Light Hearted

Light Hearted


Latest Episodes

Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the “Keeping Watch” podcast
April 14, 2024

Edward Peppitt is the southeast England representative for the Association of Lighthouse Keepers, or ALK, and he produces and hosts a podcast called Keeping Watch. Hes also a fundraising ambassador f

Light Hearted 272 – Gene Davis, director of Coast Guard Museum Northwest
April 07, 2024

Gene Davis with a fourth-order Fresnel lens from New Dungeness Lighthouse, Washington. The Coast Guard Museum Northwest, located on an active Coast Guard base on the waterfront in Seattle, Washingt

Light Hearted ep 271 – Tony Ashdon, Coast Guard lightkeeper
March 31, 2024

Tony Ashdon (left) with Light Hearted host Jeremy D'Entremont. Photo by John Lopez The guest in this episode, Tony Ashdon, spent 22 years in the Coast Guard including some time as a lighthouse keep

Light Hearted ep 270 – Emily Straight and Vince Bailey, “The Lighthouse Lowdown”
March 24, 2024

The podcast "The Lighthouse Lowdown" was launched in 2022 by two residents of Kansas City, Missouri, Emily Straight and Vince Bailey. To date they have published almost 50 episodes, covering history,

Light Hearted ep 269 – Buzz Hoerr and the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance
March 17, 2024

Harbor Beach Lighthouse, Michigan (USLHS archives) The Michigan Lighthouse Alliance (MLA), founded in 2003, encompasses more than 50 preservation groups and lighthouse stakeholders from around the

Light Hearted Lite #2 – Joseph Smith & his portrayal of Augustin Fresnel
March 13, 2024

This is an edited version of an interview that was featured in Light Hearted episode 44 in January 2020. Joseph Smithhas been a theatrical performer based in New York City since 1995. His passion is

Light Hearted ep 268 – W. Scott Jett, Hereford Inlet, NJ
March 10, 2024

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (courtesy photo) Hereford Inlet, a break in the barrier islands along the east side of Cape May, New Jersey, was used by whalers as far back as the 17th century. Shifting

Light Hearted Lite #1 – Sophie Blackall
March 06, 2024

We've produced almost 300 episodes of the podcast Light Hearted in the past five years. Most of the interviews weve done have been a half hour to an hour. We realize that listening to an hour-long po

Light Hearted ep 267 – Patrick Mont and Chelsea clocks; Guin and Dani talk lighthouses; Portsmouth Harbor Light, NH
March 03, 2024

Dani and Guin doing what they love There are three segments in this episode. First, 11-year-old Guinevere Porter and her best friend Dani, Kentucky residents, talk about their visits to some beauti

Light Hearted ep 266 – John Zimmerman and Jen Lewis, St. George Reef, California
February 25, 2024

The seas off the northern California coast are notoriously rough, and no area is more treacherous than St. George Reef, which is the tip of a submerged volcanic mountain about six miles offshore. Cons