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The Fabulous 413Antenna chickens in dragThe people we bring together are closer than you think.
It happens somewhat ironically, in the portion of Rep. Jim McGovern's district that isn't actually in the 413, where he's just completed a round of town halls. In this week's mcgoverning with McGovern we find out about his constituents on the other side, and more solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ and drag communities.
If you've got a question for the congressman, email us at thefab413@nepm.org or text to [800-639-9120](tel:8006399120) and we'll ask it during the next show!
It happens in eating...
2023-06-3049 min
The Fabulous 413Good kids songs for bears feeling badlyThis show is for babies. Just kidding, but it is about young ones, and that's almost as cute. First there's the music for kids and their grown-ups happening at The Parlor Room in Northampton. Liam Hurley and Nick Deysher, also known as Mr. Liam and Mr. Nick, curate The Parlor Room Kids Series, which happens every first Sunday of the month on a sliding scale so that everyone can be included. This is kids music for everyone, parents included, and we get a taste of what's in store for those families this Sunday when they st...
2023-06-3049 min
The Fabulous 413Wait wait, don't fix it.Technical difficulties are our favorite, let us tell you.
But that doesn't stop us from chatting with Negin Farsad and Roy Blount Jr. of NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" just before they headed to the Berkshires for a live taping of the show. We subject them to a barrage of quiz adjacent questions as a warm up to the show on which they are regular guests, and broach the subject of farm animal sounds in various countries.
Another part of our lemonade making involves Rep. Jim McGovern, who joins us for our weekly mcgoverning...
2023-06-2750 min
The Fabulous 413Bluesmen on the high Greenfield seasWe're checking out the things that remain.
It's in the rumors of a bluesman that stay with us to this day. Ms. Annye Anderson has made a mission out of dispelling those tales about her step-brother, Robert Johnson, in her book "Brother Robert: Growing Up With Robert Johnson". But her life is just as storied and interesting as his is, and we find out about both.
It's in the celebrations we make as well. Juneteenth comes to Greenfield this Monday in an event thrown by Moving Mountains Media. The festivities are in their second year...
2023-06-1642 min
The Fabulous 413The rapt afro from spaceKaliis flies solo this week!
No one panic!Although there was some panic about microbes from space at one point. Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed joins us live to chat about the complete futility of quarantining to prevent microorganisms that would have been brought back by space missions. But our caution about cosmic cross-contamination still influences missions to this day, and may see some results on Mars.
June 12th was once declared Nelson Stevens Day in Springfield. Since the artist currently has a show up at Springfield Museums, we talk with NEPM's Kari Njiri, who...
2023-06-1349 min
The Fabulous 413Sunshine juice runsWe get to go both forward and backward in time today, which is fitting for a Monday somehow.
Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed tells us about the ESA's new probe JUICE (already taking selfies in space), its mission to the moons of Jupiter, and the lengths we do to make sure the probe looks but doesn't touch.
Then we digress quite a bit about pizza and semantics with Jarrett J. Krosoczka. He's got a new graphic memoir out called "Sunshine" that will receive a full cast reading treatment on April 18th at the Academy of Music...
2023-04-1849 min
The Fabulous 413The words of way findersLet's take a look at houses.
We dig into housing equity from more sides than one with H. John Fisher, fair housing manager for Way Finders in Springfield. Their 17th annual Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference which will continue through the 13th, so we ask about some of the problems we can easily see, which of course leads to conversations about the ones we can't.
Then we segue into poetry with someone who used to be a tenant lawyer. Martín Espada, poet and professor of English at UMass Amherst, joins us to chat a...
2023-04-1249 min
The Fabulous 413Don't let the Pigeon cook the booksWe all need a bit of reprieve from Tuesday's kerfuffle. So we dig into some books instead!
NYT bestselling author, opera composer, and Kennedy Center education artist in residence, Mo Willems shows us his latest art exhibit, Wrecked Shapes. And we celebrate the 20th anniversary of perhaps his best known character: Pigeon.
