Way back in April we talked with folx at City Space about their Pay It Forward Grant Program and now 10 lucky recipients are embarking on transformative artistic journeys through their space in Easthampton. We speak with artist who is kicking off that performance series: Deja Carr, who you may know better as musician Mal Devisa. We’ll find out what is going into her night of curated performances titled: “Never a Stranger to Home”, including a talk-back with artist Michael Hanson (aka Father Hotep), and hear from program manager Zoe Fieldman about some of the other artists that make up this years cohort of grant recipients. 

We’ll also discover how the English language has been ruthlessly truncated. Which is to say that our alphabet used to be a little longer a mere couple centuries ago. Word Nerd Emily Brewster, Senior Editor at Merriam Webster helps us to explore the sounds and ancient origins of the alphabet’s missing letter, and perhaps the reason we abandoned it to the throes of punctuation.

Plus our weekly chat with US. Representative Jim McGovern is wholly debatable. Which is to say he too was watching the confrontation between Trump and Harris this past Tuesday and definitely has insightful takeaways to share, and not just about the Taylor Swift stinger.