Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast

Immerse yourself in the extraordinary art and life of Tasha Tudor, Caldecott honor author, illustrator and early American lifestyle icon, in this delightful podcast narrated by Tasha's granddaughter, Amy Tudor. Tasha Tudor (1915-2008) lived a remarkable 1830s lifestyle in the woods of Marlboro, Vermont, just west of Brattleboro. The first half of the podcast focuses on her work as a self-made and...

Script, Audio Production/Editing, Narration: Donna Blackney; Production Assistance and Executive Producing: Lissa Weinmann. Commentary/Research: Nancy Olson with additional research from: Marilyn Blackwell (U. Mass Amherst), Dan DeWalt (also original piano composition and performance) and Rolf Parker-Houghton. Voice of Clarina: Shannon Ward; Voice of Sen. Joseph Barrett: John Loggia Our theme musi...

Audio Production and Narration: Donna Blackney, with assistance from Sandy Rouse of the Brattleboro Literary Festival. Executive Producer, Lissa Weinmann. Mastering for podcast Alec Pombriant from  Brattleboro Words Trail segments mastered by Guilford Sound. Theme music Ty Gibbons.  Interviews and Readings: Beena Kamlani, Bellow’s long-term editor at Viking Penguin Press reading: A Race Against Ti...

This episode was researched, produced and narrated by Donna Blackney with production assistance from Sandy Rouse of the Brattleboro Literary Festival. Mixing and mastering was done by Alec Pombriant from masters done for Brattleboro Words Trail app for Guilford Sound. Our theme music is by Ty Gibbons. Executive Producer, LIssa Weinmann. Many thanks to Saul Bellow’s biographer Zachary Leader, his l...

Chuck Collins, a nationally acclaimed, Guilford, Vermont based writer and economic inequality activist,  shares the story of how 'the seeds were planted' for his lifelong interest in uprooting the  growing economic inequality that is subverting American democracy.  The piece includes  an overview of his family history. He  details the books he's written, organizations he's formed such as Inequalit...

This episode was produced by Reggie Martell with Nancy Olson and Lissa Weinmann. Editing and narration by Reggie Martell. Original mix and master Guilford Sound;  Podcast mastering by Jack Pombriant.  Brattleboro Words Trail theme music Ty Gibbons. Photograph of Jody Williams is by Annie Leibovitz.  For further reading on Jody Williams, see her book: My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Wind...

This trailer podcast was produced by LIssa Weinmann and Jack Pombriant with help from Sally Seymour. The Brattleboro Words Trail theme song is by Ty Gibbons.  The Trail is a product of the Brattleboro Words Project, which was inspired and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It has worked with hundreds of local citizens to produce more than 100 audio stories linked to places one...