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SOMAPSO Pod
by SOMAPSO
Join Cat and Chrissy as they give you the highlights, happenings, and three things you need to know in Maplewood and South Orange each week.
Episodes
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of March 13, 2025
We rewind to Artie’s, Perla, Philadelphia, and Heidi Gallery. We’re looking forward to Just Like a Girl, The Colored Museum,Rocky Horror, Safe Streets, Know the Bear Facts, Call Jane, backgammon and chess open play, CHS AP Art Showcase, and the South Mountain Conservancy annual meeting. Three...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of March 6, 2025
We rewind to Coda, birthdays, Three Daughters, the Ancestral Call exhibit, N&K Prime, Corner Slice, and researching the NJ governor’s race. We’re looking forward to the Stitch & Bitch, Downtown Bingo Bash, knife skills class, Essex Funk Collective, Groove Together at SO Elks, (zombie) Edith…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Feb 27, 2025
It’s Munsday and you know what that means! Whelp, neither do we. We rewind to Luna Stella, poetry at The Write Space, and winter hibernation. We’re looking forward to Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey tasting, InterACT Theatre The Wolves performance, Ramadan Moon Lighting, Windows for Women, Mardi…
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SOMAPSO Pod - BONUS: Leigh Friend + SOMA Wheelhouse = A Big Cheese Hug
We sit down with Leigh Friend of SOMA Wheelhouse to get the low-down on the new brick-and-mortar space, eat cheese, and, of course, talk Muppets. Leigh schools us on cheese, cheese-makers, and cheese-making and tells us some of the BIG plans for the new space. It’s coming soon and we can’t wait!…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Feb 13, 2025
It’s Valentine’s Eve! If you celebrate, get ready to hang your silk stocking by the mantle for cupid to fill with chocolate and candy hearts. We rewind to the Mercantile fundraiser, poetry, even more Corner Slice, and the Super Bowl. We’re looking forward to Valentine’s events and date ideas…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Feb 6, 2025
We rewind to deliciousness at The Corner Slice, Lum’s Cellars, trivia night, and poetry class at The Write Space. We’re looking forward to the fundraiser for the LA fires at Maplewood Mercantile, pop-ups at the Co-Lab with Stupid Sloth Cards, the Charmery, the Local D, and fairy hair, two craft...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Jan 30, 2025
We rewind to Perla, brunch, and a bonus ep we know is going to *brie* amazing! We’re looking forward to puppy yoga, the kick-off of Black History Month, the Corner Slice, getting hypnotized, Rent Party Garden, kids and family events, SOMA+ Books meetup, Whiskey and Sugar, an art exhibit, and…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Jan 23, 2025
Welcome to the SOMAPSO Weekly Podcast, now with even more GenX cynicism. We rewind to snow days, good neighbors, shoveling, cold weather, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Barnes Museum. We’re looking forward to the Groove Together dance party, Class Act comedy night, West Village bag sale, SOMA...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Jan 16, 2025
The one in which Cat and Chrissy agree about something… pizza. We rewind to pilates, painting, shopping, and poetry. We’re looking forward to Wolfman at Village at SOPAC, SOMSD Superintendent Jason Bing!, Silverbased photography exhibition, Jokes in Jan., Craft Club ribbon cutting, Cabaret in the...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Jan 9, 2025
Happy New Year! And welcome to episode 1 of season 4! We rewind to two weeks of holiday fun including Pickett’s, Don’t Tell Comedy, and SOMA Chamber of Commerce. We’re looking forward to vision board workshops, MLK luminary decorating, West Coast Swing Party, SOMA Figure Drawing, Open Hearth...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Dec 19, 2024
It’s the holiday season so hoop-de-do and dickory dock and don't forget we’re off for the next two weeks! We rewind to the art opening at the Herb and Milly Iris Gallery, the Baker Square dedication, and even more holiday preparations. We are looking forward to ribbon cuttings, a wine tasting, a...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Dec 12, 2024
We kick things off with a debate about chocolate chip cookies and, not surprisingly, we don’t agree. We rewind to the Baker Street Flea, shopping local for gifts, and holiday prep. We are looking forward to diving deeper into the holiday season with a holiday wine tasting, the South Orange…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Dec 5, 2024
From the Great British Baking Recap and Mrs. Claus to Whoville cosplay and breast noses, we hit all the important topics this week. Oh, and a whole lot of events, too! We rewind to the Mapso Follies, Thanksgiving, and Small Business Saturday. We’re looking forward to all things holiday and one...
