MERRIAM-WEBSTER

We join Rep. Jim McGovern at Foxtrot Farm as he tours various farms across western Mass., talk with the Word Nerd about contradictory phrases and find out what's new in the world of gaming in the latest installment of Nerdwatch.

We talk with comic book author Diane DiMassa about her new anthology, learn about what the Arcadia Folk Festival has in store this year, and ask the Word Nerd about common misnomers.

We hear about ECCE Ensemble's "Etchings" music festival at Bombyx, visit Blue Heaven Blueberries and discuss the history of nouns with the Word Nerd.

We speak with the organizers of the African Community Festival in Springfield, visit the Westfield Farmers Market and discuss the term "Adams' apple." with the Word Nerd.

We talk with producer and soprano Karen Slack about the new production, "African Queens," at Tanglewood and ask the Word Nerd about the history of using "pretty" as an adverb.

We learn about this weekend's Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival with live bagpipe music, talk to Word Nerd Emily Brewster about the suffixes "-ant" and "-aur," and listen to live music with Éilís Kennedy and Peter Blanchette.

We hear about the production of "Still" at A.P.E. Gallery, learn more about this year's Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival and ask the Word Nerd about compound words.

We talk with author Mattea Kramer about book "The Untended," chat with musician and producer John Carroll Kirby and talk with the Word Nerd about the English language's Germanic origins.

We float down the river with Zoar Outdoors before their pride event this weekend, find out about Fame Lounge's pride celebrations in Holyoke and pluralize words with the Word Nerd.

We find out about Genuine Culture and Wistriahurst's Juneteenth celebration, talk to Ancestral Bridges about their Juneteenth walking tour and break down language history in America with the Word Nerd.