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The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙
Episode 619: That home run ball is so hot right now

The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 149:02


MiLB Talk is kicking off with the September call up of Jedixson Paez. Derrik and Hunter discuss how he can impact the Major League team and what else is happening in Worcester. Johanfran Garcia and Justin Gonzales are mashing in Portland. In fact, everyone was hitting home runs this week. Yordanny Monegro is back, and Greenville has some talented hitters. We also got our first Martin Shelar bomb.Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @PeskyReport.We are officially a part of Beyond The MonsterTwitter: @BeyondtheMnstrSubstack: https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/ This episode is brought to you by TJStats — advanced MLB stats and tools including pitcher summaries, prospect rankings, and live pitch data. Head over to tjstats.ca and use code PESKY for 25% off your first month.

True Crime New England
Case Profiles #99

True Crime New England

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 18:38 Transcription Available


It's already the 99th installment of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series… can you believe it? This week, Katie starts off the episode by talking about the unsolved murder of 21-year-old Christine Tortoro from August of 1988 in Hartford, Connecticut, who was found in a body of water in a park. Then, Liz talks about the brutal murder of 16-year-old Sidney Krow Jr., who was shot in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 26th, 2016. His case also remains unsolved. Anyone with any information on the murder of Christine Tortoro is asked to please call the Connect Unsolved Crimes Task Force at1-866-623-8058 or send an email to cold.case@ct.gov. If you or anyone you know has any information on the murder of Sidney Krow Jr., please contact the Worcester Police Department at 508) 799-8466.

Hill-Man Morning Show Audio
They Said It: Roman Anthony if he'll be in the Bronx

Hill-Man Morning Show Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 10:11


They Said It hears from Roman Anthony after his game in Worcester. Will he be ready to go for this weekend series against the Yankees? Coco thinks he is lacking some confidence in his return.

Zolak & Bertrand
Should Trevor Story Stay in Worcester // Justin Tatum's Remarks on Celtics // Zo's Motivational Speech // Fake Promo Friday - 8/28 (Hour 4)

Zolak & Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 36:34


(0:00) Beetle, Andy Hart, and Alex Barth break down whether or not Trevor Story should return to the team (8:44) The guys analyze the comments made by Jayson Tatum's dad about the expectations for the Celtics this year(22:50) Zolak gives a motivational speech to fourth graders(32:13) It's a Fake Promo FridaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dale & Keefe
Breaking News: Roman Anthony is still in Worcester

Dale & Keefe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 12:03


The guys react to the breaking news from Tommy Cassell that Roman Anthony in Worcester and not New York with the team. But wait, where's Trevor Story?

Dale & Keefe
HR 3 - Roman Anthony remains in Worcester | Are the Patriots willing to pay anyone?

Dale & Keefe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 41:51


Jones and Keefe start the second half of the show with asking themselves how ugly the Christian Gonzalez situation is right now. If the Patriots aren't willing to pay Christian Gonzalez who ate they willing to pay then? The guys react to the breaking news from Tommy Cassell that Roman Anthony is still in Worcester and not in New York with the team. The guys then dive into the week in review!

In The Money Players' Podcast
Nick Luck Daily Ep 1602 - The Fixture Twist... There Isn't One

In The Money Players' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 41:44


Nick is joined today by Cornelius Lysaght for a look though the racing headlines. First today, BHA Racing Director Richard Wayman joins the show to explain the 2027 fixture list, largely unchanged despite widespread calls for a cut. Wayman also discusses the challenges faced by jumps tracks because of the drought. Also today, Jamie Osborne on what to expect from his new recruit White Birch at Windsor on Saturday, William Muir waxes typically lyrical about his star two year old Breacher, while jump jockey Tom Bellamy gives us an update on injuries sustained in a crushing fall at Worcester on Sunday. Plus, Oli catches up with Michael Owen and Hugo Palmer at Goffs UK.

Nick Luck Daily Podcast
Ep 1602 - The Fixture Twist... There Isn't One

Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 41:43


Nick is joined today by Cornelius Lysaght for a look though the racing headlines. First today, BHA Racing Director Richard Wayman joins the show to explain the 2027 fixture list, largely unchanged despite widespread calls for a cut. Wayman also discusses the challenges faced by jumps tracks because of the drought. Also today, Jamie Osborne on what to expect from his new recruit White Birch at Windsor on Saturday, William Muir waxes typically lyrical about his star two year old Breacher, while jump jockey Tom Bellamy gives us an update on injuries sustained in a crushing fall at Worcester on Sunday. Plus, Oli catches up with Michael Owen and Hugo Palmer at Goffs UK.

Felger & Massarotti
Red Sox Beat Marlins // Jarren Duran Game-Winning Grand Slam // Who Should Be Sent Down to Worcester? - 8/26 (Hour 3)

Felger & Massarotti

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 42:24


(0:00) The third hour opens with a discussion about the miraculous Red Sox win on Tuesday night.(18:18) Comparing Roman Anthony and Jarren Duran and how they could be viewed in the Red Sox clubhouse. (25:15) The guys have a conversation about the Red Sox lineup and who should be sent down for Roman Anthony and Trevor Story.(33:29) Caller reactions on the Red Sox roster situation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zolak & Bertrand
Roman Anthony In Worcester // World Series Bound? // Wishing For Fall - 8/26 (Hour 2)

Zolak & Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 38:29


(00:00) Bertrand and McKone react to Roman Anthony hitting a home run in Worcester. Is the Red Sox outfielder nearing a return as Boston prepares for a big series against the Yankees. (6:06) Are the Red Sox capable of making a run to the World Series. (17:53) Zo and Beetle talk about the ownership situation going on in LA, as well as the NBA not finding any evidence against the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard. Could the Celtics and Bill Chisholm still have found a way to pay Jaylen Brown. (29:44) Beetle is wishing for Fall and cooler weather. Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.For the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction
Dopey 596: Fighting Cops, AA at 16 & Relapsing After 21 Years, Ketamine, Edibles - The Jimmy Cash Story

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 141:44


Listen without ads: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast DOPEYCON TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2345507 This week on Dopey! Viral comedian and school custodian Jimmy Cash joins Dopey to tell a funny, painful, and unmistakably Dopey recovery story. Jimmy grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts, surrounded by addiction and Alcoholics Anonymous. His father—a high-school janitor—died from an overdose when Jimmy was nine, while his mother cycled through addiction, recovery, and relationships with other janitors. After watching The Basketball Diaries as a child, Jimmy became obsessed with getting high before he had even tried a real drug. By his teens, Jimmy was smoking weed, drinking, taking psychedelics, using cocaine and ketamine, getting arrested, and fighting with police. He recalls punching a cop who was kindly driving him home, attacking the weak knee of a college RA—or at least being accused of it—and causing a coked-out disaster at an IHOP that ended with him breaking the handle off a police car and being beaten in custody. Court-ordered AA eventually became genuine recovery. Jimmy got sober in 2003, built a family, became a custodian, and pursued his lifelong dream of stand-up comedy. His janitor videos went viral, leading to national attention and an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. But after more than 20 years without drinking or using, divorce, career pressure, grief, isolation, and insomnia left Jimmy sleeping on his younger sister's couch. He began “nibbling” cannabis edibles, quickly recognized that he was getting high, and made the humbling decision to return to AA and pick up a new 24-hour chip. Plus: a listener steals a car and escapes police through a freezing pond, questions about the experimental opioid compound SR-17018, a precipitated-withdrawal horror story, spicy reactions to the Roy Donk episode, drugged dogs, dead parrots, Phish fans, and DopeyCon business. All that and more on this weeks new MASS edition of Dopey!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Explain Boston to Me
Gillette Stadium and the economics of sports in Boston with Victor Matheson

Explain Boston to Me

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 72:54


In this episode, we're talking with economics professor Victor Matheson about the history of Gillette Stadium and Boston's aversion to stadium funding more broadly. The conversation touches on Fenway, the new ballpark in Worcester, Robert Kraft's new Revs home, and the one public stadium project the city IS funding. The Red Sox are going to the CORN.  The Union build a "Sportsplex" in Chester.  Check out Ghostlander! You could be their new drummer/pedal steel/keyboard player. Have feedback on this episode or ideas for upcoming topics? DM me on Instagram, email me, or send me a voice memo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Boston Baseball
Mickey Gasper calls joining the team at this time pretty special

Boston Baseball

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 3:58


Just recently called up, Mickey Gasper joined Will Flemming, Lenny DiNardo, and Sean McDonough after a dominating 11-1 Red Sox win over the Diamondbacks to talk about his first home run at Fenway Park, the impact of Worcester hitting coach Rich Gedman, and his feelings being a part of the Jimmy fund.

SoxProspects.com Podcast
SP Pod #427: Rankings Update and an E-mail Landslide

SoxProspects.com Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 105:46


We say we want to talk about what you want to hear about and we mean it, so this episode features Ian and Chris answering a veritable cornucopia of questions from you, our listeners! But first, the book closes on the Adley Rutschman trade with Harold Rivas being named as the PTBNL, the MLB team injury carousel starts turning as three players hit the IL while three others near their return, Ian checks in with some thoughts from Worcester on Kristian Campbell and others, and the guys discuss what their respective August rankings updates say about the strength of the farm system. Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us at podcast@soxprospects.com. Social Media Links: IG: @SoxProspects @IanCundall @SPChrisHatfield @MikeAndrewsSP @SoxProspects Love the show? Want to help us out while also getting exclusive goodies? Support the podcast by contributing to us on Patreon!  

