93.9 The River

Monte talks with Northampton's Lois Ahrens from The Real Cost of Prison Project and saxophonist Felipe Salles about the remarkable story of Tiyo Attallah Salah-El, the 50 songs he wrote behind bars, and Lois' decades long effort to make sure those songs were heard. The CD release party is June 11th at Bombyx.

Monte talks with folks from  Música Franklin and their free Fun Fest.

Monte talks with Cailin Marcel Manson, the conductor, and Julie Carew, a cellist, with New England Repertory Orchestra about their mighty little local orchestra with a mission and their inaugural season finale at The Shea.

Monte talks with Richard Newman from the Detroit-based theater company Hinterlands taking up residency at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, and performing a part of their Constellations celebration.

Can white Americans move beyond "whiteness"? And do we have to back in time to do it? Hear Monte's conversation with Richard Newman.

The January 6th Select Committee is being headed up by Congressman Jamie Raskin. Our Congressman, Jim McGovern, brought Congressman Raskin by First Churches Northampton for a Town Hall Meeting. We had our own radio town hall with a special edition of McGoverning with McGovern: Askin' Raskin.

Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on the massacre at a Texas elementary school.

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste some delicious Italian wines to welcome in the summertime.

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster talks about why disgraced former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly was the reason a word was readmitted to the dictionary.

Monte talks with Justin Beatty who is bringing the Odenong Powwow to the Valley. Learn about why "powwow" is a misnomer. And about how indigenous people were thousands of years ahead of the rest of us when it comes to celebrating the LGBTQIA community.

Monte talks with Larry Spotted Crow Mann and other members of his family about telling the story of his family's history. And the fine line between theater and channeling the ancestors. Plus a conversation about the significance of the relationship between Ohketeau and Double Edge Theatre. Freedom in Season is this weekend in Ashfield