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SOMAPSO Pod - BONUS: Liz Glazer Talks Muppets, Comedy Life, and More
Join us as we pull back the $2000 star curtain to sit down with super-funny comedian and local SOMAPSO-ian Liz Glazer. We are huge fans and we were thrilled with the opportunity to do a deep-dive into Muppets, the life of a working comedian, her live show recorded at SOPAC, Ladies of Laughter…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Nov 21, 2024
Cat and Crispy bring you all the events coming up this week as we get ready to gobble gobble gobble our way into Thanksgiving week. We rewind to Perch Holiday Open House, Frozen Charlotte, and Follies rehearsal. We’re looking forward to the Mapso Family Follies Talent Show, a meet and greet with...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Nov 14, 2024
It’s our 106th show! We rewind to lawn sign recycling, Pet Wants SOMA, and Savannah. We’re looking forward to Holiday Open House at Perch, Whiskey and Sugar, a Holiday Food Drive, a Tricky Tray, SOMA+ Books Club, Cheeseboards, Podcasting 101, wine and cheese, Hot Ones Challenge, and The Mapso...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Nov 7, 2024
We rewind to art, poetry, and pretzels (and Halloween!) We’re looking forward to Walk This Way, the record fair, Adalante, chicken pot pie, Foundations of European Cinema, Veteran’s Day, Friendsgiving, and more. Three Things with Ethan and Daddo, turkeys and Christmas Trees, Baker Street Market,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Oct 31, 2024
It’s a spooky Halloween edition of the podcast this week because when you want to know what’s going on in Maplewood and South Orange, who you gonna call? SOMAPSO! We rewind to the Craft Beer Tasting, Monster Bawl, and the Apprentice. We are looking forward to the Halloween Parade, Studio Tour,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Oct 24, 2024
We rewind to Purgefest, cheese pretzels, and Mapso Scary voting. We’re looking forward to wearing our costumes for a full week at all the Halloween events—Monster Bawl, Spooky Spiotta, kids dance party, Elks Fright Night Dance Party, Village Hall Halloween, Family Fright Night, Hilton Halloween,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Oct 17, 2024
It’s the heart of Spooky Season! We rewind to Maplewood Art Walk and Music Fest, Barry Sonnenfeld, WAE Open at Heidi Gallery, Aurora Borealis. We fast-forward to cheese-stuffed pretzels, the Hometown Flash tattoo event, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Purgefest, Painters in the Park, the Seton...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Oct 10, 2024
But enough about animal weddings… We rewind to Ken Stanek’s book launch, Monster Bawl tickets, Mapso Family Follies Talent Show auditions, Martin’s Pretzels, and voting. We’re looking forward to Village Hall Oktoberfest, Carnival Dogs, book events with Rick Parker and Abby Sher at [words]...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Oct 3, 2024
We’ve got breaking news about SZA! Well, two-day-old news now, but still! We rewind to Unveiled Studio Tour art opening and Suzanne Vega at SOPAC, plus a little Devil’s Tube at Fox and Falcon. We’re looking forward to Lum’s Cellars patio tasting, Ken Stanek book launch, InterACT Theater Fright...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Sep 26, 2024
The giant skeletons are out, so it must be autumn! This week, we rewind to Essex Funk, Adam Sandler, Maplewood Co-work, and the Heidi Gallery. Plus, we tease Liz Glazer. We’re looking forward to Suzanne Vega, Unveiled 24, the Jespy House/Sadie’s Fashion Show, Matt Matheiss, the Clay Pottery…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Sep 19, 2024
We get right into it this week and rewind to a visit to True Salvage Cafe, Backyard Movie Night, 1978 art opening, Lorena’s and Coda. We’re looking forward to Stride for Your Mind, Newstead 5K, Community Day, Lightning Brook Clean Up, Tacocat, South Mountain Wildflower Park, Essex Funk, Won’t You...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Sep 12, 2024
We rewind to Howard Jones, elephants, and the Maplewood Garden Club meeting. And if that sounds confusing, welcome to our podcast! We’re looking forward to art exhibits, outdoor movies, manifesting, BeerFest, community kickball, voter registration, and the SOMA Amen meet-up. Three Things to Know...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Sep 5, 2024
