SCIENCE

Author Anne Fadiman on her latest collection "Frog", Brooklyn-based band The Dream Eaters, and Mr Universe talks Oscars and changes in Pluto's status

We speak with Alisa Klein of Grown food Northampton and Hunter Livingstone of Livingstone Mycology about their upcoming Seed Swap, and Mr. Universe delves into the war in Iran, and budding black holes.

We learnt he mysterious history of the 160-year-old stagecoach in Greenfield, we talk with local author M.J. Beasi about their debut book, "I Was a Teenage Death God," and find hope in the big picture with Mr. Universe.

We take a visit to the Berkshire Athenaeum to see the impact of welcoming an on-site social worker, find out about music groups Sweet Honey in the Rock and Young@Heart Chorus are coming together to honor the late Evelyn Harris, and ponder trees and eclipses with Mr. Universe.

First Mayor of the Month with Joshua Garcia of Holyoke, welcome Mr. Universe home from his trip to Pakistan, and count our wins and losses from the Super Bowl.

We learn about Community Action Pioneer Valley's fundraiser to tackle heat insecurity, check in with professor Ousmane Power-Greene for a Power of History segment from Liberia, and learn about a galaxy without stars with Mr. Universe.

We talk to Mr. Universe about the history of aliens, get a rundown of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra's upcoming program to honor Martin Luther King Jr., and check out budding business Bramble and Blooms.

The first day of inter was Sunday December 21, the time of year in the Northern hemisphere when the Earth's axis is tilts most strongly away from the sun.

We talk to organizer Imani Wallace about the 3rd annual Black AF Conference, learn Merriam-Webster's word of the year with the Word Nerd, and reflect on the year in astronomy with Mr. Universe.

In 1907, a wealthy Massachusetts astronomer managed to convince much of the country there was proof of life on Mars. Science writer David Baron's book, "The Martians," traces the rise and fall of that theory, including the role of an Amherst college scientist and his writer wife.