Best 1623 Studios Podcasts (2026)

Heidi chats with Rockport Poet Laureate Bob Whelan about the power of poetry, bridges, thinking versus feeling, and of course, the pleasures of poetry!By 1623 STUDIOS

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Siding With Love - Episode 1 28:00

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"Siding With Love" is Gloucester Unitarian Universalist’s monthly podcast, co-hosted by Reverend Janet Parsons and Carol Bousquet. In our conversations, we’ll explore our religious values and principles that call us to help create a world that is centered on love and Justice. As the first Universalist congregation in the U.S., our podcast will be i…

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Pleasure of Poetry - Episode 1 23:50

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Welcome to Pleasure of Poetry with Jay Featherstone and Heidi Wakeman. Join the Co-poets Laureate of Gloucester, Massachusetts for an inter-generational conversation on poetry, place and pleasure. Regular guests will include local poets and personalities sharing their own poetry.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Not Yet Banned with Amy Shapiro – Ep.1 "The 5th Wave -- Where We Are Today" 14:56

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On Aug. 26, in 2023 and 2024, Amy co-led Women's Equality forums that were well attended and enjoyed, (and filmed by affiliates of 1623 Studios). On Amy's 1st podcast she shares what she's been up to and suggests ways to celebrate Women's Equality Day in 2025, in light of recent roll-backs in women's rights.…

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Erika Brown of The Cricket discusses news in the ongoing saga surrounding the Community Center. 17:42

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Join Cape Ann Today host Kory Curcuru as he catches up with Erika Brown of The Cricket . This week, they discuss the latest news in the ongoing saga surrounding the Community Center. #CapeAnnToday #OriginalContent #GloucesterMA #CapeAnnMA #RockportMA #EssexMA #ManchesterByTheSeaMA 1623 Studios is a #nonprofit organization dedicated to producing com…

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Gloucester Times Reporters discuss Essex High School, Cape Ann Museum, and much more. 26:43

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Gloucester Times Reporters discuss Essex High School, Cape Ann Museum, and much more. 1623 Studios is a #nonprofit organization dedicated to producing community programming for #CapeAnn—Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Essex—and to providing a forum for the free exchange of information and ideas. We also provide a full spectrum of c…

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Revolution at Sea — Sung-Yoon Lee on North Korea and its Despotess (Bonus Episode) 47:22

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In this bonus episode, John Curtis Perry has a conversation with Sung-Yoon Lee, expert on North Korea and author of the new book The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Gloucester’s Mayor Verga talks city updates including Magnolia Pier, Green Street Project, and more 23:49

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Gloucester's Mayor Greg Verga discusses city updates including The Magnolia Pier, Green Street Project, and more!By 1623 STUDIOS

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Resolution at Sea — Writing to be Read (Bonus Episode) 24:36

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In this bonus episode, John Curtis Perry describes his practical methodology for writing with the reader in mind, helps writers navigate the rocky shores of stilted or formulaic prose, and celebrates the joy of carefully crafting text.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Resolution at Sea — Postlude (Ep 37) 22:55

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In this final episode, the postlude book-ending the Revolution at Sea series, John Curtis Perry adds a few words as a sort of summary of our time together. "Together we have thought about some aspects of how the world of the terracentric has interacted with the world of the salt water (71% of the planet). We are living in a time of immense and rapi…

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Revolution at Sea — China’s Oceanic Rebirth (Ep 36) 14:04

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Millions of Chinese rise from poverty and support an authoritarian state with global ambitions for prominence. The Chinese declare that their system is superior to democracy. What does this mean for Americans?By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — China Sails Ahead (Ep 35) 18:53

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Under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership, China opens to the outside world and builds a highly successful export economy. Logistics come first, Deng says.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — China in its First Revolutionary Years (Ep 34) 7:28

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“China stands up,” Mao says. At immense cost, China struggles in its early PRC years to make enormous political, economic, and social changes.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — An Atlantic Model for China (Ep 33) 27:01

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Having begun our discussion with China, we now return to it. We begin by looking at the nineteenth century when the Atlantic powers seized and occupied many ports, giving China an idea of what the outside world was like and what it then considered to be modern. For China, an age of bitterness.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Korea’s New Oceanic Mode (Ep 32) 20:55

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"South Korea, a severely impoverished nation in the 1950s had always been a continental state. Now isolated from the mainland by international politics, Korea has turned to the sea. In a remarkably short time it has made itself a rich maritime power. [Correction: South Korea and Japan normalized relations in 1965, not 1963.]…

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Revolution at Sea — Japan in the New Pacific (Ep 31) 24:37

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Japan, the first Asian nation to develop an export-driven economy, becomes a leader in salt water commerce. It has become the world’s third largest economy and plays an important role in international affairs.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — A New Pacific (Ep 30) 9:06

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Although Eurocentrism has been strong, some Americans, like President Theodore Roosevelt, think about a dawning Pacific era. In the early 1980s, for the first time trade flows across the North Pacific exceeded those across the North Atlantic, with shipping reflecting a changing world economy. The greatest seaports lie now on the Asian coast.…

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Revolution at Sea — A New Maritime Society (Ep 29) 15:22