We’re back and ready for all the fall happenings around SOMAPSO! We rewind to Porchfest, Joe Taino, Jamstravaganza, the Baird, and True Salvage Cafe. We’re looking forward to Backyard Movie Night, José James (listen for a discount code!)paper shredding, Oysterfest, September Saturdays music in...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Aug 22, 2024
We’re silencing the demons in our heads for a while to bring you this week’s pod… First things first: we announce the Summer Sandwich Bracket winner! It was a close race and now we’re hungry. We rewind to Jazz at Lorena’s, Aqua Fitness, recycling, and rain. We’re looking forward to Maplewood...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Aug 15, 2024
The calendar is chock full this week. Grab your pool noodle and let’s get into it! We rewind to Small Wonder Marketplace, Summit Farmer’s Market, strawberry gin tasting at Lum’s, and gelato at Porta Rossa. We’re looking forward to seniors Party Tour Bus, Jazz at Lorena’s, live music everywhere,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Aug 8, 2024
It’s a rainy one out there but Cat and Chrissy are floating in to tell you what’s happening this week in SOMAPSO. We rewind to the House Music Festival, Sew Leana, Theo Devany, iced tea from Perch, and sweet corn gelato from Porta Rossa. We’re looking forward to Saturday Stargazing, Women in...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of Aug 1, 2024
We’re sucking up these last days of summer before it turns into pumpkin spice season. We rewind to two weeks of good times with Take a Big Step on Climate, trivia, the Co-Lab, cheese, library cards, Clay Studio, the Whitney, and Ladies of Laughter. We’re looking forward to the House Music…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of July 18, 2024
This week is all about ice cream and we’re on board with that! We rewind to Maplewoodstock, Valley Vintage Back Room Art Pop-Up, the Euros at Bunny’s, and Green Door Studio Life Lines closing. We’re looking forward to ice cream! The Hilton Neighborhood Ice Cream Social, Co-Lab Midsummer Family…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of July 11, 2024
Grab your Halls mentho-lyptus, jump in your U-Haul, and crank up the Hall and Oates, and let’s get into it. We rewind to the 4th of July, Girls’ Night Out, Billy Tally at Village Hall, Lorena’s, and Aqua Fitness. We’re looking forward to Maplewoodstock, Valley Vintage Back Room art Pop-Up, July’s...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of June 27, 2024
Fix yourself a hot cup of International Coffee, store your loose screws in the empty tin, and let’s get into it! We rewind to the Valley Vintage Summer Solstice Party, the South Orange Cornhole Classic, and Gabriel’s Daughter. We’re looking forward to Girls* Night Out in Maplewood Village, Bill...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of June 20, 2024
It’s a knowledge-filled episode this week with more things to know than you can shake a Local D at. We tie up the cliffhanger with the name of that cheese Cat won’t stop talking about, then rewind to Joe Jackson, Porchfest, Art Walk, Jackie & Son, and Pickett’s. We’re looking forward to the…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of June 13, 2024
It’s a mid-season cliffhanger episode! Wow—we met so many great people at Pridefest and we share some clips. Then we rewind to the Co-Lab with art, candy, and cheese, and the SOMA Figure Drawing exhibit at Green Door Studio. We’re looking forward to the Richard Simmons Dragtastic Workout, the...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of June 6, 2024
With apologies to anyone named Chip, Tommy, and Dick, here we go… We rewind to Valley Vintage Back Room Art Pop Up, Laboratorio Kitchen, voting, music bingo, Fluid Forms art exhibit, and the Studio Tour Committee art exhibit. We’re looking forward to North Jersey Pride Fest, the South Orange…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of May 30, 2024
We’re sliding right into Pride Month with a packed calendar this week. We rewind to A Curious Hunger book launch, sourdough bread from SOMA Wheelhouse, Jamie Wyeth, Kip’s Bay Decorator Show House, David Burke Tavern, and Memorial Day weekend. We’re looking forward to the Back Room Art Pop-Up at...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of May 23, 2024
It’s a pre-Memorial Day podcast with a recap of MayFest so grab your cornhole and dive right in! We rewind to Inspired Minds at SOPAC, a podcast meetup at Your Third Base, the Plant Sale, and Freedom to Read with Mychal Threets. Plus, a snippet of audio we recorded at MayFest with some friend of...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of May 16, 2024
