Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

The State We’re In: Benjamin Swan

State Rep. Benjamin Swan (D) – Springfield/11th Hampden District and House Vice Chair of the Committee on Post-Audit and Oversight and member of the budget-writing Ways and Means Committee will be our guest. Discussion will include the Governor’s proposed...

Them Bones

Fred Venne, Museum Educator at the Beneski Museum of Natural History at Amherst College will discuss this little-known but highly-regarded museum. Among its collection the largest fossil track collection in the world – many collected from this region — and one...

Healthy Eating with Apps

For most, it’s relatively easy to eat healthy food when you’re at home and have the time to shop and plan a meal, but how about when you are out and about? Continuing with our series on Winter Wellness, UMass Chef Simon Stevenson takes a look at how you can use...

Start Your Engines

Consumer Reports’ Auto Specialist Mike Quincy is back to chat about some of the cars in its March issue including the new Prius wagon. And with the cost of gas at the pump creeping up again, Carrie Saldo will also ask Quincy for tips on maximizing each tank of...

Update on “Rebuild Springfield”

We spoke with Nick Fyntrilakis and Jerry Hayes — Co-leaders of the effort to plan and coordinate tornado repairs in Springfield– in the fall. Now the duo is back on Connecting Point to discuss the Rebuild Springfield plans announced on Jan. 31....

Sojourner Truth Musical

“Truth” is a New Folk Opera about Sojourner Truth, the ex-slave, fiery abolitionist and women’s rights pioneer. It premieres at Northampton’s Academy of Music Feb....

Sweets for your Sweet

If you’re looking for romantic Valentine’s Day gift ideas, handcrafted European-style gourmet chocolates will be a delicious way to show how much you appreciate your special someone. We will visit Chocolate Springs Café and talk with Joshua Needleman,...

From their Minds to the Marketplace

Prof. Glenn Vallee, PhD and students Colby Conant, Thomas McLeod and Nathan Kuzmeski from the Product Innovation & Development Class at Western New England University will discuss and display some of the new products they’ve come up with and the business and...

Housing and the Economy

Hampden County Register of Deeds Donald Ashe will discuss with Jim Madigan what the 2011 real estate transactions recorded by his office tell him about the housing market and the state of the local economy....

W.E.B. DuBois

Our Black History month coverage continues in Great Barrington – the birth place of W.E.B. DuBois. There we’ll visit the WEB DuBois Center, which is keeping the legacy of this controversial and diverse figure...