Steve Desroches and Scott Martino

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Scott Martino (51) about Kook, a legendary and wild weekly party in Provincetown, Massachusetts co-founded by Martino that ran for 15 years. His dogs Dolly and Perry make themselves known occassionally.

The Numbers Racket in our Apartment

My dad remembers his mother. There are some comments he makes that are offensive, but he says he is a product of his time. I however apologize if someone takes offense. From a cultural perspective, it does clearly show a...

Steve Desroches and Mark Cortale

Steve Desroches (47) and Mark Cortale (53) discuss Cortale's career as a manager and producer of live entertainment with a focus on his work as the artistic director of the Art House in Provincetown, Massachusetts and as manager for drag...

Steve Desroches and Julie Wheeler

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Julie Wheeler (58) about her life as a musician, comedian and drag king as well as life in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Steve Desroches and Bob Keary

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Bob Keary (43) about his life in Provincetown and his various roles in the community: actor, writer, journalist, bartender and bon vivant.

Steve Desroches, Christopher McCary and John Sullivan

Christopher McCary (63) and John Sullivan (56) became unexpected celebrities when they traveled from Anniston, Alabama to Provincetown, Massachusetts to get married on May 17, 2004. Celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary they talk about that day with Steve Desroches (49),...

Steve Desroches and Michelle Axelson

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Michelle Axelson (45) about her move to Provincetown, Massachusetts where she is known for her activism and as the owner of the historic and iconic feminist bookstore Womencrafts.

Steve Desroches and Jason Carter

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Jason Carter (22), also know as drag queen Monica Moore. On Saturday, January 14, 2023 neo-Nazis disrupted a drag queen story hour featuring Moore at the Taunton Public Library. Carter recounts the frightening event and...

“People remember the simple human touch.”

(Photo by Ryan Haggerty) Fr. Vinny McKiernan's worked at the Newman Center on the Ohio State University campus for 26 years. Over the course of his life and work, he’s been a novice director with the Paulist Fathers. He’s also...

Steve Desroches and Jon Richardson

Steve Desroches (48) talks to musician Jon Richardson (35) about his work in Provincetown, Massachusetts and in particular his role as a piano man in a town with a long tradition of piano bars.

"There's just no greater privilege."

Paulist Father Steve Bell speaks about his conversion story, his love of music, and the pains and pleasures of being a priest. His recorded conversation with Jennifer Szweda Jordan was produced for The Paulist Fathers. (Photo by Ryan Haggerty.)

Steve Desroches and Chuck Sweeney

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Chuck Sweeney (61) about his time performing as a drag queen in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the 1980s and again over the past five years, in particular as his signature character Peggy Lee.