(sub)Text Literature and Film Podcast
A Map-Like Imagination in the Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop (“The Moose”)

(sub)Text Literature and Film Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 37:36 Transcription Available


A poem about a map opens North and South, the first collection of the great twentieth century poet Elizabeth Bishop, and since, maps have been associated with her poetic vision—at once telescoping and binocular—and with the polarities and preoccupations of her work. The map's privileged, sweeping, bird's eye view of the earth is also hand-held, man-made, intimate. Depending on its level of minuteness or obsession, it can contain the tiniest details as well as, let's say, the whole enchilada. And though it purports to be scientific and objective, it is representational and therefore subjective, particular, imaginative, and personal. For several episodes, Wes & Erin will be reading a selection of some of Bishop's most anthologized poems, starting with “The Moose” as expressions of, among other things, her map-like imagination. Upcoming Episodes: Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey”; more Elizabeth Bishop poetry: “First Death in Nova Scotia,” “One Art.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.com/avail For bonus content, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or directly on the Apple Podcasts app. Patreon subscribers also get early access to ad-free regular episodes. This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other Airwave shows like Good Job, Brain and Big Picture Science. Email advertising@airwavemedia.com to enquire about advertising on the podcast. Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Website Transcript 0:11 Erin: A poem about a map opens north and south, the first collection of the great 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop. And since maps have been associated with her poetic vision, at once telescoping and binocular, and with the polarities and preoccupations of her work. The map's privileged, sweeping, bird's eye view of the earth is also handheld, man made intimate. Depending on its level of minuteness or obsession, it can contain the tiniest details as well as, let's say, the whole enchilada. And though it purports to be scientific and objective, it is representational and therefore subjective, particular, imaginative and personal. Over the next few episodes, we'll be reading a selection of some of Bishop's most anthologized poems, starting with the moose as expressions of, among other things, her map, like imagination. This is Erin O'Luanaigh. And this is Wes Alwan, and you're listening to Subtext. Wes, have you ever seen a moose in the wild? 1:12 Wes: I have not, but I have seen Instagram videos of them and people getting too close, and I've heard that they actually are quite dangerous. 1:23 Erin: Oh, perfectly harmless. 1:24 Wes: As cute as they look. So not safe as houses. Which is a very surprising line, unless you think that houses maybe aren't as safe as they seem or ought to be. But that's something we'll talk about later. How about you? 1:38 Erin: I have not. And I actually, it's become a running joke among certain friends of mine that I haven't seen a moose because I long to see a moose in the wild. This is my dearest wish. 1:52 Wes: Is that the first time anyone said that in history? I long to see. 1:56 Erin: I don't know. 1:57 Wes: It's a good first line for a poem, actually. Why do you long. Long to see a moose in the wild? 2:03 Erin: Really? Maybe because of the poem. I don't know. I just really want to, but I. Maybe this will become significant without getting too personal or maybe with getting too personal. With apologies to the listeners. Ten years ago now, when my grandfather passed that summer, my grandmother wanted to go up to Maine and revisit certain places that she had been with him. And we ended up going to Acadia. And I was so excited to see. Am just. I got it into my head that I had to go to Acadia and see a moose. And I even bought a sweatshirt. I'm not wearing it right now. I looked down to see if I was wearing it. It's the same size and shape as this one. This is a Yankees, 1996 World Series sweatshirt. 2:42 Wes: It's not a Rocky and Bullwinkle sweatshirt, is it? 2:45 Erin: No, no, no. It's an acadia and it has a. It has a mousse on it. And so I bought it the first day that I was there and I was like, this is my sweatshirt and it has a moose on it. And I'm gonna. I'm gonna see a moose. And I did not see a moose. And then I. I bought a moose sweatshirt in, I think Grand Teton, and I was like, I'm gonna see a moose. And I did not see a moose. And then I lived obviously many years in Utah, and things would happen. Everybody knew I wanted to see a moose. And I would go to these trails where you could see moose. And I would like be going up a trail and someone would be coming down saying, there are moose up there. We just saw a moose. You just saw baby moose. I'd get all upsided and I would. I would run up and it was gone and people would taunt me. 3:32 Wes: So you don't want to see like a magic white heart or something like that? 3:38 Erin: No, no, I just want to see him. Even the garden variety moose? No, no. Just a humble moose will hide itself from me when. When it knows that I am after it. 3:49 Wes: Because they are a goofy, right? Are they majestic? Are they goofy looking? Are they both? 3:55 Erin: I think they're both. And I think that kind of qual quality is really well captured in the poem. No, I mean that quality of if not being then looking safe as houses or being a gargantuan size, and yet having. I know this is a female moose, which I believe is called a cow, as opposed to a bull. Right. But the bulls, even their horns have that hand like quality to them. You know, it looks kind of like an outstretched hand. 4:22 Wes: Interesting. 4:24 Erin: Yeah. They're not majestic. 4:25 Wes: Yeah, I think that's important to the poem. It's not some obviously majestic creature, although it is large and there is majesty in it in the poem, but it's not the typical majesty that you can just get from, oh, look at this beautiful animal. 4:41 Erin: Yeah. And this is kind of why I brought up my grandfather. There was some connection for me as I think there is something quite personal going on with the moose at the end, other than the shared experience of everybody in the bus, all of that. Like there's something bigger than us, more than us, and yet familiar in a way. And it's magical in a sense, because to see it is kind of a rare thing. Yet it also comes out of the landscape that she's that she's grown up in and that she's part of. I think there's a. Yeah. A lot of interesting dualities going on. 5:17 Wes: Okay. So maybe you can read the whole thing and then you could give a little bit. Or we could give a little bit of the biographical background because this is a bus trip she actually took. Right. 5:26 Erin: Yeah. 5:27 Wes: The significance of Nova Scotia, which is where she's departing from in the poem and all of that stuff. But. Yeah. Do you want to start by reading? 5:35 Erin: Sure. The moose from narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea, home of the long tides, where the bay leaves the sea twice a day and takes the herrings long rides where if the river enters or retreats in a wall of brown foam depends on if it meets the bay. Coming in the bay, not at home, where silted red sometimes the sun sets facing a red sea and others veins the flats. Lavender rich mud and burning rivulets. On red gravelly roads, down rows of sugar maples, past clapboard farmhouses and neat clapboard churches, bleached ridged as clam shells, past twin silver birches through late afternoon a bus journeys west, the windshield flashing pink, pink glancing off of metal, brushing the dented flank of blue beat up enamel, down hollows, uprises and waits patient, while a lone traveler gives kisses and embraces to seven relatives and the collie supervises goodbye to the elms, to the farm, to the dog. The bus starts. The light grows richer. The fog shifting, salty, thin, comes closing in. Its cold round crystals form and slide and settle in the white hen's feathers in gray glazed cabbages on the cabbage roses and lupins like apostles. The sweet peas cling to their wet white string on the whitewashed fences. Bumblebees creep inside the foxgloves and evening commences. One stop at Bass river, then the economies, lower middle, upper five islands. Five houses where a woman shakes a tablecloth out after supper. A pale flickering gone the Tantramar marshes and the smell of salt hay. An iron bridge trembles and a loose plank rattles but doesn't give way. On the left a red light swims through the dark. A ship's port lantern. Two rubber boots show illuminated, solemn. A dog gives one bark. A woman climbs in with two market bags. Brisk, freckled, elderly. A grand night. Yes, sir. All the way to Boston. She regards us amicably. Moonlight as we enter the New Brunswick woods. Hairy, scratchy, splintery moonlight and mist caught in them like lamb's wool. On bushes in a pasture the passengers lie back, snores some long sighs. A dreamy divagation begins in the night, a gentle auditory slow hallucination in the creakings and noises, an old conversation not concerning us but recognizable somewhere back in the bus, grandparents, voices uninterruptedly talking in eternity, names being mentioned. Things cleared up finally. What he said, what she said, who got pensioned. Deaths, deaths and sicknesses. The year he remarried, the year something happened, she died in childbirth. That was the son lost when the schooner foundered. He took to drink. Yes, she went to the bad when Amos began to pray, even in the store and finally the family had to put him away. Yes, that peculiar affirmative. Yes, a sharp indrawn breath, half grown, half acceptance. That means life's like that, we know it. Also death talking the way they talked in the old featherbed, peacefully on and on, dim lamplight in the hall, down in the kitchen, the dog tucked in her shawl. Now it's all right now, even to fall asleep, just as on all those nights. Suddenly the bus driver stops with a jolt, turns off his lights. A moose has come out of the impenetrable wood and stands there, looms rather in the middle of the road. It approaches, it sniffs at the bus's hot hood, towering antlerless, high as a church, homely as a house or safe as houses, a man's voice assures us, perfectly harmless. Some of the passengers exclaim in whispers, childishly, softly, sure are big creatures. It's awful plain. Look, it's a she. Taking her time. She looks the bus over, grand, otherworldly. Why. Why do we feel. We all feel the sweet sensation of joy? Curious creatures, says our quiet driver, rolling his Rs. Look at that, would you? Then he shifts gears for a moment longer by craning backward. The moose can be seen on the moonlit McAdam. Then there's a dim smell of moose, an acrid smell of gasoline. 11:05 Wes: Thank you. Very nice. It's really great to hear it spoken out loud. Spoken is the wrong word. It's the word read, performed. Do you want to say anything about the form of the poem before I ask you about some of the autobiographical background? 11:22 Erin: Yeah. Short lines, six line stanzas, 20, I believe. 