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Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste up the ladder of sparkling wines that might just be perfect for your graduation celebration.

Monte talks with Congressman Jim McGovern about the Senate's failure to enshrine Roe v Wade into law and what the next steps might be. And Monte gives him some advice for his big UMass Amherst commencement speech.

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Broadway makeup designer Joe Dulude II has been a fixture in The Valley for the past 8 years. He created his "Mr. Drag" character while here in the Valley.  But he is returning to his Rhode Island roots. The Valley will feel lesser because of it. You have (at least) one more chance to see Joe Dulude II as Mr. Drag this weekend at The Shea. Hear what Joe has meant to the cast of his swansong Dragspringa and hear what he has meant to The Belmonte family.

The headmaster of Urban Wizard Academy, Springfield's Scotty Swam, returns to A2Z Science and Learning Store in Northampton for a free magic show for you kids. And then, wants to teach your kids his wizarding ways.

No, it's not the name of a bad action movie. It's a U.S. government program that has been targeting Chinese scientists. Hear from Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on why this is bad for science and bad for the U.S.A.

Monte and The Wine Snobs talk Marvel movies and two $5.99 wines.

Congressman McGovern joined the Speaker of The House in an unannounced visit to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Hear what the Congressman has to say about his journey. And what he thinks about the SCOTUS leak. And the GOOD news on a White House announcement about something the Congressman has been working on for better than a decade.

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster tells Monte about some interesting "back-formations."

All The Belmonte babies were born at The Birthplace Baystate Franklin. Monte talks with Baystate nurses Marissa Potter and Suzanne Love about supporting nurses at the hospital and joining their Baby Brigade in anticipation of Mothers' Day this Friday.