Power of History

We hear more from our Green River Festival pop-ups with band THUS LOVE and musician Ali McGuirk and reflect on the Fourth of July through the words of Frederick Douglass.

We visit the Beneski Museum in Amherst to learn more about the Dino Trail Week, tour Historic Northampton's new exhibit, "Slavery and Freedom in Northampton," and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We hear live music with local band Muswell Hillbillies ahead of their Tom Petty tribute show at The Iron Horse, learn about Lee's first Pride celebration and learn about the failures of reconstruction in with Ousmane Power-Greene.

We look back on our fabulous 413 Day celebration!

We talk about 100 years of Black arts and culture the latest Power of History segment, learn about community development in Franklin County with a culinary twist and McGovern with a stressed Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk about the local agricultural impacts of federal funding cuts, talk about a reparations-focused holiday in the latest Power of History segment, learn about doctor shortages in western Mass. and talk astronomy with Mr. Universe.

For this Presidents' Day, we celebrate through Black history.

We hear live music from cuatrista Fabiola Mendez, get a history of the cuatro with local instrument maker William Cumpiano and dive into the EEOC with the latest Power of History segment.

We hear the francophone sounds of Le Vent Du Nord, talk with bass phenom Endea Owens, get a history lesson with Ousmane Power-Greene, and taste wines at State Street Fruit Store.

We check in with professor Ousmane Power-Greene to discuss the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, listen to live music with Behold! True Believers, and try mocktails in honor of "dry January."