HISTORY

We talk to hosts of The Tumble Science Podcast before the 2026 Joke-Ha-Thon fundraiser kicks off, get a Black historical perspective of the 250th, and have our latest Local Hero Spotlight with McKinstry Farms.

Today on The Rundown, we discuss the reasons behind ongoing college closures, what's next for the PVTA after finding success in fare-free rides, and the legacy of two local leaders who passed this week.

We learn about the Storytelling as Healing event that will share stories of domestic violence as a means of connection and talk to author-illustrator Hazel Newlevant about their graphic novel "Queer and How We Got Here."

We have a Live Music Friday with Sophia St. Helen and Michael Lesko, taste wines with Kate Norris and learn about regionalisms with the Word Nerd.

We break down a lawsuit filed alleging racial segregation in western Mass. schools, the end of federal oversight on the Springfield police department, the 350th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, the legacy and passing of former Rep. Barney Frank and much more.

We talk with founder and organizer of the Odenong Powwow Justin Beatty before event's 6th iteration, visit Growing a Bunch Farm in Ashfield, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We check out the "Legoland" theater production at CitySpace and tour Arrowhead, Herman Melville's country estate as it opens for the season.

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 broadcast from the Emily Dickinson Museum with Executive Director Jane Wald, Program Director Brooke Steinhauser, and poets Nathan McClain and Rebecca Hart Olander.

We talk to the organizers of Hampshire Pride that will hit the Northampton streets on May 2, speak with mezzo soprano Catilin Felsman ahead of Opera on Tap coming to The Iron Horse, and have our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.