July 21, 2025: Landscape shortages

We’re headed out into the wilds to a not so clearly disclosed location in Hampshire county to witness epochs of evolution and change in the hills and dales. Professor and author Noah Charney takes us deep into the woods to explore one of the locations described in his book “These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes”, where along with some budding naturalists we see how the happenings during the continental shift are still having effect millions of years later on the organisms that are taking up residence in the Connecticut River Valley. We’ll also discover more about how the Bay State is having a bit of a problem with its legal system. Massachusetts is in the middle of an advocate crisis, which means that many folx awaiting their due process of law may never get it, and may be tossed around in a system with no support for their cases. We speak with attorneys Jack Godleski and Isaac Maas about what the bar advocates duties are, how the shortage came about, and what the commonwealth needs to do to address it.