The Fabulous 413
Monte Belmonte & Kaliis SmithThe Fabulous 413
Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith bring you The Fabulous 413 , a new live, daily radio show and podcast celebrating life in western Massachusetts — and a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for grown-ups. Monte and Kaliis will introduce you to the neighbors who make our western Massachusetts the incredible place it is, with a focus on arts and agriculture, cuisine and colleges, history, happenings and whatever the people of The 413 are talking about today.
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Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith bring you The Fabulous 413 , a new live, daily radio show and podcast celebrating life in western Massachusetts — and a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for grown-ups. Monte and Kaliis will introduce you to the neighbors who make our western Massachusetts the incredible place it is, with a focus on arts and agriculture, cuisine and colleges, history, happenings and whatever the people of The 413 are talking about today.
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We hear about Translate Gender's upcoming Resource and Art Fair, Pit north vs south in Italy with Provisions for the Wine Thunderdome, and have live Music Friday with the multi-genred stage behemoth that is Bella's Bartok.
Mr. Universe goes to a UAP convention and tells us all the unclassified details he can, we take a walk around the corner to see how the folx at RAD's volunteer bike shop ar helping the community ride better, and talk about the real effects the Mass Reconnect program has had on community colleges with Springfield Techinicall Community College president John Cook.
Erin McKeown and Spouse come in for Live Music Friday just ahead of their sold out show at the Iron Horse, we celebrate 20 years of universal marriage with a couple that was part of the lawsuit that made it happen, and head to Northampton to taste through Mary Taylor's catalog of wines in a thunderdome at Bottle-O.
We chat with Mark Melnik of the UMass Donahue Institute about workforce disparity in western Massachusetts as the NEPM newsroom launches into a week-long exploration of the subject, local author and professor Naila Moreira celebrates the release of her new book "The Monarchs of Winghaven", and Mr. Universe draws parallels between the recent appearance of the Aurora Borealis and the protests at Umass.
We bring the Bay State's own bluegrass legend Peter Rowan to the studio for Live Music Friday, explore one of the oldest running quiz shows in american with Beth Ward host of As Schools Match Wits, enjoy a vertical wine thunderdome at State Street Deli Wine & Spirits, and delve into the work of the late Steve Albini with Time Eriksen and Peter Irvine of Cordelia's Dad who recorded two albums with him.
We're back from vacation with two troubadours from the valley teaming up to bring South American and Iberian guitar styles to the stage at the Parlor Room in Northampton: Tony Silva and Russell Brooks, we reconvene with congressman Jim McGovern to find out not only the latest shenanigans on Capitol HIll but his take on the wave of protests on campuses across the US including at UMass Amherst, and Monte shares what he did on his spring break vacation: talking with Smith students about their study abroad progam in Cordoba.
We discover the collaborative arts program OneBeat, whose current cohort will perform at Bombyx on Sunday, delve into our local history with the folx behind History Fest at Westfield State University, and the region's own labor history with the documentary "At Sword's Point" which will air on NEPM this weekend.
We hand out with rising Americana artist Amythyst Kiah, prepare for Hampshire Pride this weekend with organizers Clay Pearson and Alden Peotter, and check out the connections between animation and classical music with the upcoming program "Bugs Bunny Goes to the Symphony" at the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
We hear about a paint recycling program happening this weekend with the Northampton High School Key Club, check in with Senator Elizabeth Warren about some of the hotbed issues on her side of congress, and hear about a monthly poetry open mic night at 10 forward to help keep the National Poetry Month spirit all year long.
We head to the Berkshires to meet a winemaker encouraging everyone to drink more local wines, bring the noisy power trio True Jackie in for Live Music Friday, and bring Mr. Universe in for our chat with the poet laureate of the USA, Ada Limon.
We hear about the Pay it Forward Grant Program with folx from City Space in Easthampton, get a peek at the History of Salsa Event Happening at 33 Hawley in Northampton, and Congressman Jim McGovern finally gets to do some actual governing on Capitol Hill while also keeping an eye on the grown number of protests on college campuses across the US.
We check out NEPM's Newest Podcst with creator and reporter Karen Brown, find out more about Gateway City Arts recent sale to Alternative Education institution Lighthouse, and our resident wordster, Emily Brewster, untangles a reder question about homonyms.
We meet two of the three generations growing and brewing at Kosinski Farm in Westfield, get a tour and a temperature of the recently re-opened to the public Triplex Cinemas with creative director Ben Elliot, and walk to the beat of the Pittsfield Jazz Fest with Ed Bride of Berkshires Jazz.
We take a tour of the Springfield Municipal Recycling Facility with advisory board members Susan Waite and Amy Donovan in honor of Earth Day, and stumble into a brand new gem of a pizza spot in Great Barrington at Uva.
We chat with Payton Shubrick of 6 Bricks Dispensary in Springfield about changes to the marijuana landscape in Massachusetts, chat with Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black about the debut of the Spiderwick Chronicles TV series on Roku, and hear about Mary Jane Jones' 4/20 celebration at the Marigold Theater in Easthampton.
We chat with actor/director/producer Karen Allen about her career and more, head to Hadley to see the 50+ years of history that makes 20 Acre Farm what it is, and check in with US Rep Jim McGovern, who has a lot on his mind this week.
We hear about the history of the Solar Rollers and the wave of rallies and actions they've got planned for Saturday, and hear from poet Alex Woolner about the many ways her imprint Attack Bear Press is trying to get as much poetry into as many hands as possible.
The staff of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center join us to talk about their mission and upcoming Garden of Literacy event, and we chat with author Bothayna al-Essa about her book "The Book Censor's Library", recently released by Restless Books.
We gear up for the Easthampton Film Festival with organizer Chris Ferry and filmmakers Christian Banda & KT Baldassaro, bear witness to and diseminate the newest verstion of the one character show "SUGA" at Double Edge Theater, And Mr. Universe breaks down what we really got to see during the eclipse.
We hear about the newest iteration of theater production "Across the Ninefold River" with members of the Unnameable Children's Project, gear up to celebrate 4-1-3 day with Liz Rosenberg of The Toy Box in Amherst, prepare ourselves for the tales of Valley Voices Best of show happening at the Academy of Music, and bring two natural reds to the wine thunderdome at the Leverett Village Co-Op.
NYT Bestselling author/illustrator/animator Mo Willems shows us around his latest series of sketches, visit one of the largest livestock farms in western Mass at Great Falls Aquaculture, and Congressman Jim McGovern addresses the latest wave of student activism and the health care issues arising in Arizona.
We hear about the "this LIght of Mine" event for the Childrens Advocacy Center of Hampshire County, discover a new book about the boy from Longmeadow who would become Johnny Appleseed with local author Melissa Cybulski, discuss developments with Merriam-Webster and the idiom "Begs the question" with word nerd Emily Brewster, and revisit our trip to the path of totality with all of it's adventurous moments.
We broadcast live from the Emily Dickenson Museums to hear the exciting news about their new season and indulge in some of the work of contemporary poets that have been involved in their programming over the years
The moon just got in the way of the sun, so we have a whole episode about Eclipses: Mr. Universe talks about some of the science that could only happen because of eclipses, Word Nerd Emily Brewster talks about eclipse oriented words, Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla discuss the recent Eclipse episode of "Tumble: Science Podcast for Kids", and Monte & Kaliis report back from seeing the phenomena for themselves.
We check in with the folx of the Cancer Connection at their Bed-In, drink superhero wines with the folx at Tip Top Wine Shop in Easthampton, and have a double Live Music Friday with locals Stompbox Trio, and Lady Moon & the Eclipse
We delve into the virtual worlds designed for this weekend's Power of Truths Festival with designer Khalif Neville, hear about pushing the boundaries of chamber music with the folx behind the Connections Concert at Bombyx this Sunday, And McGovern ponders what to do about Israel after the tragedy with World Central Kitchen
Caroline Rose joins us for a check-in before the second night of their residency, Diane and Robert Rollins tell us of the long road to bringing produce and poultry to the region at D & R Farms, Dave Hayes updates us on the slightly unseasonable sky-goings-on, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster sets time markers on our vocabulary with Retronyms.
We speak with State Senator Jake Olivera about some of the many issues on his agenda and his love of NPR, and we hear about the amalgam of art, history, and education that will make up the third Power of Truths Festival.
We hear about the $2M gift received by CATA, explore laughter in the 413 with the folx from Happier Valley Comedy, and Mr. Universe tells us about a western Massachusetts tie to eclipses though Emily Dickenson.
Word Nerd Emily Brewster doubles down into the history of the word "ditto", the MIFA Victory Players combine the music of Amy Beach and the poetry of Emily Dickenson in a program that will air on NEPM Classical this weekend, we learn about the first woman to play professional baseball with author Martha Ackmann, and Congressman Jim McGovern bemoans our inability to truly hear each other and have discourse.
