Show: Emily's Interviews
Emily’s Interviews — The Queerness of Bees
Today I have on nonbinary beekeeper Ang from They Keep Bees who will break down the structure of a beehive and why they think it’s queer! Don’t worry we’ll also define queer for those who may not know.
FCCDC Food Insecurity Grant Program
Today, I’m joined by Communications Director Kate Lawless and Program Manager Hannah Soble from the Franklin County Community Development Corporation. We also have Lev Benezra from the Amherst Survival center, Evita Wilbur from Pulse Cafe.
They’re here to discuss a unique grant program that’s funding local restaurants to prepare meals, which are then distributed to food-insecure communities across the Commonwealth—including right here in western Massachusetts.
This initiative is putting $450,000 into action, helping provide around 50,000 meals while also supporting restaurants facing rising costs, staffing challenges, and shifting consumer habits in the wake of the pandemic. It’s a win-win for both the restaurants and the individuals who rely on food pantries and community meal programs.
Visions Video
Join me with one of the members of a collective of movie nerds wanting to bring video rental back to western Massachusetts. They’re fundraising to get their nonprofit up and running by this spring!
Emily’s Interviews — They Keep Bees
Today we have farmer and beekeeper Ang Roell from They keep Bees on to talk about how to federal funding freeze is directly affecting their farm. They’ll also give us some actions to take to help them and other farms in our area through this time of uncertainty
Chuck Prophet
Glad chuck prophet had some time to stop by ahead of his nearly sold-out iron horse music hall show. Find out all about his album wake the dead, how he connected with cumbia group Quiensave, and more!
Lux Deluxe
Lux Deluxe has been a staple in the local music scene for 15 years, you may even recognize some of their members performing with other local headliners. Friday November 29th they’re celebrating the release of their first album in 7 years at The Iron Horse. They’ve had a lot of time and wrote nearly 100 songs in that time.
Odie Leigh
Caught up with Odie Leigh right before her sold out show at The Iron Horse. She’s touring her debut album Carrier pigeon. Learn about how she started her career, her songwriting process, and who inspires her musically.
Adams Donuts Crowd Sourcing
Adam’s Donuts in greenfield has been around for 68 years. Passing through generations of Adam’s family members before eventually being passed on to other donut makers.
The new owners just took over this past august, and unfortunately shortly after their furnace broke. Now the new owners David and Kosal are working to crowd source funds with a raffle! Find out more in this episode. And if you want to enter the raffle head to adamsdonuts.com
Swanson’s first annual creative reuse festival
Swanson’s Fabrics is hosting their first annual creative reuse festival, October 12th and 13th. Find out all about the festival, the fashion show, and the special guest helping host said fashion show in this episode.
