The 495

Merrimack Valley Magazine

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.

  1. 03/31/2021

    Episode 61 - With Marquis Victor, the founding executive director of Elevated Thought

    This week on The 495, we’re joined by Marquis Victor, the founding executive director of Elevated Thought, an art and social justice organization based in Lawrence. Mass. He’s also an educator, photographer, and poet. Join us Wednesday, live at 12:30 to learn more, or listen on your favorite streaming platform.

  2. 03/24/2021

    Episode 60 - With Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s Mars space probe mission

    This week, The 495 goes cosmic! We’re joined by Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s Mars space probe mission. He’s also a physicist, an inventor, an educator, and even an amateur chef. We’ll talk everything from the Mars rover to the folk music of Maghreb.

  3. 03/10/2021

    Episode 59 - With Paula Estey, owner of Newburyport’s PEG Center for Art & Activism

    This week on The 495, we’re joined by artist Paula Estey, owner of Newburyport’s PEG Center for Art & Activism. We’ll discuss how art might help us heal cultural divides.

  4. 03/03/2021

    Episode 58 - With photographer Karen Jerzyk

    This week on The 495! We’re joined by photographer Karen Jerzyk Photo, whose work was profiled in the January issue of MVM. You can find Jerzyk prints at Hive & Forge in Lowell.

  5. 02/24/2021

    Episode 57 - With with food expert and NECC chemistry professor Mike Cross

    Chocolate fans unite! This Wed. on The 495 we’re talking with yummy food expert and Northern Essex Community College chemistry professor Mike Cross about theobromines, Mayan history, and the time he went undercover as a student to better understand the challenges they face.

  6. 02/17/2021

    Episode 56 - With Restaurateur Caroline Jolliffe, Owner of the New The Joy Nest Restaurant in Newburyport

    Hungry? Join us this week on The 495 as we sit down with restaurateur Caroline Jolliffe, whose just-opened Newburyport restaurant The Joy Nest promises live jazz, boozy cocktails, and a classic speakeasy environment.

  7. 02/10/2021

    Episode 55 - With Jon Santos and Kate Cutlip of Tiny Arms Coffee Roasters of Lowell

    This week on The 495, host Doug Sparks talks (and brews a cup of coffee) with Jon Santos and Kate Cutlip of Tiny Arms Coffee Roasters of Lowell.

  8. 02/03/2021

    Episode 54 - With Richard Ravin “Nothing to Declare.”

    Sex. Weed. Revolution. Grilled tuna. Richard Ravin joins us to discuss his wild debut novel, “Nothing to Declare.” Ravin, a Newbury resident, has written for Salon and the San Francisco Examiner, and his work has earned high praise from his fellow writers.

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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Merrimack Valley Magazine
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Merrimack Valley Magazine
  • Show Website
    The 495