We speak with author Ayize Jama-Everett about his Liminal Series before his appearance at Book Moon in Easthampton, meet the new artistic advisor for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and get an update on the strike at Mass MoCA as well as Holyoke's School receivership with NEPM's Jill Kaufmann.
We get a visit from Naomi Szymonik of Deere Creek Farm to hear about their pandemic built agrotourism and more, get into some of the highs and lows of the current run of electric cars in light of the recent Biden administration's plans for emissions, and Kaliis returns from the Big Ears Festival with stories to tell.
Moon justice, food justice and an embarrassing history.
Swift, Satiated and Blessed
The Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference, a new documentary, “Where I Became,” and Congressman Jim McGovern
A new Shakespeare festival emerges in Montague, Word Nerd Emily Brewster reveals words that evolve backwards (assbackwords), plus a check in with Report For America.
We get donuts, pie, and more at Atkins Farm Country Market, talk with the folx at Downtown Sounds about their recent deep dive into the history of a very unique guitar, find out more about figures in western Massachusetts' past with local historian Cliff McCarthy, and a big festival out of the 413 that'll see one of the show's hosts this weekend.
Local HIstorian Erika Slocumb talks to us about her research into the Liberty Heights housing project of Holyoke, we chat with the new owners of Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland about the change in leadership, and Mr. Universe breaks down a recent Department of Defense paper on extraterrestrial life.
We get another glimps of the Back Porch Festival with Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem who'll perform twice in the event's run, check out the new tanglewood season with conductor of the Boston Pops Keith Lockhart, and make the wine thunderdome into a battle of north vs. south with white burgundies at State Street Deli, WIne & Spirits.
We hear about Emily Dickenson's Irish connection with Rosemary Caine and folx connected with her work "Margaret Maher and the Celtification of Emily DIckenson", talk tree gold with the MAssachusetts Maple association president Keith Bardwell in Whately, check in with congressman Jim McGovern about Capitol Hill and the recent "visitors" to his office, and eat pie, because it's Pi Day.
We learn how to play the bagpipes (sorta!) with Tina Harkness and Rick Rabe of the Springfield Kiltie Band, sit with Hector Flores and Denise Carlos of Las Cafeteras who are headed to Northampton for the Back Porch Festival, and learn the proper places to put prepositions with our resident wordster, Emily Brewster of Merriam Webster
We hear about the ongoing strike at Mass MoCA with NEPM reporter Jill Kaufmann, talk with state legislators Jo Comerford, Natalie Blais, and Susannah Whipps, and hear about the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade events with committee president Hayley Dunn.
We chat with rocker Caroline Rose, who's turned down the volume and upped the empathy for her latest album and upcoming residency at Bombyx, and Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, discusses the conjuction of the Oscars, Ramadan, and a supernova with a missing neutron star.
We have Live Music Friday with Dennis Crommett who'll play the Back Porch Festival next week, Talk about the Oscars with Academy Member and filmmaker Larry Hott and Amherst Cinemas Programming Director George Myers, and take our Franklin County Wine Friend Sommalier Ken Washburn to Juicbox in Shelburne Falls for the Thunderdome.
We hear about the Almost Spring Weekender series hosted in Sheffield by local Music CSA Secret Planet, get live music from Orchestra Gold who'll be performing at the event, hear about another music event that we'll benefit a climate resilience program in Oaxaca with Neftali Duran, and have our weekly chat with Jim McGovern.
We sit with all-around food justice championer Liz O'Gilvie who is taking part in CISA's storytelling event Field Notes this Sunday, hear about the 40+ year legacy of Girls Inc of the Valley with Jess Colson, and get into a listener question about resurging pronounciations with resident wordster Emily Brewster
We head to Granby to check on our friends at Red Fire Farm who suffered great losses due to a fire last month, chat with Tarriona "Tank" Ball of Tank & The Bangas just before their sold out show at the Drake this evening, and get a preview of next week's Back Porch Festival with Jim Olsen of Signature Sounds.
We chat with local author Mickey Rathbun about her new memoir examining her family's ties to a book in the American canon, discuss the new Dune movie with Salman Hameed, and talk with two organizations with differing opinions about the Amherst ceasefire resolution that'll be put up to vote this evening.
We drink Croatian wine with winemaker Kreso Petrekovic, take a tour of the Dr. Seuss exhibits at Springfield Museums as they gear up for celebrations honoring his birthday, welcome back the Northampton Record Fair with organizer Justin Cohen, and have a harmonious Live Music Friday with the trio Eavesdrop
We chat with author James Swanson who's just released a book about the Deerfield Raid, and with Ray Radigan and Lindsay Kruzlic of the Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield who have recently updated their exhibit on the conflict, and our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern is beset with delays.
We learn about less known figures of local black history with local historian Cliff McCarthy, get gracious with Word Nerd Emily Brewster and a listener question about the phrase "You're welcome", and continue our tour of the exhibit "Emancipation" with curator Destinee Filmore at the Williams College Museum of Art.
We get a sneak peek of CISA's upcoming event Field Notes with Tessa White Diemand of Diemand Farms in Wendell, look at the intersections of the humanities and environmental work with professor Malcom Sen of UMass, and take a tour of the exhibit "Emancipation" at the Williams College Museum of Art with curator Destinee Filmore.
We take a glance at the Point/Counterpoint speaker series with moderator professor Ilan Stavans, hear about a corporate lunar landing and what that could mean for the future of the moon with Mr. Universe, and head to Pittfield to get a taste of the Carribean at the newest eatery on North St.: BB's Hot Spot.
We take Live Music Friday on the road to hang out with punk rock duo Film & Gender, check out a new fabric store in Holyoke that's on a mission to conserve both broadway and hollywood fabrics and your clothes, hear about CSA week with CISA and Mark Rutkowski of Rivershed Farm, and make our own birthday-styled Wine Thunderdome.
We hear about the two events happening in Greenfield this weekend centered around the Rights to Nature movement with Dian Dix of the Nolumbeka Project and Livia Charles of Western Mass Rights to Nature, and hang out with another Amherst College alum who's headed back to campus for LitFest this weekend, Brown University professor Lisa Biggs.
We head to Umass' exhibition that combines art, science, Indigenous HIstory and more with Interim director of Umass Contemporary Art Museum Amanda Herman, start a new pursuit in the name of marginalized local history with professor Ousmane Power-Green, and get up close and particular with pronouns and Word Nerd Emily Brewster.
We hear about the community building and restorative work of Jesse Freidin and his latest series "Are You Ok?" which centers transgendered and gender non-conforming youth, and chat with Sam Lovejoy about the 50th anniversary of his tower toppling feat and the documentary about the event that will have a showing at the Shea Theater later this week.
We delve into the music catalog of Sopie Et Adam before their show at 33 Hawley, talk with confirmed MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient author Kelly Link about her brand new novel, and discover the new wine shop on the town in Easthampton at Tip Top Wine Shop for the wine thunderdome.
We explore another Lunar New Year celebration with the Chinese Association of Western Mass, hear about the first acts headed to the Iron Horse when it re-opens in May, sample sustainably sourced local meats and witness the art of butchering with the team at Sutter Meats in Northampton, and our weekly chat with congressman Jim McGovern finds him quite frustrated with the efforts, or lack thereof, of his fellow House members.
We find out about an initiative to help the communities around the Quabbin Reservoir that don't have access to the waters in their backyard with NEPM Reporter Alden Bourne, Talk memoir and memories with Amherst College alums Aparna Nancherla and Jen Acker in preperation for the College's Lit Fest, and delight in liguistic misfires with Word Nerd Emily Brewster of Merriam Webster.
Laissez bon temps roulet as we check out the Mardi Gras event happening at White Lion this evening with the folx throwing the party. The Blues to Green organization, also we hear from Samirah Evans who'll be performing for the occasion, and hear archival footage of the man who inspired the whole thing, Charles Neville.
Mr. Universe gets into the superb owl and also a superbly rare meteorite that fell just outside of Berlin, Punk Rock Icon and all around good vegan dude Ted Leo joins us to talk about music in general before he heads to Amherst this Friday to play a solo show at The Drake, and Dave Hayes the Weather Nut explains a bit more of the sky stuff that we should encounter tomorrow.
Folk artist of many disciplines Sean Rowe joins us for Live Music Friday, discover the nuances of appellation with a couple of interesting examples at Table & Vine for the WIne Thunderdome, and celebrate the beginning of maple season with pancakes (and waffles) at the North Hadley Sugar Shack.
Two Black History Month celebrations stop by the studio, the first a month long speaker series in Springfield, the second the culmination of months of research in Northampton, plus congressman Jim McGovern gets accolades from a jedi (or the joker) on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
We check in with two of the panelists that will be at the NEPM screening of the PBS documentary "The Cost of Inheritance", quickstep with folx from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra's upcoming latin-diasporic program "Havana Nights", and pepper the page with punctuation for this week's segment with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.
