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We discuss ethical meat eating with Hettie Belle Farm, take a trip down the Connecticut River to get prepared for the Paper City Regatta, and rue yet another possible federal government shutdown in our weekly McGoverning with Rep. Jim McGovern

The Fresh Grass Festival opens today at Mass MoCA in North Adams, so we head to the berkshires to get the lay of the Roots & Americana festival with founders Chris Wadsworth & Rachel Chanoff, Festival producer Ollie Chanoff, Mass MoCA General Manager Addison McDonald, plus live music from Becky Buller and Ned Luberecki of the Becky Buller band, and with the band Mr. Sun, helmed by Bluegrass Legend Darol Anger.

Jacob Nelson from CISA drops by to "take over" NEPM's Valley Voices podcast - he brought some great stories from Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture's "Field Notes" storytelling event to share with us.

We get in-between the stanzas of the Tell It Slant festival being thrown by the Emily Dickenson Museum, and speak with Actor/director/author John Lithgow about why libraries are important before his appearance supporting one of our local ones this weekend.

We head to Springfield's first dual language program at Gerena Elementary School, find out what Osiris Rex discovered on its recent asteroid visit, and delve into the rich history and culture of Bomba with Brendaliz Cepeda and Saul Peñalosa of Bomba de Aqui.

We check out a tiny piece of the 978 in our four counties when we survey the wonders of the North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival, get a teaser of the 690 new words Merriam Webster just added to their dictionary, find out all about Latino Arts Day at Springfield Museums, and hear exciting news from the Parlor Room about a well known Northampton venue.

We chat with the 4th generation currently running the 130+ year old Austin Brothers Valley Farm in Belchertown, hear about our NEPM colleague Elizabeth Roman's interview with Gov. Maura Healey, take a closer look at the new words in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and Rep. Jim McGovern rues the plight of mcgoverning as another shutdown looms.

We taste through six Cabernet Francs with Allison Slute of Cab Franc Chronicles and the folx at Dare Bottleshop, and hear about the event Queertivity from it's founder and organizer, local musician Red Jasper.

We hear the sounds and stories of pianist Carli Munoz, who plays at Smith College later this week, hear about the rebirth and new season of Pothole Pictures in Shelburne Falls, and hear about the possibilities of life on Jupiter's moon, Europa.

We hang out with the new manager of the Holyoke Farmers Market, Alexis Diaz De Jesus as well as the folx from La Arecibeña Torres Family Farm who have participated in the market, have a sit down with mayor Jennifer Macksey of North Adams, and untangle the recent changes surrounding Northampton's Calvin Theater and Pearl Street with NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman.