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On The Rundown, we discuss the potential for local access to the Quabbin Reservoir drinking supply, the budget deficits facing many regional schools, and the termination of a key rail car manufacturing contract.

The next story in NEPM’s Valley Voices Summer Shorts series comes from Lauren Ostberg. She brought “The Perpetrator” to our Whodunit? story slam in September to prove to all of us what an amazing detective she is. NEPM’s Summer Shorts podcasts are taken from our Valley Voices story slams throughout the year — even if you didn’t make it to the slam, we didn’t want you to miss them!

We learn about the electronic music festival, Extension Chords II, with some of the performers and organizers of the event and try wines with our Franklin County wine friend Ken Washburn.

As the holiday season approaches, we get into the giving spirit with folks from the Easthampton Community Center, the Toy for Joy campaign with The Salvation Army, and Swanson's Fabric.

Today we host a roundtable discussion with four local organizations who are facing real-life material consequences from widespread federal funding cuts.

We visit Stillman Quality Meats for the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight and talk with comedian Alaa Shehada about his one-man show, "Horse of Jenin."

We talk to Camille Asia, the founder and organizer of the nomadic QTBIPoC open mic series, listen the live music with the Jeanines, and try bubbly wine at Provisions.

The blueberries are just beginning to morph from green to their stunning purple-blue and August means blackberries will be ripe any day now.

NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.

Republicans were able to effectively tie House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to losing candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia. It's a strategy they've used for years and don't plan to abandon anytime soon.