28 stanzas in all. Irregularly rhymed, should we say? Kind of like a lot of bishop, you know, we get A, B, C. Then sometimes not rhymed where you might expect. So the rhymes peek their heads out and then. And then recede. Chatty a little bit in places, lots of repetitions of words. But that. That's something we could talk about More. But, yeah, kind of. Kind of mysterious form. One of the best things I've ever heard or read, I guess, about Bishop was by Michael Hoffman, who wrote quite a bit about her. And he said that it seems as though every time Bishop is writing, whether in form or in a kind of nonce form that she's creating, that she seems to be just inventing every form, like from scratch. You know, there's no blueprint. She doesn't have a familiar style in which she writes or particular kind of verse form that she seems to gravitate to. And when she writes, you know, a sistina or a villanelle or a sonnet or something like that, it seems like she's almost inventing the form as she goes along. And in this instance, there's a real. I keep wanting to say homemade after Crusoe in England. But, yeah, I think that's maybe what he was trying to get at, that homemade quality, that sort of bespoke kind of quality. And in the places where the rhyme goes in and out, I think that's really exemplified. 12:53 Wes: Well, it better be bespoke. She took forever to write it. 12:55 Erin: Yeah, that's right. She started this in, I think, 1946. 13:01 Wes: And then she finished it when this 13:04 Erin: was published in Geography 3. So she finished it in the 70s. 13:07 Wes: Okay. 13:08 Erin: Geography 3 came out in 1977. And this must have been published before then, individually, perhaps in the New Yorker, I think. Oh, geography three is 76. I would say maybe 72 is the date that comes to mind. Don't quote me on that. 13:24 Wes: Do we know why it took her so long? Obviously, she put it down for a couple days here and there. 13:29 Erin: It was the July 15th issue, 1972. So close to the day that we're recording. Why did it take her so long? She just worked on things forever and ever and ever. You see it, if you read. I highly recommend to listeners that they Get Words in Air. A very, very thick book of all the letters between Bishop and her friend Robert Lowell. You see her bringing up things or even mentioning in a description that she's writing to Lowell in a letter, a line that will later show up in a poem. Yeah. Low rate of productivity is great to. 14:08 Wes: You know, I can relate to that. 14:11 Erin: I take it as my model, honestly. Like, you know, live. Live Large and die with a slim Collected is kind of a. 14:19 Wes: Kind of a great Monroe Doctrine. But call it. What's another name? Bishpro. 14:28 Erin: That's right. 14:29 Wes: Is it right that she was forced to complete it because she agreed to read it this is something for deadlines. Right. At Harvard's Phi Beta Kappa ceremony. 14:38 Erin: I didn't know that. I know she read it at that ceremony, but I didn't know that that's what. The impetus for completing it. But that doesn't surprise me. 14:45 Wes: Yeah. So deadlines help every once in a while. 14:47 Erin: Absolutely, absolutely. 14:49 Wes: And then biographically. Right. This is based on a trip that she actually took, and she. She'd been to visit relatives in Nova Scotia and then came back on this bus trip. And the. There really was a moose. There really was a collie. Seven relatives for the rest of it. Yeah, yeah. Seven else. 15:11 Erin: Yeah, yeah. The specificity and all of it's. You know, there is a kind of like a photo realism, not just in the style, but in the. You know, we could sort of be certain that these things happened the way that she is recording them somehow, and yet she's spinning it into something more than just reportage. 15:30 Wes: So she was raised partly by her grandparents in Great Village, Nova Scotia. Right. Her. Her father had died in infancy and her mother was institutionalized. 15:41 Erin: That's right, yeah. 15:41 Wes: She aged at. When she was 5. 15:43 Erin: That's right. 15:44 Wes: So it's important just because. Yeah. The bus is leaving Nova Scotia, but go. Go ahead. 15:48 Erin: Yeah, it is important. She was born in 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she's buried there. I've seen her grave up there. It has a line or two lines from the bite on her tombstone. All the untidy activity continues. Awful but cheerful. Yeah. So she was born in 1911. Her father died, I think, of Bright's disease when she was 8 months old. And then her mother was institutionalized when she was 5, and she never saw her again. She didn't die until the 30s, I think, while Bishop was at Vassar. 16:23 Wes: Do we know what she was institutionalized for? Mental illness in general? 16:28 Erin: Yes. I don't know exactly what. In a short story of Bishop's, she describes as her. A scream coming from her mother. And whatever was wrong was exacerbated by her husband's death. And so then Elizabeth was left to be raised by her grandparents in Nova Scotia who were quite poor. And I guess she was kind of running around barefoot on the farm and stuff like that. And her father's family were very wealthy, and so when they came up to visit Elizabeth, they were, I guess, horrified by the fact that she was just like, you know, running around, hanging out with farm animals. And they took her to. Back with him to Worcester, and she was very unhappy there. Very ill child. She had asthma and eczema. And really, like, I think almost died of both at one time or other, very unhappy. And then eventually she moved to an aunt's house in, I want to say, in Revere, Massachusetts, and she was a little happier there. And then she went to Vassar, and I've been to the Vassar campus to see various buildings associated with Bishop and also to see. They did a really fabulous exhibition of her postcards at the Vassar Library a couple of years ago, which I really loved, seeing her hand and her little. In jokes and asides and really amazing to see. Anyway, at Vassar, the librarian there set up a meeting between Bishop and Marianne Moore, who became a mentor to her. They were very close. And then also over the course of her life, she was very close with and had an important friendship with Lowell. Hence the enormous book of letters. I have it here. It's so heavy I could barely pick it up. But this is a great book. It's kind of like an epistolary novel. Yeah. And she was. I think it's important to say, too, that she was a lesbian who had a very long relationship with a Brazilian architect named Lota de Mecedo Soares, who was her partner in Brazil for 15 years. She lived down there, known for travel. A lot of her collections, whether it's Geography three, which is the most obvious one, or north and south, have. There are a lot of Brazilian pumps. There are a lot of geographical poems. The first poem in her first collection, north and south, was the Map, which is often read as a kind of ars poetica. She's known for these types of, you know, sweeping landscapes that the moose begins with, and an interest in landscape and in this kind of bird's eye view. But then also you get these telescoping details, like a cinematic close up interspersed. Much is made of that in Bishop, of that kind of vision of hers, and specifically of, I don't know, the idea that she creates these. These beautiful miniatures, which is true, but maybe sometimes can be a little. I mean, she's revered, as she should be, and she's one of the most popular poets and she also has a great ear and she has so many other great things going on. So I don't want to exclusively focus on that kind of visual element, though it's there and it's very rich. 19:43 Wes: So from narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea. That's a very good opener. Why are they narrow provinces? And what is the. What are the fish and bread and tea doing? Fish and bread sounds vaguely like it could be a biblical reference, but maybe it's not. But you add tea. Right. There's something mundane here and perhaps restricted, provincial. And that's what she's going to be departing from. I mean, well, begins with the tides, but. 20:12 Erin: Yeah, right. Yeah, that's right. Narrow in a few kinds of ways. Because there's a strange. Because of the Bay of Fundy, there's almost that like U shaped corridor of land around it. So Nova Scotia is kind of narrow. And then up into. Then there's the narrow isthmus. I don't know, I don't know if I'm using that word correctly. Up into New Brunswick. Yeah, so there's something maybe a little, I don't want to say spiritually narrow, maybe somewhat limited or like practical. Practical and, you know, just the necessities and a place we learn that that is. That maybe has to be stalwart in response to the vagaries of the water around it. The Bay of Fundy, I was reading online, the tide, over the course of just one tide, can rise and fall 50ft because the bay is like a giant funnel. When it goes out, it just leaves this vast, open, muddy plain basically behind it. 21:16 Wes: She portrays this very beautifully. We get the image of the tide retreating and then the flats that are being illuminated by the setting sun as burning rivulets. And then there's almost a transition into the bus ride when she says on red gravelly roads, eventually the subject of that is going to be the bus. Although in the beginning, before we get to the bus, it looks like the rivulets have almost become roads. So you almost get the sense like the tides come in and it's going to go further inward, it's going to go all the way to Boston, but it's going to become the inhabitants of the bus who are much like the herrings. Right. In the first stanza. The herrings on the tides take herrings on long rides. So it's almost as if as the tide comes in, she is caught in the tide and brought along with it towards her destination. 22:08 Erin: That's right, yeah. And the bay itself, the water itself is also like a traveler, you know, you might go to visit it and find it's not at home, it's gone out for on a trip or something. So there's also that connection as well. Whereas the roads are part of this more solid and dependable and the water being fickle and not always depended on to be there. 22:31 Wes: Well, I was going to say there's something very poignant about the way she describes the tides and whether they're in or out. And I can't put my finger on it exactly. It's almost. It's this idea of. Right. Where if the river enters or retreats in a wall of brown foam depends on if it meets the bay. Coming in the bay, not at home. If the tide is in or coming in the river clashes with it in a wall of brown foam. Is that the idea now? And what's the image there? Is it always a wall of brown foam? Well, either way, I just. Something about this idea of. It depends on whether the bay is at home or something like that. It's a poignant image. 23:12 Erin: It is. It's that sense of just. Of disappointment or just missing someone, like a missed opportunity. Seems kind of surprisingly emotionally resonant, considering that she's talking about a tide. 23:25 Wes: And we. You know, it introduces the idea of home and. Which I think will be significant. And later on we'll talk about whether the moose is safe as houses and the reflections of the elderly and all that stuff. But. 23:40 Erin: And boundaries, too, right. You have very slippery boundary between the bay and the. And the sea, between the rivers and the bay that feeds them. And I think that boundary very much plays into the idea of home. And you could say that the bus seems to be a part of that too. Right. Like the bus becomes the home. So there's a little bit of the slippery idea of this transposition of home life into the bus, or the people on the bus all becoming the. We like a family within it. The way that it can literally cross national boundaries. It's going to Boston across the border. 24:18 Wes: Yeah. And then they'll be observing provincial life, I guess, from within the bus. And. And, you know, a woman shaking out an apron, for instance, or home life. But, yeah, I had the same thought to you. The bus. The interior of the bus becomes its own kind of mobile home, I guess. I guess the wall brown foam part. There's that push and pull, or it's a matter of who's doing the pushing. Right. In one case, the brown foam. The wall of brown foam is caused as. As the river pushes on the retreating tide. And the other case, it's the tide pushing back against the river as it comes in. But in either case, there's a clash there. 