CONSERVATION

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.

The mountain magnolia's native range has diminished due to climate change. Two Smith College researchers are leading a conservation effort to translocate a collection of the species in order to conserve it.

Amy Donovan and Arlene Miller of the Springfield Materials Recycling Facilities Advisory Board help us understand the ins and outs of holiday recycling, Mr. Universe gets into the effects of gamma ray burst on our ozone and the Betelgeuse eclipse, and Phil Korman of CISA gives us an update on the Farm Resiliency Fund's finish line.

We discover all the neat things Forestopia brings us from the trees, Kendra Morris joins us for Live Music Friday, and The Wine Thunderdome takes us to Provisions where we hear about bubbles, but get into the terroir of Syrah

Mr. Universe digs into Ken Burn's latest documentary, Ioka Valley Farms gears up for tree cutting and more in its busiest season of the year, and we head down the road to the Mass Mutual Center to check out the Festival of Trees; a fundraiser for the Springfield Boys & Girls Club.

We find out about the inaugural Indigenous Film Festival in Williamstown, chat with NEPM's Karen Brown about her series on gambling in Massachusetts, hear Rep. Jim McGovern's concerns on The West Bank, hunger and more, and find out what it takes to row a pumpkin down the stream with Dave Rothstein.

We head over to Dakin Humane Society's Animal Shelter in Springfield to PET ALL THE THINGS...ahem... Find out about their new director and expanded offerings, and Mr. Universe, Hampshire College professor Salman Hameed, extols the virtues of the new Scorsese movie and tells how the discovery of ronin planets could mean much more in our search for new heavenly bodies.

We find out all about mushroom growing with Julie Coffey of Mycoterra Farm, celebrate Kari Kastango's feat of swimming the entirety of the Connecticut River, and chat with New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, who just so happened to write a book with Fabulous 413 host, Kaliis Smith.

We check out the local literary magazine Meat for Tea as they gear up for their quarterly Cirque, Hang out with Jonah Keane from Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary and Wallace Field who'll be playing the Arcadia Fold festival on those grounds next week, and drink the wine we abandoned for PInot Grigio with the Wine Snobs at State Street.

We're joined by Rhonda Anderson, Western Massachusetts Commissioner of Indian Affairs, The Word Nerd Emily Brewster answers a listener question about shifting definitions, and immerse ourselves in the latest production from Double Edge Theater.