The Pivotal Stories Project
A podcast about the stories and moments that shape, connect, and help make us who we are.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2022
Matt Keating
Matt Keating is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been playing music since he was a kid, and recording ever since his debut album Tell It to Yourself was released in 1993. As NPR music a…
Getting Out Of Our Own Way & Being Present
In today's solo episode, Alan shares a little history of what led to launching this podcast, and also a story about his son that touches on being present, vulnerability, and how we are sometimes our …
Steve Michener
Steve Michener is a husband, father, nurse, musician, and writer. If you’re of a certain age, and followed the music scene at all in the 80’s and 90’s, especially in Boston, then you have no doubt li…
Leah Houghtaling
Like so many of us, Leah Houghtaling is a person who is hard to pin down or describe succinctly in a brief introduction. Maybe it’s because they’ve pursued so many professional and creative paths; in…
Guy Macpherson, PhD
Guy Macpherson is a father of two, a husband, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. During his career, his focus has largely been on the study of trauma and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy foun…
Rod Picott Part 1
Rod Picott is a songwriter, a singer, a poet, and the author of numerous works of fiction. After spending some time with him, I would say he’s also a searcher, someone who is not afraid to look in th…
Rod Picott Part 2
Rod Picott is a songwriter, a singer, a poet, and the author of numerous works of fiction . After spending some time with him, I would say he’s also a searcher, someone who is not afraid to look in t…
Mike Pagliarini Part 2
Mike Pagliarini is a critically acclaimed chef who, along with his wife Pam Ralston owns the sensational restaurant Giulia, in Cambridge Massachusetts, as well as their forthcoming sister restaurant …
Mike Pagliarini Part 1
Mike Pagliarini is a critically acclaimed chef who, along with his wife Pam Ralston owns the sensational restaurant Giulia, in Cambridge Massachusetts, as well as their forthcoming sister restaurant …
Jaymie Campbell
Jaymie Campbell is an artist, with her art taking the form of fashion, photography, writing, and most notably, jewelry making, which is how I became aware of her.
Jaymie is Anishnaabe, and a member o…
Kevin Salem (Part 2)
Kevin Salem grew up playing guitar in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Since then he has played with countless bands, including Dumptruck, Yo La Tengo,Chris Harford, Freedy Johnston, and Rachel Yamagata, pr…
Kevin Salem (Part 1)
Kevin Salem grew up playing guitar in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Since then he has played with countless bands, including Dumptruck, Yo La Tengo, Chris Harford, Freedy Johnston, and Rachel Yamagata, p…
Andre Dubus III (Part 2)
Today, we continue our conversation with Andre Dubus III.
His novel House of Sand and Fog was a New York Times bestseller was made into an Oscar-nominated film. His memoir, Townie was also a New York…
Andre Dubus III (Part 1)
Andre Dubus III is the author of numerous works of fiction, including The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, The Garden of Last Days, Blues Man, and his most recent work of fiction, Gone So Long.
His nove…