We speak with co-founder and CEO of Team R3set John Lewis about building economic equity in the Berkshires, Author/illustrator Grace Lin walks us through her Lunar New Year celebration happening at Bombyx, and Mr Universes, Salman Hameed, takes a look at an attempt to right an inequity wrong in science.
We talk about the ongoing Holyoke receivership issue, discuss the activist legacy of The Nelsons in Franklin county and beyond, and get ready to sing our hearts out for the Big Brothers Big SIsters of Hampshire County's "Big Love, Little Performances"
We sip wine from the turn of the century at State Street Wine & Provisions, Gush all about Dave Rothstein's latest surreal adventure of winning a snow sculpture contest, and celebrate The Colony's Motel's final show at Luthier's this bandcamp and Live Music Friday
We hang out with the host of our new show sibling, Carrie Saldo of NEPM's "The Rundown", explore more fallout from the shifting of the liquor licenses in Northampton with Parlor Room Collective executive director Chris Freeman, discover fun winter board games for the dark days with Justin Dowd of Start Playing Games, and Congressman Jim McGovern discusses the bipartisan Child Tax Credit, the connection between food and medicine and more
We discover a homegrown animated series about first generation experiences with Zul Manzi's "The Matumbilas", Word Nerd Emily Brewster gives us better understanding of the use of apostrophes, and NEPM reporter Jill Kaufmann joins us as we talk with the Chair of the Northampton Licensing Board about progress with the state of the IHEG licenses.
We talk about bringing more gender equity to the construction trades with Amy Calandrella of Western Mass Tradeswomen, speak with state senator Jo Comerford, and eat locally even in the winter with Executive Chef Charlie David at Champney's Restaurant and Tavern in Deerfield.
We meet the director of Volunteers in Medicine and chat about their mission to provide care to those ineligible for insurance, hang out at a practice for one of the few high school girls ice hockey teams in western Mass with the Longmeadow Lancers, and Mr. Universe gets into another theory about the origins of black holes.
We get into Greek wine for the latest thunderdome at Provisions in Longmeadow, talk about the intersection of art and equity with the folx from Art for the Soul Gallery and a workshop series they've recently launched, and have rising blues stars from the Berkshires Misty Blues head into the studios for Live Music Friday
We discover a multi generational collaboration between the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought and the Young at Heart Chorus that will open this weekend, cozy into a memoir by local author Anne Pikerton that holds grief and how we process it in new light, and Congressman Jim McGovern tackles his usual onslaught of issues on Capitol Hill and weighs in on the soon to be vacated State Senate seat in his home district of Worcester.
We leaf through the pages of Larry Spotted-Crow Mann's latest book about a Nipmuc Youth, highlight black women in medicine with Dr. Khama Ennis and her documentary series which is having showings across Western Mass next month, and wade into the murky waters of adjectives through a listener question about the suffix -er with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.
We meet with the folx making fresh produce happen across Hampden County with Go Fresh Mobile Market, get into the sold out production of Torch Song happening in Easthampton over the next two weekends, and delve into an opera with local connections that will have its radio debut on Classical NEPM this weekend.
We get a taste of an upcoming talk on Shays Rebellion with local author Daniel Bullen who'll speak on the subject at the Springfield Armory later this week, check out the Young at Heat Chorus at their new digs at American International College, and Mr. Universe explains a recent discovery by UMass about black holes, and Japan's foray into the Lunar theater.
We imbibe a few mocktails with Sean Billson at Jackalope for "Dry January", invite Muswell Hillbillies to the studio for Live Music Friday as they get ready for thier Tom Petty Tribute at The Drake in Amherst, and Boston Red Sox organist Josh Kantor plays your requests live.
We discover how Smith College Dining Services are furthering their efforts to be more plant based with help from the Humane Society, Discover the Black Legacy Project's mission to educate and create more racial equity through music and a concert happening in the Berkshires this weekend, and Congressman Jim McGovern gives us his weekly Capitol HIll Rundown.
We visit the harvest at Winter Moon Roots Farm, discover how art can keep you healthy in a new documentary airing on PBS with a local connection, and dig into some listener questions with resident wordster Emily Brewster of Merriam Webster.
We chat with folx from The Conway School about making our towns and cities not just environmentally friendly, but ecologically ready for whatever climate change brings us, and speak with president of Free Speech For The People John Bonifaz about the organization's efforts to remove the 45th president from the Bay State's primary ballot.
We talk with Keith Beauchamp, writer and producer of the film "Till" which has showings scheduled this week at the Triplex in Great Barrington, and discover the history behind MLK Jr. Day with Clark University Professor Ousmane Power-Green
We drink 76-year-old Rioja reserva with our Franklin County Wine Friend and sommalier Ken Washburn, Our very first Live Music Friday guest Peter Mulvey makes a triumphant return with a surprise new album and a show this evening at The Parlor Room, and we speak with the many folx involved with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra's MLK Jr inspired program "Classics & Jazz"
We talk with the folx gearing up for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at the Mass Mutual Center on Monday, Rep. McGovern reminisces about the scope and scale of Capitol hill, and we debate Bill Belichick's departure from the Patriots with Ryan McCollum and a special surprise guest.
Music Director of the Haydenville Congregational Church Mare Berger joins us to talk about their event Songs for Peace, Alexis Breiteneicher of Valley CDC reveals their many completed and ongoing projects in fair housing across Hampshire County, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster helps us discover another Word of the Year.
We head to one of the only certified 100% grass-fed beef operations in Massachusetts at Walker Farm on Whorttleberry Hill, get both grounded and cosmic with multi-disciplinary artist Lonnie Holley, and local authors Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner help the kids be even more alright with their latest book "Finding Home"
Mr. Universe takes us back to the moon to honor its spaces and figure out who owns them, we explore the many organizations at collective art space 33 Hawley as it reopens, and Smith College Professor and journalist Naila Moreira talks about solar challenges facing western Mass, and the Bay State as a whole.
We taste some bubbles with Dare Provisions & Bottleshop in Lenox at a champagne tasting around the corner at Pizzeria Boema, talk First Night Northampton with Northampton Arts Council Event Coordinator Steve Sanderson, and hear a few of the folx you can catch that last night of the year for Live Music Friday: Father Hotep and Love Crumbs
We speak with the illustrious Mystic Bowie about his legacy and upcoming show at Gateway City Arts, Talk about the great light displays in the area and our favorite holiday specials and movies, and get a year in review and a look to the next with Rep. Jim McGovern.
We chat with Tem Blessed and Mike LaRiccia who have recently released their comic book Planeta Blu, troll about old worlds found in holiday songs with word nerd Emily Brewster, and Kaliis offers some games you might get for the special player in your holiday season.
We head to Hadley to discover one of the oldest continuously running farms in Western Mass at Barstow's, find out the origins, principles, and local events for Kwanzaa with Umass professor Amilcar Shabazz and Springfield Kwanzaa Co-ordinator Ayanna Crawford, and Mr. Universe, and Salman Hameed wraps up the year with two recommendations and one significant cosmic event.
We hear about the White House Holiday Party from someone who got to go: Law Professor Jen Taub, We discover the yuletide things that go jingle in the night with folklorist Jeff Belanger, and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy discusses the recently announced Solid Sound lineup
Kimaya Diggs joins us for Live Music Friday as she gears up to bring along more musicians to the Drake this weekend for her 3rd Annual Kimaya Diggs and Friends Holiday Show, we sip bubbly (but not champagne) with Table & Vine Ambassador Michael Quinlan, and find out about the LGBTQIA+ BIPOC Makers Market happening in Holyoke with organizer Ebbie Russell, plus a slightly delayed chat with Congressman Jim McGovern.
It's holiday times! And it's our 200th show! We talk with Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett about Rockwell's body of work as well as other exhibits the museum has going
We hear about the gordian entanglements between dinosaurs and local history from the organizers behind the Great Greenfield Dinofest, Discover love and a course of action against nuclear weapons and climate change with Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson, and offer consilation prizes to more of the WOTY runners up with resident wordster Emily Brewster of Merriam-Webster.
We find out about the innovative and tasty CSA happening at Blossoming Acres Farm, we talk with MDAR director Ashley Randle about the $20 million in relief funds recently awarded by Beacon Hill, and head over to JJ's Tavern to check out a punk rock benefit for Translate Gender.
Amy Donovan and Arlene Miller of the Springfield Materials Recycling Facilities Advisory Board help us understand the ins and outs of holiday recycling, Mr. Universe gets into the effects of gamma ray burst on our ozone and the Betelgeuse eclipse, and Phil Korman gives us an update on the Farm Resiliency Fund's finish line.
