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North Words — 62 episodes

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the June Radio Show

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Jenn Grant's new album is about family, heartbreak, and finding joy

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The Lady in the Lake continues to fascinate the Tri-Lakes region

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Something magical is happening at this hangar in Swanton, VT.

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Joe Liotta reflects on more than 50 years of music on the Norwood Village Green

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This Ticonderoga screenwriter's new horror movie "Passenger" is a rollercoaster ride

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How the St. Lawrence Valley came together to defend the environment in the 1970s

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NPR's Scott Simon shows us the voice he uses for his French Poodle.

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Figure skating, bull riding, and the Olympics - all in a day's work for this guy from Star Lake

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The Edmundites are coming to an end. But their legacy continues.

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You might have noticed this Crane School of Music grad singing backup for Florence and the Machine... That's not all she does.

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This project has collected stories from nearly half the residents of Keene

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Teddy Roosevelt was a troublemaker

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What do ESPN commentators and Adirondack writers have in common?

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ESPN's Jenn Hildreth on the athletes- and moms - who inspire her

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The story of a memorable year for NPR's Mary Louise Kelly

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This new author drew on her experiences in the Adirondacks for the outdoor thriller, "Calculated Risk"

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North Words radio: February 2026

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The 1980 Winter Olympics loom large in this spy thriller set in Saranac Lake

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This Pottersville helped bring Broadway shows to life

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Expired film helped create this timeless portrait of the Lake Placid FISU Games

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This high schooler is equal parts Harriet the Spy and Katniss Everdeen

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North Words radio: January 2026

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The Cardiff Giant, Proto-Feminism, and other mysteries uncovered in "The Story of Writing" podcast

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Why this crime writer set his latest novel in Saranac Lake

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There's a lot more to "Canadian English" than you might think

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Uncovering the history of Twitchell Lake

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The mysterious NHL goalie who only ever played one game

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Ottawa is so much more than Canada's Capitol

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This author's historic trip along the Hudson has inspired a generation of adventurers

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Do you love or hate your own handwriting?

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North Words extra: November's radio show

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Ed Kanze explains why nature never gets old

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A fictionalized Plattsburgh is the setting for this new crime thriller

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Folks from Potsdam really love this novel set in their hometown

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Indigenous Artifacts are returning home thanks to this Ontario Woman

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The man who built NYC's first subway in secret

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Math can be artistic and fun when you use cats to explain it

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Nora Ephron's special brand of romantic comedy comes to the Adirondacks

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North Words: The undead sound of Estonia: Puuluup’s Zombie Folk

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North Words extra: September's radio show

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North Words: Constance Amiot and the musicality of language

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North Words: This former fashion designer is NYC's premiere taxidermist

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Epic road trips make for great coming-of-age stories

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Writer Giles Blunt says the "Murder Muse" no longer speaks to him

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Songs about Ukraine, a play about government, and a really weird conspiracy theory

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Interns keep the wheels of democracy turning in "This is Government"

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Prison cooking, Beach Boys, and more on this season of the HOWL Podcast

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The Sacandaga Valley is an unlikely hub for world-renowned art

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In a house that healed, a museum that remembers

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If it sounds good, it is good!

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North Words: Norwood native and ESPN commentator Jenn Hildreth is "Tough as a Mother"

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North Words: how learning the history of Jewish congregations helps you better understand the North Country

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North Words: Back roads and a new theatre

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The Adirondacks are home to an anarchic cult in "The Damagers"

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North Words: The Pendragon Theater's curtain call at Brandy Brook.

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The quiet stories that outlive us

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What this New York writer learned by driving an RV across the US ahead of the 2020 election

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North Words radio: May 2025

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This is not just a ghost story. The Lady in the Lake of Lake Placid was real.

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People always ask this Ukranian-Canadian singer "Did you write that song for me?"

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North Words: this spy novel is inspired by the Miracle on Ice