HISTORY

We check in with local folklorist Jeff Belanger, talk with Hors d'Oeuvres about the F*ing Awesome Game Show and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We visit New Salem Orchard ahead of Franklin County Cider Days, check in with folx from Self-Evident Education about how to support their programming and check out semantic bleaching with the Word Nerd.

We speak with North Adams mayoral candidate Sean Berglund, take a tour of Pittsfield Cemetery with the Berkshire Historical Society and chat with band The Autumn Defense.

Historian Carl R. Byron recalls the highs and lows of the building of the Hoosac Tunnel. When it was complete, it was the longest tunnel in North America.

Writer Alex Storozynski shares his family history of spies in the Eastern Bloc, The Mammals perform for Live Music Friday, and we try Argentinian orange wines with Tip Top Wine Shop.

We preview a new play about the long lasting effects of slavery, explore the untapped legacies of the slave trade in Caribbean, Central and South America and get our political questions answered by Rep. Jim McGovern.

Western Massachusetts lawmakers testifying at a hearing on Beacon Hill Tuesday said they want to strike surprising language from a state law that limits travel expense reimbursements for members of the Governor’s Council.

We visit the Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield to view the exhibit, "Pioneer Valley Picture Show," and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

A 19th century landscape by Thomas Cole of a view of the Connecticut River from the top of Mt. Holyoke was the inspiration for a group art show, installed along steep trails. Viewers had to be sure footed.

We take a trip to Springfield Museums to learn about the third Latino Arts Festival, visit Book and Plow Farm in Amherst and describe body parts with the Word Nerd.