We chat with Anne Thalheimer of Lowbrow Craft Fair happening this weekend, The Wine Thunderdome gears up for a gala at State Street Deli, Wines & Spirits with a extra special NEPM tie-breaker and big reds, live Music Friday has local folk music legend Tracy Grammer visit the studios, and we speak with folx from Jews for Peace about their March from Northampton to Springfield calling for a ceasefire in Israel.
We talk about the economics of Art with Randy Cohen of Americans for the Arts, hear about ReBelle's upcoming event at 33 Hawley, celebrate the first night of Hannukah with Rabbi Amy Wallk, and our weekly chat with Jim McGovern reviews the republican debates and progress with the USDA regarding hunger awareness.
We bring both the noise and the ruckus with the folx organizing Hip Hop for the Homeless 10 at Gateway CIty Arts, CEO of Transhealth Dallas Ducar tells us of their upcoming Holigay Party at Marigold Theater, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster walks us through some of the WOTY runners up.
As Gateway City Arts nears it's closure, we speak with proprietors Vitek Kruta and Lori Divine about it's origins and journey over the past decade plus, we hear about the 2nd Annual Queer Winter Makers Market, and local children's book author Jason Perkins regales us with his book "Rock Stars Don't Nap"
We chat with folx from Self Evident Education about their films screening at Smith College, Pizza Quest volume VII stops at Berkshire Mountain Pizza Cafe & Bakery in Pittfield, and we find out all about our favorite imported pollinators with Dick Connor of Red Barn Honey in Northampton
We discover all the neat things Forestopia brings us from the trees, Kendra Morris joins us for Live Music Friday, and The Wine Thunderdome takes us to Provisions where we hear about bubbles, but get into the terroir of Syrah
We chat with Argentinian folklorico and klezmer duo Cesar Lerner and Marcello Moguilevsky, celebrate the gender spectrum with Joe Dulude II a.k.a. Mr. Drag, and have a post March wrap up with Congressman Jim McGovern.
Mr. Universe digs into Ken Burn's latest documentary, Ioka Valley Farms gears up for tree cutting and more in its busiest season of the year, and we head down the road to the Mass Mutual Center to check out the Festival of Trees which fundraises for the Springfield Boys & Girls Club.
We get funny with Springfield native, comedian/actor/writer Bill Posley of "Bill Does The Talent Show", get collaborative with the folx of the Urban Food Brood as they gear up for their Kringle Market this weekend, and hear other organizations that you'd like to highlight for this Giving Tuesday (besides NEPM of course!).
We talk with many of the moving parts that make The Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage happen, and speak with Head Word Nerd in Charge Peter Sokolowski of Merriam Webster about the recently announced "Word of the Year".
We put a bow on the March for the Food Bank 14, and revisit some chef driven farms in our area: The Apple Place in East Longmeadow, and Grown Up Farm in Belchertown
The March for the Food Bank continues on its second, longer, and far more uphill journey to combat hunger.
Monte begins his march to Greenfield in support of the work of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helming the March for The Food Bank 14 and speaks with a bevvy of folx on the importance of combatting hunger everywhere.
Live music from Tubachristmas and The Basement Cats, honoring the Reverend Peter Ives and costuming at Swanson's Fabrics
We mcgovern straight into the March for the Food Bank 14 with Rep. Jim McGovern who walks the whole way, discover another hidden population of hungry folxs: students at public colleges, and speak with multi-instrumentalist Corn Mo.
We chat with The Word Nerd about food words as the march for the foor bank approaches, hear a bit from beloved children's book author and musician Mister G about his upcoming free show on Nov. 18, and get a peek at what the folx at the Parlor Room Collective have in store for the future of The Iron Horse.
For Hunger Awareness Week, and to gear up for the March for The Food Bank, we sit down with some folx addressing hunger right here in Springfield: Shannon Ruddle of Martin Luther King Jr. Services and Liz O'Gilvie of Gardening the Community and Springfield Food Policy Council, plus we find out how to pivot from dairy to skin care with the goats of Joe and Stan McCoy at Sage Meadow Farm in Easthampton
We chat with Amanda Freeman, Marissa Chiapperino, Franchezka Bermudez about changing policy and making bureaucracy easier to navigate in the 413, Discover the century of history nestled in Great Barrington at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, and Mr. Universe tackles issues both terrestrial and cosmic.
We get a jump on Hunger Awareness Week by chatting with Lev Ben Ezra of the Amherst Survival Center, and Executive chef of Stone Soup Cafe Kirsten Levitt, have Live Music Friday with Forest Alley String Band before they play a benefit for Stone Soup Cafe this weekend, heavily allude to a way you can help alleviate hunger and still enjoy some wine during our Tina Turner Memorial Wine Thunderdome at State Street Deli, Wine & Spirits, and go totally tuber with Diane Swazlowski-Mullins of Swaz Potato Farms.
We find out about the inaugural Indigenous Film Festival in Williamstown, chat with NEPM's Karen Brown about her series on gambling in Massachusetts, hear Rep. Jim McGovern's concerns on The West Bank, hunger and more, and find out what it takes to row a pumpkin down the stream with Dave Rothstein.
We play around with Liz Rosenberg of The Toy Box in Amherst, hear about the "Let's Dance" fundraiser for Pathlight this Saturday, find the liminal space between active and passive voice with The Word Nerd, and visit the largest food pantry in the Berkshires; The South Community Food Pantry
We check out an exhibit of eccentric oddities at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, hear about the restorative and transformative justice of Pa'lante in Holyoke, and give a quick rundown of all the contested mayoral races in western Mass with NEPM's Adam Frenier.
We get down with Ed Bride about the Berkshire Jazz Sprawl, discover the origins of Earth's moon with Mr. Universe, and have a sit down with Chicopee mayoral hopeful, current city-councilor Delmarina Lopez.
We dance with BCUC for Live Music Friday, wrap up our collaboration with the Media Lab Fellows and their series "Books for Young People", celebrate Dare Bottleshop & Provision's 2nd birthday with a tour of Beaujolais, and introduce you to a new voice in jazz here at NEPM
We indulge in reverance of the apple for Franklin County Cider Days, heat it up with Kara Peters of Ahlbin's Fire Cider, and hear about the initiatives in the bay state to end Daylight Savings Time with Dr. Karin Johnson
We head to the next town over and check out the new digs for the Food Bank of Western Mass, plus we get to sit and discuss the organizations growth, past, and future with director Andrew Morehouse, and Word Nerd Emliy Brewster teaches us fancy words for some activities we do on the daily.
It's the end of October, so we get a rundown of scary tales and history of the 413 with Jeff Belanger and talk about the 3 ofrendas going up in Holyoke and Easthampton with organizers Iohann Rashi Vega and Jason Montgomery
We find out how Latinas 413 and Hot Plate Brewing Company are teaming up for Dia de los Muertos festivities in Pittsfield, take an extra spooky tour of the Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke with Director Megan Seiler, and use space as a metaphor for our greater humanity with Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed.
We head to Leverett to chat with drink wine with Ken Washburn and find out about their inagural Harvest Festival, Kaliis gets interviewed AGAIN, but this time by Media Lab Fellow Jeremiah Merced, young guitar phenom Louie Phipps joins us for Live Music Friday to celebrate his second album, and we explore the incoming crops at Riverland Farm in Sunderland.
Members of the cast and crew of the rock musical Lizzie, which takes a look at the life and motivations of Lizzie Borden, Richard Little stops by to tell us how we can help to take Jurassic Armored Mud Balls to the state level, and Congressman Jim McGovern gives his impressions of the new speaker.
We explore what the recently announced 4 billion dollar Affordable Housing Act could mean for western Massachusetts with Keith Fairey of Wayfinders and Denise Jordan of the Springfield Housing Authority, and hear how Hampshire and Hampden county organizations are collaborating for the Youth Performance Festival.
We speak with mayoral hopeful Justin Hurst about his bid for the seat and his plans for Springfield, and hear about the Youth Performance Festival's collaboration with Make It Springfield.
We head over to Dakin Humane Society's Animal Shelter in Springfield to PET ALL THE THINGS...ahem. Find out about their new director and expanded offerings, and Mr. Universe, Hampshire College professor Salman Hameed, extols the virtues of the new Scorsese movie and tells how the discovery of ronin planets could mean much more in our search for new heavenly bodies.
Linda McInerney and the band Cloudbelly talk about A Happening III, happening in Turners Falls. Plus a Wine Thunderdome with orange wine at Provisions. And NEPM Media Lab's Maggie Kocsmiersky talking with author Mychal Connolly Sr.
We have our weekly chat with Congressman Jim McGovern, and speak with candidate for mayor of Greenfield Ginny Desorgher.
Word Nerd Emily Brewster celebrates Dictionary Day with us by exploring the spelling pursuits of our local dictionary's namesake, Noah Webster, we explore a possible future for Pittsfield with mayoral candidate Peter Marchetti, and Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, talks with us about going to New Mexico to see the first Pakistani astronaut.
