Author Archives for Adam
North End Festival
Today we’ll hear from an organizer of one of the most famous festivals in Boston: the North End’s St. Anthony’s Feast. St. Anthony’s is one of the biggest of the dozen or so feasts in Boston’s Italian North End each summer. It is put on by the St. Anthony’s Society, an organization formed by immigrants […]
Hahvahd Tour
On this episode, I’ll talk to two Harvard students who are stirring things up on campus this summer with their unauthorized Hahvahd Tour. That’s H-A-H-V-A-H-D. “Hahvahd.” Two weeks ago, I was walking through Harvard Square looking for topics for Boston Behind the Scenes when I came across a group gathering for a tour in “The […]
Bob the Evangelist
This guest is a landmark all by himself: Bob Westin — AKA “That guy downtown with the sign about the end of the world.” I see him quite often during my day to day travel, and when I do, I always wonder who he is. Does he have a job? Does he have a home? […]
