November 3, 2025: The last race, the newest stars

We are generally arts and culture heavy and politics light, but seeing as tomorrow is election day, and many positions are up for grabs locally, we figured we’d put a pause in that and go all in on one of the last contested races in W. MassSo today we focus our attention just across the river from our studios at NEPM to the mayoral race in West Springfield. We hear from the incumbent William C. Reichelt, the youngest mayor in the city's history, who’s seeking a 4th term, to hear about the programs he’s looking forward to implementing, his stance on the issues of schools and consolidation, the budget, moving public safety facilities, and more. And from the challenger, current councilor at large Daniel O’Brien, who’s served that seat for an equal amount of years, but has raised questions about Mittineague school, taxes for the town and those with fixed incomes, and even a reduction of the mayoral term back to 2 years. Plus, as a brief respite from the municipal debate, Mr. Universe, Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College’s Salman Hameed joins us to witness the beer-adjacent birth of a brand new baby solar system.