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The three composers of the Codemakers event this weekend as part of the Umass Bach festival join us: Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Texu Kim, and Vijay Iyer. And we get into what some western Massachusetts higher ed institutions are doing about sustainability.

Mr. Universe gets into arguments about the moon and Eid, Chelsea Gazillo tells us about how Massachusetts is trying to save more farms, Jill Kaufman talks with us about guitar classes in local jails, and Damany Gordon chats about classic hip hop coming to Springfield this weekend.

We meet with the Director and several cast members of "La Ruta" being performed at Smith College right now, former poet laureate Karen Skolfield joins us to continue our National Poetry Month celebrations, and we get into definitive defining with The Word Nerd.

We enter the wine thunderdome once again with Michael Quinlan of Table & Vine, and invite three musicians into the studio for live music friday: Langhorne Slim, John Craigie, and local legend Ray Mason.

Rep. Jim McGovern joins us to speak on the woes of federal governance, Akrobatik pays a visit to give us a low-down on hip-hop history, David Schrier of Daily Operation in Easthampton talks about bringing Large Professor to the valley, and we chat with the women behind Revitalize Springfield's GreenNFit event happening on Saturday.

Mayor Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton joins us for "Meet the Mayors"; We get a tour of the new improved Seymour Planetarium at Springfield Museums, and we talk with Julie Lamieux of Windy Ridge Farm.

We speak with the folx of Transhealth about their 2nd anniversary celebrations and ongoing pursuit of better healthcare, Christian W.Z. Reader of Comics 'N More in Easthampton talks to us about Free Comic Book Day, and The Word Nerd grills us about informal language

We have a live in-studio talk and performance with the Young At Heart Chorus and their Director Bob Cillman, reach even further into a recent piece on the the cannabis industry with its author Dusty Christiansen, and enter the Mezcal Thunderdome with indigenous chef Neftalí Durán.

We talk with Dr. Jane Fleischman about Northampton's First Pride and how the queer community in Northampton started to grow, and with Clay Pearson, Celina Almendarez, and Kayla Abney; some of the organizers of Hampshire Pride about the now of the festival.

Rep. Jim McGovern gives us the low down on capital hill, the women of Hot Plate Brewing and Latinas 413 talk about their collective Cinco de Mayo event, and Monte celebrates May the 4th by grilling the NEPM staff with questions about wars in the stars.