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Jan. 29, 2025: "To Save the Man" or "86"

We’re in a difficult time in the country’s history, historical struggles that folx still reckon with to this day. We take a look at a new novel from a multi-disciplinary artist who has spent his whole life shining light on these uphill battles.

We’re joined by actor, director, script writer, producer and, most importantly in this case, author John Sayles to discuss his latest novel, “To Save the Man." We discover the appeal and difficulty of characterizing the Carlisle Indian Industrial School without shying away from its lasting consequences on Indigenous and non-indigenous people in the United States. To hear more insight from Sayles, you can meet the author tomorrow night at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley. Plus, we also let you know where you can dive deeper on the Carlisle Indian School’s connection to football on a beloved NPR program.

We also take terms right out of the kitchen and into the realm of the Word Nerd as Emily Brewster, senior-editor at Merriam-Webster, fires us through the origins of the phrases “86” and "Deep Six.”

Author John Sayles
Word Nerd on "86"

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.