August 12, 2026 - Judy Collins, Mahesh Daas on architecture and heat waves , and the North End Fisherman's Feast

Judy Collins joins us ahead of her “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell Tour”stop at Tanglewood on August 30, co-starring Mary Chapin Carpenter and Rosanne Cash, with special guest Amanda Shires. Collins discusses “Both Sides Now,” interpreting other writers’ songs and writing her own material.Mahesh Daas, president of the Boston Architectural College, returns for “AI: Actual Intelligence” to talk about how cities can adapt to increasingly extreme summer heat—from shade and trees to water, street design and lessons from places that have lived with punishing temperatures for centuries.The 116th annual Fisherman’s Feast returns to Boston’s North End August 13–16. Domenic Strazzullo, president of the Madonna del Soccorso Society, which organizes the Feast, and The Boston Guido, one of this year’s Best Meatball Competition judges, join Jared to preview four days of processions, food, the famed Flight of the Angel and Best Meatball Competition.