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Waterfronts are no longer densely populated because ships need more space than cities can provide. Sailors now spend only hours in port instead of days. They no longer see the world. A sense of community is lost.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — An Altered Seascape Emerges (Ep 28) 28:23

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Ocean is no longer the only way for people to travel across oceans. The oceanic empires rapidly collapse. Nuclear power makes true submarines possible and helps open the Arctic. Bulk cargo, the container, and the internet make new complete logistics networks possible and change our lives as consumers.…

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Revolution at Sea — New Dimensions of Warfare (Ep 27) 36:08

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Europe tears itself apart in the first half of the 20th century. Warfare becomes global and civilians suffer severely. Ocean forms both avenue for the flow of resources, goods, and people, but also for an arena. New weaponry below the surface and above it complicate war at sea.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — North Atlantic Supremacy (Ep 26) 25:50

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As a triumph of the industrial revolution and its focus in the Atlantic, for the first time in history one region seemingly dominates the entire globe. Its ocean becomes a great vehicle for the flow of resources, people, and ideas. Immigration transforms cultures.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Why Fight Spain (Ep 25) 19:44

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Emotion pushes war. America goes to Cuba to fight a Spanish colonial government. The war spreads to Asia and the United States becomes a colonial power stretching into the far Pacific, filled with uncertain strategic implications.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Americans Look at the Sea Again (Ep 24) 8:15

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Exploiting the new age of steel, Americans use this new industry to build a modern navy although on a modest basis. Americans begin to perceive its application to international affairs.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Americans Look Inward (Ep 23) 9:36

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Occupying their own West preoccupies Americans, and they do not react quickly to changing uses of the sea, which the industrial world is creating. The American merchant marine disappears.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — The USA: Rising Power (Ep 22) 18:10

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American space and resources enabled the rise of a new presence on the international seas. Establishing a powerful place in the world of sail, the nation falls into civil war.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Japanese Re-Emergence (Ep 21) 20:55

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Japan makes what the Atlantic world considers a remarkable leap into regional power and modernity. Defeating Russia generates both admiration and fear about Japan as it builds a colonial presence.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — New Entrants: Germany (Ep 20) 25:28

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Germany emerges as a great power in the later 19th century and ultimately challenges Britain at sea.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Why Britain Prevailed (Ep 19) 14:05

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In a protracted struggle, a small but rich Britain pushes aside France on the sea and emerges as the world’s unquestioned salt water power.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — A New Empire (Ep 18) 19:34

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Britain retreats from North America but builds a new empire with its strategic center in the Indian Ocean. India becomes the “Jewel of the Empire.”By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — A Great Transformation (Ep 17) 25:42

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The industrial revolution changes the nature of sea power dramatically. The Atlantic world seizes the initiative and wields it in politics, economics, and society as it shapes global power. Wind and sail yield to steam and iron.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — France as Oceanic Competitor (Ep 16) 15:25

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Why did rich France fail to compete successfully with Britain at sea? How did Britain capitalize on its advantages?By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — New Oceanic Pathways (Ep 15) 24:31

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Maritime Europe Discovers the Pacific and we look at the life of the sailor.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Britain vs France (Ep 14) 14:44

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A newly-united Britain, with growing prosperity and new markets, vigorously contests other maritime powers.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — England Triumphs at Sea (Ep 13) 16:22

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England admires and fights the Dutch, and begins to develop a powerful navy.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — How did England Become a Sea Power? (Ep 12) 20:37

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Remarkable Tudor rulers strengthen and enrich the government. At sea, privateers capture foreign wealth and popular admiration. Defeating the Spanish armada electrifies the nation.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Early England and the Sea (Ep 11) 15:55

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England takes on the sea, beginning to embracing it as part of its life.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Dutch Culture and Dutch Decline (Ep 10) 14:10

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Dutch visual arts take on great brilliance in this maritime society. Merchant society exhibits extraordinary skill in buying and selling; process becomes product. Tolerance and diversity characterize society. Why then does this remarkable vitality fade?By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Characteristics of the Dutch Experience (Ep 9) 15:49

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Digging further into the Dutch experience, we explore how this small nation could create such a dynamic and sweeping maritime presence.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — The Dutch Pelagic State (Ep 8) 18:17

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The Dutch make the world’s first global trading state.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — A Changing Oceanic Europe (Ep 7) 10:56

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Northwestern Europe seizes oceanic leadership.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — The Hapsburg Castilian Empire (Ep 6) 22:14

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Using the World Ocean, Spain creates a global colonial empire.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Portuguese Pioneers (Ep 5) 13:24

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Portugal builds a global oceanic enterprise.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Iberia and Oceanic Revolution (Ep 4) 18:58

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Iberia makes the Atlantic an inland sea for oceanic Europe.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — The Indian Ocean (Ep 3) 5:57

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Peoples on the Indian Ocean were active seafarers. But, did they move beyond their region?By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Early China and the Sea (Ep 2) 13:05

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China enjoyed huge success on the continent but failed to encourage exploring the sea.By 1623 STUDIOS

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Revolution at Sea — Austronesians (Ep 1) 12:40

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Stepping back before recorded history to an amazing saga, we enter the vast open Pacific. This is the world of the of the Austronesian speakers.By 1623 STUDIOS