24:58 Erin: Then there are places, though, where there's blurring of boundaries. Like one of my favorite lines in the whole poem, the idea of the churches as ridged as clamshells. She always takes that. This is much remarked upon among scholars of Bishop. Where you get the thing that's. That's really big, suddenly reduced in size to the handheld, but coming out of the same idiom. You know, both the clamshell and this clapboard church are in a way equally native to Nova Scotia. The brilliance of connecting those two things and fishing being an industry in the area, you know, sort of springing out of the fishing industry. 25:42 Wes: Yeah. And shells are what's left as the tide retreats. Right. As it's as if the houses are just the natural residue of a retreating tide. 25:52 Erin: That's great. 25:52 Wes: From the beginning of the poem, there's a sense of momentum, and almost like you, at least in my case, I felt like I'm on a camera moving over the landscape, and it starts with the tide, and then it moves to the burning rivulets. Right. So now we're hovering over. I don't know what you would call it, a. A tidal plane. Anyway, she calls it the flats. Right. So all the silt, and we're moving along there, and then suddenly we're on a gravelly road. So the sun takes over from the sea. The redness of the sun. And then the bus takes over from the sun. But that's the momentum of the poem is from sea to sun to bus. 26:37 Erin: Yeah. The bus flashes pink. We get lots of pairs of the same word, creating a kind of chime with each other. So we get the windshield flashing pink. Pink glancing off of metal. And we wonder, I suppose, because part of the reason why the roads are red is because of the clay content. Right. Of the road itself. So we get that combination of, like, something red in the road or in the composition of the soil and rock of the area. 27:07 Wes: Laterite, I think, which I only know because of Graham Green, who I've been reading. Oh, and what heart of the matter. He's talking about laterite houses, like. So from the red clay, you can make, you know, homes from as well, and common in Sierra Leone. So he used the word like a hundred times before he finally looked it up. All right. There must be something that's going to not know what he's talking about. I'm like, oh, okay, now I get it. Yeah. 27:41 Erin: So that's the mineral, the. 27:44 Wes: It's reddish. Yeah. Reddish clay type of soil, topsoil or something like that. I should know more about this because I used to write about this, too, when I was writing about transportation and engineering. 27:56 Erin: Right. 27:57 Wes: It's important what kind of soil you're building on. But anyway, I remember nothing about that. But, yeah. So it could be the right word. Who knows? But. But, yeah. So you're getting at the. Yeah. The way the redness of the sun is interacting with the. 28:12 Erin: Yes, it's coming. 28:13 Wes: The redness of the soil. 28:14 Erin: Yeah. And that kind of redness coming from below and above to glint off of the bus. The windshield is flashing pink from the sun and the metal is flashing pink from the road. They're both brushing the dented flank of the blue beat up enamel from one direction or the other, it seems. Yeah. Sort of tunnel of red in which the. In which the bus is traveling. 28:41 Wes: Such a vivid image that she gives us. It made me think, you know, sometimes it's almost better than film. It's more vibrant or more. Don't know how to say it, but I was thinking about this because in some of the philosophy podcasts we do, there are philosophers who deny that we have imagery in our head. Exactly. Or we can never. Which seems true. Right. We can't imagine anything with the vividness that we would have if we actually saw it. But it makes me think when I read a poem like this, but also. And also reading some of the novels I've been reading. Well, there's a special kind of vividness to figurative language that perception can't capture. In some ways it's more. More vivid, definitely. 29:26 Erin: I think the sonic quality of the word, the repeated. Right. It's on the one hand a repeated image, but then it also creates that kind of just the soundscape, makes them feel somehow more synesthetic to say, but somehow more picturable or more tangible or more. I don't know, the pink glancing off metal, the dented flank beat up enamel. You know, there's just. It's like. I think that's contributing to it, to the vividness of the image. And yeah, you talked about momentum, too. I mean, this entire. This whole first sentence is six stanzas long. It ends with. And Akali supervises. So there's also that kind of. Yeah. Locomotive propulsion of the camera work, so to speak, Zooming in and then following the road into the bus. And then the bus arrives to sort of catch again, quite cinematically the scene that's actually happening or the place where the eye, if there is an eye in the poem, actually is the lone traveler embracing these relatives with the collie watching on. So there's a sense in which the I eye of the poem doesn't actually catch up with the speaker until stanza six and the end of this first sentence until we get goodbye to the elms, to the farm, to the dogs. So there's kind of lamination at that moment of the I eye and the capital I. 30:49 Wes: We seem to be gradually getting more of a point of view. Right. It's very omniscient in the beginning, hovering over the landscape. And I think gradually we're going to be getting a her point of view in the bus and then a we. But also just to note, this is one. I think this is the first of three pauses. Right. There's gonna. It's gonna pause here, the bus. The momentum is gonna stop as the bus lets on the lone traveler, which I presume is her. Right. Her saying goodbye. And then there'll be a pause when the amicable freckled woman gets on. She's there because we need everything to be in threes. And then we. Then we're gonna pause for the moose in the very end. I didn't miss anything. Right. There's not other places where we stop? 31:32 Erin: No. I mean, there are, of course, stanzas that end some more definitively than others and stopped with a period. There's a stop at Bass River. Right. So there is a little bit of that kind of start. Stop syntactically. But I think you're right that those are the stops where there's content. 31:49 Wes: Content goes. 31:50 Erin: Yes. And where there's a very particular. Yeah, the content of the bus, except for the moose obviously doesn't get on the bus. But there's a stop that's motivated, let's say, rather than just being described as various stops along the way where we don't know who got on and who got off or whatever. Certainly there's also a movement toward that more personal experience of the speaker. But then there are also things that the speaker couldn't possibly know or you know, because once she's said goodbye to everyone and gets on the bus, then we also get the sort of nature show close ups. The crystals of fog, the lupins like apostles, the sweet peasants clinging. One of my favorite parts, clinging to their wet white string on the whitewashed fences. Again, we get two uses of white right next to each other. Bumblebees creeping in the foxgloves. All things you really can't see from certainly from a moving bus. 32:43 Wes: Yeah, the point of view gets focused very, very gradually, maybe through the whole palm. Maybe it's not fully focused until the very end, but. Yeah. So you're pointing out something important which is at the sort of omniscient point of view is still here in these very. What do you call it when you take a close up with your phone? Macro, ironically. Yeah. These very close up pictures of flora and fauna and very Beautiful. 33:12 Erin: Yeah. They compound and then they get more and more loaded and mysterious. And just when we're about to maybe go over the edge, we get recalled back a little bit. That's at least how I'm reading, for instance, stanza 12, about the ship's port lantern and the boot and the bark of the dog. And then suddenly a woman climbs on the bus. And so we're sort of stopped from going off into some sort of train of thought that you could follow there down a rabbit hole. But I love that stanza on red light swimming through the dark. It reminds me of the last stanza of disillusionment, of 10 o'. Clock. Do you know the old sailor, drunk and asleep in his boots, catches tigers in red weather? I think that's how it goes, the Stevens bomb, because we get the boots and the red light in the ship, so they're probably. No. No real connection there. 34:07 Wes: So all of these little intricate descriptions that she's giving, right. It begins with the light growing richer, which I take it mean, means we're approaching dusk and evening, or we're in dusk and it's evening is approaching and a kind of mini winter, Right. Something. It's a diurnal cycle, but there's a bit of a parallel to something seasonal. Right. So we get crystals forming and the images like sweet peas clinging and the bumblebees inside foxgloves. As evening commences, it's almost like. I don't know if this is true, but it's almost as if we're getting the response of the animals and flora and fauna to the commencement of evening. That's our first indication of it. So I was surprised to see, okay, it's still light out enough for us to see a woman shaking a tablecloth out after supper. And that is beautifully described as a pale flickering. Right. Almost as if that's something like the light reflecting off the enamel bus, or not pink anymore, but just a flickering of pale light and then gone, I suppose. Does that mean that we're now without light? Is that sort of the way nighttime is ushered in by the end of the next stanza? And it's in the next stanza that we see a red light in the dark. Now we have a ship in the dark. So it's almost as if. Yeah, the shaking of the tablecloth is like a magician. Abracadabra. Now it's nighttime, Right? 35:39 Erin: Yeah. I love that. Yeah. You're making me realize how many connections there are to Keats in this poem. Right. There's something Keatsian about it, very. To Autumn, you get the sweet peas clinging on the fence. You get that image of fecundity things on top of other things. You know, the mossed cottage trees and the late flowers for the bees. And then the shaking out of the tablecloth is like the hair lifted by the winnowing wind. Right. Because there's. There's wind, there are flowers and bees. And then there's also, of course, redness and that image of, you know, like the evening. Autumn. Evening redness. And maybe this is. Yeah. Rows of sugar maples. Those could be red as well. If we're in an autumnal landscape, can't be too late because everything is, you know, it's got to be like August, maybe because we have this. Or. No, I guess maybe not. Gray glazed cabbages. I don't know enough about cabbages to know at what point in their development. 36:40 Wes: Yeah. Whatever season it is. I just think that the evening is almost like a mini winter. It gets colder and we see the. 36:46 Erin: Definitely. 36:47 Wes: We see the effects of it. But, yeah, maybe autumn is probably the logical season for. 36:53 Erin: Right. Yeah. And that point. Or that point in the transition from summer to autumn where, I mean, even on a summer night in Nova Scotia, the evening temperature is quite autumnal regardless. And so when the woman climbs on with the market bags, we get. 37:09 Wes: Shall we take a. Shall we? 37:12 Erin: Oh, yes. 37:13 Wes: Let's let the freckled amicable woman on in part two. 37:17 Erin: She'll have to wait. 37:18 Wes: Let's not let her on the bus yet. 37:20 Erin: You have to wait for everyone else to get off before you can get on. It's one of the cardinal rules of public transportation. Okay, we will continue in part two. Thank you. 37:29 Wes: Thank you.

