Local Threads

About Local Threads

Local Threads is a storytelling podcast documenting the voices of New England's creative community. Artists, organizers, and culture makers who shape spaces, movements, and shared experiences.

Publisher

Molly Rae

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 May 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Beth Bailey from Lets Chat Creative Pathways!

   Welcome to the season finale of Local Threads! This weeks guest is award winning artist Beth Bailey who also hosts an incredible art podcast, so if you would like to continue listening to a podcast while Local Threads is on break you have nice backlog to catch up on. Back to Beth, shes an incredible artist from the South Shore of Boston. She holds community art education in various locations in and around Boston through her non profit Creative Pathways. To support Creative Pathways check the links below if you would like to donate to the cause or get in touch with Beth. Where to find our guest:https://www.instagram.com/bethbaileystudio/ (https://www.instagram.com/bethbaileystudio/)https://www.instagram.com/creativepathwaysproject/ (https://www.instagram.com/creativepathwaysproject/)Lets Chat Podcast (https://bethbaileystudio.com/podcast) Support the Pod: Rate, Review, Subscribe!Local Threads Podcast on all audio platforms https://local-threads.transistor.fm/ (https://local-threads.transistor.fm/)Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast (https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast)Buy me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa (http://www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa)Local Threads is produced, edited, and hosted by Molly Rae (https://www.youtube.com/@M011Y.RA3)Info@localthreadspodcast.com (mailto:Info@localthreadspodcast.com) for inquiriesMusic by: Moby Gratis

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Beats by Brundrett with Mark Brundrett

   This weeks episode is with Mark Brundrett, dad, drummer, and owner of Beats by Brundrett passing that experience on to students of all ages out of Clinton, CT studio coined Studio 19. Mark has decades of precusion experience hes toured with bands, hitting the Warped Tour stage, released albums, and continues to perform in and around Conneticut with various bands. Mark and his wife Andrea experienced what no parent imagines, a loss of a child. Through this loss their lives were forever changed. This episode is about continuing on, not as if nothing happened, but to live with purpose despite the challenges that life so unfairly imposes on us. Thank you for sharing your story and to anyone out there if you or a loved one is experiencing loss and is in need of resources in your area please reach out to the grief & loss hotline (https://mentalhealthhotline.org/grief-loss-hotlines/) or call 866-903-3787 Resources for child loss discussed in episode: https://saddadsclub.org/ (https://saddadsclub.org/) https://hopeafterloss.org/ (https://hopeafterloss.org/) Where to find our guest: Website: https://www.beatsbybrundrett.com/ (https://www.beatsbybrundrett.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatsbybrundrett/ (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbybrundrett/) Email: beatsbybrundrett@gmail.com Upcoming Live Shows 10.3- Rock Bottom (covers) -  Malones Bar and Grill, Clinton, CT 10.9 - Driving Route 9 (originals, covers, Irish folk covers) - The Dublin, East Hampton, CT 10.23 - Mary & The Mad Men (covers) Scotch Plains Tavern Essex, CT 10.24- ghost tones (original ska/reggae) - The Oasis Pub, New London, CT 10.25-Driving Route 9 (originals, covers and Irish Folk Covers)The Winchester, Portland, CT 11.13 - Michael Cleary & Friends(covers)- The Dublin, East Hampton, CT 11.20 - Mary and The Mad Men(covers) - The Highliner, Westbrook, CT 11.22 - ghost tones (original ska/reggae)- w/ The Planet Smashers - Scottish Dave’s Clinton, CT 11.27 - Michael Cleary & Friends (covers)- The Winchester Cafe, Portland, CT 12.4 - JAK’D (covers) -Malone’s Bar and Grill, Clinton, CT 12.5 - Mary & The Mad Men (covers)- Clinton Country Club, Clinton, CT 12.17 - JAK’D (covers) -The Highliner, Westbrook, CT 12.18 - Mary & The Mad Men (covers) - Scotch Plains Tavern, Essex, CT 12.19- Rock Bottom (covers) -  Westbrook Elks, Westbrook, CT 12.29 - Rock Bottom (covers) - The Highliner III, Westbrook, CT 12.30 - Mary & The Mad Men (covers) The Highliner III, Westbrook, CT Mentions: https://drumroom.io/ (https://drumroom.io/) https://www.instagram.com/scottishdavespub/ (https://www.instagram.com/scottishdavespub/) https://www.instagram.com/thesegreeneyesct/ (https://www.instagram.com/thesegreeneyesct/) https://www.instagram.com/the.sparkle.and.fade/ (https://www.instagram.com/the.sparkle.and.fade/) https://riverfront.org/hartbeatmusicfestival/ (https://riverfront.org/hartbeatmusicfestival/) https://shorelinesummerfest.com/ (https://shorelinesummerfest.com/) https://www.instagram.com/rockbottombandclintonct/ (https://www.instagram.com/rockbottombandclintonct/) Support the Pod: Rate, Review, Subscribe! Local Threads Podcast on all audio platforms https://local-threads.transistor.fm/ (https://local-threads.transistor.fm/) Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast (https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast) Buy me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa (http://www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa) Local Threads is produced, edited, and hosted by Molly Rae (https://www.youtube.com/@M011Y.RA3) Info@localthreadspodcast.com (mailto:Info@localthreadspodcast.com) for inquiries Music by: Moby Gratis

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Fashion Designer, Lecturer, and Auntie with Sydney Hawes

   This weeks guest is Sydney L. Hawes, a fashion designer and educator out of New Bedford, MA. Sydney aka Auntie Sydney has designed for Jay-Z's Artful Dodger, Chubbies Shorts, and I Love Plum which made headlines when her designs were worn by Meena Harris' daughters. Sydney lectures at UMASS Dartmouth and Salve Regina, is a costume designer at the New Bedford Festival Theater, and additonally takes on one on one clients for bespoke work. It was a pleasure to speak to Sydney and hope you enjoy the episode. Where to find our guest: https://www.instagram.com/auntiesydney/ (https://www.instagram.com/auntiesydney/) Mentions: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606856/worn-by-sofi-thanhauser/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606856/worn-by-sofi-thanhauser/) https://nbfestivaltheatre.com/ (https://nbfestivaltheatre.com/) https://www.instagram.com/bushwoodtailorsopportunityshop/ (https://www.instagram.com/bushwoodtailorsopportunityshop/) https://www.instagram.com/shopflorastyle/ (https://www.instagram.com/shopflorastyle/) https://www.instagram.com/booth228vintage/ (https://www.instagram.com/booth228vintage/) Support the Pod: Rate, Review, Subscribe! Local Threads Podcast on all audio platforms https://local-threads.transistor.fm/ (https://local-threads.transistor.fm/) Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast (https://www.patreon.com/cw/LocalThreadsPodcast) Buy me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa (http://www.buymeacoffee.com/ZIBzQjPiQa) Local Threads is produced, edited, and hosted by Molly Rae (https://www.youtube.com/@M011Y.RA3) Info@localthreadspodcast.com (mailto:Info@localthreadspodcast.com) for inquiries Music by: Moby Gratis

Who has been a guest on Local Threads

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amelia English
• Samantha Gottlich
• Melissa Woods
• Kelly Dempsey

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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