Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

The State We’re In: 2016 Presidential Race

Western New England University History Professor John Baick, Central Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Jerold Duquette, and political consultant Ryan McCollum join host Jim Madigan to discuss the results and impact of this week’s final major...

Partners for a Healthier Community

Jessica Collins, Executive Director of Partners for a Healthier Community, discusses the work the Springfield-based organization does to mitigate multiple health concerns and threats for residents of the...

Terry A La Berry: A Drummer’s Life

Terry A La Berry has been playing drums as a backup musician for Arlo Guthrie for over 40 years—an experience that has afforded him to travel, meet some truly wonderful people, and see some of the most beautiful places in America. Terry sat down with Producer Keith...

Impact of Legalized Marijuana

There is a petition to legalize marijuana in the state of Massachusetts, to essentially regulate it like alcohol. There is also a legal challenge to that petition, and while it’s unclear if voters will be able to have their say in November, those who work with...

My Brother Rocks the Spectrum

Autism spectrum disorder refers to a range of neuro-development disorders which involve repetitive behavior and difficulties with communication. Sarah and Andrew Reilly of Springfield have five children, and three of them are on the spectrum. The couple wants to help...

The Laws of Baseball

Springfield College Professor of Communication and baseball writer Marty Dobrow discusses the recent sale at auction of a copy of “The Laws of Baseball” and what that document tells us about the beginnings of the...

Quabbin Memorial Day

Like communities all across the United States, the towns of the Swift River Valley commemorated their war dead each year on Memorial Day until those towns ceased to exist in 1938. Quabbin Park Cemetery became the center of Memorial Day services for those towns and...