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GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses an Edvard Munch exhibit at the Harvard Art Museum and Francis Ford Coppola at a 'Megalopolis' showing at the Coolidge Corner Theater.Patty Tahalongva is director, producer and writer of PBS Frontline's latest film "Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages." She joins via zoom to discuss the film, which follows the immediate impacts of climate change on indigenous communities forced to relocate.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery talks about crows with math skills, booze-fueled feasts for wild chimps and the Cape Ann woodpecker.Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral on the Justice Department halting funds for victims of hate crimes and child abuse, and a new report from Harvard University report on antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus.
Send us a textAn unsolved double homicide from idyllic Rockport, Massachusetts in 1932 rocked eastern Massachusetts. Boston Confidential interviews Robert Fitzgibbon, author of Murder In Rockport, Terror in a small town. The depression struck hard on Cape Ann, the quarry business dissipated and double digit unemployment was the norm. On May 21, 1932 town tailor Arthur Oker was found murdered in his shop, the following Halloween a fellow congregant Augusta Johnson had threatened in church that she knew who was responsible, and if they didn't turn themselves in she would go to the police. She was found murdered the next morning. Who was the culprit? There are several suspects, but the mystery has never been solved. Towns people say they know who committed the horrific murders, are they right?Make sure you purchase a copy of Murder In Rockport, Massachusetts, Terror in a small town! Link belowAmazon-Murder in Rockport, terror in a small townhttps://amzn.to/4iP9v16Book signings4/3/25 | 7-8PM | TOHP Burnham Library, Essex MA4/9/25 | 5:45PM | Bookshop of Beverly Farms, Beverly, MA4/12/25 | 3-4:30PM | Rockport Library, Rockport, MA4/24/25 | 6:30PM | Manchester by the Sea Museum, Manchester MA5/8/26 | 6:30PM | Paper & String Books, South Hamilton, MA5/18/25 | 2:30-3:30 | Lanesville Community Center, GloucesteX-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net
"When you think of Cape Ann music, you think of Dan King" -Greg Verga, Mayor of Glouscester, MAMy guest this week has released nearly 20 records over a storied 30-plus year songwriting career - writing, recording and performing music. A veteran folk artist, Dan King has also spent many years working in management, booking and concert production. Over this two-part conversation, we explore Dan's solo LPs, EPs, and studio & live releases with the supergroup KBMG, The Bandit Kings (2010-13) & The Prolz (1996-97).You'll also hear a preview of the single "Darling Voices" from his most recent solo effort, Ocean and Rose.All Dan King music is available on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and anywhere you discover new artists!Search under these names and titles:-DAN KING (Ocean and Rose; You're Not Alone; Bathed in Dream Light EP; In the Sun EP; Light City Live; Wooly Mammoth and Hi N Dry; Two Kinds of Mind; Time Move Over - plus singles)-THE BANDIT KINGS (III; Epic Hello; Precious Stones)-KBMG (Dan King, David Brown, Dave Mattacks, Wolf Ginandes) - Live at ‘Chianti'; It's A Beautiful World; Blue Sky Sundown; Western ColorStay tuned later this week for PART II with Dan King!www.dankingandfriends.com@dankingmusic - social media
Study: Over 70% of employees blame work stress on breakups and divorces. We discuss it with Renee Marino, a Communication Coach.In the Round: 20th Century Cape Ann Sculpture Exhibition Will Celebrate the Sculptors of Cape Ann. With Oliver Barker, the Director of the Cape Ann Museum.Matt Brown's Upcoming Fundraiser and Participation in the Boston Marathon. And, Dr. Fahmi Farah, cardiologist joined Dan to discuss hospitals that are not excited about eclipse mania, Hospitals are on high alert for increased traffic accidents, the potential for mass casualty events and, of course, eye damage.
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Earlier this month, a little harbor seal named Cuyahoga was rescued off the shores of Cape Ann. This small seal was in awful shape and is getting some much needed TLC at the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay. Cuyahoga is one of many animals that find themselves stranded each year along the shores of New England. What do you do if you find a turtle or seal that's struggling? NMLC Executive Director Connie Merigo talks with Nichole about Cuyahoga's recovery and how you can help other animals in a similar bind.
The historic twin light station on Thacher Island, off the east side of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. is one of the small number of lighthouse sites in the U.S. that are designated National Historic Landmarks. In 1771, there were nine lighthouses in operation in North America. The original twin lighthouses built on Thacher Island in 1771 were the first built to mark a dangerous spot rather than a harbor entrance, and they were also the last lighthouses built under British rule in the colonies. The two granite towers that stand today, 124 feet tall, were built in 1861 and fitted with first-order Fresnel lenses. The north light was deactivated in 1932. The twin lights of Thacher Island, Massachusetts In the 1980s, concerned citizens of Cape Ann formed the Thacher Island Association and chose a caretaker to live on the island. The Town of Rockport's Thacher Island Committee in partnership with the nonprofit Thacher Island Association maintains and operates the island, including both lighthouse towers. This episode includes historic audio recorded in the 1980s, as well as audio from a recent visit to the island with co-host Sarah MacHugh. Sarah spoke with Syd Wedmore, chairman of the Thacher Island Town Committee. Co-host Sarah MacHugh (right) on the way out to Thacher Island. Syd Wedmore, chairman of the Thacher Island Town Committee.