Minor League Baseball Podcast
#565: I Think You Should ... Podcast with the WooSox

Minor League Baseball Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 65:43


Worcester director of ballpark entertainment Brendan Black talks about the club's Aug. 27 promo around the hilarious Netflix show I Think You Should Leave. Sam and Tyler discuss MLB Pipeline's rerank and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's name change announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bristol Cult Film Society Cult Film Podcast Podcast!
Weird Worcester part 2! Luigi Cozzi! Graham Humphreys! Allan Bryce!

The Bristol Cult Film Society Cult Film Podcast Podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 42:49


Weird Worcester is Shameful Steve and John 'Tiberius' Kirk - The Blu-Ray Bloodhound's - favourite event of the year. Here's part 2 with Jonathan Zaurin, Darren Ward, Graham Humphreys, Uncle Frank, Allan and Yannie Bryce, Andy the Nasty Pasty, Luigi Cozzi, Fabio Frizzi, Simon Boswell, Simon Boswell, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Al Cliver, Ian McCullough, Tom lee Rutter AND Frank Hall the Bloodpuppy!#Hammer! #Arrowvideo #Indicator #Powerhouse #88films #BFI #Criterion #TreasuredFilms #RadianceFilms #TransmissionVideo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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All Saints Worcester: The Podcast - allsaintsworcester
The Grace Not to Judge // Clive Garrett

All Saints Worcester: The Podcast - allsaintsworcester

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 33:17


Welcome to All Saints Church Worcester! In this podcast, we invite you to join us for a heartfelt worship gathering that celebrates our faith and community. 

All Saints Worcester: The Podcast - allsaintsworcester
The Grace to Forgive // Phil Wade

All Saints Worcester: The Podcast - allsaintsworcester

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 33:25


Welcome to All Saints Church Worcester! In this podcast, we invite you to join us for a heartfelt worship gathering that celebrates our faith and community. 

Gasper & Murray Podcast
Red Hot Red Sox Winners of 9 Straight // Red Sox Fans Expectations Have Turned Around // Adley Rutschman Set To Begin Rehab Today - 8/8 (Hour 1)

Gasper & Murray Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2026 44:32


(0:00) Jim Murray and Chris Gasper open up the show with the talk of the Red Hot Red Sox, as they react to their blowout win against the Athletics - their 9th straight win.(13:45) Gasper and Murray continue their talk on the Red Sox. They address the expectations surrounding the team currently versus where those expectations were a couple of months ago. (24:52) Adley Rutschman is set to begin his rehab assignment today in Worcester. The guys project the Red Sox lineup with Rutschman and Anthony healthy. Should Garrett Crochet come back out of the bullpen?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Bristol Cult Film Society Cult Film Podcast Podcast!
Weird Worcester Part 1! Melvyn Hayes, Vernon Wells, Caroline Munro and Camille Keaton!

The Bristol Cult Film Society Cult Film Podcast Podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 33:47


Weird Worcester is Shameful Steve and John 'Tiberius' Kirk - The Blu-Ray Bloodhound's - favourite event of the year. Guests in order are: Melvyn Hayes; John, Steve & Frank Hall; Tom Lee Rutter; Vernon Wells; Zora Kerova; Abdel Qissi; Fabio Testi; Alan Simmons (Indicator) ; Richard and Charles (Screensavers); Paul 'PD' Donaldson; the ledge Frank Hall; Steve Cannell; Steve Wells; Melvyn Hayes (again!); Caroline Munro; Camille Keaton; Patrick Kilpatrick. *Plus!* Exclusive MR BENN news!!!! Tune in next week for part 2 with Graham Humphreys, Allan Bryce, Jonathan Zaurin, Darren Ward and a Zombie Flesh Eaters Quartet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved
THE GREAT AIRSHIP HOAX OF 1909: History's Non-Existent Flying Machine

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 51:39


In 1909, all eyes turned to Worcester, Massachusetts, as a well-dressed businessman claimed he'd built a flying machine — and the world wanted to believe him so badly, they saw it in the sky whether it was there or not.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/airshiphoaxREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ye27xce4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: We'll look at the crazy story of the Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909! *** We'll meet a cat that must have more than nine lives, as it survived three World War Two shipwrecks and lived to meow about it! (Unsinkable Sam) *** UFO crash stories are somewhat ubiquitous, with most immediately pointing to Roswell, New Mexico… or Aurora, Texas… or even the so-called “Battle Over Los Angeles”. But there are many other stories of flying saucers crashing to Earth – and we'll look at one that took place in Bolivia, in 1978. (The Bolivia UFO Crash) *** A hidden artifact found in a mysterious hill in Oklahoma reveals a terrifying story! (Oklahoma's Mysterious Hollow Hill)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:00:53.694 = Show Open 00:02:30.154 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 100:13:35.660 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 2 ***00:23:58.982 = Unsinkable Sam00:31:02.011 = Oklahoma's Mysterious Hollow Hill ***00:44:45.651 = The Bolivia UFO Crash ***00:50:06.348 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Oklahoma's Mysterious Hollow Hill” by Ellen Lloyd for AncientPages.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44s54rmp,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p86uyt7“Unsinkable Sam” by Natasha Ishak for AllThatsInteresting.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8j9nkz“The Bolivia UFO Crash” posted at Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3f4b2rr7“The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909” from SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2adehevb,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckp2hh9(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: March, 2022On this episode of Weird Darkness, host Darren Marlar follows a flying machine that may never have flown, a cat credited with surviving three warships in a single year, a silver cylinder buried under a haunted Oklahoma mound, and a cylindrical object that tore into a Bolivian mountain in broad daylight.It opens in Worcester, Massachusetts, in December of 1909, where Wallace E. Tillinghast, vice-president of the Sure Seal Manufacturing Company, told the Boston Herald he had invented a heavier-than-air flying machine that could carry three passengers some three hundred miles at a hundred and twenty miles an hour, only a few years after the Wright brothers had struggled to keep a powered aircraft aloft for a few hundred feet. Wallace never produced the machine, yet crowds across Massachusetts and out into Arkansas, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island reported a mysterious airship moving silently through the night sky, with one witness in Revere describing seventy-foot wings and an engine he claimed he could hear rumbling from the ground. In Providence, a young H.P. Lovecraft cut through the excitement by identifying the light everyone was pointing at as the planet Venus. The New England Skeptical Society would later attribute the whole affair to collective wish-fulfillment, while the UFOlogist John A. Keel traced it back to an unnamed inventor who had been working his way east since the great California airship sightings of 1896, recruiting well-liked local men like Wallace to serve as the public face of a flying machine that never quite worked.From there the show crosses to the North Atlantic and the tale of Unsinkable Sam, a black-and-white tuxedo cat said to have survived three shipwrecks during a single stretch of the Second World War. As the legend runs, he began the war aboard the German battleship Bismarck, was pulled from a floating plank by the crew of the British destroyer HMSCossack after the Bismarck went down on May 27th, 1941, and was renamed Oscar. When the Cossack was torpedoed months later, the cat was said to have been rescued again, this time by the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which is where the nickname Unsinkable Sam took hold; after the Ark Royal itself was torpedoed on November 14th, 1941, he reportedly turned up unharmed once more and was carried off by the HMS Legion. Darren measures the story against the record, noting that Bismarck survivors recalled no cat aboard, that a well-known photograph tied to Sam actually shows a different ship's cat named Simon of the HMS Amethyst, and that the seagoing cat was a genuine naval tradition even if this particular survivor may have been assembled from several.Next comes a haunted mound outside Binger, in Caddo County, Oklahoma, and a silver cylinder said to hold the reason the local people would not go near it. The account reaches print through a 1930s newspaper clipping rediscovered by Mrs. Cossette Willoughby of San Jose, California, in which a traveling reporter digs at dawn beside a mound her friends Pat and Louis warned was watched by two phantoms, a woman by day and a headless man by night. Inside the cylinder are papers written in Castilian Spanish, describing how a soldier named Alfonzo, separated from Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 1541 hunt for the Seven Cities of Gold, wandered into a cave and down into a hidden underground country called Kenyan, ruled by long-headed people and guarded by hairless, dog-like beasts that gave off a musty animal odor. Drawing on Timothy Green Beckley's book Subterranean Worlds Inside Earth, the segment lays out Alfonzo's account of his wife Teen, their failed escape on the back of one of those beasts, and the sentence that supposedly set their preserved bodies walking the mound to frighten off anyone who might find the passage.The episode closes on the afternoon of May 6th, 1978, when something cylindrical slammed into the El Taire mountain along the Bermejo River, on the border between the Bolivian province of Tarija and Argentina, with a supersonic blast heard 150 miles away and windowpanes cracked 30 miles out in every direction. Border policemen described a metallic object trailing white smoke; Corporal Natalio Farfan Ruiz felt the ground tremble as it fell, and Policeman Juan Hurtado said the thing passed directly over his head before it struck the slope. The Buenos Aires newspaper Clarín reported that a police chief in Tarija had located a dented metal cylinder roughly twelve feet long, and while a promised NASA expert never arrived, two United States Air Force officers, Colonel Robert Simmons and Major John Heise, did, later confirmed through released State Department documents to have flown in under a program called Project Moon Dust. Darren ends on the stranger thread running through those files, the 1127th field activities group's interest in HUMINT, the gathering of UFO information from human sources through what the documents themselves describe as a game of deceit.

