Join us at Turtle Swamp Brewing in Jamaica Plain for five true, personal stories about how science can push us to choose unexpected paths.
Hosted by Bart Thompson and Katherine J. Wu.
Please note that this show will be held in a garage space. Weather permitting, it will be open to the outdoors. You must be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines to attend.
Stories By:
Shweta Bhatt is a consultant, speaker, writer, and artist who serves as a guide for those who want to harness their voice. After spending six years in finance, Shweta realized her true calling was in helping people find more compassion, connection, and resilience within themselves as they navigate humanity. She uses the craft of cooking, storytelling, public speaking, and writing to share her art with the world through @beadsofshwet and shwetabhatt.com, while creating spaces for all to come into their own.
Angie Chatman is a Pushcart-Prize-nominated writer, a voice-over artist, and a WEBBY award-winning storyteller. She’s told for The Moth Radio Hour, WGBH’s Stories from the Stage, Fugitive Stories, and Story Collider. A Chicago native, Angie now lives in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood where she identifies as a married mom to grown folks and a rescue dog, Lizzie.
Scott Fybush hails from Rochester, New York, where he is a public radio broadcaster at WXXI, a broadcast industry consultant and historian, a freelance writer and a standup comic.
He has been passionate about science since elementary school, though his education was in history at Brandeis University, where he met his wife, Lisa. He lived in the Boston area for several years afterward, working at WBZ NewsRadio. He remains an avid Red Sox fan, an affliction he has passed on to his two children along with a love of live music and travel.
He is actively involved in local planning for the April 8, 2024 total eclipse that will pass over Rochester, where he expects to watch the sky show in his backyard with his family, his dog and as many friends as can make it to town.
Zach Stewart is an up-and-coming comedian in the Boston stand-up scene. He uses his conversational style and his storytelling abilities to be able to connect with a variety of audiences. You can find Zach performing in venues all around the greater Boston area including the Rockwell Theater and the Comedy Studio as well as performing in Salem, Northampton, and Provincetown. Zach is the co-producer of Homoerratic Comedy at Club Cafe in Boston and Fruits by the Foot Comedy at dbar in Dorchester!
Brittany Trang is a scientist-turned-science-journalist. After getting her PhD in chemistry at Northwestern University, she became a science journalist and currently works at STAT News in Boston as a Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. Her work has also appeared in publications such as Billboard, Undark, and Chemistry World. Brittany is currently on a crusade through the thrift shops of the world to build a wardrobe of only clothes with good pockets.