A community cinema on the Northshore is reopening in a new location after COVID kept the screens dark for years. WBZ's Madison Rogers has the story.
A state auditor wants the House and Senate to open their books, a rescue mission to save a humpback whale is a success at Cape Ann, and Charlestown High Schools becomes a film studio. Five minutes of news to keep you in "The Loop."
This episode is about two women related to John Singer Sargent: Judith Sargent Murray was a writer and an advocate for women's rights. Emily Sargent was a prolific artist whose work was largely thought to be lost. Research: Cape Ann Slavery & Abolition. “Enslaved persons of record on Cape Ann.” https://capeannslavery.org/enslaved-persons-of-record-on-cape-ann/# Cascone, Sarah. “Emily Sargent, Not Just a Sister to John, Was a Serious Painter in Her Own Right. Her Watercolor Landscapes are Finally Entering Museums—and the Spotlight.” Artnet. 2/6/2023. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/emily-sargent-2215370 Charteris, Evan. “John Sargent.” New York : C. Scribner's sons. 1927. Colby, Vineta. “Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography.” University of Virginia Press. 2003. Harris, Sharon M. “Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820).” Legacy , 1994, Vol. 11, No. 2 (1994). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25679133 Laidler, John. “It's Emily Sargent's time for a showcase.” Boston Globe. 5/12/2022. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/12/metro/its-emily-sargents-time-showcase/ McCarthy, Gail. “Sargent watercolors coming to Gloucester.” Gloucester Daily Times. 5/6/2022. https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/sargent-watercolors-coming-to-gloucester/article_2dd8d922-cc8e-11ec-8187-e763043a7f1f.html Michals, Debra. “Judith Sargent Murray.” National Women's History Museum. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/judith-sargent-murray "Murray, Judith Sargent." Shaping of America, 1783-1815 Reference Library, edited by Lawrence W. Baker, et al., vol. 3: Biographies Volume 2, UXL, 2006, pp. 393-400. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3450900081/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=c058aad0. Accessed 10 July 2023. Murray, Judith Sargent. “On the Equality of Sexes (Part 1). ” The Massachusetts Magazine, Or, Monthly Museum 1790-03: Vol 2, Issue 3. Murray, Judith Sargent. “On the Equality of Sexes (Part 2). ” The Massachusetts Magazine, Or, Monthly Museum 1790-03: Vol 2, Issue 4. New England Historical Society. “Judith Sargent Murray, The Forgotten Revolutionary.” https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/judith-sargent-murray-2/ Public Domain Review. “Judith Sargent Murray's On the Equality of the Sexes (1790).” https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/equality-of-the-sexes Ruiz, Paloma. “Judith Sargent Murray's On the Equality of the Sexes (1790).” Public Domain Review. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/equality-of-the-sexes Skemp, Sheila L. “First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Female Independence.” University of Pennsylvania Press. 2009. Skemp, Sheila L. “Judith Sargent Murray : a brief biography with documents.” Boston : Bedford Books. 1998. Skemp, Sheila L. “The Pioneer in Women's Rights Who Was on the Wrong Side of History.” History News Network. http://hnn.us/articles/86355.html “A Will of Their Own: Judith Sargent Murray and Women of Achievement in the Early Republic.” https://npg.si.edu/exhibit/murray/#1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It took time for the now legendary 20th-century artist to find his visual voice. A new exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum transports visitors back to a pivotal summer 100 years ago when Hopper met the woman who would become his model, muse, manager and wife: Josephine Nivison.
Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:Gloucester is celebrating 400+ years of history and 70+ years of the Cape Ann Symphony! As a music lover, Jordan invited the music director and conductor of the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa, to chat about this special event.
