New England Public Media airs and publishes commentaries from local people during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. We look for contributors in the region whose views will be of continuing interest and value to New England Public Media’s listeners — from the Berkshires to Worcester, Hartford to Brattleboro, and all points between.
Experts in a particular field who have an informed perspective on events in the news — whether local, national or international — are wanted. We also seek people with knowledge of local civics, culture and history, with an eye on little-known but fascinating elements of the regional experience. And we seek non-experts who by virtue of their thoughtfulness broaden or deepen our understanding of the world we live in.
Please email submissions to our commentary editor at commentaries@nepm.org.
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Joerg Bittner 02303-969977/WikimediaAn Episcopal priest says some of society's impassioned differences over gender and sexuality might be resolved by reconsidering how a seminal biblical passage about God's image is usually interpreted. -
Courtesy Grace BannaschElection day was a week ago, but the work of local election officials in Massachusetts has not stopped, with the vote certification deadline approaching. Commentator Grace Bannasch is town clerk in Shutesbury, population 1,700. She’s been nonstop busy for months.
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Jenny Hubbard/CourtesyA judge in Connecticut on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $500 million to relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, on top of a previous award of almost $1 billion. Commentator Jenny Hubbard lost her 6-year-old daughter Catherine in the tragedy. Hubbard says those parents who sued Jones have her unwavering support — but she chose not to join them in the lawsuit.
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Jesse Costa/WBURGrace Segran has been writing about her terminal cancer diagnosis for Cognoscenti since the end of 2021. In this piece, produced for the radio, Grace shares how she's choosing to spend the time she has left.
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It’s hard to appreciate her entire career without being aware of the ways in which the studios chewed up and spat out workers like Judy Garland. -
Long before basketball superstars were defined by their sneaker preferences, Bob Lanier was best known for the size of his feet. Commentator Robert Chipkin takes a look back at his childhood and recalls his serious case of foot envy.
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A father shares his story of learning his child is transgender. He says the revelation served to strengthen their bond.
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The president of the International Rescue Committee recently characterized the situation in Ukraine as not just a military crisis, but also a moral one. Commentator Elizabeth Vozzola, a moral psychologist, agrees.
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Commentator Robert Chipkin recently sat in the audience of a local community theater production of "A Christmas Carol: The Musical." He's been following the career of one its actors very closely.
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Triggering only one of two possible danger signals when pulled over for speeding.
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No more newfangled gadgets for commentator Nan Parati.
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At the holidays, commentator Annaliese Griffin and her husband set themselves a challenge: Find secondhand gifts for each other. Given where they live, that's not such a tall order.
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In this time of harvest, I remember the weekend I came home from divinity school to the words of a fourth century monk on my parents’ refrigerator.I…
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In the last year, I’ve been rejected about four dozen times. An amalgam of agents, literary magazines and contests said no — and that’s not counting the…
