CISA Local Hero Spotlight

We visit Maple Corner Farm for their pick-your-own blueberry season, chat with conductor Keith Lockhart as he celebrates 30 years with the Boston Pops and play pickleball to benefit the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity.

We visit the dairy girls at Fletcher Farm, talk with a couple DJs who will liven Northampton for "Parties in the Park," and learn about the Yiddish Book Center's upcoming Yidstock.

We learn about the local inspirations behind Radiotopia's podcast, "We're Doing The Wiz," with hosts Ian Coss and Sakin Ibrahim and take our latest Local Hero Spotlight to Ruffled Feathers Farm.

We visit Lichter and Levin Delicatessen as they prepare for opening in Northampton, take a tour of Nightjar Farm and find out how to celebrate the Jurassic armored mud ball.

We tour Dickinson Farm as we venture into berry season, find out how Common Wealth Murals is celebrating Juneteenth with a mural bus tour and talk with composer Felipe Salles about his new album, "Camera Obscura."

We hear about the 3rd annual Juneteenth Freedom Concert with the SSO, talk to the Silverthorne Theater Company about some upcoming productions and visit Ray's Family Farm in Southwick.

We talk to actor Sam Waterston about the screening of "The Killing Fields" at The Triplex, get a rundown of the festivities to come at Franklin County Pride and learn about jam with Beaumont's Berries.

We spend some time in Franklin County at Boulder Top Farm, explore the exhibit, "Voices and Votes," at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School and chat with the Tumble Science Podcast for Kids before their big Joke-ha-thon.

We talk to folks from the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee and visit Plainvill Farm for asparagus season.

We speak with author Heidi Stemple about her latest book, "The Poetry of Car Mechanics," agonize over better words to describe terrible things with Word Nerd Emily Brewster and check out the arborvitae at Amherst Nurseries.