Synopsis: Gregory Verdine, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics and FogPharma. LifeMine Therapeutics is reinventing drug discovery by mining genetically-encoded small molecules (GEMs) from the biosphere. FogPharma is developing a new class of drugs to address the limitations of today's precision medicines and achieve universal druggability. In this episode, Greg discusses his unique journey from starting as an academic scientist to transitioning to an investor, and how that exposure to the venture world rounds out his approach to how he now runs biotechs. He talks about what it's been like running two companies for six years and how he structures his time so he can successfully operate between the two. He also discusses fundraising in a challenging environment and the importance of being part of a team in biotech. Biography: Greg Verdine is a leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of new drug modalities. A passionate and accomplished inventor of novel approaches and drug classes to engage targets widely believed intractable, Greg coined the phrase “drugging the undruggable” to describe his life's mission. Greg is the co-founder of FogPharma, which has its roots in the scientific work of Greg and his academic team at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, a hotbed of innovation and invention in the new modality therapeutics space. Greg is also the co-founder and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company refashioning drug discovery by mining genetically-encoded small molecules from the biosphere. Together with co-founder WeiQing Zhou, he developed the scientific and business concept for FogPharma and LifeMine and co-led the companys' initial capitalization and operationalization in mid-2016 and 2017, respectively. Greg is highly regarded for having moved seamlessly between roles as an academic scientist, biotech entrepreneur, investor and company executive. As Erving Professor at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, he founded the burgeoning field of hyperstabilized alpha-helical peptides, starting with the first-generation all-hydrocarbon stapled peptide technology, and invented not only the modality but also the direct precursor to the Phase 2 stapled peptide ALRN 6924. The greatly improved second-generation Helicon technology was developed in the Verdine Lab at Harvard and licensed exclusively to FogPharma, and subsequently developed by FogPharma into the third-generation approach that is so impactful today. The Verdine Lab at Harvard also made seminal contributions to understanding fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair and epigenetic DNA methylation. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Verdine has founded multiple public biotech companies including Variagenics, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Eleven Bio, Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Wave Life Sciences and Aileron Therapeutics, and a private company, Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Celgene. These companies have succeeded in achieving FDA approval for three marketed drugs. Greg has served on the board of directors of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Wave Life Sciences, Warp Drive Bio and LifeMine Therapeutics. Having led the formation and financing of Wave Life Sciences, Warp Drive Bio and LifeMine Therapeutics, Greg took a role in managing these companies as their president, chief executive officer and chief scientific officer. Greg also conceived of, co-founded and served as the founding president and chairman of the tandem non-profits Gloucester Biotechnology Academy, which trains high school graduates for technical careers in biotech, and Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, which is supporting fisheries science and economic development on Cape Ann. Greg earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University and served as an NIH postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology at MIT and Harvard Medical School. He also holds an honorary Ph.D. degree from Clarkson University.
A conversation with author and curator Elliot Bostwick Davis about her new book “Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape” and the accompanying exhibit which runs July 22 to October 16 at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Both the book and the exhibit examine the impact of Hopper's wife Jo on his work and the trajectory of his career. Their relationship started in the summer of 1923 there in Cape Ann and it wasn't long before the 41-year-old Hopper became a rising star in the art world.https://a.co/d/9stfbjChttps://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/edward-hopper/
John Adams later described the prosecution of William Corbet as a case “of an extraordinary Character, in which I was engaged and which cost me no small Portion of Anxiety.” In 1769, four common sailors were brought into Boston to stand trial for murder. The victim was an officer in the royal navy, and the crime had taken place just off Cape Ann, almost within sight of home. As Boston suffered under military occupation, could a military victim receive justice in a radicalized Boston? And what really happened on that ship near Marblehead? Had the dead officer really just been searching for cargo that the captain hadn't declared and paid customs on? Or were they up to something darker, like illegally kidnapping Massachusetts sailors and forcing them to serve in the Royal Navy? Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/272/ Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory
As a way of welcoming Spring let's learn about composting, specially curbside composting. The result - a beautiful rich soil ready for your spring planting. Let's hear more in this episode.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Black Earth Compost was founded in January 2011, in Gloucester, MA. Originally a one man, one truck, Cape Ann company, it has steadily grown to become the leading full-service compost company in New England. With over 25 trucks, they are dedicated to collecting food scraps from residents, schools, supermarkets, colleges, and more, all across eastern MA and RI. They are also the only vertically integrated company that composts the material too, returning it to customers and selling it in garden centers across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. They are your one-stop-shop for all your organic waste collection or garden soil needs.In this episode, we talk with Conor Miller, Partner, CEO of Black Earth Composting as he shares his journey and how the business had to pivot during the pandemic to moving from commercial pick-ups to residential pick-ups and compost delivery. Learn more in this episode.#garden #eco friendly #sustainability #greenliving #sustainablecooking #soil #dirt #rhodeisland #foodwaste×#newengland #composting #compost #gardening #zero waste #sustainable #planting #gloucestermassachussetts #organicwaste×
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This week, Kris and Erika talk Manchester Fire Dept budget drubbing, Skate the the Sea, Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll's visit to Cape Ann, and a little bit of GenZ and its love of fact-based news.
