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Nov. 11, 2024: To serve

Are we still reeling from last week? Yes. Are we still looking for ways we can inspire change to bolster the community for whatever may come? Also yes

We head to Greenfield to take a tour of Stone Soup Cafe. The organization is multi-faceted in its approach of combating hunger and building community. We explore the kitchens and programs under the All Souls Church with Kirsten Levitt, executive director of Stone Soup Cafe, and Whitney Robbins, president of the board, to learn how they are teaching, supporting, and feeding the people of western Massachusetts.

Today is the perfect time to learn how to provide for veterans. Steve Connor, director of Central Hampshire Veterans’ Services, speaks with us about what they provide to those returning from military service, the needs of the office, and how the ways the public can help.

And, post-election, Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College, explores what it means for American space exploration now that Elon Musk has been inserted into the conversation, including a possible shift in focus from the moon to Mars.

Stone Soup Cafe
Central Hampshire Veterans' Services
Mr. Universe
Nov. 11, 2024

Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.