Today has holiday gifts, tangible and intangible. 

As we explore a place for you to get locally made crafts and art this weekend. Yet Another Queer Pop-Up Market hosts its 3rd annual Winter Market in Eastworks this Saturday, Dec 13th, bringing artisans of all disciplines of the 2SLGBTQIA+ BIPOC communities together to share their wares and work. We’ll talk with organizers M and Jey about building space for community to create and thrive.

We’ll also hear what people have been inspired to create. "30 Poems in November" is a fundraiser for the Center for New Americans, and many of the 90+ poets that participated will read their work at an event this Saturday, Dec 13th on Smith College’s Campus. We’ll speak with Executive Director Laurie Millman, and the chairperson of the 30 poems effort, Nerissa Nields, about the event, and the impact of recent ICE activity on their work. 

That activity in the Bay State also has congressman Jim McGovern concerned as well, and in our weekly chat we’ll address that as well as get an update on healthcare costs, the reserve’s interest rate cuts, an upcoming farmer bailout, the ongoing conflicts with Venezuela and more.