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Today we have a special episode produced in conjunction with Cape Ann LIVE! Earlier today, Sunday 02/26, I sat down with our friend and previous podcast guest, Phil Nicastro, the announcer for Gloucester Fisherman hockey here in Massachusetts, to preview the MIAA boys high school ice hockey playoff tournament. Our focus was mostly on the teams in the Northeastern Conference, but you'll get a pretty good picture of which teams to look for when the games start on Monday, Feb 27.The video of this conversation was streamed by Cape Ann LIVE! on Facebook, and it will (I think) eventually appear on Cape Ann LIVE's YouTube channel.For all of the information about the MIAA Hockey Tournament, check out MIAA.net and MassHSHockey.com +++The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt HopfArtwork by Ken Klein. Original music by Ken Klein, TFIC, Bob's Lounge, and the Mo'NobsIf you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, following, rating, reviewing, and telling your friendsFollow @RinkStories on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTubeFollow Matt on Twitter and Instagram
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What exactly is "Massachusetts" anyway? Where is the real, original Massachusetts? In this episode we explore the name and initial location it refers to. This is a good starting point for exploring the deep history of Lost Massachusetts. The word Massachusett (sometimes Massachuset - with one T) loosely translates as: "at the range of hills" in the Algonquin dialect spoken by the native people of Massachusetts. The hills referenced in the term are the Blue Hills and in particular the Great Blue Hill in Milton. The people referred to as Massachusett ("Massachuseuk") controlled an area much smaller than the current size of the state. Its frontier was roughly from Cape Ann in the North, Natick in the West and Weymouth in the South. What became the colonist state of the Massachusetts Bay Colony also did not include Plymouth plantation, the Cape and Islands (The "Old Colony") or generally lands further to the West or North until later. The Blue Hills Reservation is in Milton, Randolph, Quincy, Canton and Dedham. This is four-season recreational area with hiking, skiing, swimming, mountain biking. There are bathrooms, picnic areas, boat launches, a nature center and museum run by Mass Audubon. The relationship between this location and the name of our state is not made plain or explained clearly. This was also likely the location of an important native settlement and possibly a place of religious significance - subjects that need to be explored in more depth. Sources, Links, Photographs and more at LostMassachusetts.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/support
Jen Coles is a busy Cape Ann interior designer who writes the At Home Now home design column for the Cricket. This week, Kris McGinn and Erika Brown talk with Coles about trends in color and wallpaper and which projects are suited for the DIYer during the homey winter months. Oh yes, and we pull Jen into chatting about some current events in Manchester.
The Whistler, originally broadcast February 4, 1948, Undertow. Boy meets girl while swimming off Cape Ann. When they fall in love, an off-shore murder is planned for the girl's husband. A double-double-cross follows. Also Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, originally broadcast February 4, 1939, The Octopus is Still Alive. Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
It was no hoax, and no hallucination; it was real, as many local mariners and observers could attest. Erika Brown and Kris McGinn, editor and features editor of the Cricket talk about a real (and spectacular) story pulled from Cape Ann's mariner history with Manchester Historical Museum executive director and historian Bob Booth.
This week, Cricket editor Erika Brown and features editor Kris McGinn talk about how Cape Ann communities are tackling a new state zoning mandate around commuter rail stations, a trip to the Galapagos Islands, and the Ecuadorian Amazon Rain Forrest.
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Phil Nicastro – a 6-foot right winger out of Gloucester MA – is “the voice of the fish,” the announcer for Gloucester High School Fishermen hockey and football games on Cape Ann LIVE!This was our first ever in-person interview. After some pizza and salad at Bob's house, Matt joined Phil and Bob via Zoom, and the boys discussed: the electric playoff atmosphere at “The Tank,” the Dorothy Talbot Rink in Gloucester; the Fishermen's magical year; Gloucester's 4 victories over Marblehead last season; fun facts and famous people from Gloucester; and an invitation for Bob to join Phil in the broadcast booth at the 2023 Greasy Pole contest. Plus: Wrist Shots and Advice for New Hockey Parents. +++The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt HopfArtwork and music by Ken KleinGame audio courtesy of Cape Ann LIVE!If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, following, rating, reviewing, and telling your friendsFollow @RinkStories on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTubeFollow Matt on Twitter and Instagram+++Work hard. Have fun. Don't be a d!ck. THIS is Rink Stories.
