Beacon Hill delegation is doing to combat hunger in Massachusetts and why Chef Jose Andres was unimpressed.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 30th 2022

Sep 30th, 2022 1h 11m

I’ll take you to the White House Conference on Hunger Health and Nutrition. We’ll hear excerpts from the President’s speech and his plan to end hunger in the US by 2030. And yes, a little about the gaffe. I’ll take you to the immersive world of

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 23rd 2022

Sep 23rd, 2022 1h 22m

Gearing up for the White House Conference on Food Nutrition Health and Hunger with Congressman Jim McGovern. Getting to know the Puritan Tiger Beetle of Rainbow Beach, Northampton. The science of belly-button cheese with the folks behind the Tu

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 16th 2022

Sep 16th, 2022 1h 19m

Guess who’s going to the White House Conference on Food Nutrition Health and Hunger? We’ll talk with Congressman Jim McGovern about his long hoped for and worked for conference, just two weeks away. More of Merriam-Webster’s new words. Two new

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 9th 2022

Sep 9th, 2022 1h 35m

Has the Trump-effect taken hold of Charlie Baker’s Republican Part in Massachusetts? Thoughts post-primary from Congressman Jim McGovern. Let’s yeet the janky cringe sus! Now a real sentence thanks to the new words just added to Merriam-Webster

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 3rd 2022

Sep 2nd, 2022 1h 30m

Two Juilliard students are trying to break the mold of music instruction and have formed an anti-conservatory, a libretory if you will, on a hill in Gill. Well hear from Congressman McGovern, who has a date for his White House hunger conference

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 26th 2022

Aug 26th, 2022 1h 25m

Rock Goddess June Millington, and her partner Ann Hackler from the Institute for Musical Arts on how they are creating a rock goddess pantheon. Mr. Universe will prepare us for phase one of the female mission to the moon with the launch of Arte

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 19th 2022

Aug 19th, 2022 1h 34m

Bonnie Prince Billy aka Will Oldham on acting in the most famous made for TV movie of my childhood and on coaching Johnny Cash. SEX! With local sex therapist and now published author Yanna Tallon-Hicks. Her new book is Hot & Unbothered. Arm-wre

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 5th 2022

Aug 5th, 2022 1h 27m

How Medeski and Martin of Medeski, Martin and Wood are teaming up with Algonquin singers and an electric guitarist and our areas greatest taco chef to create a viable future. Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. Good idea or bad idea? We’ll hear what one of

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 29th 2022

Jul 29th, 2022 1h 30m

A post-apocalyptic Northampton? Rival landscaping companies MURDERING each other in Easthampton? I’ll introduce you to the imagination of local hero author Tom Pappalardo. How Joe Manchin is giving Congressman Jim McGovern whiplash. And The Con

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 22nd 2022

Jul 22nd, 2022 1h 34m

Summerstock? Taking you inside the Ko Festival of Performance for their final season. And taking you OUTSIDE to Double Edge for their 40th season. A look at the stage adaptation of a crossword puzzle. And a look at the stage adaptation of compl

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 15th 2022

Jul 15th, 2022 1h 39m

Breaking down the INCREDIBLE JWST first images with Mr. Universe. Why hasn’t there been a bigger outcry in light of the overturning of Roe v Wade? There will be this weekend at an event called Outcry. What’s happening in regard to the Supreme C

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 8th 2022

Jul 8th, 2022 1h 20m

Are there analogs between the recent resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and what the January 6th Select Committee is up to? We’ll hear Congressman Jim McGovern’s thoughts. It’s been a wild couple of weeks with the Supreme Court. How

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 1st 2022

Jul 1st, 2022 1h 31m

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Rowe vs Wade with Smith College professor Dr. Carrie Baker. Congressman McGovern on whether or not the Democrats will be able to do anything legislatively to support the rights of women, and on

A WEEK OF MORNINGS June 24th 2022

Jun 24th, 2022 1h 22m

Gearing up for the Green River Festival in Greenfield. Revisiting some great memories and hearing about some of your favorite performances there in years past. Mr. Universe on the importance of Ms. Marvel and the assassination of nuclear scient