Then we head to Hatfield, where the largest collection of cookbooks resides! At least that's according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and its winner Lisa Ekus let us run rampant among its tomes while telling us how the massive assortment came...
2023-04-0649 min
The Fabulous 413To untangle the mayor of loveIllumination was the name of the game for us, in that it's spring so more things should be brought to light after a full season of dark times.
And to that end we begin our new series "Meet the Mayors" with Holyoke's own, Joshua Garcia, who tells us not just of the fun fusion foods the St. Patrick's Day parade brings, but of many of the uphill battles the city faces as they move toward the future.
It's hard to understand what's really happening with several grand juries and our former president, (even though he...
2023-03-2349 min
The Fabulous 413A dance of kids and cheeseWhat today needs is a little action; a little something to remind us that it's spring.
So we dance with the Martha Graham Company as they arrive in Amherst and Storrs, CT with new and old work in tow. Artistic director Janet Eilber and current company dancer Anne Souder show us how legacy work can still innovate, and how far Graham's technique truly reaches.
Then we head off to Sunderland to Thomas Farm & Dairy, where it is kidding season. No really, Laurie Cuevas' herd has had 40+ goat babies so far this season and that's just...
2023-03-2249 min
The Fabulous 413Celtic pizza and congressional theaterWe cover a lot of ground today!
Rep. Jim McGovern gives us his thoughts on what's happening with the recent approval of Alaskan drilling, reparations, and pitfalls not to fall into while digging yourself out of all the snow we just got.
Louise Dunphy of Celtic Crossings shows us a quick guide to all your Celtic entertainment this St. Patrick's Day weekend.
Artistic director Kristen Van Ginhoven speaks on the importance of activism and theater working together, as her company WAM Theater gears up to present "What The Constitution Means to Me" in...
2023-03-1749 min
The Fabulous 413The winter languageWe were all about speaking today.
First we spoke to the earth, getting the low-down on winter agriculture with Alice Coleman of Stony Hill Farm in Wilbraham and Phil Korman of CISA.
Then we got into the guts of linguistics and how it evolves with Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans through his new book "The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language." The book features an essay by NEPM host and Merriam-Webster editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski, so we welcomed him into the studio as well.
We're also looking for our next location for Pizza...
2023-03-1549 min
The Fabulous 413The prodigal dictionaryIt's International Women's Day! Smack dab in the middle of Women's History Month!
So we head to Puerto Rico to see what former Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentín, and her wife, Myriam Quiñones, are building there and why it felt right to leave the mainland and return home.
Then we stroll around the corner to get our lexicon on with The Word Nerd at the Merriam-Webster headquarters.
Plus we want your questions for Rep. Jim McGovern and our upcoming Tanglewood correspondent, Keith Lockhart! Email us at thefab413@nepm.org, or text to...
2023-03-0949 min
The Fabulous 413The Gr8 glad McGovern machineA little old a little new, a lotta ruckus on today's show!
Playwright/musician/creator extraordinaire Diana Oh joined us to discuss “My H8 for the Gr8 American Theater,” their show they've brought back to their alma mater, Smith College, this weekend. Along with Daphne Hwang Spencer, a current student and actor in the production, we take a look at some of the issues that show brings to light.
The Glad Machine brings us the power-pop sounds of their latest album “Hey!” just ahead of their CD release show at The Divine Theater in Holyoke this wee...
2023-03-0249 min
The Fabulous 413Senators, clowns, and kings, oh my!Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us to talk about environmental issues in western Massachusetts, as well as her new position as chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee.
Then we chat with screenwriter Sam Bromell about working with Baz Luhrmann and making music come alive on-screen for his adaptation of Elvis Presley's life and career.
And how often do you get to sit with someone who has made costumes for “Wicked,” trained with “Sesame Street,” and now uses clowning to help you deal with your feelings? Today is your day as Marta Mozelle MacRostie of Brave...
2023-02-2449 min