[Help us reach our $25,000 end of year goal! Give online to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture today.]We often think that telling the truth only applies to words. But American painter Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) told the truth in pencil, water color, and famously, oil paintings. Coming of age in antebellum America, starting his artistic career as the Civil War began, and dramatically painting truth to power during the complicated and failed Reconstruction era—Winslow Homer looked long and hard at America in its moral complications and struggle toward justice. But he also looked long and hard at the natural world—a harsh, sometimes brutal, but nonetheless ordered world. Sometimes red in tooth and claw, sometimes shining rays of grace and glory upon human bodies, Homer's depiction of the human encounter with the world as full of energy and full of spirited struggle, and therefore dignity.William Cross is author and biographer of Winslow Homer: American Passage—a biography of an artist who painted America in conflict and crisis, with a moral urgency and an unflinching depiction of the human spirit's struggle for survival and search for grace. As a consultant to art and history museums, a curator, and an art critic and scholar, when Bill sees the world, he's looking long for beauty and grace, and often finding it in art. In this conversation, Bill Cross and I discuss the morally urgent art and perspective of Winslow Homer. We talk about the historical context of American life before, during, and after the Civil War. Including the role of Christianity and religious justification of the Confederacy and the institution of slavery. Bill comments on the beautiful and bracing expression of Black life in Winslow Homer's work—truly radical for the time. But Homer's work goes beyond human social and political struggles. We also discuss the role of nature in his work—particularly the human struggle against the power and indifference of the ocean and the wild, untamed animal kingdom.Throughout, you might consider referencing each of the paintings we discuss, all of which are available in the show notes and can be found online for further viewing and reflection.Show NotesGive toward the Yale Center for Faith & Culture $25,000 matching campaign. Donate online here, or send a William R. Cross, Winslow Homer: American Passage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022)Winslow Homer: CrosscurrentsPaintingsClick below for painting referencesPrisoners from the Front (1866)The Brush Harrow (1866)Dressing for the Carnival (1877)Visit from the Old Mistress (1876)The Gulf Stream (1885)Fox Hunt (1893)About William CrossWilliam R. Cross is an independent scholar and a consultant to art and history museums. He served as the curator of Homer at the Beach: A Marine Painter's Journey, 1869–1880, a nationally renowned 2019 exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum on the formation of Winslow Homer as a marine painter. He is the chairman of the advisory board of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. Cross and his wife, Ellen, the parents of two grown sons, live on Cape Ann, north of Boston, Massachusetts.About Winslow Homer: American PassageThe definitive life of the painter who forged American identity visually, in art and illustration, with an impact comparable to that of Walt Whitman and Mark Twain in poetry and prose—yet whose own story has remained largely untold.In 1860, at the age of twenty-four, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) sold Harper's Weekly two dozen wood engravings, carved into boxwood blocks and transferred to metal plates to stamp on paper. One was a scene that Homer saw on a visit to Boston, his hometown. His illustration shows a crowd of abolitionists on the brink of eviction from a church; at their front is Frederick Douglass, declaring “the freedom of all mankind.”Homer, born into the Panic of 1837 and raised in the years before the Civil War, came of age in a nation in crisis. He created multivalent visual tales, both quintessentially American and quietly replete with narrative for and about people of all races and ages. Whether using pencil, watercolor, or, most famously, oil, Homer addressed the hopes and fears of his fellow Americans and invited his viewers into stories embedded with universal, timeless questions of purpose and meaning.Like his contemporaries Twain and Whitman, Homer captured the landscape of a rapidly changing country with an artist's probing insight. His tale is one of America in all its complexity and contradiction, as he evolved and adapted to the restless spirit of invention transforming his world. In Winslow Homer: American Passage, William R. Cross reveals the man behind the art. It is the surprising story of a life led on the front lines of history. In that life, this Everyman made archetypal images of American culture, endowed with a force of moral urgency through which they speak to all people today.Production NotesThis podcast featured William R. CrossEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
Massachusetts has two capes, and Cape Ann is made up of Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Find out what Motif #1 is and where you can get whole belly fried clams in this lovely part of Massachusetts today on the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-hartshorne/support
