It's Revolutionary!

In Massachusetts, what's more revolutionary than the American Revolution?Perhaps reenacting the Revolution is revolutionary, too. Old Sturbridge Village hosts a yearly reenactment, Redcoats and Rebels.Featured voices in this episode include Lexington Minutemen reenactor Dave Gibson and Derek Heidemann, Director of Collections and Research at Old Sturbridge Village. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Nantucket, the humble cranberry holds a story of resilience, and also one of renewal.Today, Massachusetts is the second largest producer of cranberries in the country. Still, in the face of climate change, some cranberry bogs are being transformed into natural wetlands.Featured voices in this episode include Nick Larrabee, Tom Larrabee, and Karen Beattie of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when a language sleeps for more than a century — and then wakes again? On Martha’s Vineyard, the Aquinnah Wampanoag are reclaiming Wôpanâak and renewing ancestral knowledge, weaving resilience, culture, and identity into daily life.Featured voices include Kristina Hook, Mae Alice Baird, and Juli Vanderhoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once a factory that helped power the Industrial Revolution, MASS MoCA today is a pioneering space for contemporary art and creativity. Today's episode explores the wonder, sound, and imagination of MASS MoCA , with Museum Director Kristy Edmunds and Bang on a Can Co-Founder Michael Gordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a century ago, two women founded Mass Audubon, launching the nation’s first Audubon society and sparking a movement to protect birds and their habitats. Today, a new generation of birders is challenging expectations, breaking barriers of of access, and redefining who belongs in the birding world. Today, we visit the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick with Elissa M. Landre (Mass Audubon) and Jaden Salett (Cornell University). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lowell’s mills and workers ignited America’s Industrial Revolution, transforming the nation’s economy and way of life.Today's episode takes a trip to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum to explore the city’s industrial past; and the Fabric Discovery Center at UMass Lowell, where cutting-edge textiles are being developed today.Featured guests include Aubrey Brown from the Lowell National Historic Park and Ramaswamy Nagarajan from UMass Lowell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clean water for millions, 81,000 acres of thriving wilderness, and a complicated past—this is the story of the Quabbin Reservoir, one of Massachusetts’ most ambitious projects. Featured guests include Maria Beiter-Tucker, from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; and John Swan from the Swift River Valley Historical Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Massachusetts was once the global center of the whaling industry. Now, it's a whale-watching destination — and the way our relationship with these creatures changed might just be revolutionary.Featured guests include Marina Wells, Assistant Curator of History & Culture at the New Bedford Whaling Museum and Linnea Mayfield, Naturalist Manager at Boston Harbor City Cruises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode explores the rich culinary traditions of Massachusetts' North Shore. Appleton Farms in Ipswich, the oldest continuously operating family farm in the country, is just one example of the region’s agricultural roots. Restaurants like Mandarava in Newburyport—an Appleton Farms partner—blend sustainability with creativity in the kitchen. Featured guests include Cindy Brockway, Director of Cultural Resources for the Trustees and Mary Vyn, chef and co-owner of Mandarava. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Launched in 1797 in Boston, the  USS Constitution is one of the first six ships built for the United States Navy.In this episode, come aboard the ship, visit the museum and discover how “Old Ironsides” remains a living symbol of America’s maritime history. Featured is Anne Grimes Rand, Executive Vice President of Museum Experience at the USS Constitution Museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices