Simple Pleasures

Food For Thought with Simon Stevenson

Chef Simon Stevenson takes a trip to Cold Spring Orchard in Belchertown for some apple picking, and then goes into the kitchen to show us how to make his special hot mulled cider, just in time for those cold fall and winter evenings! Recipe: Simon Stevenson’s...

Author Bill Corbett

  Bill Corbett is the author of the award winning book Love, Limits & Lessons: A Parents Guide to Raising Cooperative Kids.  He discusses the struggle many parents have with getting their kids to do their homework and the temptation some parents have to do...

Consumer Reports’ Mike Quincy

    Consumer Reports Automotive Content Specialist Mike Quincy joins Carrie Saldo in-studio. http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/03/mike-quincy-takes-the-consumer-reports-annual-auto-issue-on-the-road-.html            ...

1903 Stevens-Duryea Car

Guy McClain, Director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History, discusses concerns that a classic 1903 Stevens-Duryea car, which was built in Springfield and is currently being loaned to the museum, will return to private hands. The car, currently for sale for...

October Mountain, Part 2

Folklorist and These Mysterious Hills author Joe Durwin takes us on a supernatural tour of the Berkshires’ 16,500 acre October Mountain State Park where it is said by some that ghosts and spirits roam, UFOs fly overhead, and Bigfoot wanders in the woods… October...

October Mountain, Part 1

Alec Gillman of the DCR and folklorist Joe Durwin explain the colorful history of the Berkshires’ October Mountain, and its transformation from a private estate and nature preserve into the largest state forest in Massachusetts. October Mountain State...

Babbs Roller Rink

Originally built in 1930 as a dance hall, the Babbs Roller Rink on Lake Congamond is undergoing a renovation in the hopes of re-opening to the public. The Citizens Restoring Congamond (CRC) group agreed to utilize its non-profit status to conduct fundraising and...

Presidents in the Berkshires

Washington may never have slept in the Berkshires, but a host of other Presidents have stopped by for a visit! Journalist and Folklorist Joe Durwin recounts several tales of the many historical Presidential visits the Berkshires have hosted over the...

First Collegiate Baseball Game

Pittsfield was the home of the first recorded collegiate baseball game between Amherst and Williams College.  Local writer Derek Gentile talks about what that first game was like back in...

Ron Chimelis: Sports Cornucopia

Republican sports writer Ron Chimelis looks at what happened to the 2012 Red Sox, and the prospects for both the team & manager in the 2013 season. We also discuss the Patriots season so far and the NHL’s labor troubles....

Springfield Falcons

Bruce Landon of the Springfield Falcons discusses his teams upcoming AHL season and the possible impact of current labor troubles in the National Hockey League. Springfield...