This week in Greater Boston, Louisa updates her calendar in Louisa Beyond Leon; Gemma takes time for a gut check in Gastromancy with Gemma; and Michael discovers a source of ancient wisdom in Thunder Over Thunder. This week in episode 7: Divinations.

Content Warnings at end of show notes.

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

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In order of appearance, this episode featured:

Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him)

Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)

Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)

Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)

Arun Sannutti as Tyrell Fredericks (he/him)

James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)

James Capobianco as Extinction Event Poletti (he/him)

Also featuring Jeff Van Dreason as the Fortune Teller and Freshly Fulfilled in Framingham, Mike Linden as Enlightened in Worcester and Ben Flaumenhaft as Trapped in Tewksberry.

Interviews recorded with Greater Boston residents

Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede. “Lowell, MA” by Marck Harmon. “Red Apple Rag,” “Blackberry Rag,” and “Circus Music” by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede. “On Questions of Responsibility: Act II” by Lloyd Rogers. Drum tracks by Jim Johanson. Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources.

Episode transcripts will be posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com.

Greater Boston is written in part at The Writers’ Room of Boston, a non-profit workspace for Boston-area writers. Find out more at WritersRoomofBoston.org.

Content Notes:

Course Language

Suicidal thoughts

Alcoholism