Local stories with an artist's patience.
B Inspired treats creativity as something close to home. Jane Stahl talks with poets, artists, students, writers, and people whose work grows out of service, memory, art, and place.
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B Inspired is a Studio B conversation series built around the creative life of a community. Jane Stahl hosts with a patient, personal style that gives guests time to arrive at the heart of their story. The show is often about art, but not only art as finished work. It is interested in the steps before the finished thing: the first book, the workshop idea, the childhood habit, the community project that keeps growing after everyone thought it was done. Writers and poets appear often. Phil Repko and John Yamrus talk through published work, reading, artistic journeys, and the difference between a poem that performs itself and one that simply speaks. Sarah Bates frames poetry as something children may already know through music, then turns blackout poetry into an inviting entry point for reluctant writers. Saoirse Smith brings the library into the same creative circle, describing rain poetry, story walks, haiku workshops, and public projects that let kids see their words become part of a place. Other episodes widen the frame. Sunny Finley talks about finding art after other paths failed to feel right. Jo Swope discusses historical fiction, family history, and the personal route into Sharpened Blade, The Story of Dinah Clark. A student conversation about Youth in Government connects service, leadership, and civic imagination. Even a home and landscaping business segment becomes a story about background, relationships, work, and local trust. The result is not a slick arts magazine. It is slower and more human than that. B Inspired values names, places, memories, and small beginnings. It lets a guest explain fully, then follows the next question where it naturally leads. The show suits listeners who like community radio warmth, literary conversation, and interviews that treat ordinary local effort as worthy of careful attention.
Made for: For listeners drawn to local arts, poetry, community projects, libraries, classrooms, and people explaining how meaningful work begins. It especially suits those who prefer warm, unhurried interviews over tightly produced commentary.
What sets it apart: B Inspired stands apart by treating community creativity as a living network rather than a calendar of events. Studio B, the library, young writers, poets, and service projects all feel connected by the same generous curiosity.
B Inspired shares moments of transformation and inspiration all around us. Find more information about Studio B Fine Art Gallery on our website: studiobbb.org, on Studio B’s Facebook page, by contacting Jane Stahl, [email protected], 610-563-7879, or stopping by Studio B during our regular hours: Saturday, and Sunday 12 .-2 p.m. And, remember, we welcome you to connect us with people, projects, and perceptions that inspire YOU to help us continue to B Inspired!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jane Stahl makes creative enterprise tangible by asking local guests how skills, encouragement, and personal conviction become books, workshops, and businesses.
B Inspired follows Jane Stahl into the practical lives behind Boyertown's creative work. Her interviews move from poets discussing publication and reading aloud to a youth services coordinator explaining community poetry projects.
Jane Stahl turns Boyertown's creative lives into neighborly conversations that make you reconsider your own unfinished idea.
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Plainspoken poets, a relaxed reading of "Obelisks", and a conversation that stays grounded in process.
The piece keeps its attention on the practical side of poetry, using a National Poetry Month conversation to move past mystique and toward the work of getting books into readers' hands.
A clear, low-key look at how a library turns community ideas into kid-centered action.
The episode follows a library conversation about youth programming, public art, and how one idea can keep leading to the next. Saoirse Smith, the Youth Services Coordinator at the Boyertown Community Library, talks about how Flowers in Bloom helped spark a yearly community art…
A self-published poetry story that turns grief, memory, and self-love into something tangible.
A former teacher and former student reconnect over Heart Cavities, a poetry collection shaped by private writing, hard loss, and the choice to self-publish through Kindle Direct Publishing.
A warm portrait of someone finally moving on ideas she had carried for years.
Debbie Zaharchuk comes through as someone turning a long held interest into something real. She is looking for a place to host art classes, starting with a vision-board workshop, and the detail that the idea for teaching art had already landed on her own vision board gives the…
A grounded story about bakery experience, family encouragement, faith, and opening a cake shop without debt.
The conversation keeps its focus on Nene's Cakery as a small-business origin story, with Jane Stoll giving Janae Tuck room to explain how a childhood nickname became the shop name and how bakery work at Weiss, Wegmans, and a small cake bakery in Reading shaped the path forward.
Practical craft talk for working writers.
Craft talk with a writer's inner weather.
National Poetry Month brings the poets to the table.
A library project keeps growing.
Host Jane Stahl interviews author Joseph J.
Host Jane Stahl interviews artist and educator Sunny Finley about her unconventional career path from sports medicine and agriculture to art, exploring how she found her passion.
The host shares a personal series about influential literature from her life, inspired by her daughter's request, focusing on a course she taught called 'Man's Search for Meaning'.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Sarah Bates about her upcoming blackout poetry workshop for young people to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Host Jane Stahl interviews high school senior Kaylee Reinbarth about her involvement in the YMCA's Youth in Government program.
Host Jane Starr interviews Ben Matan, a new entrepreneur starting a home and landscaping business, discussing his background and journey.
Host Jane Stahl introduces a series sharing formational literature that shaped her intellectual and spiritual life, starting with a dedication to a friend.
Jane Stahl welcomes Heather Nicole back to Be Inspired after a long stretch apart.
Jane Stahl welcomes Debbie Zaharchuk to Be Inspired and opens with the story of how they met.
Jane Stoll welcomes Janae Tuck, who has opened Nene's Cakery in Boyertown.
Host Jane Stahl interviews music teacher Patricia Keat about her voice and piano studio, choir directing, and upcoming performances.
Host Jane Stahl and her son Jeff discuss celebrating favorite things during the holiday season, touching on Hanukkah, Advent, and the importance of daily celebration.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Mike Heil from Entrepreneur's Source about helping individuals transition from corporate jobs to business ownership through self-discovery and coaching.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Lynn Connor, a candidate for the Boyertown School District Board of Directors, discussing her background and reasons for running.
Diane Hallman discusses her new book on helping women rewrite their life stories with empowerment and wisdom, drawing from 25 years of studying metaphysics and positive psychology.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Dr.
The host reflects on an emotional week involving challenges to faith and integrity, and a social media conflict over a controversial assassination.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Amy Lobin about her journey from Oregon to the East Coast and her winery business.
This encore episode of the Be Inspired Podcast features a reflection on John Lennon's song 'Imagine' as a source of hope and unity during challenging times.
Host Jane Stahl interviews local organizers about the successful 16th annual Boyertown Oktoberfest, celebrating community spirit and volunteer efforts.
Jane Stahl interviews Cindy and Jeff Carver about the origins and 16-year history of Oktoberfest, a community event started during the 2008 financial crisis.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Vicki Cripsy about The Residence at Boyertown, a new continuing care retirement community.
This episode features an interview with oral surgeon John Lignelli, exploring his personal habits, morning routine, and professional background in a casual conversation.
Host Jane Stahl interviews poet John Yamrus about his prolific career and minimalist poetry style.
Host interviews two women from a church sewing group about their quilting history and community involvement.
Host Jane Stahl interviews artist Maddie Bowman about her background and help with creating a Facebook page for Bear Fever.
Host Jane Stahl interviews Keith Kopicki, owner of Grind Restaurant, about his unexpected path from aspiring orthodontist to successful restaurateur.
Host Jane Stahl interviews artist Rhonda Counts about her involvement with Studio B Fine Art Gallery, including helping with a gallery expansion.
This episode features an interview with artist Jeff Graber, discussing his long-term collaboration with Bear Fever and how his graphic design background led to this creative partnership.
This episode explores morality and personal development on a scale of 1-6, discussing how to navigate differences of opinion and social issues in challenging times.