Podcast Episodes

Deep Stealth Mode

Episode 95

When Marlo Mack’s son was three and just learning to talk, he informed his mother that he was not a boy. He said that something had gone wrong in her…

9 years ago

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Dunkin’ Donuts

Episode 115

It’s really dark here in Vermont this time of year. And every year, by the third week in January, I feel like I’m seeing everything through the wrong…

9 years, 1 month ago

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Benedict Arnold’s Leg

Episode 108

Steve Sheinkin is an award-winning writer of  stories for kids about American history. When he started out, he was a writer of boring textbooks fo…

9 years, 2 months ago

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Seasonal Update from the Keens!

Episode 90

Ho ho ho! It’s time again for the annual seasonal update from the Keen family!

In certain American subcultures, there’s a long holiday tradition of …

9 years, 2 months ago

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Nicholas is Waiting

Episode 91

As some of you may remember, last year I did a pledge drive. It was called the Shwag Pledge Drive. I gave away a number of prizes to extremely lucky…

9 years, 2 months ago

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Lentils Suck

Episode 83

“That’s the thing about lentils, if they were going to soften, they would have already fucking softened. Honestly, you’d be better off waiting for s…

9 years, 3 months ago

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Hot Bird. Again.

Episode 88

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here is hunter Barry Forbes talking about turkey hunting again. I could listen to Barry Forbes talk about turkey hunting…

9 years, 3 months ago

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Charlie Hunter Paints Outside

Episode 84

 

Charlie Hunter is a plein air painter, which is a fancy way of saying he paints outside. His paintings of Vermont are stark and evocative and most…

9 years, 4 months ago

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The Special Olympics Are Awesome

Episode 159

A couple weeks ago my son and I volunteered at the soccer Special Olympics in Northfield, VT. The athletes came from all over the state and the te…

9 years, 4 months ago

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Jim Rooney

Episode 82

Today, an interview with songwriter and Grammy winning record producer Jim Rooney. He and his wife Carol live in an old farmhouse in Sharon, Vermont,…

9 years, 4 months ago

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