• “Secret Boston” with Kiernan Schmitt

  • Jul 30 2024
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Podcast

“Secret Boston” with Kiernan Schmitt

  • Summary

  • This week Ryan welcomes his favorite author Kiernan Schmitt to talk about Kiernan’s new guidebook “Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide.” The book is a part of Jonglez Publishing’s “Secret” series, which specializes in historical oddities and way off-the-beaten-path sites fit for locals and enterprising tourists both!

    Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

    Buy “Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide”

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/secret-boston-an-unusual-guide-kiernan-schmitt/21037780?ean=9782361957179

    https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Boston-Unusual-Guide-guides/dp/2361957175

    Secret series:

    https://jonglezpublishing.com/product-category/secret-guides/

    Our interview with Thomas Jonglez

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travel-book-publisher-thomas-jonglez/id1438098925?i=1000454443728

    North End Library Venice Miniature

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/diorama-of-venetian-palace

    The Dutch House

    https://www.redfin.com/MA/Brookline/20-Netherlands-Rd-02445/home/11461795

    Arlington Street Church Tiffany Window

    https://www.ascboston.org/about/building.html

    Neon Williams

    https://neonwilliams.com/

    Forest Hills Cemetery “Neighbors” by Christopher Frost

    https://www.christopherfrost.org/#/neighbors2006/

    The Dodecagonal House

    https://www.bostonpreservation.org/news-item/my-boston-home-dragon-jp

    Jumbo’s Ashes at Tufts

    https://now.tufts.edu/2014/09/22/glory-was-jumbo

    BC Labyrinth

    https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/memorial-labyrinth.html

    Dorchester Historic Brick Collection

    https://www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits

    Greenway Carousel

    https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/08/31/greenway-carousel-grand-opening/

    Puppet Free Library

    https://puppetco-op.org/libraries.htm

    Climate Change and Turbulence

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-is-making-airplane-turbulence-more-common-and-severe-scientists-say-180984440/

    Revere Sand Sculpting Festival

    https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gg7pYzzTUk

    Ponyhenge

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/02/opinion/ponyhenge-elizabeth-graver/

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