Valley Voices

About Valley Voices

Our podcast features the outrageous, funny and heartwarming true stories told by your friends and neighbors at Valley Voices Story Slam events throughout western Massachusetts. Valley Voices Story Slam is presented by New England Public Media and the Academy of Music Theatre.

Publisher

Vanessa Cerillo

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2023

Latest episode

29 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2025

   Valley Voices Summer Shorts: Killing Me Softly Because of My Song

   We’re wrapping up this season of Valley Voices Summer Shorts with a story from Michael “Buster” McMahon complete with examples of his karaoke prowess and a mob boss with a carnation in his lapel. Enjoy!

2. 

   22 Aug 2025

   Valley Voices Summer Shorts: Tuesdays with Lois

   You wouldn’t think that being part of “the definition of a hot mess” would be a sweet memory, but Tara Bronner brought us right there in her story “Tuesdays with Lois”. That’s this week’s Valley Voices Summer Shorts podcast from NEPM!

3. 

   15 Aug 2025

   Valley Voices Summer Shorts: Peace on Wheels

   This week on NEPM’s Summer Shorts podcast, Ruthy Woodring gets existential about her love of bike riding.

Who has been a guest on Valley Voices

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

• Matthew Dicks
• Helene Busby
• Valerie Reiss
• Wesley Blixt
• Chris Bell

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,322,601

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.