What do kimchi tacos, loco moco, and currywurst all have in common? 

They’re all delicious points of intersectionality, or you might call them "Third Culture Foods".

Today on the Fabulous 413, we’ll explore a new cookbook that highlights one of those communities that overlapped and developed its own cuisine in this fashion. Sabor Judio: the Jewish Mexican Cookbook is a new release from Restless Books and we’ll chat with co-Author Ilan Stavans about the tasty ways cultures can influence each other’s dishes, and the many recetas and stories he and his co-author Margaret E. Boyle gathered from members of "La comunidad". And taste a couple of the recipes from it that we made!

 Plus we got to hang out with all the cool kids in Amherst for the VP debate last night. We’ll go through some of the most memorable folx and moments from the battle of the second in commands, and how the people of Amherst watching with us reacted to them. 

And our local dictionary in Springfield is just a little bit bigger now, with 200 new words being added to it’s lexicographical girth this week. Resident wordster Emily Brewster, senior editor at Merriam Webster takes us on a tour through what additions now get a chance to grace its pages, paper and digital. 

We’ve got some learning to do about our greater community, both in people and in plants

Where the flora is concerned, we head to South Hadley to a brand new garden shop endeavor with an important focus. Ben and Meg’s Farm and Garden Store is making it their mission to get everyone a little closer to the earth, and a little more knowledgeable about incorporating native plants into their mix. We chat with co-owner Meg Haber and her team about how the shop came to be, and the good things about getting into the dirt in the Fall. 

 And for the people, we’ll head to Amherst Cinema who are connecting feature films with the five colleges for their Five on Film series. We’ll chat with Yasmin Chin-Eisenhower, Alex Hornbeck, and Angela Combest about the process of gathering films that involved each of the institutions, the selections they’ve made for each, and the wealth of talent from the area that leaves its mark on proverbial celluloid for us all to enjoy. 

And across the street from the cinema, another debate, another NEPM party at White Lion to bear witness to the verbal carnage. The Vice Presidential candidates are about to throw down, and we’ll get you prepared  before you come hang out with us in Amherst to see all the hot civic action.

Today sees the end of September and full on launch into fall one of the busiest times of year for farms and those that work on and with them

One of the farms that’s working extra hard to feed the people of the four counties is that of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. We meet up with Ex. Director Andrew Morehouse at their *second* farm location in Hadley to meet the folks working that land as they harvest crops for the organization, and hear how having two farms has allowed the food bank to further foster their programs, including incubating new farmers, and more educational programming, not to mention getting ready for a certain other host of this show to walk from Springfield to Greenfield to raise awareness about them. . 

We also head back to Williamstown to hear about the Nightmare on Spring Street series that’s starting up for the spookiest month of the year. Images Cinema director Dan Hudson walks us through their distinctly International focus for this year, and gives us a quick glimpse of their upcoming animation feature series as well. 

And Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College, is erupting with all new knowledge about volcanoes on the moon, and how recently they might have been active. 

We’re taking advantage of these moments we have to be with one another. 

Especially since someone who's become a stalwart of the community is about to cross the pond an embark on a wicked cool academic journey. Prof. Steve Waksman has taught at Smith College for a little over 20 years, and now finds himself the recipient of a grant that will allow him to explore segments of music history previously under-served. We speak with the "Doctor of Rock" about his time in the Valley, about his upcoming research, and about his band "Electric Eyes" that is reuniting to give him a send off at the Iron Horse this Sunday. 

It’s also because sometimes those moments become an archive. May Pang, often known for being John Lennon’s girlfriend during his lost weekend, but it’s her photography of that time, and her ties to his music that give true insight to his work and life. All weekend, the moments she captured of that time will be shown at R. Michelson Gallery in Northampton, and we speak with the artist about her work in photos and music production, and about the story that only a new documentary could tell. . 

And perhaps most of all, it’s in building more connections as well. Live Music Friday brings folk artist Crys Matthews to the studio, where we’ll get a glimpse of the overflowing hope, truth, and pursuit of justice placed in each of her songs, hear about collaborating with Rhiannon Giddens and Melissa Etheridge, and the insights brought by her tour with Vance Gilbert and Seth Glier which makes a stop at the Iron Horse Tonight. 

Today on the Fabulous 413, we’re out experiencing the southern Berkshires at one of the prettiest locations around, nestled in 44 acres in Stockbridge Massachusetts, what once was a family home is now a location open to visitors and nature lovers through Spring Summer and Fall. 

We’re broadcasting LIVE from the grounds of Naumkeag as they gear up for their Pumpkin Show which starts tomorrow. 

We discover the gilded age history of the building and grounds with the mastermind behind both the location’s two signature events: Brian Cruey, and find out more about the Salem born entrepreneur and diplomat who made the estate his family’s part time home, how his daughter brought the grounds to their current splendor,  as well as the ways the public can now enjoy the space.

 We’ll also hear how the current staff at Naumkeag is partnering with local tribes to ensure that the much older story of the location’s land is preserved as well. Kendra Knisley, the new education manager for Trustees of Reservations, shows us how they’re working with Mission house to make sure the ongoing legacies of the indigenous peoples who lived there survive and continue. 

