You may never have seen the most abundant animal on Earth: soil nematodes, which represent eighty percent of animal life by number
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New research parses how income inequality drives homelessness in U.S.
While the overall count of homeless people is down 10% since 2007, rising homelessness in some communities has driven upticks in the national tally.
For the past 13 months, the Baker administration has paid McKinsey millions of dollars for consulting and support services touching many parts
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Testing conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has led to the expansion of a national recall today of Enoki mushrooms.
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Jeffrey Foucault's latest release, "Deadstock, reveals Foucault’s talents as a composer and performer, transporting fans on a tour of his creativity through
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Sonya Bykofsky, head of the Lenox Dems talks about the Gus Bickford Saga, and Andrew Farnitano discusses the Fair Share Amendment.
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We had no planned guests this week, so mostly we ran down Steve's predictions for the Biden's First 100 Days. He did
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Arts & Entertainment
Today we’ve got interviews with Kevin Yang, Editor-in-Chief of the Williams Record; Arthur De Bow, Cultural District Coordinator for the City of
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This week we speak with Wade Hasty, candidate for Williamstown Select Board, as well as our own Steve Dew, who is running
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Listeners got in touch with us to say that they listened to our conversation with Rinaldo Del Gallo III in Episode 108,
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Former agricultural powerhouse, current wine-producing region, and home of the world’s biggest buckwheat pancake, Penn Yan, New York, makes for a sweet
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San Antonio, Texas, is a kaleidoscope of cultures, cuisines, colors, and must-visit destinations. You don't know Tejas until you've visited "Alamo City."
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Bahia Principe offered a well-apportioned suite that ended up feeling a lot more luxurious than some upscale European hotels I’ve slept in
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Above: Designs by Marine Penvern at the 2nd Annual Forever Young Fashion Show; photo by Robin Catalano.
Fashion fanatics in the Hudson Valley
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Former agricultural powerhouse, current wine-producing region, and home of the world’s biggest buckwheat pancake, Penn Yan, New York, makes for a sweet afternoon stop on an upstate road trip.
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Spring is officially coming. Flowers will bloom, leaves will return to their trees. It's a beautiful time of year, but one you face with dread because spring is also allergy season.
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We are joined by Bilal Ansari, of the DIRE committee in Williamstown, formed to address accusations of racism, discrimination, and harassment at the Police Department.
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We’ve been hearing from people about this piece in the NYT, "How Society Has Turned Its Back on Mothers" It’s not “burnout,” it’s “betrayal,” according to the author.
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San Antonio, Texas, is a kaleidoscope of cultures, cuisines, colors, and must-visit destinations. You don't know Tejas until you've visited "Alamo City."
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This week, Steve and Jay interview Dr. Mark Pettus, Director of Population Health for Berkshire Health Systems. We’ll be talking about the impact winter has on those without shelter in the Berkshires, and why everyone should be concerned about the health of the unhoused.
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Bahia Principe offered a well-apportioned suite that ended up feeling a lot more luxurious than some upscale European hotels I’ve slept in — all in proximity to dreamy natural and cultural destinations.
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Steve and Jay speak with Dr. Joy James, an American political philosopher, academic, and author, about the film, "Judas and the Black Messiah."
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"When you talk about building new prisons, you are putting out the message that those of us that live in these communities, that you are intending future generations to be in those beds”
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The conference has, for seven years, provided practical agricultural marketing education and information to farmers in New England which they can apply to their agribusiness.
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Our guest this week is Yasmin Nair, whose work has appeared in publications like the Baffler, In These Times, Vox, and Electronic Intifada.
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