The Christian Parenting Podcast
What college students need most spiritually with Paul Worcester

The Christian Parenting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 40:51 Transcription Available


The college years can be one of the most defining seasons in a young person's faith. So how can parents prepare their kids to stand firm long before they leave home?In this episode, Steph sits down with longtime college ministry leader Paul Worcester to discuss the spiritual habits that help faith last. They talk about the power of Scripture memory, daily time in God's Word, the challenges today's college students face, and practical ways parents can train, not just teach, their teens to follow Christ. Paul also shares how his new Bible study, Thrive, equips college students and young adults to build a faith that is grounded in Scripture and prepared to withstand the challenges of this pivotal season.Whether your child is heading to college soon or you still have years to prepare, this conversation will encourage you to invest in the kind of faith that enduresResources MentionedThrive Bible StudyInstagramGenSend PodcastCampus Multiplication NetworkThe Creation of UsHands-On BibleThe Adventure BibleGet your copy of our latest prayer journal Faith in Action: Prayers from James for the Next Generation today!The Christian Parenting Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.orgOur Sponsors:* Check out IXL and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.ixl.comPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Midstream, Crossing That River: Ruth Griggs on the Northampton Jazz Festival

The Buzz: The JJA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 28:12 Transcription Available


For this episode of The Buzz, Lawrence Peryer talks with 2025 JJA Jazz Hero Ruth Griggs, longtime director of the Northampton Jazz Festival, about the trade-off facing a fifteen-year-old, mostly-free festival built for a loyal, older jazz audience: book an artist who can pull in a younger crowd, or keep playing to the room you already have.Griggs traces the festival's history from its accidental start in 2011, when five men more interested in reviving a defunct food fair backed into a jazz festival almost as an afterthought, through its 2017 relaunch as a genuinely jazz-focused event spread across Northampton's churches, galleries, and the eight-hundred-seat Academy of Music. No food trucks, no vendors: the festival sends people into the town's own restaurants and shops instead, which Griggs credits as much as the music for its financial health.This year's headliner, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, is the pressure test. Benjamin plays jazz, hip hop, R&B, and funk in the same set, and Griggs, a marketing strategist by trade, has been restructuring the festival's outreach around her: shifting weight from Facebook to Instagram, hiring an intern to research college radio stations and newspapers across Albany, New Haven, Hartford, and Worcester, and reaching out to other festivals with more diverse audiences to help promote the booking. Griggs is candid that she doesn't yet know what will work, only that the old methods won't.Griggs also talks about what keeps out-of-town artists coming back, and why the festival's pipeline into UMass Amherst, Smith College, Amherst College, and now Northampton's public schools gets equal billing in Griggs's account of what keeps the thing alive.(The musical excerpts heard in this episode are “So You Want to Be a Woman” by Somi featuring Lakecia Benjamin, and “RonJackRuba,” an unplanned improvisation from Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba's 2021 album Skyline. A companion playlist for this episode featuring those songs and other artists mentioned is available on Spotify.)Buzzworthy NotesGuest & HostRuth Griggs — director, Northampton Jazz FestivalLawrence Peryer — host; managing editor of The BuzzDiscussedNorthampton Jazz Festival — official siteLakecia Benjamin — this year's headliner; saxophonist, six-time Grammy nomineeAcademy of Music — Northampton's 800-seat theater, festival's largest venueBOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity — Florence, Massachusetts venue, where Bill Charlap performed after the festivalBill Charlap — pianist; praised the festival's hospitality after a BOMBYX performanceMiki Yamanaka — pianist; performed a solo set at last year's festivalBonnie Johnson — WICN's Colors of Jazz host, Worcester; interviewed Yamanaka after her festival setSpringfield Jazz & Roots Festival — the single-stage model Griggs says she's studyingMax Roach and Yusef Lateef — among the jazz musicians who taught at UMass Amherst, part of the festival's regional lineageRon Carter — cited alongside Lakecia Benjamin as an example of the festival's rangeSupport for The JJA comes in part from the Jazz Foundation of America, providing emergency assistance, healthcare, and performance opportunities to performers, composers and others in need. Visit jazzfoundation.org.This podcast is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Don't miss new episodes of The Buzz. Make sure you follow us wherever you listen to podcasts.For more from the Jazz Journalists Association, go to JJANews.org.Support for The JJA comes in part from the Jazz Foundation of America, providing emergency assistance, healthcare, and performance opportunities to performers, composers and others in need. Visit jazzfoundation.org.This podcast is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Don't miss new episodes of The Buzz. Make sure you follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from the Jazz Journalists Association, go to JJANews.org.

Radio Boston
Meet Jimmy Cash, Worcester's funniest janitor

Radio Boston

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 6:43


WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins talks with comedian Jimmy Cash about elementary school gossip, sobriety and his journey to the comedy stage. 

1988 Topps
Robbie Wine (#119)

1988 Topps

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 28:21


Note: An entire minute of audio related to the proper pronunciation of Worcester, Pennsylvania was deleted in the editing of this podcast.  You're welcome.Card #119 on Beckett: https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps/119-robbie-wine-3914575Greatest 21 Days post:  https://www.greatest21days.com/2014/04/robbie-wine-lucky-enough-1295.htmlPenn State Bio: https://gopsusports.com/staff/robbie-wineRobbie inducted into PA Sports Hall: https://www.timesherald.com/2013/09/22/robbie-wine-reflects-on-life-in-baseball-induction-into-pa-sports-hall-of-fame/ DBat Amarillo: https://www.dbatamarillo.com/Scout and GM Al Rosen in a Miller Lite Commercial:  https://youtu.be/GBQ5LjHWMXM?si=KN2HRP5j7uQEVEc7

The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙
Episode 604: Justin Gonzales Fight Club

The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 162:04


Franklin Arias made his Triple-A debut and Derrik and Hunter are here to talk about it. They break down what his promotion to Worcester means for the immediate future and the distant future. There were plenty of pitching performances to talk about in Portland. Meanwhile, Greenville featured a brawl thanks to a Justin Gonzales home run. Then there was a Justin Gonzales walk-off. Sadbiel Delzine made his Single-A debut and it was glorious, but is Franklin Primera okay? It was a crazy week.Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @PeskyReport.We are officially a part of Beyond The MonsterTwitter: @BeyondtheMnstrSubstack: https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/ This episode is brought to you by TJStats — advanced MLB stats and tools including pitcher summaries, prospect rankings, and live pitch data. Head over to tjstats.ca and use code PESKY for 25% off your first month.

Multiple Calls Podcast
Burnin' Down The House - With Filmmaker Tommy Dwyer

Multiple Calls Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 32:56


Filmmaker @tommyjaydwyer guests to discuss Burnin' Down the House, his new documentary on the living conditions & infrastructure of MA firehouses and health effects on firefighters. It will premiere at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA (his home city) on Thu, Aug 6. All listeners can get 10% off the ticket price with the code “FIRE.” www.thehanovertheatre.org @burnindowndoc Sponsorship: @southwest_fire_academy Editing: @bradshea Marketing: @m.pletz Administration: @haileygreenfitness Partnership: @firefighternationhq @rescue_squad_ironworks @truenorthfools @ffrescueontario @firefighterfitnesscanada

All Saints Worcester: The Podcast - allsaintsworcester

Welcome to All Saints Church Worcester! In this podcast, we invite you to join us for a heartfelt worship gathering that celebrates our faith and community. 

SoxProspects.com Podcast
SP Pod #425: Mead/Early Trade Reaction (Plus Worcester Notes and more)

SoxProspects.com Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 76:25


The emergency podcast horn beckoned Ian and Chris (at the usual recording time) to the mic to discuss the first big move of the trade deadline, with the Red Sox acquiring infielder Curtis Mead from Washington in exchange for Connelly Early. The guys broke the deal down from all angles, as well as what this may mean for the rest of trade deadline week. Plus, Ian reported back some thoughts from Worcester, including Franklin Arias and Blake Wehunt's AAA debuts and why Angel Bastardo is a name to remember in the near future. Final thoughts touched on John Holobetz's promotion to Worcester and Justin Gonzales' interesting week (and its wider implications). Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us at podcast@soxprospects.com. Social Media Links: IG: @SoxProspects @IanCundall @SPChrisHatfield @MikeAndrewsSP @SoxProspects Love the show? Want to help us out while also getting exclusive goodies? Support the podcast by contributing to us on Patreon!  

Hot Pipes One Hour Podcast m4a
Hot Pipes Podcast 379 — It’s A Scorcher!

Hot Pipes One Hour Podcast m4a

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 61:45


Start Name Artist Album Year Comments Heat Wave; It's a Lovely Day Today Gerald Shaw Music From The Movies 5-17 Compton plus Melotone, Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London 2:22 Come Rain or Come Shine Larry Vannucci Organ Favourites on the Wurlitzer Pipe Organ [Sequoia LP] 1960 3-13 Wurlitzer, Style 240, Opus 1980; Golden Gate Theatre San Francisco; Larry's first LP, aged 42 6:41 Sidney Torch Hot Pipes pt 1: The Toy Trumpet; I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You; The Snake Charmer Jim Riggs ATOS 1994 Fresno 1994 4-14 Robert Morton, Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA; 1 July 1994 10:14 The Summer Knows Gene Roberson Rides The Mighty Wurlitzer [Dean Brown DBP-150] 3-22 Welte Hybrid, Joe Koons' Motor Cycle Showroom, Long Beach, CA 15:28 Hot Lips Bill Vlasak Concert: Pasadena City College 1993-10-23 1993 3-23 Ross Reed Memorial Wurlitzer, Sexson Auditorium, Pasadena City College 18:34 The Summer Wind ERROR This is "The Summer Knows" Kay McAbee Light The Lights: A Musical Tribute [DSP-1406] 1976 3-24 Kimball Hybrid, Hinsdale Theatre, Hinsdale, IL 21:56 Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream William Davies The Organist Entertains [BBC Records REC 72M] 4-14 Wurlitzer, Granada Theatre, Tooting 26:49 The Alamo theme (The Green Leaves of Summer) Jonathan Kleefield Concert: Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA 2022-09-08 2022 4-36 Wurlitzer, Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA 29:25 Hot Dog David Gray Eighty Shades of Gray [dg0001] 2018 5-80 Wurlitzer, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington Hills, IL; rec by Jim Stemke 32:50 Last Of The Summer Wine Ken Stroud The Theatre Organ Club Presents [CL Records & Tapes CLC 8411] 1984 3-8 Wurlitzer, Town Hall, Burton-On-Trent; Formerly Cameo Theatre, Cleveland, OH 35:39 Overture from Orpheus In The Underworld Douglas Reeve Bright 'n Early [COS CD 126] 4-49 HNB Christie, Dome, Brighton 43:53 Summertime Scott Harrison, Mark Page Kingston Keys 2010 4-21 Wurlitzer, Kingston City Hall (formerly Moorabbin), Victoria, Australia; ex-State Theatre, Melbourne 48:33 At The Dance (Summer Days) Richard Hills Hills In The Fens [COS CD 127] 2000 4-22 Compton, plus Melotone, Holbeach, Lincolnshire (David Shepherd) 53:23 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Del Castillo Pipe Dreams [Concert Recording CR-0084] 1971 4-32 Robert Morton, Fox Theatre, San Diego, CA 57:20 The Burning of Rome Jonas Nordwall Shades of the SF Fox... in your own music room [J. Nelson CD] 2000 4 manual, George Wright Signature Allen

The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser
Nathan Worcester: Trump Rally, Golden Age of America, Social Programs, and End of the Congressional Session

The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 38:24


Guest Nathan Worcester, The Epoch Times, joins to cover breaking news on votes wrapping up in House of Representatives. Discussion of passing of NDAA funding, Insider Trading bill, and the SAVE America Act. Will we see voter ID in one of these bills? Discussion of push for a Reconciliation Bill 3.0.  President Trump holds rally in Georgia focusing on manufacturing, new jobs, and economic opportunities. Democrats attack Trump cabinet members for "affordability" issues and cutting of social programs for people. What does the Golden Age of America actually look like?

