MASSACHUSETTS

We get a Live Music Wednesday with the Sengal-America Project, talk with Irida Kakhtiranova of P'Frogi Pierogies about their upcoming fundraiser, and explore the word "glamour" with the Word Nerd.

We speak to some participating composers collaborating with the Ensemble Télémaque for "Sounds, Tears, and Skins" at Bombyx, talk to the production team behind GCC's staging of "The Laramie Project," and take a tour of Dave's Natural Garden.

Carolina “Caro” Muñoz Agudelo, recently earned a science doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is now the director of public programming and research at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales.

We learn about the first ever Festival of Language and Dialects, check back in with artist Don Blanton before his exhibit closes at Westfield on Weekends, and talk about the Artemis II mission with Mr. Universe.

This years enshrinement class into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield has a local flavor, with former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers being honored.

Mass. Senate advances a $1.8B supplemental budget splitting surtax funds differently than the House, with less for the MBTA and more for regional aid. Lawmakers brace for clashes ahead of negotiations.

We hear incredible Tuvan throat singing LIVE with ALASH, take a tour of artist Don Blanton's exhibit at Westfield on Weekends and test out Michael Fors' Liquid Jazz Experience decanter.

Panelists break down President Trump's address to the nation, a new bill to encourage more co-op business models, Mass. healthcare providers halting gender affirming care, and what gambling harm prevention looks like.

We learn about the convergence of art, healthcare, policy and research at the "Art for the Common Good" convention at UMass. Plus, we check in with Rep. Jim McGovern about what's new in Washington.

The Trump administration does not want children to have access to gender-affirming care — and is using federal policies and financial threats to make that happen. Massachusetts is among the states assuring families the care will be protected. But those promises are hard to keep when hospitals, including Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, stop providing the treatment on their own.