Indigenous People’s WEEK. I talk with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Western Mass about some of the issues she and her community are working towards on Beacon Hill. And I talk with Jason Montgomery, the indigenous artist at the center of the HUGE Northampton Arts Council controversy. Congressman McGovern on what he was up to in Colombia and on this year’s theme for the March for the Food Bank. Shatner in space with Mr. Universe. Answering listener queries about the interrobang with the Word Nerd. Zinfandel and its kissing cousin Primitivo with the Wine Snobs and a whole lot more.

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A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 15th 2021

A red-carpet movie premier coming to Western Mass and starring Western Mass and the former NFL player and Navy Seal who inspired Colin Kapernick to take a knee rather than to sit on the bench. A glimpse into the cranky psyche of early 20th Century Americans with complaint letters written to the mail order catalog Montgomery Ward. A last batch of winning words for Scrabble etc with the Word Nerd and more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 8th 2021

The second lead in the worst movie of all time-The Room who is also the author of The Disaster Artist which became a Golden Globe award winning movie about the making of the worst movie. A new theme song for and by one of our favorite local heroes-Dave Hayes The Weather Nut. Do we have a rabies problem in The Valley? We’ll do some heavy petting with Dr. Steve. And anticipating the return of my favorite traitor QB.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS October 1st 2021

Innovation, ingenuity and superheroism when it comes to cleaning up our rivers. Meet The Boatman. Division in the Democratic party when it comes to so-called “human infrastructure” and on how to handle the Haitian refugee crisis. We’ll hear Congressman Jim McGovern’s thoughts. A leg up on your next round of Scrabble with the Word Nerd. Save the Drake! For Willie! For Humanity! The Drake and live performance returns to Downtown Amherst. Drinking wine from the greatest of all grapes? And catching up with some old friends on our 500th Local Hero farmer spotlight.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 24th 2021

Imagine an amazing maize maze. I’ll take you inside the Imagine corn maze at Mike’s Maze in Sunderland. Nips! Why they are some of the most prominent trash and how we can stop them. Get off your soapbox and get over to the Soapbox Derby in Montague. I talk with the derby’s organizers. Good will and ice cream. Getting to know our neighbors in the Valley through reporter Richie Davis’s new book-“Good Will & Ice Cream.” The Met Gala, falling down the stairs and Italian red wines with the Wine Snobs and more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 17th 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Northampton this week? Will Congressman Jim McGovern bring her by the studio? Drag. Why it’s important and why the return of MISTER Drag is important. Hear what famous celebrities Mr. Drag has made up for an upcoming movie. The Great American Whiskey? Diving into Hillrock. Diving back into the Source to Sea Cleanup. Getting ready for our coordinated effort to haul trash out of the CT River.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 10th 2021

Looking back at Green River Festival 2021 on how an Emmy winner wasn’t ACTUALLY there but how a Tony winner introduced a Grammy winner. Getting COVID tested after the festival out of an abundance of caution. Congressman McGovern’s thoughts on the Supreme Court decision on Texas banning abortions. Your cat and the Garfield Effect. Japan’s mission to Phobos. And a whole lot more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS September 3rd 2021

Gearing up for the Green River Festival. It’s 93.9 The River/WRSI’s 40th year on the air and the GRF started out as our 5th birthday party. We’ll look back on some of my favorite interviews from the festival and hear about what’s happening this year. I’ll take you to the weenus of Cape Code to learn about Marconi and Morse Code. Dung beetles and the Milky Way with Mr. Universe. Possum vs Opposum with the World Nerd. Congressman McGovern on the debacle in Afghanistan and his district wide farm tour and more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 27th 2021

A dugout canoe, Alienation and an alien nation, Barbies in the Woods? Some NOT perverted Italians, and mandating masks.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 13th 2021

Continuing to look back on the 40 year history of WRSI all summer. Including a look back at MY first year at WRSI, nineteen years ago when I got to play sidekick to one Rachel Maddow and a chat with our better than Frank Bonner radio sales veterans who were with us for better than 2 decades. Pinch hitting for Congressman McGovern this week, State Senator Jo Comerford on “Hey Jo, Whaddayaknow” talking mask mandates and voting rights. Do you remember what you dreamed last night? Or do you remember what you dreamt? The Word Nerd will break down some irregular verbs. Some low-dough Bordeaux and a whole lot more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS August 6th 2021

This week marks 40 years of WRSI on the air. I have the WRSI origin story with our Creator-Ed Skutnik. Blowing up a dam with the CT River Conservancy. Masks look like their coming back thanks to the Delta Variant so UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller is back with the Muller Report. And turning the Wine Bunker into the Whiskey Bunker with the Wine Snobs.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 30th 2021

Touring the Springfield Museums exhibit Horn Man: The Life and Legacy of Grammy-winning Neville Brother, Charles Neville. With his son Khalif Neville. Killing off a character in the wine bunker! The memories and dreams of Double Edge Theatre. And what the January 6th Commission needs to do with US Congressman Jim McGovern

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 23rd 2021

Going underway about the oldest commissioned Naval vessel in the world the USS Constitution, with my first cousin Commander Johnny Benda. Scotty Swan’s school of wicked awesome wizardry and the Urban Wizard’s Academy. Congressman Jim McGovern has the week off from the show so no McGoverning with McGovern. But we’ll do some Blabbin’ with Blais. First Franklin State Rep. Natalie Blais. Commonly mispronounced words, a portage parade and Barbera Barbera’s World of Superwine Adventure.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 9th 2021

We’re coming up to the 4th of July. “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” It’s a famous Frederick Douglass speech. And one of the main activists in the creation of our latest federal holiday, Juneteenth, will be doing a reading and discussion of the Douglass speech on the 4th. We’ll hear about the connections between Independence Day and Juneteenth. The Trump Org has been indicted what does Congressman Jim McGovern think about it and about the creation of a now partisan January 6th Commission. Tasting red, white and…blue wines? And a whole lot more.

A WEEK OF MORNINGS July 2nd 2021

This week I talk with the former Mayor of San Juan, famous for standing up to Trump during Hurricane Maria, about the Latino Scholarship Fund. We’ll catch up with Irida K. the Russian woman who was recently free to leave sanctuary, no longer under fear of deportation. What is she up to now that she’s free? What are the Democrats going to do now that the Senate won’t even debate the For The People Act. US Congressman Jim McGovern gives us his thoughts. And we’ll hear how aliens have taken over the NY Times from Mr. Universe.

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