Energy costs this winter are expected to rise, meaning you'll likely pay more to heat your house or apartment. WBUR reporters Miriam Wasser and Yasmin Amer join us to talk about ways Massachusetts residents can apply for relief.

Plus, a Woburn company is working on creating an alternative to lithium batteries.

Plus, in this week's Tech Talk, we look at what happened to driverless cars.

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is slated to be released Nov. 11.

Plus, we check in with the organizations providing services for families placed in hotels in Methuen, Plymouth and Kingston.

Ian Ruskin, actor and writer of the one-man show, "To Begin the World Again: The Life of Thomas Paine," hopes to change the way we think about Paine and his place in history.

We give tips from staying active, to investing in a light therapy lamp.

Plus, the factors contributing to the state's shelter system being in high demand.

Kelly Carter Jackson, associate professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, joins to talk about a story she wrote about Ethel Phillips and Black patriotism.

We hear from Kellie Carter Jackson, an associate professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College. Three years ago, she wrote about her grandmother Ethel Phillips and her life as a domestic worker.