Episodes

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Joshua Michael Stewart— Love Something
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Joshua Michael Stewart is the author of the 2022 collection of poems, “Love Something,” which he adds to his other full-length poetry collections including “Break Every String” and “The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums.”
Joshua’s work has been published and featured in Massachusetts Review, Brilliant Corners, and Rattle, just to name a few publications.
Buy Love Something at: https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/love-something-joshua-michael-stewart/
You can connect with Joshua at:
- www.joshuamichaelstewart.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.m.stewart.526/
- Instagram: @joshua_michael_stewart
- Twitter: @JoshuaMStewart
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Jen & Brad’s New Year Spectacular— 2023!
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Jen and Brad talk about what they did over the winter holidays and their New Year's resolutions for 2023.
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Greta & Paul Boudreau from Hamden Tenants Union
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Greta and Paul Boudreau are community leaders and founding members of the Hamden Tenants Union, the largest union within the Connecticut Tenants Union.
Learn more about Greta and Paul’s work and the Connectiut Tenants union at:
- https://www.cttenantsunion.org/english
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seramontestu
- @UnionTenant (Twitter)
- @cttenantsunion (Twitter)
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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Hanukkah & Christmas Special—2022!
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
This episode is all about Hanukkah and Christmas! We had so much fun talking about:
- Jen’s Hanukkah party!
- Our Hanukkah & Christmas plans.
- Myths about Hanukkah & Christmas.
- Christmas-themed sex positions.
- Brad’s new spoken-word Christmas story!
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Kelly Surprenant
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Kelly Surprenant is a fashion artist who started "The Rainbow Rack" with the goal of creating unique fashions with vintage inspiration for the modern age. Her designs are for the fashion-forward conscious consumer; couture pieces as unique as we all are, created ethically in Western Massachusetts.
Connect with Kelly at:
- https://therainbowrack.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRainbowRack
- Instagram: @therainbowrackboutique
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
What We Love & Hate About the Holiday Season
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Jen and Brad talk about:
- Upcoming changes to the podcast.
- Jen going to a meet and greet with Corey Feldman and Jameson Newlander, aka the Frog Brothers from the "Lost Boys."
- Honey Bear Tea.
- Safe Passage Hot Chocolate Run.
- Loving and hating the holidays.
A super jolly episode, we hope you enjoy!
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Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
John Sheirer
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
John Sheirer is a Northampton, Massachusetts, author whose works include memoir, fiction, poetry, essays, political satire, and photography. His most recent book is “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” is a collection of linked stories.
For more than 30 years, John has taught writing and communications for at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for “Freshwater Literary Journal.” John also writes a monthly column on current events for the Western Massachusetts newspaper the “Daily Hampshire Gazette.”
Connect with John at:
- http://www.johnsheirer.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.sheirer
- Twitter: @RealAmericanLib
- https://www.facebook.com/makecommonsensecommon
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Thanksgiving 2022 Spectacular!
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Jen and Brad slow it down like cold gravy for the Thanksgiving holiday and talk about:
- A mysterious gift mailed to Brad.
- What we're thankful for.
- Colonialist myths about Thanksgiving.
- Weird Thanksgiving traditions.
- Thanksgiving safety tips.
- Is it Maynard? Thanksgiving edition!
A super fun episode, we hope you enjoy!
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Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Jen and Brad Talk to 12-Year-Old Space Unicorn
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Jen and Brad are joined by their 12-year-old daughter, Space Unicorn, for a fun SAFE FOR WORK conversation about a whole bunch of topics, including:
- Cell phones for kids;
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (spoiler-free review);
- Fortune cookies;
- Preparing for a B'nai Mitzvah;
- The Walking Dead;
- Thanksgiving 2022 plans;
- A whole lot more!
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Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Alyssa Curran is the Community Coordinator for Belchertown and Ware, Massachusetts, in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEALing Communities Study. A primary goal of the program is to reduce opioid overdose fatality by 40% over 3 years in urban and rural areas across four states, including MA. Alyssa is joined by Anna Martin and Randy Gratton, who are also working with the HEALing Communities Study.
Learn more about the:
- https://HEALtogetherMA.org
- HEALing Communities Study: https://healingcommunitiesstudy.org/
- The Consortium: https://wmtcinfo.org/
- Instagram: @hcsbelchertownware
- Facebook: @HCSBelchertownWare
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