New England on a Pedestal
A fun and informative look at local New England history, its people and places by exploring its numerous statues, sculptures, monuments, and memorials.
Episodes
Episode 27 finds us in the capital of Rhode Island near the federal courthouse looking for an unusual concrete obelisk. Join us as we discuss Boris Bally's Gun Totem.
Continuing on our recent canine theme, we visit Hartford Hospital in CT and see what Rover is up to.
We visit Middleton CT and the Trees of Honor Veterans Park to see a different kind of war hero.
Vermont. Granite. A cemetery? Where are we?
We take a seat along the banks of the Merrimack River in Manchester NH where we meet the Father of the ...
Recently, Maine passed legislation naming the offical dog breed of the state. Join us as we explore a statue of the dog that inspired this move and discover an Alaskan connection.
We venture north to the beautiful shores of Midcoast Maine and visit Andre the Seal in Rockport
In this "minisode" we visit another statue along the Boston Marathon route.
We return to Hopedale Massachusetts to view another Statue of Hope.
A mini-episode from Wayland Massachusetts where we discover a small memorial statue in a park.
Our very first Field Trip episode takes us across the country to Arizona and we visit a beautiful display of public art.
Ghandhi in Sherborn Mass? A utopian society in Hopedale? What is the connection? And who is Emily the Cow? All this and more in episode 204!
While traveling to attend a wedding, we meet a poet and a boy scout in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
We visit the city of Marlborough, MA and the Town of Natick, MA in this episode and take a look at the shoe making industry of the 19th century.
Our second season opener takes us to The Esplanade along the shore of The Charles River where we find some interesting and fun statues and take a look at a local musical legend.
An extended season one finally comes to a close with this recap episode. We take a look back and update some of the topics from previous episodes and take a field trip to the mid-coast of Maine,
We complete the trilogy of major Boston sports figures cast in statues by visiting The Garden and Bobby Orr.
We move further downtown from our previous episode and switch sports for this one.
Better late than never, here's a look at a few statues inspired by Spring arriving and the baseball season opening!
We take a look back at the long relationship between New England and the whaling industry.
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