EVENTS

We get the rundown on the 2026 Berkshire International Film Festival, take a tour of Fern Hill Farm and dish about the word "dish" with the Word Nerd.

NEPM's Smart and Funny People brings Shankar Vendantam, creator and host of the podcast Hidden Brain, to the Academy of Music on Friday, Aug. 21.

We talk with founders of Milestone Films about their restoration of "Queen Kelly" that will screen at Amherst Cinema and check in with Mr. Universe.

We head to Franklin County to tour the site of the Great Falls Massacre 350 years after it was carried out by Captain William Turner, for whom the surrounding village is now named after, with Nolumbeka Project President David Brule.

We check out the 2nd annual R.I.S.E. Fest coming to Northampton and check in Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk with author an illustrator Jesse Mechanic and Leyla Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing about new book, "Don't be a F*#king Marshmallow," check out the Greenfield Bee Fest with live music from Mister and Missus G, and visit Conway Natives to see native plants.

We talk to author and gerrymandering expert David Daley about recent Supreme Court decisions, find out about Rachel's Table's Outrun Hunger 5k run, and chat with Mr. Universe about UAPs.

We visit the Connecticut Riverfront with Andrew Fisk of American Rivers to get a rundown of river health with combined sewer overflows, have Live Music Friday with local post-punk band Grammerhorn Wren, and take our latest Thunderdome to Tip Top Wine Shop.

We visit Flora Farm in Haydenville, check out how the youth is fighting for a sustainable future at the Future Planet Fiesta, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We get a special Live Music Wednesday with Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, talk with Little Garden Theater's upcoming productions, and talk with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.