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Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have ramped up recently despite a cease fire in the ongoing war against the two nations.
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We get the rundown on the 2026 Berkshire International Film Festival, take a tour of Fern Hill Farm and dish about the word "dish" with the Word Nerd.
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We break down a lawsuit filed alleging racial segregation in western Mass. schools, the end of federal oversight on the Springfield police department, the 350th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, the legacy and passing of former Rep. Barney Frank and much more.
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