 Plus Amanda Duquette, senior engagement manager for the Berkshires and Mary Detloff,  Director of Public Relations let us in on all the things you can do in the not spooky part of the year on the grounds, as well as at the other Trustees locations throughout the Berkshires and elsewhere!. 

There is a beauty to make up as we go along, feet on the ground, head in the sky. 

And not just with the Talking Heads reference either. The Northampton Jazz Festival takes place this weekend aiming to expand the exposure of people of all generations, ethnicities and orientations to live jazz, and bringing new visitors to downtown Northampton to increase the cultural vitality and economic strength of the city. Relaunched in 2018, the festival hosts a rich line-up of jazz artists from across the globe and around the region. Ruth Griggs, President of the Northampton Jazz Festival, and Ricard Torres-Mateluna, the festival’s Communications & Marketing director both join us in studio to talk about revitalizing the city's tangible connection to music through the festivals two days of offerings. 

It's also in showing people that there's better things to put in your glass. The area's second oldest brewery is celebrating its 30th birthday this weekend with a party in its honor at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. We talk with Gary Bogoff of Berkshire Brewing Company about how the craft brewer got its start, where it's future is leading, and all of the flak the company might have been taking over those decades about the misnomer of its name.

And Word Nerd Emily Brewster takes us online to where the dictionary at which she is a senior editor has taken a newly beloved word game and turned it up several notches. Quordle takes the now NY Times game and multiplies it by four and we talk about its popularity and that popularities repurcussions while attempting to solve today's challenge. 

We're always having fun on the farm especially in this busy time of year

And if three farms are coming together to combine their agricultural powers for the people and the land? We've been told that three is the magic number, and showing us some of the magic being made in Hadley are folx from Preservation Farm and Orchards in Hadley, where the 33 acres shared by Carr's Ciderhouse, preservation farm, and Meadowfed lamb allow us to discover how each of their very different farms are working together to raise better crops and resilience in the land as well. Nicole Blum and Ava Blum Carr join us to highlight the ways each farm shines, and the agricultural community that is growing at Preservation Farm and Orchards in Hadley.  

And we’ll clown around in the corn, where Mike's Maze, one of the biggest corn mazes in western mass, is always growing under a new theme and this year it is the Circus. We’ll head to Sunderland to tumble through the ears of this years design and speak with Mastermind Jess Marsh Wisseman and David Wisseman about the many hoops they’ve jumped through to make this Maze particularly memorable. 

Today on the fabulous 413, Oh the worlds we have for you to discover near and far, and within our own systems. 

We head to Williamstown to Images Cinema to find out more about the democratic process, as their Civic Cinema series launches tonight. We’ll hear from Executive Director Dan Hudson about the films they’ve brought together on the subject, and why engaging with these issues and avenues on screen can hopefully lead to more civil discussion and engagement in person as we ready ourselves for the upcoming election season. 

It’s in the fantastical spaces just on the tip of our tongues and being created in fiction and language. Easthampton based author Jedediah Berry’s new novel “The Naming Song” comes out tomorrow and is an amazing tale of the power that language and story can hold. We’ll chat with the author about his inspiration, the transient nature of borders and words, and maybe his award winning games also, before you can join him at a release party at Odyssey books in South Hadley tomorrow night, Sept. 24th. 

And our resident astronomer Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Hampshire College and Kainaat Studios, helps us be overwhelmed by scale when he tells us about the longest star excretion currently known to scientists. 

We are back at Mass MoCA in North Adams broadcasting live from the Fresh Grass Music Festival!

 FreshGrass is produced by the nonprofit FreshGrass Foundation, and features a diverse lineup including some of the best in grassroots music — from traditional masters and iconic trailblazers to new musical discoveries.The very family-friendly experience that brings the entirety of the Mass MoCA campus to life with music on indoor and outdoor stages and in museum galleries.

 We'll hear live music from Cynthia Sayer, who was commissioned to create a concerto for the festival, learn more about the collaboration between filmmaker Billy Luther and musician Olivia Komahcheet, which will be viewed as part of the Fresh Scores feature, and from the people who help put it all together, Olli Chanoff director of programming for the FreshGrass foundation and the lead programmer of the festival who books all the bands, and Rachel Chanoff chief curator of performing arts and Mass MoCA

Today on the fabulous 413, more art from our communities to bring more joy and more solidarity as well! 

QueerCore Fest, a powerful new festival created by queer and trans folks for the community and its allies, happens next weekend on Sept. 28th, and we’ll speak with organizers Ben and Issley, about the mediums that are coming together for this afternoon of art, music, and more in Easthampton, and the importance of building cross cultural support  and rally cries. 

Plus we’ll head just around the corner from the Station to where community members are joining with the folx of Commonwealth Murals to restore a third Nelson Stevens mural. We talk with the people working on the restoration, those from the building where the art will now live, and other as everyone gears up for a ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday that will officially present the finalized “The Old, The Young, The beautiful” to the public. 

And our weekly chat with US. Representative Jim McGovern sees the congressman frustrated by the tactics of yet ANOTHER government shutdown, concerned by the apparent stalling of the Harris Walz campaign, and his take on his opponent for his congressional seat: Cornelius Shea. 

Note: The song that ends this podcast is "Mongoose" by Film & Gender.