1623 Studios Podcasts

Siding with Love - Episode 5

Pleasure of Poetry - Episode 6

Siding With Love - Episode 3 - Gratitude

Siding with Love - Episode 2

Pleasure of Poetry - Episode 2

Heidi chats with Rockport Poet Laureate Bob Whelan about the power of poetry, bridges, thinking versus feeling, and of course, the pleasures of poetry!

S1E1 Siding With Love - Episode 1

"Siding With Love" is Gloucester Unitarian Universalist’s monthly podcast, co-hosted by Reverend Janet Parsons and Carol Bousquet. In our conversations, we’ll explore our religious values and…

Pleasure of Poetry - Episode 1

Welcome to Pleasure of Poetry with Jay Featherstone and Heidi Wakeman. Join the Co-poets Laureate of Gloucester, Massachusetts for an inter-generational conversation on poetry, place and pleasure.…

S1E1 Not Yet Banned with Amy Shapiro – Ep.1 "The 5th Wave -- Where We Are Today"

On Aug. 26, in 2023 and 2024, Amy co-led Women's Equality forums that were well attended and enjoyed, (and filmed by affiliates of 1623 Studios). On Amy's 1st podcast she shares what she's been up to…

Erika Brown of The Cricket discusses news in the ongoing saga surrounding the Community Center.

Join Cape Ann Today host Kory Curcuru as he catches up with Erika Brown of The Cricket . This week, they discuss the latest news in the ongoing saga surrounding the Community Center. #CapeAnnToday…

Gloucester Times Reporters discuss Essex High School, Cape Ann Museum, and much more.

Gloucester Times Reporters discuss Essex High School, Cape Ann Museum, and much more. 1623 Studios is a #nonprofit organization dedicated to producing community programming for #CapeAnn—Gloucester,…

Revolution at Sea — Sung-Yoon Lee on North Korea and its Despotess (Bonus Episode)

In this bonus episode, John Curtis Perry has a conversation with Sung-Yoon Lee, expert on North Korea and author of the new book The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the…

Gloucester’s Mayor Verga talks city updates including Magnolia Pier, Green Street Project, and more

Gloucester's Mayor Greg Verga discusses city updates including The Magnolia Pier, Green Street Project, and more!

Resolution at Sea — Writing to be Read (Bonus Episode)

In this bonus episode, John Curtis Perry describes his practical methodology for writing with the reader in mind, helps writers navigate the rocky shores of stilted or formulaic prose, and celebrates…

Resolution at Sea — Postlude (Ep 37)

In this final episode, the postlude book-ending the Revolution at Sea series, John Curtis Perry adds a few words as a sort of summary of our time together. "Together we have thought about some…

Revolution at Sea — China’s Oceanic Rebirth (Ep 36)

Millions of Chinese rise from poverty and support an authoritarian state with global ambitions for prominence. The Chinese declare that their system is superior to democracy. What does this mean for…

Revolution at Sea — China Sails Ahead (Ep 35)

Under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership, China opens to the outside world and builds a highly successful export economy. Logistics come first, Deng says.

Revolution at Sea — China in its First Revolutionary Years (Ep 34)

“China stands up,” Mao says. At immense cost, China struggles in its early PRC years to make enormous political, economic, and social changes.

Revolution at Sea — An Atlantic Model for China (Ep 33)

Having begun our discussion with China, we now return to it. We begin by looking at the nineteenth century when the Atlantic powers seized and occupied many ports, giving China an idea of what the…

Revolution at Sea — Korea’s New Oceanic Mode (Ep 32)

"South Korea, a severely impoverished nation in the 1950s had always been a continental state. Now isolated from the mainland by international politics, Korea has turned to the sea. In a remarkably…

Revolution at Sea — Japan in the New Pacific (Ep 31)

Japan, the first Asian nation to develop an export-driven economy, becomes a leader in salt water commerce. It has become the world’s third largest economy and plays an important role in…