Word Nerd

We get the rundown on the 2026 Berkshire International Film Festival, take a tour of Fern Hill Farm and dish about the word "dish" with the Word Nerd.

We have a Live Music Friday with Sophia St. Helen and Michael Lesko, taste wines with Kate Norris and learn about regionalisms with the Word Nerd.

We visit the UMass Amherst apiary to check out the honey bees and explore word substitutes with the Word Nerd.

We get a special Live Music Wednesday with Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, talk with Little Garden Theater's upcoming productions, and talk with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.

We visit the Smith College Museum of Art to check out the exhibit "Don't mind if I do" and talk with the Word Nerd about how we talk about herbs and spices.

We check in with the organizers of the Amherst Sustainability Festival, talk with reporter Melissa Sances about her investigation of the Strathmore Paper Mill ahead of its near-certain demolition, and explore "whom" with the Word Nerd.

We talk with Erin Sewell of Dusty Goat Farm about growing microgreens, chat with Patric Madden and Urgyen Joshi about their second production of "Acting Class: 2 Fast, 2 Furrious," and get word nerdy with senior editor Emily Brewster of Merriam-Webster.

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 visit Meawdowhawk Farm, preview this weekend's Local Vocal Chord Bowl, and explore adjectives with the Word Nerd.

Boston quartet High Horse stops by for Live Music Wednesday, a visit to Meadowsweet Farm, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster takes a look at the word "dream"