JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks

Welcome to Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley.  Episode 6:  Our guest talks about her community in France vs. her community in the Upper Valley, how she has and has not initiated community activity, and how her family life and children have played a role in her community. To share your story or questions with co-creators Michelle and Julius, you’...

Welcome to Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley.  Episode 5:  An interview with a relatively new Vermont resident, who is trans-gender, and gives their experience(s) of living in the Upper Valley. To share your story or questions with co-creators Michelle and Julius, you’re invited to email them at: intersections@catv8.org Edited by David Eric for...

Welcome to Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley.  Episode 4:  A special episode with the co-creators about the mission and creation of the Intersections podcast.  To share your story or questions with co-creators Michelle and Julius, you’re invited to email them at: intersections@catv8.org Edited by David Eric for CATV

Welcome to Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley.  Episode 3:  Our 3rd guest remembers days of open fields and outdoor games as a foundation for building community, and invites us all to reflect on how we reach out to connect with one another; how does inclusion happen when contact is mitigated through a computer screen and wifi access? To share you...

Welcome to Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley.  In the second episode of Intersections , our guest shares a vision of how our cycles of life feed the source of community, amongst humans and throughout the natural world, offering a gentle map of the small things that bring us together: harvesting tomatoes, the neighbor’s mailbox, the porcupine, th...

In episode 3, we meet Abby Tassel, Director of Multidisciplinary Interview and Training Center(MITC)and Lizann Peyton, WISE Board in the 1990's and longtime consultant. In the '90s, WISE begins to shift to a more professional organization and to build its prevention and education program.

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of WISE, an Upper Valley-based organization dedicated to ending gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education and mobilization for social change, Northern Stage has partnered with WISE to create a podcast retrospective. The series features stories of the people who helped evolve WISE into the organization it is today and who...

In the second episode, Jess interviews Shirley Barrett Rivard who worked at WISE for over three decades. Shirley shares what it was like in the early days when WISE shifted its focus to supporting survivors of gender-based violence.

Welcome to the first episode of the new podcast Intersections , a platform for sharing our experience of community in the Upper Valley. Our first guest recounts a vision of community grounded in a childhood in East Texas, and the challenges of losing a sense of connection upon arriving in New England.  To share your story or questions with Michelle, you're invited to email: misharogge@gmail.c...

Johanna Evans works in the film industry, is an event producer, and serves on the Boards of White River Indie Films and Upper Valley Choral Arts Foundation. In this episode of SPARK, we get to talk to her about how and why she became a Burlesque performer and how the art and local burlesque community has impacted her life. (WARNING: this episode contains references to sexuality and sexual assault....

Patricia Norton is a choral director, and music innovator who believes singing is a learnable skill that sparks joy and promotes wellness. In this episode, Patricia speaks about how singing together helps us bolster courage and be healthier as individuals and communities, about the evolution of her approach over the last two years, and the new documentary about her work during the pandemic. 

Claremont native Melissa Richmond was fueled by her belief in the power of creativity to build and bind communities to found the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts. Melissa is committed to dismantling barriers to the arts and providing opportunities for all her Claremont neighbors to enjoy the mental, physical, and social benefits associated with participation in the arts. We discuss the...

Susan Apel, a lawyer, journalist, and passionate arts advocate blogs about cultural experiences across our region.

Eric Love, theater artist and Director of Education at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT, discusses how theater education develops leadership, empathy, and discipline for young people and helps build community.