We break down yesterday’s election results with our own Bill Scher of Campaign for America’s Future. Also, Pulitizer Prize winning local author Tracy Kidder, who wrote Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World talks about the situation in Haiti, and how Partners in Health is making a difference (note: this podcast contains the full interview, not the version that was edited for air).

Incidentally, after this show aired, we got a call from a very sweet elderly listener who doesn’t get out, and doesn’t have a computer, but wanted an address for Partners in Health so she could send a donation. Hands down, my favorite part of today.

We talk to Progressive Democrats of America National Director Tim Carpenter about today’s special election, and why all Massachusetts Democrats need to show up to the polls today. Also Bob Flaherty of the Daily Hampshire Gazette talks about his piece on alleged arsonist Anthony Baye.

Happy Martin Luther King Day. Please keep his dream alive when you go to vote tomorrow. And keep Kennedy’s dream alive, too. We chat with Debra J’Anthony of the Academy of Music and Ella Longpre about the upcoming concert featuring Arlo Guthrie, which will benefit arson victims. Also, local business owners Kate Glynn and Owen Freeman-Daniels talk about why they’re voting for Martha Coakley.

Bill ruminates on the Haiti earthquake. We talk to Christa Hilfers of Miss Trans New England about an upcoming fundraiser. And our favorite scientist Steve Sauter brings his son Orion by to help us stamp out stupid.

So many ways to cure your cabin fever! Sarah Tanner and Rima Dael from the UMass Fine Arts Center talk up their gala happening at the end of the month. And Bob Cilman and Diane Porcella from the Northampton Arts Council give us the rundown on this year’s Four Sundays in February…this year featuring probably the bestest Ed Sullivan to ever grace the Really Big Show stage…not like we’re biased or anything!

We continue our discussion about charter schools with Jeff Singleton, a member of the Gill-Montague Regional School Committee (although he’s not speaking for the committee here). We also talk to Pam Wicinas and Dan Kaplan about a fun way to shake off the winter doldrums and raise money for some good causes this weekend.

Newsflashes from the land of “duh,” trips on the Fussytown trolley, and how drum circles are hazardous to your health. We chat with blogger Sarah Buttenwieser about her recent pieces regarding the capture of the suspected arsonist.

Bill chats with education activist Paul Dunphy about charter schools. We also talk to Northampton city councilors Maureen Carney and Pamela Schwartz about meetings they’ll be having for their respective wards. You can contact Maureen at mtcarney at comcast dot net, and Pamela at pschwartz77 at gmail dot com.

Bill’s gettin’ cranky about civil liberties again. But then we take it outside with Mai Frank and Dhyana Miller, who want to introduce your daughter to the great outdoors with their program, Full Moon Girls. Then Claire Morenon of CISA and our own Mark “Chicken Fingers” Lattanzi tell us about tomorrow’s Winter Fare…Fair.

Greg Saulmon of the Republican stops by to talk about their coverage of the fires. Also, Henning Ohlenbusch of School for the Dead, The Fawns, Sitting Next to Brian, etc etc etc, yadda yadda yadda, will be performing at tonight’s Tom Petty tribute to benefit the victims of the arson. He tries to convert Bill to Tom Petty fandom, and gets Jaz and Bill to sing backup on “The Waiting.”