Joy or Bust

LIVE at 3S Artspace: Local Podcasters Night

On March 27, 2026 we brought together 6 local podcasts to record a show in front of a live audience of 100+ people at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth. The theme of the evening was simple: we aren’t competing with each other, we’re all competing together against the giant media industry of conflict entrepreneurship pumping out cynicism 24/7. It was a very special, very optimistic night! THANK YOU TO: * Green Wave Electric Vehicles for sponsoring the evening * 3S Artspace for having us * Hutch Heelan for the wonderful photos * InFocus Media for the videography * Haley Levesque for joining us at intermission to share about NH Community Media [https://communitymedianh.com/] * Ivo, Laura, Becky, Alison, Liz, Marissa, Emily, and Jenn for joining us! Dr. Beewell explores holistic health, entrepreneurship, and wellbeing through wide-ranging conversations on mind, body, and modern living, hosted by Dr. Steve Ivanoski. Creative Guts is an interview-style podcast exploring the roots of creativity and how it connects us to the world around us. Hosted by Laura Harper Lake, Becky Barsi, and Joe Acone. Real Time Creator is a voice-note style podcast documenting the raw, real-time journey of creative reinvention after a career break, hosted by Alison Kinsey. New Hampshire Has Issues is the podcast that dares to ask, how many issues can one state have? Hosted by Liz Canada, an advocacy director who helps people understand issues and take meaningful action. One Quick Thing shares quick, actionable ways to connect with your community when it matters most, hosted by Marissa Emanuele and Emily Briand. Telltalks Northeast features deep-dive conversations with small business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives, and makers across the Northeast, hosted by Jenn Bakos. Get full access to Granite Goodness at www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe [https://www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Daring Leaders to Change the World

Martha Prybylo is Executive Vice President of the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, where she has worked with the Lewis family for more than 30 years across a variety of their organizations. She oversees charitable giving and serves as the institutional historian of Alnoba. Sydni Collier is Director of Leadership Programs at Alnoba, where she coordinates leadership offsites for strategic partners and leads youth development programming. This episode was recorded at Alnoba in Kensington, NH. Learn more at alnoba.org Music provided by Sneaky Miles [https://www.instagram.com/sneakymiles] Thank you to our Community Partners Resilient Buildings Group, Green Wave Electric Vehicles, Delta Dental, and Treeline Outfitters for their support. Get full access to Granite Goodness at www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe [https://www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

How to Do Well While Doing Good

Zeina Eyceoz is the current Executive Director of NH Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR). She joined the organization after teaching sustainability at Southern New Hampshire University and Harvard Extension School. Michelle Veasey is the former Executive Director of NHBSR, where she served for 13 years before transitioning to the role of Advocacy Director. She is recently retiring after a career defined by coalition building and relationship-driven change across the New Hampshire business community. This episode was produced in partnership with NH Possible, focusing on NH Businesses for Social Responsibility. Learn more about them at nhpossible.org [https://www.nhpossible.org/] and nhbsr.org [https://nhbsr.org/] NH Possible is a collaboration between: * Health Strategies of NH * NH Health Cost Initiative * HealthForce NH * Foundation for Healthy Communities * NH Center for Justice & Equity * NH Fiscal Policy Institute * NH Businesses for Social Responsibility * and the NH Center for Nonprofits Together, they are building a statewide movement envisioning a New Hampshire where individuals, families, communities and businesses all have what they need to thrive, including a sense of belonging, opportunities for civic engagement, optimal health, and access to educational and financial opportunity. Music provided by Sneaky Miles [https://www.instagram.com/sneakymiles] This episode was recorded at Ripple Effect Studio [https://ripple-effect.studio/] in Manchester, NH Get full access to Granite Goodness at www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe [https://www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Everything is Solar Power

Sam Evans-Brown is the Executive Director of Clean Energy New Hampshire, and he’s a congenital, unbreakable optimist! In this episode, he explains why his confidence in the clean energy transition isn’t idealism, it’s physics. We geek out on solar maxis, the surprisingly small number of energy types in the universe, and why New Hampshire might just be a diamond in the rough for getting clean energy done across the aisle. We are also joined briefly by Clean Energy New Hampshire’s Communications Coordinator (and my friend!) Kyana Burgess. Learn more about their work at cleanenergynh.org [https://www.cleanenergynh.org/] Granite Goodness is made possible by the generous support of our Community Partners, big thank you to Resilient Buildings Group [https://rbgnh.com/] and Green Wave Electric Vehicles [https://greenwaveev.com/]. Join us May 4 for a free live panel at Treeline Outfitters for NH Energy Week [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/granite-goodness-live-amping-up-nh-tickets-1986643890355?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn4hruow6gAAl8NdKgRl-3soZBLXCZ3jti54u3Oich6cQdvPDQQYkqnyxzdgg_aem_71pYhCIyNep2AtCnncHHPQ]. Get full access to Granite Goodness at www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe [https://www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Joy or Bust

Today we chat with Tim Smith Gerding, President and Founder of Blackbird Collective [https://www.blkbrd.org/about]. Tim focuses on helping nonprofits grow, connect, and operate more effectively. In this conversation, we discuss common issues non-profits face, and what led to our new partnership, the Earnest Impact Lab [https://www.granitegoodness.com/p/earnest-impact-lab] Notes: This episode was sponsored by our friends at Green Wave Electric Vehicles [https://greenwaveev.com/], who just opened their second location in Salem, MA! Get your tickets here for our next Granite Goodness live show [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/granite-goodness-live-local-podcasters-night-tickets-1979062953569]! March 27 at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH. *In this episode, I (Andy) referenced a couple of my favorite progress trends. In one of them I said that “deforestation in the Amazon had basically gone to zero”. I was thinking of this story from Mongabay [https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-deforestation-on-pace-to-be-the-lowest-on-record-says-brazil/], showing that Amazon deforestation is approaching an all time low. Not technically zero, but wanted to back up and clarify that statement! Get full access to Granite Goodness at www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe [https://www.granitegoodness.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]