This week, Jess and Scott are joined by Andrea Balzarini Lucas who has been involved in the veterinary industry in Cape Ann for the past decade. Scott and Andrea grew up together in Rockport, MA a few years back, and we all join together for this episode to discuss how to best help veterinary practices best serve our animals. What is daily life like for veterinary staff? How can owners help minimize their dog's stress levels during their animal's vet visits? Why is diarrhea one of the most stressful things for dog owners to deal with and what should you do about it? For more information about Scott and Jess and their strategies, please check out: https://caninehealing.com To view The Quirky Dog's website and a full catalog of episodes, visit: https://www.thequirkydog.com Have you ever wondered why your dog behaves a certain way? Are there things you need help with or support? Join Scott and Jess Williams each week as they explore these and other topics. Follow and Watch Us On: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caninehealing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtlRQjjeIHOgEAAlgB3MviA Listen to Us On: PodBean: https://thequirkydog.podbean.com/ #ScottWilliamsDogTrainer #JessWilliamsDogTrainer #CanineHealing #TheQuirkyDog #DogTraining #Studio21PodcastCafe #UnitedPodcastNetwork
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Today on the Listing Agent Lifestyle podcast, I want to share a great episode I recorded with Kenny MacCarthy from Cape Ann, just above Boston. Kenny is the perfect guest after speaking with Zac last week because just as Zac was talking about the Getting Listings program and becoming a market maker for in-town condos, Kenny has been doing around Cape Ann with oceanfront homes. So, we started by talking about the Getting Listings results that Kenny's been getting, but then we really went deeper into expanding outside of just doing the Getting Listings program on his own to starting to think like a market maker for his team. There are a lot of great ideas here to expand your thinking. Links: Show Notes GoGoAgent.com Be a Guest Listing Agent Lifestyle Book Listing Agent Scorecard
The isles of shoals in new hampshire's only claim to sold water islands the best known of the isles according to historians historians such as celia taxter who was brought up there in the mid 1800s she writes at the time of the first settlement the islands were infested by pirates john scribner also a historian of the previous century writes there is a strong ground for suspicion indeed that the islanders were generally indulgent and sometimes friendly and serviceable in their intercourse with the numerous pirate ships which visited the harbour one islander who befriended pirates and probably was a pirate himself was phillip bob babb legend has it that he was one of captain kids mates but he couldn't have been for he died at the isles in 1671. he's supposed to have been so desperately wicked when alive writes celia taxed her that there is no rest for him in this in his grave his dress is coarse she says of his spirit uh stripe butchers frog with a leather belt to which is attached a sheath containing a ghosty knife sharp and glittering which is his delight to brandish in the face of terrified humanity bob lived on appledore the largest of the isles half a mile long and almost as wide his house was on the hill on the south side of the island near the cove here he dug a large pit with his friend ambrose gibbon in which he supposedly found a large treasure chest it was too heavy to lift out of the pit and smoke came from its lid when they tried to break the luck writes oscar lighten another isles historian there was also the smell of sulfur when which forced them to leave the chest obviously much of bob's shady life is cloaked in legend but all historians agree that bob did dig a great hall near the cove at appledore island it was filled in during the great storm of 1851 writes layton and the coast guard boathouse was later built over the treasure pit bob's ghost of course guards the buried treasure chest and so it seems wiser that more modern day treasure hunters concentrate on pirate caches that are known to be buried at the isles and are not haunted by a demented butcher pirate captain jack welch was a butcher of another sword for his creed was to kill everyone all aboard any vessel he captured and looted members of his bloodthirsty crew were actually caught in the act of burying gold at the isles his hierarchical career lasted only a year having begun when he was the first officer aboard the privateer charles out of boston there is speculation even to this day the charles anchored at gosport harbor at the isles of shoals prior to coming into marblehead and that the heavy 1200 or more silver bars were buried on the west side of appledore island while building a seawall at marino's island isles of shores in 1816 uh same halley jr uncovered four silver bars in the sand of south beach which were taught at the time to be part of quelch's buried treasure many marble harris believe that much of the treasure was buried only a few hundred feet from the town landing in fact treasure hunter's day was celebrated in may of each year in marblehead well into the 20th century no information on pirate treasure from the charles would have been forthcoming had not some members of the crew the day after the arrival frequented marblehead taverns spanning gold doubloons and nuggets of goldust for drinks and whilst in the cups divulge to tavern wenches the great riches of portuguese cargos they had taken off brazil of the 42 pirate crewmen aboard the charles governor dudley's constables capture seven within two days carrying on that person 45 ounces of gold and gold coins john clifford one of the pirates agreed to tell the attorney general everything about the voyage if he was pardoned he confessed that after arriving at marblehead a considerable quantity of goldust and gems was put out from salem to cape n with captain thomas larimore in the lotte morgali with 11 or more captain quelch's company the governor called out the militia militia and t --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/treasure-revealed/support
The Whistler, originally broadcast February 4, 1948, Undertow. Boy meets girl while swimming off Cape Ann. When they fall in love, an off-shore murder is planned for the girl's husband. A double-double-cross follows. Also Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, originally broadcast February 4, 1939, The Octopus is Still Alive.
