New England Public Radio produced regional news. Hosted by Jill Kaufman, Morning Edition Extra showcases the voices heard during the week.

Northampton defense Attorney John Drake talks about the now closed drug lab in Boston and a potential lack of trust with state-hired chemists in the days ahead; also WBUR-Boston reporter Fred Thys on the Brown-Warren Senate race in Massachusetts; commentator T. Susan Chang gets distracted by the autumn breeze; and the Corpse Flower blooms ever so briefly at a Smith College greenhouse – we only wish you could smell it through your radio.