We talk to doctors from the Hilltown Community Heath Center about their anniversary, preview the Festival of the Hills in Conway, and learn about the Trappist System from Mr. Universe.

Writer Alex Storozynski shares his family history of spies in the Eastern Bloc, The Mammals perform for Live Music Friday, and we try Argentinian orange wines with Tip Top Wine Shop.

On The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss the state of freedom of speech in western Mass., where $2.5 million in state funds went, and the impacts of a potential federal government shutdown.

We preview a new play about the long lasting effects of slavery, explore the untapped legacies of the slave trade in Caribbean, Central and South America and get our political questions answered by Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk to the new leader of Community Action Pioneer Valley, preview the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival, and learn about the Arabic origins of English words with the Word Nerd.

On The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss changes to the MassWildlife board, how an aerial survey may solve New England's pyrrhotite problem, why school districts in the Berkshires are eyeing regionalization, and what happened at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in Springfield.

Jennifer Baker is up next in NEPM’s Valley Voices Summer Shorts podcast. At our “Valley Folklore” story slam this season, Jennifer takes a look at an unexpected guest who showed up at her office.

Up next in our Valley Voices Summer Shorts podcast season, it’s Valerie Reiss with a story about her and her dad that swoops from the present to the past and back again. Enjoy!

Police and the district attorney in Franklin County turn property seized in a cannabis bust into millions in revenue; how are they spending it?

Following cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, Massachusetts lawmakers take testimony from state education officials as FY26 budget-making resumes, following a week off.