On this episode of In Common:

• The Lindsay Clancy trial has put a rare mental illness in the spotlight. The Duxbury mother claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children in 2023 and pleaded not guilty. In Common's Jeremy Siegel takes a closer look at maternal mental health with accounts from a survivor and the push for more awareness and care in Massachusetts with medical experts.
  
  
• From western Mass. to Cape Cod, primary races are heating up as Election Day is just around the corner. GBH's Adam Reilly, CAI's Sam Houghton and NEPM's Karen Brown join In Common to fill us in on some key races that are happening across the Commonwealth.
  
  
• It's another installment of our regular segment "Mass Online," in which we take a look at what's happening on social media throughout the Commonwealth. This weekend, students and renters across Boston are hauling boxes and packing up trucks for the infamous Sept. 1 moving day. GBH's Digital Associate Producer Renuka Balakrishnan tells us more on what to expect on Boston's moving day.
  
  
• Lobster rolls, clam chowder, fried clams -- those are just a few New England staple foods. Woodman's of Essex on the North Shore serves up some of the best versions and is also the birthplace of fried clams. In Common's Stina Chang tells us the story behind the origins of this New England classic dish.

On this episode of In Common:

• With nearly 1,400 miles of coastline in Massachusetts, only 12% of beaches are for public use. That's what GBH News investigative journalist Chris Burrell found out in his series called ‘Barriers at the Beach.' He joins In Common to explain why that is and give us an update on what's changed since then.
• The Berkshire Mushroom Festival returns to Sheffield, Ma. In Common’s Jeremy Siegel talks with mushroom connoisseur Chris Kilham and festival organizer Daniel Shakin to learn more about the magic behind mushrooms and what's in store at this year's event.
• The Curiosity Desk's Edgar B. Herwick III speaks with GBH's creative designer Matt Welch and Ruth Wallace Herndon, professor emerita at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, on how their own genealogical research is connected.
• Horseshoe crabs are one of the world's most misunderstood species, even though they’ve been around for millions of years. Now, there's a bill on Beacon Hill pushing to make them the official invertebrate of Massachusetts. CAI's Amy Kolbe Noyes tells us more.
• In many urban areas in Massachusetts, tall trees can be a rare sight. GBH's Sam Turken finds out why there's been a scarcity of trees in some neighborhoods and the push to create more urban canopy in Worcester.
• Bridgewater's Little League baseball team is playing in the Little League World Series for the first time ever. We hear how they’re doing ahead of their next game.

On this episode of In Common:

• For many immigrant families across the Commonwealth, detainment and arrests can cause lasting trauma, not just for the one taken into custody. In a new series of reporting, GBH's Sarah Betancourt says there are many barriers that prevent some families from seeking help. She joins In Common to explain more on this ongoing mental health crisis among immigrant families.
• The Falmouth Road Race is Sunday. It’s an unusual distance at an unusual time of year for running races and yet it attracts tens of thousands of people to race and cheer on runners, from world-class elite athletes to Cape Cod locals. Julianna Coughlin, host of the Runnah podcast, tells Jeremy Siegel why the Falmouth Road Race is an institution.
• Data Center Update: A Massachusetts judge has paused plans to expand a controversial data center in Lowell. In Common's Jeremy Siegel has reactions from local residents.
• We love that Dirty Water, and we love the Red Sox win it represents. Jeremy reports how the song became a celebratory tradition at Fenway Park.
• Windrow Farm is growing hay in Conway across several tracts of of land, none of which are owned by the farm itself. NEPM's Fabulous 413 hosts, Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, talk with hay farmer Jae Silverman about his unusual model that makes hay and helps landowners.
• The new film 'TONY' follows the early days of renowned chef Anthony Bourdain in Provincetown. That's also where the crew filmed some scenes of the movie with the help of Charles Harrington. He is a Cape native who has loads of experience scouting filming spots for some major Hollywood productions in Massachusetts. Harrington joins In Common to tell us what makes a location the perfect scene in a movie.