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Salem will spend the next year giving 100 residents living below the poverty line $500 a month --- no string attached --- and studying how the extra income shapes their lives. GBH reporter Craig LeMoult joins Paris to talk about how it's going to work.

Paris speaks with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington about the history of Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts, and why it's time for the Commonwealth as a whole to recognize the holiday.

Why do birds migrate? When should you put away your hummingbird feeders? GBH Meteorologist Dave Epstein takes us under his wing.

About a quarter of Massachusetts residents between the ages of 20 and 30 are thinking about leaving the state in the next 5 years, according to a survey from the survey from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation. So what can lawmakers do to keep people here? GBH's Katie Lannan joins us to discuss legislation on tap.

Why do tornadoes happen, and should we expect any in New England this year? GBH’s meteorologist Dave Epstein explains the whirling phenomenon.

For seven years, the Energy Observer has been travelling the world using only renewable energy, including solar power charging lithium batteries and hydrogen tanks fueled by seawater. Now it's in Boston — and GBH News reporter Craig LeMoult got a look onboard.

It's been an eventful few weeks at MIT, with students protesting university ties to the war in Gaza setting up an encampment on Campus. Ellie Montemayor, publisher of weekly student newspaper The Tech, joins Paris to discuss what it's been like as a student and a reporter.

The childcare economy in Massachusetts is not working: Costs are unaffordable for many parents, and early childhood educators are low-paid and struggle to stay in their jobs. Can a $1.58 billion infusion help balance the books? GBH's State House Reporter Katie Lannan has the inside scoop on upcoming funding.

The weather is warming up, which means ticks are back in full force. GBH's meteorologist and horticulturalist Dave Epstein talks about avoiding the creeping crawlers in what could be a record year.

GBH's Edgar B. Hurwick III of the Curiosity Desk and Culture Show joins Paris and Jeremy for his latest round of trivia questions. The topic: the month of May. Who will take home the championship belt this time around? Plus Paris Alston gets us ready for Mother's Day in the latest installment of her mental health series Waking Up Well.