This week: What does Congressman Jim McGovern think about Senator Kamala Harris as the pick for veep? Mayor Alex Morse and the controversy surrounding the UMass Young Democrats and the Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee. Letting Conservative Chuck from Florida have his say. COVID sniffing dogs on Heavy Petting. Dr. Mandy Muller on the new report that bandanas are not mask enough. Conversating with the Word Nerd. What wines pair with…LIVE AID? And a Pink Floyd inspired supernova.

This week: Back from a week off and my first ever COVID test! Is constant testing the only thing that will bring us back to a sense of normalcy as we wait for a vaccine? UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller has some thoughts. Congressman McGovern on the status of the next federal COVID package and on his Democratic primary endorsements. Half of my week off was a staycation. Just how old is that portmanteau? Word Nerd Emily Brewster will give us a history.

Remembering the true American hero, Representative John Lewis, with his friend and colleague Rep. Jim McGovern. The President, all of a sudden thinks masks are patriotic. But he still thinks the virus will just go away. Will it? I’ll ask UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. Slowly but surely-and safely-live performance is returning. One show is on the roof of a parking garage. The other is somehow 6 feet apart and all together. I’ll introduce you to The Belmonte’s new cat-Moira Rose. Learning about whales, olives, sharks, coconut and a little about wine with the Wine Snobs.

Is the Moderna vaccine “The One”? The Muller Report with UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. With schools figuring out how to reopen safely, what if your kids just DON’T go back to school at all? One educator explains how you might consider it. What does Congressman McGovern think about the Oval Office’s decision to stop sending COVID data to the CDC and instead sending it straight to the White House. How to make the world’s easiest cocktail-Sangria, with the Wine Snobs at State Street.

This week: there’s no Green River Festival. Sad. But we’re bringing you Green River Festival on the air 26 hours of live music during the course of the weekend. And I’ll show you some of my favorite interviews from Green River Festivals past. Including legends we’ve lost like Sharon Jones and Allen Toussaint. Is coronavirus officially considered airborne? The Muller Report with Dr. Mandy Muller. Congressman McGovern on making good trouble and more.

This week: The families for Black Lives Caravan. A 90 minute musical and educational Black Lives Matter car rally around the Valley. If you listened live you would have heard such great music from Black artists, spanning the generations. But you STILL get to hear Black educators talking about how to be anti-racist. Congressman McGovern on how the GOP LOVES masks, all of a sudden. The origins of the word wanderlust. A black hole merger in a distant galaxy and more.

This week: Indoor dining has resumed in Massachusetts? How safe a move is that? The Muller Report with virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. COVID 19 as a red state/blue state issue with Congressman Jim McGovern. Why one of our favorite quarantine hobbies might be dangerous for our dogs. Are there 36 civilizations communicating throughout the Milky Way Galaxy? Mr. Universe on a recent paper that alludes to that claim. There’s no Green River Festival this year but we’re moving the Green River Festival onto our airwaves.

This week: Black Lives Matter and the movement to defund the police comes to Montague and Northampton. Senator Ed Markey on his visit to Western Mass and on Rep. Joe Kennedy III’s challenging his seat in the Senate. What wine pairs with…sea lamprey. What they heck IS a sea lamprey? Chef Neftali Duran and the director of the CT River Conservancy cook up some lamprey in my back yard. Plus some Spanish wines with the Wine Snobs. UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on the Toilet Vortex. A drive-through graduation at GCC .

This week: In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, how the Valley is responding to the movement towards justice and recognizing the value in black lives. A new teaching textbook on how to be anti-racist called “This Book Is Anti-Racist.” The Muller Report returns with UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. How do we safely gather together in protest without exacerbating the COVID crisis? If Trump is anti-antifa does that make him pro fa? Hear what Congressman Jim McGovern has to say. Still taking requests for the quarantine and a bunch more.

This week: Amherst’s own best-selling author Catherine Newman on how to be…a person. Congressman McGovern on George Floyd and why masks are now a partisan issue. The Phantom of the Corona makes his way into the bowels of the Wine Bunker. Some of the creative ways theater is still happening during the quarantine and more.