Yamini Ranjan

Welcome to Season 4 of the Women of Wayland podcast! In this inaugural episode, we dive into the captivating world of our guest, Juliette Fay, exploring the untold aspects of her life as a wife, mom, and, most importantly, as a writer. Juliette’s literary journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. From the acclaimed “Shelter […]

Travel is the secret sauce for your soul. I have loved to wander for as long as I remember. But as a woman, I realize that wandering comes at a cost. However, one has to be willing to go through the bumps to get to the bliss of solo travel. To begin season four, I

Plato once said: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” To wrap up Season 3, we invited musician, teacher, entrepreneur, performer, and Woman of Wayland Penny Wayne-Shapiro to our studio. In this wide-ranging conversation, we cover music education, humorous anecdotes, prejudices musicians still face, how

In this episode, we are in conversation with Leah Levine, a wife, mother, educator, and a practitioner of mindfulness. We chart her story through her upbringing in Massachusetts to her harrowing experience journey as a mother of a young child diagnosed with cancer. What is remarkable in her story is not just the way she

In this episode, to shed spotlight on men who are making our communities a better place, especially for women, we introduce a new category in our stories: Man of Wayland. Our first guest in this category is Malcolm Astley. In this nostalgic, stirringly painful, and inspiring conversation, Malcolm talks about his huge grief in the

In this episode, we turn the clocks back with Wayland’s renowned historian Jane Sciacca. We discuss different chapters from the history of Wayland, ranging from Wayland’s most prominent resident Lydia Maria Child to landmarks, trivia and more. How was Wayland 50 years ago when Jane arrived? Did young families always come here for the schools?

Even though the science behind climate change could not be clearer, confusion about the evidence and tangible actions we can take lingers on. In this episode, Kaat Vander Straeten joins us to help clarify and give us some concrete steps we can take in our lives to address this ‘predicament’—as she calls it. Among other

In this episode, we are in conversation with Jessin Varghese, a Nurse practitioner at UMass Memorial. Jessin recounts her professional and emotional journey through the pandemic. As a public reaction to COVID-19 swayed from panic to skepticism and the science behind the virus and the vaccine became a top-of-mind issue for the public, their view

In this episode, we are in conversation with clinical psychologist Dr Whitney Fair. In this riveting conversation, we discuss the less-talked-about toll of COVID-19: mental health. Dr. Fair not only offers an honest account of the impact the pandemic has had on her clients but also shares what it has done to professionals like herself.