GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST
GET INTO SOME GOOD TROUBLE!
INFORMATION IS POWER
With Embrace Boston’s Good Trouble Podcast, our goal is to inform and inspire using the stories of the people fighting the good fight today.
Inspired by civil rights leader John Lewis’ words of encouragement, the show will connect with our region’s noisemakers and key stakeholders to learn about their paths to becoming “good troublemakers” and what we can all do to join them.
Listen to the episodes below or on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Episode 34: Nay $peaks
September 30, 2024
"Good Trouble" Host Greg Ball sits down with Nay $peaks, the award-winning musical artist, rapper and college student.
In 2023, she was named Boston's Best New Artist of the Year at the Boston Music awards and has received acclaim and praise for her album, "Nayborhood Healer," with energy and honesty that she says has helped to heal her own Mattapan neighborhood and can help other ones around the country too.
We learn where she draws her inspiration, how Boston has shaped her storytelling through music and what is on the horizon for this young, emerging talent.
Episode 33: José C. Massó III
September 25, 2024
"Good Trouble" host Greg Ball speaks with living legend of the Boston airwaves, José C. Massó III, the Emmy-award winning host of WBUR's "¡Con Salsa!" whose name is inscribed on the base of the Embrace monument on Boston Common. In this episode, we learn about the cultural curator and community activist's journey and learn about his latest endeavor, a partnership with Embrace Boston. Explore the podcast
Episode 32: Akiba Abaka: Ready For My Close-Up
December 13, 2023
Boston Children’s Chorus' new Director of Good Trouble, Akiba Abaka found her voice in the world of theater. Now in her new role, she gets to help facilitate the discovery of a new generation of artists from our community. Join us as we talk about her journey as an artist and how it helps her built a better tomorrow for Boston’s youth.
Episode 31: James Hills: Put On For My City
December 8, 2023
The pandemic changed us all in various ways. For podcaster James Hills it was a deeply transformative experience. Looking for a way to connect people with good information, he started “Java With Jimmy” a daily talk show on social media. Over a few years, he’s built that platform into a media company with major partnerships on the horizon. Now with a new rebrand Hills is poised to take Java to a new level while keeping community first.