Katie DeRosa

Do the words capsaicin, Scotch bonnets and Scoville units make you salivate? Tune in Wednesday as we bring the heat to the The 495 with Craic hot sauce founder Brian Ruhlmann.

This week on The 495, we’re joined by Ryan Turner. He’s the new music director of the Newburyport Choral Society, one of the oldest choral groups in the nation. Music fans won’t want to miss this one!

Our guest on this week’s 495 is Phil Mastrioanni, co-owner of the family-owned Fabrizia Spirits of Salem, N.H.

This week on The 495, Bread and Roses Executive Director Susan Sirois joins us to discuss how this Lawrence-based organization is responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

This week on The 495, we talk with philosopher John Kaag. He’s written about finding rare books in the Merrimack Valley, hiking with Nietzsche, and how William James can save your life.

This week on The 495, we talk with Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s new artistic director, Courtney Sale!

Wednesday on The 495, we’ll be joined by Julie Scolnik, the artistic director of the chamber music society Mistral. Lovers of classical music won’t want to miss this one!

This week on The 495! We celebrate our 25th podcast with guest Dougan Sherwood. He’s president of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce.

This week on The 495, we’ll talk with Henri Marchand. He’s retiring from his position as cultural director of Lowell after many years of serving the city. He’s also a practicing magician, so expect a wide-ranging discussion.

This week on The 495! We sit down with citizen blogger and historian Richard Howe to talk about Lowell, the internet, and the role of independent media in 2020.

This week on The 495, our guest is T. R. Monaghan. “Sweet, Sweet Jayne,” her debut novel, is set in the gritty underworld of Lowell in the early ’70s. We’ll talk crime, writing and Lowell past and present.

This week, live from his garage, The 495’s host Doug Sparks raises a pint with the guys from the Merrimack Valley HomeBrew Club.