About this episode

The episode features discussions on trauma-informed storytelling, culinary arts, and the growing arts presence at Colby College.

Michael Patrick MacDonald is the bestselling author of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie and Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion . He joins us to talk about The Rest of the Story , the trauma-informed storytelling program he created to help people use writing to reckon with what they’ve lived through. Jamie Bissonnette is a James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and founding partner of BCB3 Hospitality , the group behind restaurants including Coppa, Little Donkey, Somaek, ZURiTO, and now Willie’s on Beacon Hill. He joins us to talk about his new American Italian–inspired neighborhood restaurant, where pizza, pasta, and shared plates bring his lively, collaborative style to Charles Street. David A. Greene is president of Colby College, and Jacqueline Terrassa is the Carolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art . They join us to talk about Colby’s growing arts presence in Waterville — from the museum and Lunder Institute for American Art to Greene Block + Studios and the Paul J. Schupf Art Center — and what it takes to sustain cultural institutions now.

People in this episode

Guests: Michael Patrick MacDonald, Jamie Bissonnette, David A. Greene, Jacqueline Terrassa

Topics covered

• trauma-informed storytelling
• culinary arts
• cultural institutions
• community engagement
• art initiatives

Keywords

• Michael Patrick MacDonald
• Jamie Bissonnette
• Colby College
• trauma storytelling
• culinary arts
• art initiatives
• community engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BCB3 Hospitality, Colby College, Colby College Museum of Art, Lunder Institute for American Art, Greene Block + Studios, Paul J. Schupf Art Center

Books & works: All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion

Places: Charles Street

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