Memories of Music: Two Men from Opposite Sides of the System who Listen for the Same Things
Send us Fan Mail John Edward Keough runs Hollywoot Film Group. Lew Evangelidis is the Sheriff of Worcester County, and John spent years in custody in that system. Melissa had them both on separately, and both times she came away struck by the depth of what they knew and how much music had shaped them, so she put them in a room together and got out of the way. What follows is an hour on Hank Williams and A Tribe Called Quest, Patsy Cline and Nirvana, what happened to radio, and what happened t...
24 Jul 2026
Sweet Baby James: Travis on Music, Recovery, and Becoming a Father
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Travis, a member of opporTUNEity's very first cohort at the Worcester County House of Correction, for a conversation about addiction, fatherhood, and the music that kept calling him back to himself. Travis grew up with a father who sang "Summertime" to him every night before bed, and played music for him constantly, from jazz and classical to James Taylor. Music was the connect...
19 Jun 2026
The Thing with A Thousand Names: Maggie Wheeler on Music, Acting, and Finding Her Voice
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Maggie Wheeler — actress, singer-songwriter, and community choir director — for a conversation about music as a lifelong practice of finding your voice, building community, and showing up for people who need it most. Maggie is known to millions as Janice from Friends, but for decades she's been quietly doing something else entirely: gathering people together to sing. What start...
26 May 2026
Finding My People: John Wayne Cormier Jr on Belonging, Recovery, and Music Behind Bars
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with John Wayne Cormier Jr., a Worcester County House of Correction alumnus and opporTUNEity participant, for an honest conversation about gang life, addiction, incarceration, and the music program that changed the direction of his life. John Wayne shares a story that starts early — a rough household, a move that pulled him away from his first real community, and a gang affiliation ...
29 Apr 2026
Remember, Be Love: Dr. Mary Cohen on Music, Prison Choirs, and Forgiveness
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Dr. Mary Cohen, Professor of Music Education at the University of Iowa and co-leader of IMAJIN, for a wide-ranging conversation about what music makes possible when it's built on genuine relationship. Mary's signature project was the Oakdale Community Choir, which she led from 2009 to 2020, bringing together nearly 100 incarcerated and non-incarcerated singers who collect...
19 Mar 2026
Shot Full of Holes: John Edward Keough on Poetry, Incarceration, and Patsy Cline
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with John Edward Keough — poet, essayist, and founder of Hollywoot Film Group — for an honest conversation about creativity, incarceration, and what it takes to build a life from scratch. John's story begins at age six, when he was placed into DYS custody for truancy while homeless with his mother and siblings at South Station in Boston. Over the next three decades, he moved in and ...
26 Feb 2026
"They Felt Human Again" — Paul Boisvert on Music, Dignity, and Seven Years Teaching Behind Bars
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Paul Boisvert, a former student and long-time teaching artist with opporTUNEity, for a candid conversation about music education, identity, and what happens when classroom learning meets real-world engagement inside a correctional facility. Paul shares a journey that began with teaching himself Nirvana songs at 13, wound through music therapy and jazz performance, and included an unexpected personal connection to ...
28 Jan 2026
River of Life: Marc Recor on Incarceration, Music and Transformation
Send us Fan Mail IIn this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Marc Recor, a Worcester County House of Correction alumnus and opporTUNEity participant, for a conversation about transformation, resilience, and the power of music during incarceration. Marc shares his lifelong connection to music — from being the family DJ at age seven to teaching himself guitar at 18 and rediscovering his passion inside the Worcester County Jail. Through op...
22 Dec 2025
Rehabilitation, Music & Humanity — A Conversation with the Sheriff of Worcester County, Lew Evangelidis
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music, Dr. Melissa Martiros sits down with Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis for a wide-ranging conversation about music, rehabilitation, leadership, and humanity inside the correctional system. Sheriff Evangelidis reflects on his lifelong relationship with music, his 15-year tenure as sheriff, and his belief that incarceration—when done with dignity, accountability, and opportunity—can be a powerful catalyst for...
24 Nov 2025
The Story Behind inTUNE: Music, Inclusion, and Connection
Send us Fan Mail In our debut episode, Melissa shares the foundational stories that shaped her approach to inclusive music education. Through early teaching challenges, work inside correctional facilities, and years of building opporTUNEity, she explores what inclusion truly means—and how music helps every individual find their voice. Welcome to the first episode of inTUNE: Stories of Connection Through Music. Melissa explores inclusion in music education as a mindset and a movement, shaped b...
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