Get your brapanadas ready because we’re bringing empanadas back, baby! Maybe with some colonial-era tea and Madeira. We rewind to Warren Court, Clinton School trivia, and Green Door Studio. We’re looking forward to Inspired Minds, MayFest, HoliFest, Mychal Threets, SOMA Community Yoga for AAPI,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of May 9, 2024
Hamster wheels, scissor hands, and words of wisdom from Zach Braff–all in this week’s episode! We rewind to the Green Door Studio opening and the Stephen Whitty CHS movie star lecture. We are looking forward to the Maplewood Garden Club Plant Sale, Warren Court Art Walk, birthday flower painting…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of May 2, 2024
We’re Makin’ It, we’ve got the chance and we’re takin’ it. Come on, come on! We rewind to Wine and Cheese at Lum’s and Essex Funk Collective at Village Hall. We’re looking forward to Django a Gogo, First Fridays at the Elks with Crystal Pepsi and the Zimas, River Day, Small Wonder Marketplace,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of April 18, 2024
It’s a medium rare Tuesday night recording and we are ready to go! We rewind to the AP Art Show at SOPAC, BeatFest, and Accomplishing Artists at Durand-Hedden House. We look forward to so many things including Dinner in the Dark, Bright Star, Garden State Art Weekend, Earth Day at Good Bottle…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of April 11, 2024
Join us as we snack our way through this week’s podcast with treats from SOMA Sweets! We rewind to the earthquake and the eclipse, Pickett’s, and Village Hall. We’re looking forward to Beatfest, OHHO Seltzer Tasting, Footloose, CHS AP Art Show, Whiskey and Sugar, South Orange Elks Garden Clean…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of April 4, 2024
It’s all cheese and no chum this week! We rewind to Chamber of Commerce happy hour, spicy margs at Coda, Embellished closing event, and Rebirth Brass Band at SOPAC. We’re looking forward to karaoke at Fox and Falcon, First Fridays at the Elks with Deadful Greats, Rufus Wainwright, Oleta Adams…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of March 28, 2024
A new season just dropped and we’re here for it. Happy spring! We rewind to Chucklepatch, St. Paddy’s, CHS Mamma Mia, and Trivia Nights. We’re looking forward to the Embellished closing event, Artist Salon with Nerissa Tutiven, choreographer festival, Mrs. Eller and the Fellers at Village Hall,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of March 14, 2024
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all who observe. Get ready to get your GTAP! We rewind to Scott Weinstein at SOPL, Luna Stella, Green Door Gallery, and the Kooks. We’re looking forward to Chucklepatch, Mamma Mia, Tea and Tunes, Village Hall, St. James’s Gate, Empowerher Music Series with Valarie Adams...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of March 7, 2024
Fall into the Gap… of SOMAPSO and find out what’s happening this week! We rewind to Embellished art exhibit at 1978 Arts Center and Hunan Wok. We’re looking forward to SOMA Pop Choir, Scott Weinstein at SOPL, Martin Sexton and Vitaly (listen for discount codes!), [mma] Project at Village Hall,...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of February 29, 2024
We activate our Wonder Twin powers to bring you all the events and happenings this week! We rewind to Willie Nile at SOPAC and a quiz night fundraiser. We are looking forward to Women’s History Month Bingo at Elitist Coffee, Nalvany documentary, Birthing Justice Documentary, Embellished Art…
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of February 22, 2024
That smell means it’s time for this week’s podcast! We rewind to tax prep, Coda, and SOMA Sounds. We’re looking forward to the Oakland Road Art Club Zine Workshop, Daily Greatness First Pages, the Artist Salon with Tenjin Ikeda, Willie Nile at SOPAC, the Chili Cook Off, Birthing Justice...
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SOMAPSO Pod - Week of February 15, 2024
Happy Malentine’s Day, everyone! We rewind to the SOPAC art opening, the Super Bowl, Artie’s, and True Salvage Cafe. We’re looking forward to Burlesque Night at The Order, Family Movie Day with The Little Mermaid (and the Urban Cone!), I Never Did Like Politics book event, SOCA Twerkout Fitness,...
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Join Cat and Chrissy as they give you the highlights, happenings, and three things you need to know in Maplewood and South Orange each week.
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