John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for nearly 40 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Steve Philbrick. Steve and his young family landed in Cummington 44 years ago when they purchased a farm and … Continue reading In These Hills #21 – Steve Philbrick →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for nearly 40 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Beckie Kravetz. Beckie came to Cummington with her husband Alan Weisman in 2007. Other than her college years, the … Continue reading In These Hills #20 – Beckie Kravetz →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Jeremiah Reagan. Jeremiah has lived in Cummington since he was 12 years old. He is now 19! Yes, … Continue reading In These Hills # 19 – Jeremiah Reagan →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with June Lynds. June has been in or near Cummington all her life. She has lived in the center … Continue reading In These Hills # 18 – June Lynds →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with John Walker Jr. and Shevaun Keogh-Walker. John and Shevaun are new in town - over half of their … Continue reading In These Hills # 17- John Walker Jr. & Shevaun Keogh-Walker →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Steve Emerson. Steve can trace his West Cummington lineage back to his great grandparents. Though native to West … Continue reading In These Hills #16 – Steve Emerson →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Ana Toth. It was time to escape the city. After several intermediate stops, and a bit of good … Continue reading In These Hills #15 – Ana Toth →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Marc Hoechstetter. Marc grew up in France. As a teenager he had his first contact with Cummington when … Continue reading In These Hills # 14 – Marc Hoechstetter →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Alexis Breiteneicher. Six years ago, Alexis and her husband moved into the old stone Community of the Arts … Continue reading In These Hills # 13 – Alexis Breiteneicher →

John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Chris Laney. It all started with the chickens... well, maybe not "all", but they did help Chris and … Continue reading In These Hills # 12 – Chris Laney →