The Church in Action Podcast
Worcester Black Clergy Alliance Collaborating to Reach Worcester

The Church in Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 25:45


Tune in to Church in Action this week as Pastor Clyde Talley of Belmont AME in Zion shares what he is seeing God do on the ground in Worcester, both in his church and as a leader of the Black Clergy Alliance. Follow us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionnewengland/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisionNewEngland/Website: https://www.visionnewengland.org/

The Loop
Afternoon Report: Friday, July 17, 2026

The Loop

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 6:16 Transcription Available


No bail for a Worcester man charged with killing a woman last year. Calls for answers when it comes to ICE. Not the best building material for a house but for a contest at Revere Beach, it works just fine. Stay in "the loop" with WBZ newsradio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New Untold Story
Worcester Feat. Dante The Don - A New Untold Story: Ep. 508

A New Untold Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 63:54


Dante The Don joins the boys in studio this week! They talk about Worcester, Turtleboy, Birth Control, Catholicism, and Dick's Last Resort! Ads: Quo - Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://www.Quo.com/ANUS Mountain Dew - Enjoy the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew: an  American Original. Grab a Dew. Tasting Great Since 48. Cash App - Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/re8jorsl #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card.  Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Sony Pictures Classics - GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS, Now playing only in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics. Zocdoc - Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/UNTOLD #sponsored Want more Anus? Check out the links below https://linktr.ee/anuspodcastYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/anuspodcast

Youth Ministry Booster Podcast
How Youth Ministry Can Help College Students Thrive w/ Paul Worcester

Youth Ministry Booster Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 29:52 Transcription Available


Send us Fan MailWhat if the greatest measure of success in youth ministry isn't getting students to graduation......it's what happens after they leave?Every youth pastor has watched it happen. A student who was faithful all through high school slowly disappears during their first semester of college. Rarely is it one dramatic decision. More often it's loneliness, distraction, isolation, and never learning how to follow Jesus without someone planning their spiritual life.In this episode, Zac Workun sits down with Paul Worcester (North American Mission Board) to explore what college ministry leaders see every fall—and what youth pastors can do before graduation to help students develop a faith that actually lasts.Together they unpack why the first 90 days of college are one of the most important windows in a student's spiritual life, how discipleship must move beyond teaching into training, and why smaller discipleship groups may be one of the missing pieces in modern youth ministry.

B Shifter
Strategic Decision Making & Blue Card (Permission To Kick A** With A Plan)

B Shifter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 58:44 Transcription Available


Send us Fan MailWe sit down with Worcester Fire's (and Blue Card lead Instructor) Gary Fleischer, plus Blue Card lead instructors Eric Phillips and Chris Stewart, to unpack how strategic decision-making and critical thinking make Blue Card work on real calls. We connect the “why” to NIOSH lessons, legal risk, and the day-to-day habits that help crews put water on the fire faster and go home safe. • Worcester's repeated NIOSH recommendations shaping a clear why for change • Rolling Blue Card out with chief-level support and SOP alignment • Why the rank and file needs the full picture, not just the mechanics • How the strategic decision-making model becomes trainable and repeatable • A real Worcester working fire story that validates the system • Sustaining the command system through daily use and refreshers • Integrating command, radio traffic, and critical factors into any drill • Avoiding training scars by finishing evolutions through the full problem • Measuring outcomes that matter, including faster water and better search • Keeping hard chargers aggressive while staying coordinated and accountable • Leadership that stops bad things from happening, even when unpopular Check out the B Shifter Podcast with Worcester Fire Chief Martin Dyer here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1785403/episodes/18879949Check out Ed Hartin's 10 Minute Command Training here: https://bshifter.com/10-minute-training-first-due-at-a-structural-collapse-with-trapped-victims-whats-your-plan/Order the 3rd Edition of Fire Command here: https://bshifter.myshopify.com/products/new-fire-command-3rd-editionFor Waldorf University Blue Card credit and discounts: https://www.waldorf.edu/blue-card/For free command and leadership support, check out bshifter.comSign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/fmgs92N/BuckslipShop B Shifter here: https://bshifter.myshopify.comShare this podcast with your friends, and don't forget to like and subscribe!Thank you for listening! 

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
The Monster of Worcester / The Ralph Children / David McGreavy

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 64:03


When Clive and Elsie Ralph return home, they discover blood throughout their house, but no sign of their three young children or the man entrusted with looking after them. The investigation that follows uncovers shocking revelations about relationships, missed warning signs, and the events leading up to one of Britain's most shocking child murder cases…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GenC Podcast
The 3 Lessons EVERY Entrepreneur MUST KNOW! | Janet Pillai | Ep155

GenC Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 70:48


Janet Pillai's story proves that success isn't about where you start, it's about the courage to keep evolving.In this episode of the Gen C Podcast, we sit down with entrepreneur, traveller, creative and storyteller Janet Pillai, whose journey began in KwaZulu-Natal and has taken her from side hustles and fine art dreams to building a business that's thrived for more than 24 years.Janet opens up about growing up without a formal home address, the values her family instilled in her, and how her father's lifelong pursuit of education inspired her own passion for learning. She shares hilarious stories; from accidentally driving to Worcester while looking for Table Mountain, to powerful reflections on entrepreneurship, resilience and embracing new challenges.We explore how she built MLT Car Hire, why relationships matter more than transactions, and the three biggest lessons every entrepreneur should know about finance, networking and leading with grace.The conversation also dives into her inspiring COVID projects, including Jetsetting with Janet and the Women's Own Network, her unforgettable experience as a visiting professor and attending the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, and why travel has become one of her greatest teachers.Of course, it wouldn't be Gen C without plenty of laughs; from Woolworths shopping bags and lactose-free milk to our fan-favourite Say Ma Now game.Whether you're an entrepreneur, creative, traveller or simply someone looking for inspiration, this episode is packed with practical wisdom, heartfelt stories and plenty of South African flavour.Find and Follow Janet on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/_janetpillai/?hl=enLinkedin: https://za.linkedin.com/in/janetpillaiFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Janet-PillaiPodcast: https://iono.fm/c/8113FOLLOW GEN C onInstagram

Catholic Sports Radio
CSR 388 Brian Bonin

Catholic Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 37:17


He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1992 National Hockey League Draft and went on to play with both them and the Minnesota Wild. Along the way in his professional hockey career, he also played for Cleveland and Kansas City of the International Hockey League and Syracuse, Adirondack, and Worcester of the American Hockey League. He also played two seasons in Switzerland. In 1996 he won a bronze medal playing for Team USA at the world championships in Austria. He had played his college hockey at the University of Minnesota and in his senior season there won the Hobey Baker Award, given to the most outstanding collegiate hockey player in the NCAA. Prior to his time as a Golden Gopher, he had been named Minnesota Mr. Hockey as the most outstanding senior high school hockey player in that state.

The Loop
Afternoon Report: Sunday, July 12, 2026

The Loop

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2026 6:39 Transcription Available


It's a celebration of the sea around Boston this weekend with the Tall Ship on full display. An investigation is underway after 3 people were stabbed in New Bedford last night. A non-profit in Worcester is closing its doors after years of delivering hope and happiness to Haiti, but that doesn't mean their mission to honor a young woman killed in Haiti over a decade ago is ending. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swing Hard
SWING HARD EPISODE #262- JOHN LYNCH

Swing Hard

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 49:27


Send us Fan MailThis episode features John Lynch, a Boston-born writer and screenwriter now living in LA, discussing baseball, sports movies, and his upcoming script reading. The conversation covered John's favorite sports movies including "Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings," "Bad News Bears," and "Moneyball," while discussing the challenges of portraying realistic sports scenes in film. John shared his background as a former Little League All-Star player in Worcester and his current work as a tenured professor of writing at LA City College and screenwriter, including his upcoming script "Blue City" which features Denny in a leading role. The discussion touched on current baseball topics including the Red Sox's performance, the Dodgers' World Series success, and the debate over whether players like Shohei Ohtani are the greatest players ever, while also exploring John's theories about clubhouse dynamics and player personalities affecting team success."Swing Hard in case you hit it!" Denny Barrett

The Autism Dad Podcast
Autism in Real Life | Christine Bauereis (S9E11)

