Valley Voices

This month, we’re sharing the first episode of NEPM’s new podcast, The Secrets We Keep. Produced and hosted by NEPM reporter Karen Brown, the five part series explores how secrets both reflect our world and affect those caught inside them. Find the full series on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. For photos, transcripts and more, visit nepm.org/secrets.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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"

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.

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

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!