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March 29, 2016 34 mins
This week in Greater Boston, we meet three travelers on The Red Line: A pregnant woman has cabin fever in "Charlotte on the MBTA;" A fiery eccentric proposes a radical plan in "The Mayor of The Red Line;" and Louisa tackles her oddest photography assignment ever in "Red Line Wedding." You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Content warnings at end of show notes. Production Written and Produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Cast Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him) Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) James Capobianco as The Mayor of the Red Line (he/him) Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her) Also featuring: Laura Cunningham Ben Flaumenhaft Marck Harmon Jim Johanson Mike Linden Sam Musher Julia Propp and Jeff Vandreason Interview clips gathered from greater Boston residents. Music Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede. Dream Music by Jeff Van Dreason. Drum tracks by Jim Johanson. Wedding music by Dave Fernandez. Cotton-Eyed Joe is performed by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede. Some music and sound effects used from public domain and creative commons sources. Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com. E-mail us at info@GreaterBostonShow.com. Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GreaterBostonShow Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Content warnings Strong language Prenatal depression Discussion of death Ostentatious displays of wealth Click here to sign up for our newsletter now - powered by Aweber! And go to aweber.com/greater to sign up for your FREE Aweber account! A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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