A quick recap of The March for The Food Bank which, thanks to you, was another smashing success. And I think I LOOKED smashing in my AOC Met Gala inspired ball gown for the March. Congressman McGovern debriefing from the March and on the good news and bad news in DC. Merriam-Webster’s Word of The Year 2021, and some of the runners up-including a word McGovern knows all too well and a Bill Murray inspired word? Thoughts on Giving Tuesday. Eating Holyoke. Drinking California. Hanukkah and a whole lot more.

It’s March Madness. Monte’s March Madness. Learn about how people in Western Mass are fighting hunger day in and day out. Learn about how supporting the Food Bank of Western Mass can help them keep fighting. Learn about how racism plays a major role in creating food insecurity. Learn about why Congressman McGovern comes on this march year after year. Learn some new food related words from Merriam Webster. And learn what to drink AFTER Thanksgiving dinner.

About a week and a half away from the 12th March for the Food Bank. We’ll hear what the status of hunger is here in the Valley mid-panny. We’ll hear how the Food Bank works for the nearly 200 providers in our four counites and we’ll hear how a local community college is leading on fighting hunger. Plus Congressman McGovern, who joins us on the March, on a Veterans Day victory for taking care of vets. My veterinarian on how dogs are helping to rescue endangered species. Bit rot with the Word Nerd. Armenian Wine with the Wine Snobs.

A preview of a Cannes award winning short film from an Amherst filmmaker, coming back to Amherst. Why listeners are excited about how Massachusetts is being gerrymander, with US Congressman Jim McGovern. Getting a handle on the National and local elections. TBH, copypasta FTW, amirite? With Word Nerd Emily Brewster. Celebrating one of our Valley’s greatest events Cider Days.

How running is empowering women in war torn areas and how one local woman is running in the NYC marathon to support them. In a few weeks I’ll be walking to help fight hunger but some big news in regard to ending hunger with Congressman McGovern. There are over 400 new words and definitions in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary and one is SUPER New Englandy. Find out what word with Emily Brewster resident wordster from Merriam Webster. Monte and Nef eat Holyoke! A new feature focusing on dining and food justice with Chef Neftali Duran. All sorts of Halloween shenanigans, including Kyrsten Sinema’s Aaron Neville costume. How much Halloween candy will kill you. And werewolfing vs puberty.

Art and equity and moths? Meet the folks behind the new Bombyx Center in Florence. Meet our new neighbors and their food truck in Downtown Greenfield-Cocina Lupita. Congressman McGovern on Building Back Smaller and on charging Steve Bannon. The problem with the prefix “pre” with the Word Nerd. Spanish Grenache. And a whole lot of talk about Dune!

Indigenous People’s WEEK. I talk with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Western Mass about some of the issues she and her community are working towards on Beacon Hill. And I talk with Jason Montgomery, the indigenous artist at the center of the HUGE Northampton Arts Council controversy. Congressman McGovern on what he was up to in Colombia and on this year’s theme for the March for the Food Bank. Shatner in space with Mr. Universe. Answering listener queries about the interrobang with the Word Nerd. Zinfandel and its kissing cousin Primitivo with the Wine Snobs and a whole lot more.

A red-carpet movie premier coming to Western Mass and starring Western Mass and the former NFL player and Navy Seal who inspired Colin Kapernick to take a knee rather than to sit on the bench. A glimpse into the cranky psyche of early 20th Century Americans with complaint letters written to the mail order catalog Montgomery Ward. A last batch of winning words for Scrabble etc with the Word Nerd and more.

The second lead in the worst movie of all time-The Room who is also the author of The Disaster Artist which became a Golden Globe award winning movie about the making of the worst movie. A new theme song for and by one of our favorite local heroes-Dave Hayes The Weather Nut. Do we have a rabies problem in The Valley? We’ll do some heavy petting with Dr. Steve. And anticipating the return of my favorite traitor QB.

Innovation, ingenuity and superheroism when it comes to cleaning up our rivers. Meet The Boatman. Division in the Democratic party when it comes to so-called “human infrastructure” and on how to handle the Haitian refugee crisis. We’ll hear Congressman Jim McGovern’s thoughts. A leg up on your next round of Scrabble with the Word Nerd. Save the Drake! For Willie! For Humanity! The Drake and live performance returns to Downtown Amherst. Drinking wine from the greatest of all grapes? And catching up with some old friends on our 500th Local Hero farmer spotlight.