Plus, we'll get a Red Sox preview for opening day.

Heroes are everywhere. But in comics, they're usually buff guys that race faster than a speeding something. So what about female heroes? We talk about female super heros, characters, and the women who draw them in this month's Comic Culture.

Author Rebecca Caprara joins us to talk about her new book SPIN, which re-tells the classic myth of Arachne the weaver through a new lens, and for younger audiences.

We remember prominent Boston civil rights activist and politician Mel King with Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP.

Plus, a paperwork change could have big implications for specialized education plans in Massachusetts schools.

Our gardening expert Patrick Parent joins to answer your questions.

WBUR reporters Todd Wallack and Beth Healy unearthed the tapes.