Sitting on a secure Bitcoin network is podcast version of 'Treasure Revealed' https://tribes.sphinx.chat/t/treasurerevealed Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TreasureRevealed1 A pirate ship catch sparrow from barbados ducked in boston in 1687. richard naramore a bostonian was the master and according to his testimony he had been hired by 18 pirates at the cost of 40 pieces of eight a piece to deliver them at different places along the east coast from new york to newfoundland these passengers according to naramor were former pirates returning home with the chest of treasure to retire the first pirate to be dropped off dropped off landed at gardner island on long island with two chests a second one went to newport rhode island and two with small chests went to damaras cove in lynn massachusetts once the shoemaking capital of america the citizens were risen recently up in arms the state wanted to build a super highway through the lynnwoods to hook up with interstate highway system the residents won the battle on the road and the road was stopped why you asked lyn doesn't have many wooded sections today and what little remains that people are determined to save also the first shoemaker of lynn a reformed pirate once lived in the woods at a place called dungeon rock two men from nearby marblehead massachusetts spent their entire life searching for treasure there in the 19th century hiron marble tunneled through dungeon rock from the late 1840s to november 1868 and his son edwin continued digging the man-made cave in linwoods until 1880 when he died neither as far as we know found a trace of treasure hiram claimed that a fortune teller had told him that treasure was buried at dungeon rock and that he would find it an old led old lens legend adds some credence to the prophecy a pirate ship sailed into the sagas river bordering the woods in 1657 and dropped anchor four seamen rolled away from the ship and continued up the river as the ship set sail again and returned to the sea never to be seen again besides a few houses there was an iron foundry located on the riverbank it is now known as the sagus ironworks built in 1642 birthplace of america's iron and steel industry a few days after the pirate ship had departed a note was left at the iron foundry door from the four pirates who had rolled up the river into the woods the note read that these men wanted hatchets and shackles made and that if the forge foreman agreed to make the articles and leave them at the edge of the woods they would provide him poundage of silver the formant however was to keep the recent request secret as part of the bargain he posted to his friends about the handsome reward he received for his work word of pirate band living in the linwood spread and soon a british man of war sailed up the river and armed the redcoats entered woods to capture the pirates three of the four were caught napping in the valley some two miles in the woods where they had built a hut and had planted the garden the place today is known as pirates glenn they were brought aboard men of war shipped back to england and the fourth pirate thomas veal escaped the british by retreating deep into the woods and hiding in a cave which is now known as dungeon rock pirate veal made the cave his home and there he crafted shoes from animal ladder which he traded for food and utensils with neighboring lynn villagers rumors spread that veal was harboring a treasure in the cave but no one discovered the truth of this speculation for in the summer of 1658 new england experienced a violent earthquake which blocked the entrance to the cave with the large boulders shutting pirate wheel inside where he supposedly perished records of thomasville as a pirate are scarce but he did sail his catch with 14 pirate crewmen aboard into new london connecticut to buy cannons but this was in the summer of 1685 graham and veal have silver plate and the crew wear plush clothing the governor of connecticut revealed to th --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/treasure-revealed/support
From the ancient pages of the Old Norse Edda to the interwar pages of American adventure magazines, the depths of our oceans have, in imagination, been host to unspeakable monsters for many hundreds of years. In modern times, the phrase “Here Be Dragons” has been absorbed into popular culture as titles for books, films, TV shows, bands and video games, all this despite the fact that it only ever appeared on the unknown seas of a single 16th Century Globe. Far more common were the giant sea monsters that adorned maps for hundreds of years, existing only as illustrations and in the minds of those that viewed them. In the summer of 1817, just off the coast of Massachusetts, however, these illustrations became flesh and blood for several weeks when witnesses of a Giant Sea Serpent numbered into the hundreds, in what the 19th Century Harvard Professor Jacob Bigelow called “the most interesting problem in the science of natural history.” SOURCES France, Robert L. (2021) Ethnozoology of Egede's “Most Dreadful Monster,” The Foundational Sea Serpent. Society of Ethnobiology, Boston, MA, USA. Egede, Hans (1818) A Description of Greenland. T & J Allman, London, UK. Paxton, C. G. M. & Knatterud, E. (2005) Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Archives of Natural History, London, UK. Nickell, Joe (2019) Gloucester Sea-Serpent Mystery: Solved after Two Centuries. Skeptical Enquirer, Vol. 43, No. 5. https://skepticalinquirer.org/2019/09/gloucester-sea-serpent-mystery-solved-after-two-centuries/ Magnus, Olaus (1658) A compendious history of the Goths, Swedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations. J. Streater, London, UK. Pontoppidan, Erik (1755) The Natural history of Norway. A. Linde, London, UK. Linnæan Society of New England (1817) Report of a committee of the Linnæan society of New England, relative to a large marine animal, supposed to be a serpent, seen near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, in August 1817. Cummings & Hilliard, Boston, USA Brown, Chandos Michael (1990) A Natural History of the Gloucester Sea Serpent: Knowledge, Power, and the Culture of Science in Antebellum America. American Quarterly Vol. 42, No. 3 (Sep., 1990), pp. 402-436. The Johns Hopkins University Press, USA The Long Island Star (1817) A Frightful Fish! The Long Island Star, 20 August, 1817, p.3. NY, USA. Dublin Evening Mail (1842) The Missouri Leviathan. Monday 07 November, 1842, p.3. Dublin, ROI. The Illustrated London News (1848) The Great Sea Serpent. The Illustrated London News, 28 October, 1848, p.8. London, UK. ---------- For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: http://author.to/darkhistories Dark Histories merch is available here: https://bit.ly/3GChjk9 Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/ Or you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com or via voicemail on: (415) 286-5072 or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf The Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017 Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.
HVV, Cape Ann's first recreational marijuana dispensary is suing the city of Gloucester over its host community agreement and fees charged in them. This is the second such lawsuit brought by a pot business, and some say more push back on these fees and host community agreements is coming.
