Word Nerd

We witness the magic of children discovering live orchestra music and explore antagonyms with the Word Nerd.

We find out how the state is planning to combat the housing crisis in Massachusetts with Secretary of Housing Edward Augustus, visit Sawmill Herb Farm and get nerdy with wordster Emily Brewster.

We hear live music from Cowperson, laugh with comedian Gerald Kelly before his comedy night at White Lion Brewery and discuss slang with the Word Nerd.

We check out the fresh produce at the Holyoke Winter Farmers' Market, find out about the east coast premiere of an entirely Chickasaw opera and, like, chat with the Word Nerd.

We activate our inner children at the Holyoke Children's Museum, take the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight to Protocol Amherst and get scared with the Word Nerd.

We take a trip to Firetype Chocolate in Northampton, get into apple science at Headwater Cider and discuss algospeak with the word nerd.

We learn about an upcoming fundraiser to benefit The Palestinian House of Friendship, the potential impacts of the federal funding freeze on Head Start, and get mischievous with the Word Nerd.

We talk with UMass professor Amir Houmansadr about applying game theory in navigating digital censorship, visit the Triplex Cinema's educational screening of "Selma," and check in with the Word Nerd.

We find out what the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services of Springfield has in story for MLK Jr. Day, see how the Trust Transfer Project is uplifting artists pursue their passions, and learn what the Word Nerd has to report from the American Dialect Society.

We take a tour of Cote Cattle Company's herd of Texas Longhorn cattle for our latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight and get "smitten" with the word nerd.