This week Ryan welcomes his favorite author Kiernan Schmitt to talk about Kiernan’s new guidebook “Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide.” The book is a part of Jonglez Publishing’s “Secret” series, which specializes in historical oddities and way off-the-beaten-path sites fit for locals and enterprising tourists both!

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

Buy “Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide”

https://bookshop.org/p/books/secret-boston-an-unusual-guide-kiernan-schmitt/21037780?ean=9782361957179

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Boston-Unusual-Guide-guides/dp/2361957175

Secret series:

https://jonglezpublishing.com/product-category/secret-guides/

Our interview with Thomas Jonglez

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travel-book-publisher-thomas-jonglez/id1438098925?i=1000454443728

North End Library Venice Miniature

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/diorama-of-venetian-palace

The Dutch House

https://www.redfin.com/MA/Brookline/20-Netherlands-Rd-02445/home/11461795

Arlington Street Church Tiffany Window

https://www.ascboston.org/about/building.html

Neon Williams

https://neonwilliams.com/

Forest Hills Cemetery “Neighbors” by Christopher Frost

https://www.christopherfrost.org/#/neighbors2006/

The Dodecagonal House

https://www.bostonpreservation.org/news-item/my-boston-home-dragon-jp

Jumbo’s Ashes at Tufts

https://now.tufts.edu/2014/09/22/glory-was-jumbo

BC Labyrinth

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/memorial-labyrinth.html

Dorchester Historic Brick Collection

https://www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits

Greenway Carousel

https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/08/31/greenway-carousel-grand-opening/

Puppet Free Library

https://puppetco-op.org/libraries.htm

Climate Change and Turbulence

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-is-making-airplane-turbulence-more-common-and-severe-scientists-say-180984440/

Revere Sand Sculpting Festival

https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gg7pYzzTUk

Ponyhenge

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/02/opinion/ponyhenge-elizabeth-graver/