All Rise Boston with Diane Godfrey

All Rise Boston with Diane Godfrey


Latest Episodes

PHILIP BALBONI, BROADCAST & NEWS MEDIA ICON
December 31, 2025

Have you ever wondered whose brainchild it was while youre sitting watching a fabulous TV show or enjoying a news website? If so, this episode is for you.It was a privilege to chat with Phil Balboni recently. His pioneering contributions to broadcast an

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME WITH BILL “SPACEMAN” LEE
April 23, 2025

I recently caught up with Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Lee at the West Newton Theatre in West Newton, Mass., where he promoted the independent baseball film, Eephus, in which he stars as himself. Lee, a left-handed pitcher, is famous for de

EEPHUS – An independent film about America’s Favorite Pastime 
April 13, 2025

I caught up recently with Carson Lund, thedirector and co-writer of the independentfilm Eephus, and a New England native who grew up in New Hampshire. Carson, a cinematographer and film editor, holds a BA in Film Production from Emerson College in Bost

A Sandwich Lover’s Mecca – Sam LaGrassa’s  44 Province Street, Boston  
March 26, 2025

Sam LaGrassa’s Deli, situated just off the Freedom Trail, is an excellent spot to refuel during your walking tour of Boston. Since 1968, this family-operated sandwich mecca has been piling the meats high. Hats off to the Rumanian pastrami & Sw

ALL RISE BOSTON WITH DIANE GODFREY TRAILER EPISODE
March 24, 2025

Creative podcasters welcome the chance to spread their wings and try something new. After a very successful series of true crime podcasts, Diane Godfrey is now pursuing her passion for sharing stories about the people, places and things she loves about

Pulling Back the Iron Curtain: A Discussion with Joseph P. O’Donnell
July 13, 2023

We’re going “off road” to talk again with the writer Joseph P. O’Donnell. He is the author of the successful 2022 memoir of E. Steven Sachs, “Living On the Fringe of the Mob”, which we talked about on February 5, 2023.

Behold the Monster: Jillian Lauren Exposes America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer
April 26, 2023

The fascinating and fearless best-selling author Jillian Lauren joins me to discuss her upcoming true-crime book, Behold the Monster: Confronting Americas Most Prolific Serial Killer (due out July 18, 2023). Before Samuel Little died in 2020, he confesse

No Body, No Weapon, No Suspect
March 31, 2023

Meet Bill Powers, the Retired Massachusetts State Police commander of the Detective Unit for Middlesex District Attorneys Office. Bill guides us through every step of a truly bizarre murder investigation he recounts in his book, When the Smoke Cleared, A

Living on the Fringe of the Mob
February 05, 2023

Bonanno. Gambino. Colombo. Anyone familiar with the New York Mafia from the 1960s until the early 2000s will instantly recognize those notorious names.E. Steven Sachs was the lone Jewish kid growing up in a rough-and-tumble Brooklyn neighborhood in the 1

The Power of Crowds: Bob Ruff’s Truth & Justice Podcast
December 22, 2022

The Power of Crowds: Bob Ruffs Truth & Justice PodcastBob Ruff hosts Truth & Justice, the popular crowd-sourced podcast now in its twelfth season, where he and his followers seek truth and justice for the wrongly convicted.Each season Bob asks