We find out all about mushroom growing with Julie Coffey of Mycoterra Farm, celebrate Kari Kastango's feat of swimming the entirety of the Connecticut River, and chat with New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, who just so happened to write a book with Fabulous 413 host, Kaliis Smith.
We speak to the director of community-based learning at Mt. Holyoke College, Maria Salgado-Catagena who has been chronicling the Puerto Rican history of Holyoke, hang out with Dean Cycon, formerly of Dean's Beans and who currently has just put out a new historical novel, and check in with Pittsfield Mayoral candidate John Krol
We have Live Music Friday with Ciarra Fragale, playing Hawks & Reed this and next weekend, explore our local and global eating options with Andy Cox and German Alvarado of Smith College Dining Services, hear the final product of what the NEPM Media Lab Fellows got up to this summer, and head into the wine thunderdome at Table & Vine in West Springfield with one extra Mike and a whole lot of tradition
We discuss the future of the MCAS tests with Mary Tamer of Democrats for Education Reform, have our weekly check- in with Congressman Jim McGovern who has a lot on his proverbial plate this week, and explore the recent announcement about the Green River Festival with Jim Olsen of Signature Sounds and John Sanders of DSP Shows.
We find out about the Springfield Dragon Boat Festival, discover how the team behind Latinas 413 is building community in the Berkshires, and continue our conversation with Greenfield mayor Roxann Wedegartner
We hang out with the new generation of folx preserving their own futures in Youth Archivists for Social Change, speak with the current mayor seeking re-election in Greenfield Roxann Wedegartner, and get into the history and future of Nueva Esperanza in Holyoke with it's current Director Kayla Rodriguez
Double Live Music Friday with La Perla Bogota and Priya Darshini both playing in the area over the weekend, and we head to the thunderdome for a switch up where we make the folx at State Street Deli Wine & Spirits pair a wine on the fly with food that we've brought.
We head to HCC to check out the only Community College in the commonwealth with a Latinx Studies program, talk with some of the folx behind the "Transformed" series at Amherst Cinemas, and Rep. Jim McGovern addresses the ousting of Speaker McCarthy
We talk with the New England Repertoiry Orchestra's artistic director Cailin Marcel-Manson about their season opener this weekend, explore the outer reaches of global and local music with the folx behind the Peace & Rhythm record label, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster serves up a few culinary terms that just got entered into the dictionary
We hang out with the new manager of the Holyoke Farmers Market, Alexis Diaz De Jesus as well as the folx from La Arecibeña Torres Family Farm who have participated in the market, have a sit down with mayor Jennifer Macksey of North Adams, and untangle the recent changes surrounding Northampton's Calvin Theater and Pearl Street with NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman.
We hear the sounds and stories of pianist Carli Munoz, who plays at Smith College later this week, hear about the rebirth and new season of Pothole Pictures in Shelburne Falls, and hear about the possibilities of life on Jupiter's moon, Europa.
We taste through 6 Cabernet Francs with Allison Slute of Cab Franc Chronicles and the folx at Dare Bottleshop, and hear about the event Queertivity from it's founder and organizer, local musician Red Jasper
We chat with the 4th generation currently running the 130+ year old Austin Brothers Valley Farm in Belchertown, hear about our NEPM colleague Elizabeth Roman's interview with Gov. Maura Healey, take a closer look at the new words in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and Rep. Jim McGovern rues the plight of mcgoverning as another shutdown looms.
We check out a tiny piece of the 978 in our four counties when we survey the wonders of the North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival, get a teaser of the 690 new words Merriam Webster just added to their dictionary, find out all about Latino Arts Day at Springfield Museums, and hear exciting news from the Parlor Room about a well known Northampton venue.
We head to Springfield's first dual language program at Gerena Elementary School, find out what Osiris Rex discovered on its recent asteroid visit, and delve into the rich history and culture of Bomba with Brendaliz Cepeda and Saul Peñalosa of Bomba de Aqui.
We get inbetween the stanzas of the Tell It Slant festival being thrown by the Emily Dickenson Museum, and speak with Actor/director/author John Lithgow about why libraries are important before his appearance supporting one of our local ones this weekend.
The Fresh Grass Festival opens today at Mass MoCA in North Adams, so we head to the berkshires to get the lay of the Roots & Americana festival with founders Chris Wadsworth & Rachel Chanoff, Festival producer Ollie Chanoff, Mass MoCA General Manager Addison McDonald, plus live music from Becky Buller and Ned Luberecki of the Becky Buller band, and with the band Mr. Sun, helmed by Bluegrass Legend Darol Anger.
We discuss ethical meat eating with Hettie Belle Farm, take a trip down the Connecticut River to get prepared for the Paper City Regatta, and rue yet another possible federal government shutdown in our weekly Mcgoverning with Rep. Jim McGovern
We hear about local connections to the SAG-AFTRA Strike with Gary Gallone, fine out about the three new exhibits opening at the Umass Museum of Contemporary Art, and scuba into acronyms with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.
We fawn over quodnam poet laureate and multidisciplinary author Rita Dove who comes to the Berkshires this week for the WIT festival, and speaking of festivals we talk about film editing and the Ashfield Film Festival with Harry Keramidis
Local author/illustrator Grace Lin joins us to talk about her latest book, Mr. Universe eschews the mexican alien conversation to look at K2-18b instead, and Kaliis has to broadcast from home, which is a bit ironic, considering.
We discover the WIT festival happening next week in Lenox, bring the Wine thunderdome to Franklin County (finally), and get a quick look at the Millpond series, which opens tonight in Easthampton
CISA preps us for Climate Change and Farming week, Rep. Jim McGovern also laments climate change as we review the terrible weather incidents in his district this week, and UK Rockers Modern English join us in studio before they head to Greenfield and rock us all at Hawks & Reed this Saturday.
Despite a city-wide emergency, we speak with 11th Hampden State Rep Bud WIlliams, Mr. Universe laments our lack of appreciation for comets, and we fish for animal verbs with The Word Nerd
Farm Stand is happening! We chat with the folx stewarding the Farm Resilliency Fund as well as Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll about the importance of having a well woven support network for local agriculture in the wake of climate disasters like we've had this year. Plus, a look at the mayoral candidates for Springfield with the NEPM Newsroom.
We view the juried sculpture show, now all ability accessible, at Park Hill Orchard with proprietor Russell Braen and accessibility advocate and wheelchair user Christos Palames, and take a Umass AI professor to Mike's Maze where this year's theme is artificial intelligence and the very nature of humanity.
We check out the local literary magazine Meat for Tea as they gear up for their quarterly Cirque, Hang out with Jonah Keane from Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary and Wallace Field who'll be playing the Arcadia Fold festival on those grounds next week, and drink the wine we abandoned for PInot Grigio with the Wine Snobs at State Street.
Ruth E. Carter comes by the studios before her appearance at the Art For The Soul Cafe, The folx behind the Cancer Connection's Bed-In fndraiser come by the talk about the event, and we do our weekly mcgoverning with Rep. Jim McGovern and a bunch of your questions!
We eat tasty treats at East Longmeadow's The Apple Place, delve into the evolution of the singular "you" with The Word Nerd Emily Brewster, and laugh for good causes with the folx of Comedy Cause 5.
We chat with Carlos Uriona of Double Edge Theater and Larry Spotted-Crow Mann of Oketeau Cultural Center about Little Amal's visit to Ashfield, and celebrate 50 years of the Mattoon St. Arts Festival with organizers Jason Alves, Bob McCarroll, and Freya Bromwich.
We find out what's wrong with local lilacs and even more wrong with local trees with Plant Pathologist Nick Brazee, head to Table & Vine to drink a much maligned grape with Michael Quinlan, and bring Franklin County's High Tea in for live music Friday.
We get our workout on with Dallas Ducar of Transhealth as they gear up for Pony Sweat, head up to Amherst to see the new brick and mortar location of Restless Books, and have our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.
The Word Nerd talks to us about the "ae" ending and its many pronunciations, Sheila Bandyopadhyay gets into her role as "Puck" in Shakespeare & Company's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and we discover the collection of plays at Historic Northampton that make up "Pulling Up the Roots".
Max Page of Mass. Teachers Union comes to talk about their initiative to shift perspective on the MCAS tests, Justin Dowd of Start Playing Games tells us about games so good they'll get you through a move, and Alden Booth of The People's Pint in Greenfield shows us how hyperlocal can be done right and right here.
We get further into the story of Frank Marchand, who now has a one man show going up at The Shea Theater this week, Chat with Springfield City Councilor Tracye Whitfield about Dine Black Springfield, and celebrate India's moon landing with Mr. Universe.
