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(from right) Cindy Normandin, proprietor of The Apple Place in East Longmeadow, chats with Phil Korman of CISA and Monte Belmonte

We eat tasty treats at East Longmeadow's The Apple Place, delve into the evolution of the singular "you" with The Word Nerd Emily Brewster, and laugh for good causes with the folx of Comedy Cause 5.

Sept. 12th: Farm Stand and elections

We chat with Tim Garvin and Megan Burke, stewards of The Farm Resilliency Fund which raises money through Farm Stand today, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll weighs in on the creation of the fund, and we have a rundown of the mayoral candidates on the preliminary ballot in Springfield with Adam Frenier.

Disability advocate Christos Palames (center) aboard the accessible golf cart at Park Hill Orchard as Monte Belmonte (far right) interviews farmer Russell Braen at Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton.

Sept. 11th: Art and science on the Farms

We view the juried sculpture show, now all ability accessible, at Park Hill Orchard with proprietor Russell Braen and accessibility advocate and wheelchair user Christos Palames, and take a Umass AI professor to Mike's Maze where this year's theme is artificial intelligence and the very nature of humanity.

Massachusetts state Rep. Bud Williams represents the 11th Hampden District.

Sept. 13th: Badgering Comets and Broken Water

Despite a city-wide emergency, we speak with 11th Hampden State Rep Bud WIlliams, Mr. Universe laments our lack of appreciation for comets, and we fish for animal verbs with The Word Nerd

Instrument cases encountered during Modern English's NEPM appearance

Sept. 14th: Modern Climate

CISA preps us for Climate Change and Farming week, Rep. Jim McGovern also laments climate change as we review the terrible weather incidents in his district this week, and UK Rockers Modern English join us in studio before they head to Greenfield and rock us all at Hawks & Reed this Saturday.

The band San Salvadour at the NEPM Studios with the hosts of The Fabulous 413

Sept 15th: Circuitous Millpond WIT

We discover the WIT festival happening next week in Lenox, bring the Wine Thunderdome to Franklin County (finally), and get a quick look at the Millpond series, which opens tonight in Easthampton

Western Massachusetts based author/illustrator Grace Lin along with the cover of her latest book, "Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods "

Sept 18th: Legends of a quarantined star

Local author/illustrator Grace Lin joins us to talk about her latest book, Mr. Universe eschews the mexican alien conversation to look at K2-18b instead, and Kaliis has to broadcast from home, which is a bit ironic, considering.

Film editor and Ashfield Film Fest founder Harry Keramidis (right) with Monte Belmonte at the NEPM studios

Sept. 19th: Filming Dove

We fawn over quodnam poet laureate and multi disciplinary writer Rita Dove, and find out about film editing and festivals from Harry Keramides, curator of the Ashfield Film Festival, and editor extraordinaire.

Six people sit on a bench with their backs to the camera, gazing at a wall on which 4 evenly spaced art pieces are positioned

Sept. 20th: Art strikes OK

We hear about local connections to the SAG-AFTRA Strike with Gary Gallone, fine out about the three new exhibits opening at the UMass Museum of Contemporary Art, and scuba into acronyms with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.

Holyoke mayor Joshua Garcia (far left) joins Fabulous 413 hosts Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith on the Connecticut River to learn proper rowing technique.

Sept. 21: Regatta du boeuf

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

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