Plus, Wellesley College Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson returns to our show for the first installment of a new monthly series on history and culture.

We bring you a conversation with Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley about what drives her and what brings her joy.

Gov. Maura Healey joins us to answer our questions and yours on everything from the MBTA to housing to the Massachusetts State Police.

Berrío uses collage to create scenes that teeter on the brink of reality and imagination. Her new exhibition, "The Children's Crusade," opens Feb. 16 at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art.

Plus, a new exhibit at Boston's ICA and how the region is helping migrant children arriving in the U.S. without their families.

WBUR reporter Miriam Wasser joins to discuss the project and the details of a community benefits agreement.

Plus, more on the toxic chemicals known as PFAS, and a high school cookbook of recipes from around the world.

For the last five years, her immigrant students have compiled their family recipes in a cookbook. This year's edition contains recipes from 21 countries. We speak with the teacher behind the cookbook, as well as two students about their dishes, and their stories.

They're sometimes called "forever chemicals."