A conversation about the removal of a roadside landmark on Route 2. Greenfield Recorder reporter Richie Davis on his new collection of stories. The Wine Thunderdome returns to Provisions. And live music with King Radio.
Congressman McGovern in Kenya. Many Graces flower farm in Hadley and a preview of the 5-course 50th anniversary of Hip-hop dinner at Jackalope in Springfield
A preview of The Far Out Queer Comedy Festival, Magic In The Valley in Ludlow and a conversation with future media stars through NEPM's Media Lab
Mr. Universe tells us about the farthest star, we workshop a new name for a well-loved musical celebration in Northampton with Steve Sanderson and the Word Nerd, get our Lego on when Andy Price chats with us about Brick Con, and find out more about indictments with Jen Taub.
We chat with Juan Falcon, one of the organizers behind the New England Latino Festival happening this weekend, and film maker Ido Mizrahi joins us, along with the subjects of his latest work: Local astronaut Cady Coleman, her husband glass artist Josh Simpson, and their son photographer Jamey Simpson.
Live Music Friday happens with Erin McKeown, we discover more about the Springfield Museum's search for docents, Enter the Wine Thunderdome in Lenox with the folx of Dare Bottleshop & Provisions, and find out about a board game auction happening in Greenfield
We explore the collaboration between the Holyoke Housing Authority and Atlas Farm's Mobile Market, check out the Art of Brewing Festival happening at the Normal Rockwell Museum, and have our weekly talk with Rep. Jim McGovern about the latest farm bill.
We learn which words were most looked up this week with Ersatz Word Nerd Ammon Shea, talk with Sharron Frazier-McClain about the Third Annual Celebration of Black Voices at Barrington Stage, and speak with Megan Burke of the Community Foundation about their involvement with the Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund.
We head to Tanglewood for their event Tanglewood on Parade, their annual showcase of all the musicians that have been nestled in the Berkshires all summer!
Professor Catherine Sanderson talks to us about the science of happiness, Mr. Universe tears apart the recent congressional hearings on aliens, and we chat with Ayanna Crawford and Justine
Live music Friday with The Fawns, We chat with Holyoke Mayor and Nueva Esperanza's Melvin Sanchez about Fiesta Patronales de Holyoke, and the Wine Thunderdome seeks to find a wine to go with grilled foods.
We hear how the USDA is helping local farmers in the wake of all the summer's climate disasters, Find out more about the Massachusetts Renaissance Faire happening in Cummington, and get Rep Jim McGovern's take on the latest set of Trump indictments.
We speak with Clem Clay and Susan Scheufele of the UMass Extension about their role in aiding farmers after our flooding disasters, Ersatz Word Nerd Ammon Shea looks for the missing "c" in indictment, and law professor and author Jennifer Taub guides us through our many ongoing legal queries.
We speak with members of the Hestia Collective on the restoration of their Northampton Mural, and with David Brule and Amalia Fourhawks of the 10th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival.
We go to The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in Greenfield, discover the dark skies movement with astronomers James Lowenthal and Salman Hameed, and take Pizza Quest to Northampton to sample the slices at Joe's Cafe Spaghetti and Pizza House.
We bring local singer songwriter Sandy Bailey in for Live Music Friday, Speak with Christina Franklin about her production of "The Light" currently showing at Chester Theater, and pit two wines against each other on the road with Michael Quinlan of Table & Vine.
We chat with Harrison Bardwell of Bardwell Farms in Hatfield, McGovern about flood relief and aliens with Rep. Jim McGovern, and head back to the Berkshires for more on Dance at Jacob's Pillow with Director Pamela Tatge.
Ersatz word nerd Ammon Shea takes a look at the words most searched this week and we celebrate the anniversary of the ADA with a panel of those most familiar with the statute.
We go to Mass MoCA to talk with and hear performances from the folx at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival which ends with the Loud Weekend July 27-29th.
We talk with Senators Jo Comerford and Karen Spilka, and Tim Garvin of the United Way about efforts to help farmers affected by the flooding and ongoing rains, Mr. Universe brings local filmmaker Bob Krzykowski about Barbenheimer, and Calvinmania comes to Forbes Library.
Suzy Fortgang from Muse Cider Bar. Live music Friday with Willie Carlisle, filmmaker Jason Berry and Congressman McGovern.
The Fabulous 413 is live in the streets of the Fabulous 413. We’re broadcasting live from the kick off to the Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival.
We're joined by Rhonda Anderson, Western Massachusetts Commissioner of Indian Affairs, The Word Nerd Emily Brewster answers a listener question about shifting definitions, and immerse ourselves in the latest production from Double Edge Theater.
We speak with the newly appointed Director of Rural Affairs Anne Gobi, head to Jacob's Pillow to talk with Artistic Director of Axis Dance Company, Nadia Adame, and dig into delicious dairy products with the folx of Gran-Val Scoop in Granville.
We bring Dr. Andrew Lam to talk about his latest book, Pizza Quest V visits Magpie in Greenfield, and Mr. Universe talks about ISRO and their successful launch this weekend.
We broadcast live from the newly opened Greenfield Public Library, and explore its cool features with guest co-host Mo Willems, and have live music Friday with Scottish harpist Maeve Gilcrest
We chat with Rachael Maddow and Isaac-Davey Aaronson about their new podcast, McGovern speaks on all the recent flood damage, and despite the rain, the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival endures at Look Park.
We speak with the growing number of farmers and community members affected by the recent floods, the word nerd exonerates "irregardless", and we talk with Irida Kakhtiranova about immigration and pirogis.
We speak with John Burney of Meadowbrook Farm in Longmeadow, Wren Wood gives us a run down on the accents of Chicopee past, and we take a look at the enduring legacy of record stores with John Dougan and Dave Witthaus.
We speak with guitar legend G.E. Smith, Local author and philanthropist Chuck Collins stops by to discuss his new book, and Mr. Universe talks about both graviational waves and northern-lights-inducing solar flares.
We chat with the folx behind the "Black Families of Greenfield" exhibit at the Lava Center, explore the bridge of tap dance with members of "They Dance for Rain" as they participate in the Nairobi Dance Life Festival, and drink with Amy McMahon of Mesa Verde in Greenfield while discovering her collaborations with Haitian refugees.
A check in with our Tanglewood correspondent Keith Lockhart about the opening of the season, we hear about some of the programs at the Springfield Public Libaries, McGovern with congressman Jim McGovern, and have a super tiny plywood ramp to the weekend.
Law Professor Jennifer Taub speaks with us about the recent Supreme Court decisions, Joe Calabrese regales us about one of the region's favorite crops, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster instructs us as to the proper was to order your adjectives.
We hear a powerful excerpt of "Mother Tongue" from the Performance Group, have 4th perfect cocktails with Sean Billson of Gateway City Arts, and two more of our Roundhouse Kicks sessions from the Green River Festival with Larry & Joe, and Miko Marks.
We talk with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, get into gamma rays with Mr. Universe, and meet soon-to-be American Gairy Wynter and see if we'd also pass the citizenship test.
We visit Frederick Douglass' seminal and relevant essay, "What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" with folx of Mass Humanities, have a Wine Thunderdome at Ashfield Lake House, and bring on the band that made our theme song, Spouse
Michi Wiancko and Aisha Burns run down the festivities of the Antenna Cloud Farm Music Walk, Corsello Butcheria and Underline Farm combine forces to bring you better chicken, and Rep. Jim McGovern completes a series of town hall meetings
NEPM Senior Reporter Nancy Cohen talks to us about watching orphaned bear cubs return to the wild, Mr. Liam and Mr. Nick sing to us about the ongoing kids music series at The Parlor Room, and The word nerd settles once and for all if we should feel "bad" or "badly".
We speak with Dean Cycon and Beth Spong of Dean's Beans, and with Shirley Rodgriguez and NEPM's Elizabeth Roman about the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade
We see the new Wes Anderson Movie with Mr. Universe, and have pop up performances at the Green River Festival with The Wood Brothers and Viv & Riley
We broadcast LIVE from the Back Porch Stage at the Green River Festival and hear history of the festival from Jim Olsen, about the Green House Stage from Kent Hicks of East Branch Studios and professor Rob Williams of Umass Amherst, plus musical performances from Suitcase Junket and Bridget Kearney.
We chat with Negin Farsad and Roy Blount Jr. just before their appearance at the live taping of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" at Tanglewood, Rep. Jim McGovern gives us some insight to the goings on of Capitol Hill, and we give you a quick plywood ramp to the weekend just in case you're not headed to the Green River Festival.
We delve into the difference between meteorological and astronomical summer with Dave Hayes the Weather Nut, encounter stories of older women of color with Terry Jenoure, and discover a word Merriam-Webster is currently watching with Emily Brewster, The Word Nerd.
Monte is back and heads to Bridge St. School in Northampton for their Better World Picnic, we talk to Clarissa Lee-Madden of Grown Up Farm about growing mushrooms and making the most of the harvest of now, and we chat with Tim Convery of Tim Scapes about his Northampton logo.
