1623 Studios Podcasts

Kelly Knox hosts Appreciative Recovery, a show that explores Curiosity, Self-Compassion and Connection.  On this episode Kelly talks with Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director of The Open Door, about cultivating values as a leader and how it can make that leadership transformational within the non-profit organization and for the community. 

Maureen Aylward hosts Cape Ann Report - Community Round Table, a discussion about community events with: Bob Gillis, President of the Cape Ann Savings Bank and Tri-Chair of Gloucester 400; Greg Bover of CB Fisk; and Dick Prouty, Co-Chair of TownGreen2025.

The fourth episode in the new series " Keeping Our Residents Informed (KORI) " from the Essex Police Department.  In this episode Chief Silva talks with Kenneth Walsh, Chief of Police (Retired) Wenham & Captain / Emergency Manager at Suffolk University,  about emergency planning.  Specifically they talk about citizen response during active threats, emergency management, and they talk about global providers to assist if an emergency happens abroad.  

Jennifer-Lee Levitz, host of "Unleash the Power of Age" a show about events and programs offered by the Rose Baker Center in Gloucester MA, talks with Peggy McDermott, VNA about the flu and about Peggy's health services at the Rose Baker Center.

Maureen Aylward talks with Peter Dolan, Jason Grow, and Aria McElhenny about local important issues.

Maureen Alyward talks with Brian Moore Rockport Transfer Station Manager; Jim Gardner, Rockport, MA DPW Commissioner; and Sharon Byrne Kishida, MassDEP Municipal Assistance Coordinator about Rockport's transition to Pay As You Throw. https://www.rockportma.gov/

Maureen Aylward, Host of Cape Ann Report, talks with Damian Archer, MD, Chief Medical Officer at North Shore Community Health

Maureen Aylward, Host, talks with Mags Harries Sculptor, Public Art Artist; Karen Ristuben, Program Director, ECCF's Creative County Initiative; and Ken Hecht, Gloucester City Councilor, Ward 2, about public art in Gloucester. They talk about what public art currently exists, such as the city owned WPA murals, and also talk about a city art policy; does Gloucester need one? does Gloucester have one? and if not how does Gloucester create one? They discuss temporary and permanent art installations as well as different styles, such as multimedia, projection, audio and sound, sculpture, and murals.

Maureen Aylward, Host of Cape Ann Report, talks with Paul Lundberg, Gloucester City Councillor At Large and City Council President, Attorney Catherine Schlichte, Partner, Schlichte and Johnstone, PC, and Peter Dolan a Gloucester Citizen.  They all bring their own important issues to the table for discussion. They talk about affordable housing, rising sea levels, emergency planning, and the need for volunteers on city commissions and boards.  

Maureen Aylward talk with : JC Gutierrez-Ramos, GMGI Board and Scientific Advisory Board member, Justin Topp, Ph.D., Endicott College Assistant Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Professor of Biology and Bioengineering, Iain Kerr, CEO, Ocean Alliance.  They talk about the "Blue Economy", the science, the benefits, and the obstacles.