March 22, 2018: Prateek Poddar/Connie Mayo/Zeke Martin

Prateek Poddar

Singer-songwriter Prateek Poddar returns to Citywide to discuss his recent single release, “Emma,” based on his own experience with a relationship that went very wrong. It’s a song intended for an upcoming album that he was convinced to release on its own.
We also talk about a break he’s taken from playing shows due to some recent life events and how it led him to question pursuing music and if it is really the right path.

Author Connie Mayo is next with her debut book, “The Island of Worthy Boys.” Part true history set in 1889 Boston, part fiction, the story is of young Charles and Aidan, two kids on the streets who lead a life of theft and adventure, until a twist has them posing as virtuous Protestant brothers and con their way into an island school in Boston Harbor that only admits the "worthy poor.”
Connie tells us about the research that went into this book, and her plans for another set in a similar time period.

Drummer Zeke Martin’s first gig came at the age of 12 in Paris, France, and since then this jazz musician has played with artists of amazing caliber, including his band, Zeke Martin and the Oracle, which has been around since 2000.
We talk about the influence of his father, the different artists he’s worked with, and how he balances gigging 200 times a year with being a father and husband and going out to shows.