We continue our talk with Trenda Loftin and Revan Schendler of the Compost Cooperative about how housing affects their business model, and we speak with Rusty Polsgrove of Arise for Social Justice about that organizations Juneteenth celebration in Springfield.
We chat with the folx of the Compost Cooperative in Greenfield, and get down with the intersectionality of nerdom and the black community with the B.E.G.I.N. Podcast
Mpress Bennu arrives to talk about Juneteenth celebrations in Greenfield, The word nerd shows us how some nautical phrases have come ashore, and we talk with Ms. Annye Anderson, step-sister to blues legend Robert Johnson.
Tammy Denease talks of her one woman show on Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman's life at Historic Deerfield, we meet the new manager of the Belchertown Farmer & Artisan's Market, and local historian Erika Slocomb tells us about a Juneteenth celebration at the Wisteriahurst Museum in Holyoke
We chat with AJ Enchill about the I AM AFRO Festival in North Adams, Mr. Universe tells us how futile our method would be against space microbes, and NEPM reporter Kari Njiri joins us to talk about his experiences with Nelson Stevens.
The folx of Franklin County Pride stop by to talk of their events this weekend, we're joined by some of the people participating in Django in June next week, and we enter the Thunderdome at State Street Wine Store in Northampton for another pairing.
Rep. Jim McGovern tells us about the plight of the rules committee, the folx of Fab Fashion Passion Week show us their manner of making couture more communal, The Greenfield Players gear up for Twelfth Night, and Gregory Crewdson talks about his donations to help save a movie theater in Great Barrington
We have a bonus Live Music Wednesday with Levyosn, talk violence and hatred deescalation with Polly Byers of the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding (not a yoga studio), and look for the origins of popular English phrases with The Word Nerd
We get a little more info on possibly book censorship in Ludlow, Eat strawberries with the folx of Pie In The Sky Farm in Northampton, and talk community art projects with Britt Ruhe of Common Wealth Murals.
We broadcast live from The NEPM Asparagus Festival: with Rep. Jim McGovern, Ashley Randle of MDAR, Scott Soares of the USDA, a Wine Thunderdome with Michelle Kersbergen of Black Birch Vineyards, beer tasting with Jeff Goulet of Loophole Brewing, music from Mister G and the Global Citizen Ensemble, and farmer extraordinaire, Wally Czajkowski.
Jeffrey Foucault joins us for Live Music Friday, we chat with Damany Gordon of Genuine Culture, LLC about their Ramsey Lewis Tribute show, and we enter the Wine Thunderdome with Michael Quinlan of Table & Vine in West Springfield.
We bask in the presence of Springfield native and 2 time Oscar Winner Ruth E. Carter, Ask Rep. McGovern why he had problems with the debt ceiling deal that passed, and give you the briefest of rundowns on Pride Events happening this weekend.
We take a tour of the Berkshire botanical gardens, have sightings of famous folx in western Mass, and dig into the unlikely union of German and French that gives us the modern English language with The Word Nerd.
We take a look at the folx coming together to bring us Summer on Strong for the 3rd year running, sit down with the outgoing director and some graduating students of The Literacy Project, and Meet the Mayor with Gian-Louise Sciarra of Northampton.
We dig into canned wine with the folx at Provisions, The Threesies deliver live music free from common time signatures, and we get an explanation of what's actually happening with Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity right now.
We take a look at the MAPS program's collaborations, Find out about rock and magic camps with Scotty Swan, and Rep. Jim McGovern's past words about AI prove prescient.
Addison McDonald of Mass MoCA chats about the upcoming exhibits and events headed to North Adams, Emily Brewster alerts us to disappearing "d"s from descriptive words, and NEPM's Nancy Cohen elaborates on the repatriation of indigenous remains from museum collections.
We head to Tanglewood to check out the trees, hear how a local farm has had to pivot through pandemics and inopportune frosts, and hear about School for Contemporary Dance and Thought's performances that bring young people together to collaborate.
June Millington of Fanny and IMA talks about the documentary airing on PBS about her seminal group, the organizers of the Odenang Powwow invite us in, and Mr. Universe tells us of the swiftness of Mars
Sandy Thomas visits to chat about Beefest, we drink rose at Nejaime's Wine Cellar in Lenox for the Thunderdome, and Pamela Means joins us for Live Music Friday.
The barbershop quartet Saffron stops by with educator Marcos Carreras, Rep. Jim McGovern dabbles with chat AI, and poets Martin Espada and Rich Michaelson read us a preview of poems they'll read at their respective events this weekend.
We chat with Shivaji Kumar about Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Larry Hott lets us preview his latest documentary, and the Word Nerd talks swole verbs.
The Center for New Americans brings recent immigrants to the stage at The Shea Theater, CISA connects us with Hilltown Mobile Market organizer Hunt Chase, and we watch the skies with local ornithologist David Sibley, and Candice Bradbury, the librarian bringing him to Treehouse Brewing for a fundraiser.
Mr. Universe tells us of a solar system experiencing an identity crisis, we go on Pizza Quest volume IV, and the folx from Swords to Plowshares join us ahead of their event in Southampton this weekend.
We chat with Felipe Salles about the Interconnected Ensemble and his new album, enter the Wine Thunderdome at State Street, and spend Live Music Friday with the Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra.
We mcgovern with Rep. Jim McGovern, and chat with Edo Mor about Colliderfest, an international music festival.
We chat with recent superintendent candidate Vito Perrone about the "ladies" incident, with Word Nerd Emily Brewster about the Smith College "field" change, and with Jen Taub about the Trump defamation cases.
We head to Leyden to see the new operations (and baby cows!) for Bree-Z Knoll Farm with Angie Facey, and we sit with Cailin Marcel Manson and Michi Wianko of Nero Orchestra.
Monte checks out Hampshire pride 2023, Mr. Universe tells us how the sun is eventually going to eat the earth, and we get a peek at the upcoming Easthampton Film Festival.
We have a live in-studio talk and performance with the Young At Heart Chorus and their Director Bob Cillman, reach even further into a recent piece on the the cannabis industry with its author Dusty Christiansen, and enter the Mezcal Thunderdome with indigenous chef Neftalí Durán.
Rep. Jim McGovern gives us the low down on capital hill, the women of Hot Plate Brewing and Latinas 413 talk about their collective Cinco de Mayo event, and Monte celebrates May the 4th by grilling the NEPM staff with questions about wars in the stars.
We speak with the folx of Transhealth about their 2nd anniversary celebrations and ongoing pursuit of better healthcare, Christian W.Z. Reader of Comics 'N More in Easthampton talks to us about Free Comic Book Day, and The Word Nerd grills us about informal language
We talk with Dr. Jane Fleischman about Northampton's First Pride and how the queer community in Northampton started to grow, and with Clay Pearson, Celina Almendarez, and Kayla Abney; some of the organizers of Hampshire Pride about the now of the festival.
Mayor Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton joins us for "Meet the Mayors"; We get a tour of the new improved Seymour Planetarium at Springfield Museums, and we talk with Julie Lamieux of Windy Ridge Farm.
We enter the wine thunderdome once again with Michael Quinlan of Table & Vine, and invite three musicians into the studio for live music friday: Langhorne Slim, John Craigie, and local legend Ray Mason.
Rep. Jim McGovern joins us to speak on the woes of federal governance, Akrobatik pays a visit to give us a low-down on hip-hop history, David Schrier of Daily Operation in Easthampton talks about bringing Large Professor to the valley, and we chat with the women behind Revitalize Springfield's GreenNFit event happening on Saturday.
We meet with the Director and several cast members of "La Ruta" being performed at Smith College right now, former poet laureate Karen Skolfield joins us to continue our National Poetry Month celebrations, and we get into definitive defining with The Word Nerd.
Mr. Universe gets into arguments about the moon and Eid, Chelsea Gazillo tells us about how Massachusetts is trying to save more farms, Jill Kaufman talks with us about guitar classes in local jails, and Damany Gordon chats about classic hip hop coming to Springfield this weekend.
The three composers of the Codemakers event this weekend as part of the Umass Bach festival join us: Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Texu Kim, and Vijay Iyer. And we get into what some western Massachusetts higher ed institutions are doing about sustainability.
We talk to two time Nobel prize winner Dr. Ira Helford, visit the newly minted Cocktail Thunderdome with Sean Billson from Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, and local musician Noam Schatz of The Lucky Shots joins us in studio for live music Friday
Payton Shubrick of 6 Bricks in Springfield talks to us about Cannabis equity and equality, The cast of "Shout, Elevate, Inspire" join us ahead of their performance at STCC, and we mcgovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.