The Autism Dad Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 14:43


"Accommodating these children is like giving them a lifeline, and these children are worthy of it." Christine Bauereis didn't find out she was autistic and ADHD until her 30s. The clarity came the way it does for so many parents, after her own kids were diagnosed. She looked at her son's reports, then at her own childhood, and the whole picture finally made sense. Christine is a mom of three in central Massachusetts, part of a blended family. Her 14-year-old, her 10-year-old son Archer, who has ADHD, and her youngest, River, who is six and autistic. River is level two, verbal with moderate support needs, and as she puts it, just wonderful. In this Seen and Heard episode, Christine gives Rob an honest look at what their days hold. The mornings that used to be a battle, before a new psychiatrist, an ADHD diagnosis, and medication that she calls life-changing turned school refusal into a kid who pops up asking if he has school today. The afternoons that get hard, because River masks all day and lets it all out when he's finally home and safe. And a win that will stay with you, a three-hour food drive she and River did together for families in Worcester, the first full day they ever got through without a single meltdown. But the heart of this one is Christine's voice as an advocate. When her district's entire SEPAC resigned because the district wouldn't collaborate, she didn't go quiet. She stood up at a town meeting and said the thing every parent in that room needed to hear. Special education isn't a choice. It is a right. What you'll hear: Finding out she's autistic and ADHD in her 30s, after her kids How ADHD medication turned school refusal into excitement Why masking all day leads to afternoon meltdowns at home The Worcester food drive that became their first meltdown-free day When the whole SEPAC resigned, and what she did next Why she begs parents to listen to autistic adults "No matter what level it is, it's still hard. Everyone's hard is hard." Christine Bauereis This episode is sponsored by Time To Evaluate. If you've tried to get your child, or yourself, evaluated for autism or ADHD, you know the wait can be months, even years. Time To Evaluate does it with live telehealth, often within two weeks, from home. A self-paced intake in your own words, one licensed psychologist start to finish, and a formal report you can use at school. One flat fee, no waiting room. Better outcomes, without the wait. Visit timetoevaluate.com. #ad About Rob: Rob Gorski is the founder of The Autism Dad, a blog and podcast dedicated to supporting parents raising kids on the autism spectrum. As a dad of three autistic sons with over 25 years of experience, Rob brings lived experience, honesty, and heart to every conversation. My NEW book, So Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with Autism, lands December 29, 2026 from Fair Winds Press. Updates and preorder: theautismdad.com/book Where to find Rob: You can find me at theautismdad.com, on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok at The Autism Dad, and on YouTube at The Autism Dad. New episodes drop every week at listen.theautismdad.com.

Murder, She Told
The Unsolved Murder of Nereida 'Nettie' Melendez

Murder, She Told

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 44:37


1989 - Worcester, Massachusetts. June 5, 1989, was supposed to be a day of celebration for 17-year-old Nereida “Nettie” Melendez. The responsible and ambitious teenager was set to graduate from high school and begin the next chapter of her life. But when Nettie failed to appear at her graduation ceremony, her family immediately knew something was wrong. Their worst fears were realized the following day when Nettie's body was found during a family-led search. Decades later, the mystery surrounding her death remains unsolved. Nettie's brother, Peter Vasquez, and cousin, Doris, join us to talk about the young woman behind the headlines, the lingering questions that continue to haunt their family, and the determination that keeps them searching for justice. 17-year-old Nereida Melendez, who went by Nettie, had a big day ahead of her, and plans for her bright future. June 5th, 1989, was just the beginning: her high school graduation. But when her name was called onstage to get her diploma, Nettie was nowhere to be found. Her family started to panic. Nettie was responsible, and it was highly unlike her to miss such an important event. Their panic ended in tragedy when her body was recovered after a family search the next day. To this day, her case still remains unsolved. Nettie's brother, Peter Vasquez, and her cousin Doris, reflect on Nettie's life, their frustrations with the slow moving investigation, and what they would say if they were face to face with her killer. If you have any information on the murder of Nettie Melendez, I encourage you to call the Worcester Police Dept at 508-799-8466, text TIPWPD to CRIMES (274637), or submit an ⁠anonymous tip⁠. This episode was originally published on 01/03/23. Episode sources and photos: ⁠https://murdershetold.com/episodes/nettie-melendez⁠ Support the show: ⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠ Instagram: ⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@murdershetold⁠ Facebook: ⁠/mstpodcast⁠ Website: ⁠murdershetold.com⁠ ----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toucher & Rich
Dianna Russini bodycam footage released | Ian Browne joins Toucher and Hardy | Hardy's doctor visit - 6/30 (Hour 3)

Toucher & Rich

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 39:43


(00:00) The guys talk about Dianna Russini and how the bodycam footage of the time she got pulled over and tried to fend of the ticket by trying to connect him with his favorite teams coach, then they react to the first time the guys heard about this story where they thought it was fake and wanted to see the bodycam footage, then they react to the bodycam footage that got leaked of what actually happened. (00:16:37.50) Red Sox club reporter for MLB.com Ian Browne joins Toucher and Hardy joins Toucher and Hardy to talk about the Red Sox, the winning streak, the soft spot on their schedule to turn things around, the amount of rookies on the team, will they buy now because of this win streak, Crochet, Mayer and Anthony updates, the pitching staff, and Bryan Bello in Worcester. (00:28:44.35) The guys talk about how Hardy went into his annual appointment and was asked if he had fallen down and was annoyed about it, Jon doing a prostate exam, and Hardy making his doctor laugh. Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Derapy
worst big sean bars holy moly they're bad

Derapy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2026 25:03


In this episode of Derapy, this man should be arrestedbaby money

The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙
Episode 590: Where's the Roast Beef?

The Pesky Report (Red Sox)🎙

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 140:57


Derrik and Hunter are here for the weekly MiLB Talk. Hunter has a lot to say about his trip to Lehigh Valley and his discussion with a few of the Worcester coaches. Salem's pitching is strong but the offense needs to find something. Portland has power and Ahbram Liendo is a surprising part of it. Greenville is back with great pitching and Justin Gonzales at the helm. They even get into trade discussions.Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @PeskyReport.We are officially a part of Beyond The MonsterTwitter: @BeyondtheMnstrSubstack: https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/ This episode is brought to you by TJStats — advanced MLB stats and tools including pitcher summaries, prospect rankings, and live pitch data. Head over to tjstats.ca and use code PESKY for 25% off your first month.

Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico
461. Steve Aquino, Artie Sneiderman, Dave Spaz - Swamp Roots

Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 54:50


This episode brings together three staples of the Worcester, MA music scene — aka Wormtown — for a conversation that spans decades of local rock history. Steve Aquino, Artie Sneiderman, and Dave Spaz now make up Swamp Roots, but their roots run deep through some legendary bands. Aquino and Spaz are former members of garage rock mainstays The Lyres, while Sneiderman and Aquino go even further back together as bandmates in The Crybabies.Music clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Prime Movers, and Black HelicopterAdditional MusicSwamp Roots "Looking Back"Swamp Roots "Im Not Through With You Yet"Produced and Hosted by Steev RiccardoInterview Recorded by Mike Newman at WMFO

Missing Persons
Maereg Tesfaye Tafesse

Missing Persons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 34:40


Episode 123 Maereg Tesfaye Tafesse Maereg Tesfaye Tafesse came to the Unites States in 2012 to further his education, attending college in Worcester, MA. While in the US, he became involved in helping the less fortunate. He often worked to help people find food and shelter, and Maereg's work led him to the west coast to California, and to the Seattle, Washington area. Then, without warning, in March 2018, he stopped communicating with his mother, Legawork Assefa, who was back home in Ethiopia. After that, Maereg vanished.  Legawork has traveled to the US in an effort to find her son, and has enlisted the help of private investigators, and despite possible clues and sightings, Maereg remains missing. In this episode, Legawork discusses her son's case and the challenges of trying to find him when an ocean, and thousands of miles, separates her home from the area where Maereg was last seen. At the time Maereg vanished, he was 24 yrs old, and described at a Black male, standing 6ft-6ft2, and weighing 158-165 pounds. He has Tattoos on left hand with the symbols of flying birds. Maereg has prints, and DNA on record along with a Namus file.  Anyone who may have information relating to the whereabouts of Maereg can contact Legawork via email  at legaworka@gmail.com or on Whatsapp at +251911231194. The Seattle Police Department said that information on missing people should be reported to (206) 625-5011.  You can alternatively contact the San Francisco Police Department's Missing Persons Unit at (415) 734-3070   To listen to every episode of Missing Persons early, and ad-free, and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  Follow us on social media; https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast   ©2026 AbJack Entertainemt- All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized use, re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.       

PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf
Cheryle St. Onge & Scott Offen on Intimate Collaboration and Photographing the Personal.

PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 58:03 Transcription Available


Photographers Cheryle St. Onge and Scott Offen join PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf to discuss their photobooks, Calling the Birds Home and Grace, both published by L'Artiere Editions. In this conversation, St. Onge and Offen generously share their deeply personal approaches to collaborating with and photographing people with whom they have profound emotional connections. St. Onge reflects on documenting her mother's experience with dementia, describing the work as an act of communication, care, and connection. Offen discusses his collaborative portrait project with his partner, Grace, exploring themes of co-authorship, gender, representation, and aging. https://www.cherylestonge.com/ https://www.scottoffen.net/ Scott Offen (b. 1960) is an American East Coast photographer whose work has been exhibited across the United States and prominently featured online. Scott holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He was selected as a finalist for the Critical Mass top 200 Photolucida award in 2021 and has been chosen as a participant in the Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review in 2020 and 2021. Scott became a recipient of the MassArt Graduate Thesis Award in 2024. Cheryle St. Onge was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up on college campuses as the only child of a Physics professor and a painter. She received an M.F.A. from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Massachusetts. St. Onge's work focus on the crossover of art and science and photography's ability to distill our sense of time and curiosity. She makes pictures predominantly with an 8 x 10 view camera and considers her work a collaborative process. Her photographs have been widely exhibited, most notably at London's National Portrait Gallery, Princeton University, Griffin Museum, University of Rhode Island, Massachusetts College of Art, Rick Wester Fine Arts, and with the American Institute of Architects traveling exhibition. She has received numerous awards and residences, among them a 2009 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Critical Mass Finalist Exhibition Award, Polaroid Materials Artist Support Grant, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Fellowship, and was named one of the ‘Top 50 Photographers' in the country by Time Magazine.