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Our podcast features the outrageous, funny and heartwarming true stories told by your friends and neighbors at Valley Voices Story Slam events throughout western Massachusetts. Valley Voices Story Slam is presented by New England Public Media and the Academy of Music Theatre.

Location:

United States

Description:

Our podcast features the outrageous, funny and heartwarming true stories told by your friends and neighbors at Valley Voices Story Slam events throughout western Massachusetts. Valley Voices Story Slam is presented by New England Public Media and the Academy of Music Theatre.

Twitter:

@neprnet

Language:

English

Contact:

413-735-6600


Episodes
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Whodunit?

11/15/2023
NEPM presents our 9th season of Valley Voices Story Slams - now in podcast form! Here are the winners of this season's first slam, held at the Marigold Theater in Easthampton. David Bulley, Dave Fromm and Julia Mitchell tell us about a mystery they each encountered in their own life.

Duration:00:23:03

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Valley Voices CISA takeover!

9/28/2023
Jacob Nelson from CISA drops by to "take over" NEPM's Valley Voices podcast - he brought some great stories from Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture's "Field Notes" storytelling event to share with us.

Duration:00:28:19

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Running With Goats

9/1/2023
Andrew Shelffo looks back on his life as a runner and notices how his attitude affects his pace.

Duration:00:10:16

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You Want It Darker

8/25/2023
Sarah Wisby takes a good look back at what the color black represented in her punk adolescence.

Duration:00:07:30

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Beer Support

8/18/2023
Liz Varney is a social worker who takes some time to look back on what a particular case meant in her career.

Duration:00:08:20

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Exploding Hearts

8/11/2023
A sweet first kiss turns sour as Lauren Crigler gets a lesson on the different ways boys and girls get treated in middle school.

Duration:00:07:12

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Shock and Awe

8/4/2023
On this week’s Summer Shorts story from NEPM, Matthew Dicks gets some electrical encouragement to think through his new living situation.

Duration:00:08:08

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The Next Great Adventure

7/28/2023
Laura Porter tells us about a miracle that came out of a great adventure on this week’s Valley Voices Summer Shorts podcast.

Duration:00:07:24

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Twelve Trips

7/21/2023
This time on NEPM’s Summer Shorts Podcast, Earl Miller leads us on a journey from “just a job” to “a career with heart”

Duration:00:09:02

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Winning Isn't Everything

7/14/2023
In this week's Summer Shorts podcast from NEPM, Nina Brand dusts an old trophy and finds herself more interested in the people who helped her win it.

Duration:00:07:34

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Gaining Traction

7/7/2023
Another personal reflection comes your way this week - Mireille Bejjani is our Summer Shorts storyteller, with her thoughts about moving to Western Massachusetts and getting comfortable.

Duration:00:08:37

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Jane Fonda Loved My Breasts

6/30/2023
NEPM's Summer Shorts stories are often touching or funny or suspenseful. But Matty Adams delivers the only story you're ever going to hear about Barbarella and birds!

Duration:00:08:16

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The Wanted Daughter

6/23/2023
NEPM's Summer Shorts has another great story for you - this time from Wren Bellevance-Grace who first brought it to us in our "Sorry, Not Sorry" Story Slam at the Drake in Amherst. Enjoy "The Wanted Daughter"

Duration:00:08:07

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Bump In The Night

6/16/2023
Valley Voices Summer Shorts series brings you some of the best from the past season of NEPM's Story Slams - this time, it's a classic ghost story from Dave Fromm.

Duration:00:08:36

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Very Cold Water

6/9/2023
Next up in NEPM's Summer Shorts storytelling series is from Angela Combest about "taking the plunge".

Duration:00:08:40

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Summer Shorts

6/2/2023
Again this summer, NEPM has a story for you every week! Summer Shorts favorites from season 8 of our Valley Voices Story Slams. We'll start with David Bulley and his memories of coyotes. Happy Summer!

Duration:00:07:15

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Best of Valley Voices

5/26/2023
Season 8 of NEPM's Valley Voices was full of great stories and every storyteller brought their A game to the Academy of Music in Northampton for our final Story Slam of the season. And in this episode of the podcast, we present the three that came out on top - from Jennifer Baker, Tone Nunes and Paul McNeil. Congrats to our winners!

Duration:00:25:09

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Nope!

5/5/2023
NEPM's Valley Voices podcast brings you three stories on a theme - this time, all of our storytellers told us about a time they had to say "Nope!"

Duration:00:23:54

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Kiss & Tell

3/31/2023
NEPM's Valley Voices story slams always feature some stellar stories, and this one was no exception!

Duration:00:21:09

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Sorry, Not Sorry

3/17/2023
Our podcast features the outrageous, funny and heartwarming true stories told by your friends and neighbors at Valley Voices Story Slam events throughout western Massachusetts.Valley Voices Story Slam is presented by New England Public Media and the Academy of Music Theatre.

Duration:00:21:27