We meet newly appointed Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Juana Matias, find out about the Pre-Pride Party being thrown by the River Valley Democratic Socialists, and have Live Music Friday with The Glad Machine.

Today on The Rundown, we discuss the reasons behind ongoing college closures, what's next for the PVTA after finding success in fare-free rides, and the legacy of two local leaders who passed this week.

We check out the re-imagined approach to foster care with the Treehouse Foundation and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

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.

We learn about the Storytelling as Healing event that will share stories of domestic violence as a means of connection and talk to author-illustrator Hazel Newlevant about their graphic novel "Queer and How We Got Here."

We have a Live Music Friday with Sophia St. Helen and Michael Lesko, taste wines with Kate Norris and learn about regionalisms with the Word Nerd.

Sounds, Tears and Skins is a program of four new mini-operas by American composers: John Aylward, Yu-Hui Chang, David Dominique and Kate Soper performed by Ensemble Télémaque.

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.

We talk with founder and organizer of the Odenong Powwow Justin Beatty before event's 6th iteration, visit Growing a Bunch Farm in Ashfield, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Renowned ornithologist, author and illustrator David Sibley, takes us on a birding excursion to hunt for bobolinks that are returning from Argentina!