The hosts of the Tumble Science Podcast for Kids stop by to get ready for their appearance at Meltdown this weekend, we hear about folx running on the runway at the Northampton Airport to raise money for the Treehouse Foundation, and the word nerd introduces us to a term coined by a former NPR executive.
Pizza Quest volume 3 hits the Berkshires with Betty's Pizza Shack, local poet Lauren Singer talks about working with grief, and we meet some of the folx you can hear at CISA's upcoming Field Notes event: Jacob Nelson and Trouble Erin Anne Gouch Mendeson.
Author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka talks about his new book "Sunshine" along with a reading happening at the Academy of Music, Mr. Universe chats with us about JUICE, and we marathon a-typical events for Patriot's day.
We head to the Berkshires to taste wine at Nejaime's Wine Cellar, chat with local Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder about his new book, and get serenaded by Flora Reed and Philip Price of The Winterpills.
We're joined by educator Thondup Tserin and Activist Tenzin Tsundue to chat about the struggle for a free Tibet; chat with teacher Tim Austin and some of his students at Fort River School about their civic engagement class; discover jazz jam sessions at The Drake; and celebrate the life of drummer Doug Tibbles.
We tour Valley Malt and Ground Up Grain's facility in Holyoke and chat with its founders, Andrea and Christian Stanley, and we learn some words whose roots post date their prefixed partners with The Word Nerd, Emily Brewster.
H. John Fisher of Wayfinders in Springfield speaks on housing issues and the conference they're hosting, and professor and poet Martín Espada speaks on his work and its connection to the greater community.
Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, teaches us about the dangers of rogue black holes, Dylan Gaffney shares his project through Forbes Library on the history of Northampton, and outgoing poet laureate of Easthampton, Jason Montgomery, joins us because it's National Poetry Month.
The wine thunderdome goes kosher with Benson and Bruce of Provisions, we enter the egg throwdown with NEPM's Elizabeth Roman, and we get double musics from Snarky Puppy and the Valley's own Poor Monroe.
We find out there's a congressional robot commission from Rep. Jim McGovern; chat with the first female commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of agricultural resources, Ashley Randle; and get the low down on Passover traditions with Michael Oppenheimer of the Unorthodox podcast.
Author Mo Willems celebrates a new exhibit and the birthday of his character, Pigeon, and new world record holder Lisa Ekus shows us her award winning library of cookbooks.
Hannah Moushabeck on her new book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine with special guests her father, Gabriel and her uncle, Michel. Plus Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed
WNEU Professor Jen Taub, the Wine Snobs from State St., Jennifer Lee from the Narragansett Tribe and the band Cloudbelly
A conversation with Congressman Jim McGovern in the wake of the Nashville shooting. And a tour of a new exhibit as Mass MoCA
Comedian Jimmy Tingle and the FCCMP
A conversation with CISA and Bueno y Sano. And a preview of Amherst Survival Center's Empty Bowls Dinner
We chat with John Sayles about his new book, Mr. Universe tells us about science onscreen at Amherst Cinema, and NEPM reporter Nirvani Williams talks to the authors of a new childrens book on gender.
Michael Stinson and Johnny Irion join us ahead of their show at the Egremont Barn, Part 2 of our tour at the Clark Art Institute, and we Wine Thunderdome at Table & Vine in West Springfield.
John Hodgman, former western Mass. resident, stops by to chat on his new tv show, we take a tour of the Clark Museum in Williamstown, and Rep. Jim McGovern gives us the Capitol Hill rundown.
We begin our "Meet the Mayors" segment with mayor Joshua Garcia of Holyoke, get to the core definitions of love with The Word Nerd, Emily Brewster, and have law professor Jennifer Taub explain the mess of grand juries and former presidents within which we are currently entrenched.
Artistic director Jane Eilber and dancer Anne Souder of The Martha Graham company chat with us on legacy and evolution ahead of their show at Umass, and we hang out with Laurie Cuevas of Thomas Farm & Dairy in Sunderland, who lets us hug it out with all the baby goats.
We chat with local astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman, and astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed about space things! But that's not all Dr. Cady does, she also plays flute! So we brought her bandmate Chris Devine of Minstrels in The Gallery along to give us some cosmic music.
Rosemary Caine brings her harp and her band, Emer Maguire and Gerald Costello of Elms College help us learn a little Irish, and Sean Barry of Four Seasons Wine brings us to the whiskey thunderdome.
Louise Dunphy of Celtic Crossings gives us a rundown of Celtic happenings in western Mass this weekend, Kristen van Ginhoven, artistic director of WAM Theater, joins us to talk about their mission and their upcoming show, Pizza Quest part II, and we mcgovern with the one and only Jim McGovern
NEPM Senior Reporter Nancy Cohen shares about difficulties in western Massachusetts employment, inspiring Monte and Kaliis to do a little reconnaissance of their own, The Word Nerd takes us to the bestest part of her building: the spooky word-filled basement, and Kaliis talks about word games
CISA comes through with Alice Coleman of Stony Hill Farm in Wilbraham to let us know what's good growing in the wintertimes, and professor Ilan Stavans gets expansive on his new book "The People's Tongue," in which Peter Sokolowski of NEPM and Merriam-Webster has an article, so we bring him along too.
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joins us to chat about the new Director of Rural Affairs position, Dr. Mandy Muller parties with us for the pandemic's anniversary, Mr. Universe explains "moon time" and The Weather Nut gives us a rundown on the incoming snows.
Local musician Kimaya Diggs previews her new album "Quincy," plus Nipmuc cultural steward Andre Strongbearheart Gaines Jr. tells us about the Smithsonian Crossroads program, and we enter the Wine Thunderdome once again with Bruce and Benson from Provisions.
Ethnomusicologist Tim Eriksen shows us the ways of shape note singing, we mcgovern with Rep. Jim McGovern, and conductor Keith Lockhart chats with us about the upcoming Tanglewood season.
We visit former Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin and her wife Myriam Quiñones, hang out with the Word Nerd, and check on some emails from you!
Massachusetts Maple Month with Maple Corner Farm, plus Ang Buxton of Ten Forward gives us the rundown of their club, and Amy Traverso brings us the scoop on NEPM Wine & Food Lovers' Weekend.
We chat with the staff behind the Smith College basketball team, plus Mr. Universe tells us who space really belongs to, and we begin our search for the best pizza in western Mass.
We drink with wine snobs, get scienced with the Tumble podcast, and singer songwriter Peter Mulvey visits us in studio.
We McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern, get some rock on with local band The Glad Machine, and delve into the seedy underbelly of theater with Diana Oh and Daphne Hwang Spencer of "My H8 Letter to the Gr8 American Theater."
Folk-punk artist Sunny War, professor and author Lydia Moland, and the Word Nerd: Emily Brewster, all for the first day of Women's History Month!
A tour of the Mi Tierra tortilla facility, a chat with Jim Olsen of Signature Sounds about the upcoming Back Porch Festival, and Monte jumps in some cold water...for science.
We reflect on the life of U.S. Rep. John Olver, plus look for UFOs with Dr. Salman Hameed and gaze into the snowy despair headed our way with Dave Hayes, the weather nut.
A tour of the David Ruggles Center, chat with author Margot Douaihy, and drinking with Ray Berry of White Lion Brewing.
We speak with Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a screenwriter from the Oscar-nominated "Elvis," and a local clown helps us with hard feelings.
We chat with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy, Wu-Tang Clan's GZA, and YOU on our first show!
We talk to Bostonians about the dangers and delights of western Massachusetts.
Starting Feb. 22, a new live, daily radio show called The Fabulous 413 celebrates life in western Massachusetts -- a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for grown-ups.
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The weekend is a great time to explore.
So we’ll encourage you to experience the full gender spectrum and support those on their gender journeys with the Resource and Arts Fair presented by Translate Gender on Sunday, March 31st. It’s not just celebration of the Transgender Day of Visibility, but a way to bring communities together for some of the gender affirming needs they may not have access to on a regular basis or be comfortable pursuing in a more public setting. We chat with co-director of Translate Gender, James Shultis and our own digital producer for The Fabulous 413, Ayu Suryawan, who often volunteers with them, about the organization’s mission, and the need to have space to just be you with no strings or qualifiers can be important to youn trans person growing up as well as their caretakers.
Live Music Friday brings the genre malleable, raucously engaging Bella’s Bartok to the NEPM Studios. They’re performing March 30th at The Drake in Amherst, for their first hometown show of the year. We chat with them about their origins, the shift in sound on their latest album, “Apocalypse Wow”, and their efforts helping to raise funds to aid a friend of theirs escape the conflict in Rafah.
And we’ll get a spectrum in our glasses as well. We head to Provisions in Longmeadow where owners Benson Hyde and Bruce McAmis show us the range of flavors possible in Italy, as we pit a north against south for our Wine Thunderdome, not to mention a preview of what can be experience at their Italian Wine Festival later this month