Black Earth Compost was founded in January 2011, in Gloucester, MA. Originally a one man, one truck, Cape Ann company, it has steadily grown to become the leading full-service compost company in New England. With over 25 trucks, they are dedicated to collecting food scraps from residents, schools, supermarkets, colleges, and more, all across eastern MA and RI. They are also the only vertically integrated company that composts the material too, returning it to customers and selling it in garden centers across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. They are your one-stop-shop for all your organic waste collection or garden soil needs.In this episode, we talk with Conor Miller, Partner, CEO of Black Earth Composting as he shares his journey and how the business had to pivot during the pandemic to moving from commercial pick-ups to residential pick-ups and compost delivery. Learn more in this episode.https://blackearthcompost.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/
This Week: The Gloucester Sea Serpent! What's the coolest thing you can possibly see in New England? Sure there are a lot of buildings, cities, and people bustling about on the east coast, but if you ask your local cryptid nerd, you might want to take a right at Cape Ann and stare straight at the water. If you sit there and wait for several hours, or try to go fishing, or hang out with a very specific pair of Gloucester ladies, you might see a funky little sea monster in them there waters. Today's topics: Just two gals being socially-ostracized pals; the Rumor Weed; this boy could outrun a boat; the Magical Worm on a String; the biologists are here; you can use kegs as a unit of measurement; I hope it has bones; foot physiology; summer fun in Provincetown; narwhals; cryptid kitties and the coconut rabbit; cryptocurrency callout; literature reviews; scoliosis; a turtle could kill you if it wanted to.
Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director at The Open Door food pantry in Gloucester, talks with Nichole about their recent decision to offer online ordering for their patrons. Julie also explains how the pandemic affected Cape Ann families when it comes to food insecurity, and how people can help them keep supplies going to people who need them. Dr. Bonnie Bertolaet, the Executive Director of the Science Club for Girls in Cambridge, shares what Season 3 of their "SCFG Live" show has in store. She also talks about the Club's mission to connect girls in under-represented communities with mentors in STEM fields.
The Cricket's Erika Brown speaks with Victoria Gruenberg about her direction of Gloucester Stage Company's wonderful production of Seared. The play is set in the tiny kitchen of an on-the-verge Brooklyn restaurant. The theater setting is Windhover Performing Arts Center, the outdoor venue that, this summer, partnered with Gloucester Stage Company to provide a creative return on Cape Ann to live performing arts after last summer's pandemic season closure.
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The Cricket's Editor Erika Brown introduces Cape Ann to our highly talented summer reporting interns. Hear from Alexis Brown, Marcella Zaffari Flammia, and Olivia Turner. Find out what projects they've been assigned to do, and how to follow their work all summer long. Produced by Christy King and edited by Alexis Brown.
The Cricket Editor Erika Brown talks with Lifestyle Editor Kris McGinn about the story of a beloved kayaking business, Essex River Basin Adventures (ERBA), in the small Cape Ann town of Essex closing its doors after 25 years. ERBA put thousands of people on the water every summer to experience the wonder of The Great Marsh, Essex Bay, Choate Island, and Cranes Beach. Local guides would share wonderful stories about the history of Essex shipbuilding, native birds and plants, and current tips about the town of Essex from Woodman's fried clams to the numerous antique shops. ERBA will indeed be sorely missed.
From the half-shark, half-octopus Lusca of the Bahamian blue holes... to the tragic tale of the Pensacola monster... to the 19th Century oddities of the Cape Ann sea serpent... and the obscure man-eating horror of the monster of Serrana Cay, Mike and Martin continue their foray into the darkest depths of sea serpent and sea monster lore. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Ghastly Tales: patreon.com/michaelwhitehouse
On this podcast of "Raising Your Inner Voice", Jay talks with Rev. Janet Parsons from the Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition Project about what has been uncovered and revealed about slavery on Cape Ann and the North Shore of Boston. For more information, visit: https://capeannslavery.org
The waters around Cape Ann have provided the town of Gloucester, MA with a booming economy for centuries. This coastal town's fishing boats dotted the harbor, hunting for fish and sea life. But this community has a history of trying to reel in the wrong catch, and the rumors spread of the creature who kept turning up in the waters... the Gloucester Sea Serpent.
Hello, welcome to the listing agent Lifestyle podcast. My name's Dean Jackson and today we've got a great podcast for you. I've got Kenny MacCarthy with us from Cape Ann, just above Boston, and I thought Kenny was the perfect next guest after our episode with Zach Pasmanick last week. If you remember Zach last week was talking about how he's been doing the Getting Listings program for in town condos and how can we find all of the buyers for this market and become a market maker. Well, this is something that Kenny MacCarthy's been doing around Cape Ann with ocean front homes. We've got a great conversation today. We started by talking about all of the Getting Listings results that Kenny's been getting. And moving into expanding outside of just doing the Getting Listings program on his own behalf and starting to think like a market maker. So I think you're going to enjoy this episode. Lots of great stuff to expand your mind. Links: Show Notes GoGoAgent.com Be a Guest