• Lower Pioneer Valley Early Learning Center: Mary Beth Fleury &  Kristina Juzyn discuss the Lower Pioneer Valley Early Learning Center (LPVELC), a multi-age  classroom childcare facility at the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative vocational school.
• Iran Nuke Agreement:  Vincent Ferraro, Mount Holyoke College Professor of Politics, discusses the international agreement aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapon capabilities.
• Triple Play Day at MassMutual Center: Michael Hurwitz discusses the work of the new Western Mass Sports Commission and the Saturday December 7^th “Triple Play Day” events scheduled at the MassMutual Center with NCAA basketball, billiards and AHL Hockey events.

Members of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band discuss their recent trip to New City and the experience of playing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Amanda Chilson, Project Coordinator for Mass in Motion/Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, talks about childhood obesity in Berkshire County—especially in rural communities. They are utilizing grants from Mass in Motion to fight the epidemic in schools, at home, and by using farmers markets as an incentive to get kids and their families to eat healthier

Climatologist Professor Ray Bradley, Director of the Climate Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discusses his continuing concerns that not enough is being done to limit the use of fossil fuels and slow the threat of global warming.