Author From Reading Uncovers Twisted Tales Of Boston And Beyond

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Everybody knows about Paul Revere, Plymouth Rock, and the Old
North Church. The local author Amanda Rotundo says that's not
all there is in Massachusetts.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Each of these towns has its own personality, and part
of what makes up those towns' personalities are these incredible
stories that somehow have gotten lost to time.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Place Names in Boston and Beyond is part guide, part
history book, part sarcastic musings on the lesser known tales
of the Commonwealth. This book focuses on places with names
that are impossible for outsiders to pronounce. For example, take Quincy,
Duncan's home turf.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
What I didn't know is that the doughnut is also
was also invented by a guy who lived in Quincy
for a time.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Now, according to Amanda's research, there actually is a rhyme
and reason to how we should pronounce all the hams
in Massachusetts.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
So if the syllable before the ham is a hard syllable,
then the ham was pronounced hum.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
But she says, in reality, there's plenty of exceptions. Kyle
Schaffeld to be busy Boston's news radio