August 10, 2026: Singing is your birthright

In Easthampton, the Chickadee Karaoke Rooms have just opened. Rooted in the experiences of owners James Crawford and Ashley Anglin as they finished graduate work in Hawaii, the space is seeking to get the community to come together without the pressures that sometimes come from singing in, or at, an unfamiliar crowd.  We get a tour of the beautiful new space and sing along with "May" Crawford, as we hear about getting folx on mic and more comfortable with their own voices. Mr. Universe, Kainaat Studios and consortium astronomer Salman Hameed, mentions how you can do a bit of astronomy yourself this week, and further explores the heavens with a talk on Betelgeuse, the super nova it will become, and its unique circumstances concerning companion and neutron stars. And Professor Ousmane Power-Greene got into a supreme court dissent! We speak about his work that is referenced, its connections to Liberia, Lincoln, and the current plight of birthright citizenship for another Power of History segment that brings a fine toothed comb to go over the details and impact of the 14th amendment.