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The 495
By Merrimack Valley MagazineLeisure
The 495 episodes
- Episode 51 - With Alaina and Doug Brackett of the Purple Carrot Bread Company
Local restaurants have taken a huge hit. The host of The 495, Doug Sparks is joined by Purple Carrot Bread Co. owners Alaina and Doug Brackett to find out what their Lowell bakery is doing to survive in the age of COVID.
29 min - Episode 50 - With Racheal and the team at Red Antler Apothecary in Lowell
The 495 is back! Host Doug Sparks opens 2021 talking with Rachel and the teams from Red Antler Apothecary in Lowell. See how this Valley business is adapting and aiding in the Covid crisis and hear tales of pine tar soap and beaver skulls.
59 min - Episode 49 - With noted Cambodian American poet, painter and humanitarian, Chath Piersath
On this edition of The 495, your host Doug Sparks talks with noted Cambodian American poet, painter and humanitarian, Chath Piersath.
40 min - Episode 48 - With Scott Plath of Cobblestones of Lowell and Moonstones of Chelmsford
Host Doug Sparks talks with Scott Plath of Cobblestones of Lowell and Moonstones of Chelmsford about the state of the restaurant industry in Massachusetts as we approach the Covid Holidays
43 min - Episode 47 - With Lane Glenn, the President of Northern Essex Community College
Host Doug Sparks catches up with Lane Glenn, who is both the President of Northern Essex Community College and an all-around fascinating guy.
47 min - Episode 46 - with HamdAllah Olona from GoodieKrunch
This week, host Doug Sparks talks with HamdAllah Olona from GoodieKrunch, a delicious coconut snack produced in Haverhill, but inspired by a traditional authentic signature recipe of Olana's grandmother from Ọ̀yọ́ Kingdom, Yorùbá Land, in West Africa. Don't miss this fascinating story.
32 min - Episode 45 - With Brendan Pelley, the Executive Chef at Gibbet Hill Grill in Groton
On the day before Thanksgiving, host Doug Sparks, talks with one of the Merrimack Valley's most well-known chefs! You've seen Brendan Pelley on Hell’s Kitchen, Beat Bobby Flay, and the WGBH Food Fight, and the Chelmsford native is the Executive Chef at Gibbet Hill Grill in Groton. Join us for a high-profile culinary episode!
34 min - Episode 44 - With UMass Lowell Philosophy professor and Women's Movement Author Carol Hay
This week on The 495, we’re joined by UMass Lowell professor Carol Hay, whose latest book, “Think Like a Feminist,” takes a look at the philosophy behind the women’s movement.
52 min - Episode 43 - With JP and Lauren of Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters
Coffee fans rejoice! This week on The 495 hoist Doug Sparks will be discussing everyone’s favorite bean with JP and Lauren, the owners of Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters. These two former professional dancers now run a North Carolina roastery with Merrimack Valley roots.
55 min - Episode 42 - With Beth Borges and Carl Hirschfield of Home Bear Brewing
On this edition of The 495, host Doug Sparks talks mead with the good folks at House Bear Brewing in Newburyport!
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About The 495
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The 495 is a community and culture podcast centered on the Merrimack Valley. Every week starting in January 2020, The 495 podcast brings you whatever is best about our region. That means leaders,…
writers, teachers, thinkers, artists and doers.