North Words

By NCPR: North Country Public Radio

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Episodes: 55

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It's life in the North Country - everything from athletes, to artists, and great stories.

Episode Date
This little island is "ground zero" for climate change
Apr 26, 2024
Oh no, not another clip show!
Apr 19, 2024
"Is love of country the best thing in the world?" Understanding politics through Springsteen
Apr 12, 2024
A happy accident lead to this guy drumming with Gordon Lightfoot for almost 50 years
Apr 05, 2024
North Words bonus edition: March 2024
Mar 29, 2024
How one guy traveled the entire Hudson river from the Adirondacks to the sea
Mar 29, 2024
"I need to tell you..." about Double Axel
Mar 22, 2024
What to do when your double-axel looks like a near-death experience
Mar 15, 2024
A new podcast honors The Vinyl Cafe while exploring new stories
Mar 08, 2024
The history of the sleeping bag is a lot less sleepy than you might think
Mar 01, 2024
NPR's Tiny Desk Contest proves that talent can come from anywhere
Feb 09, 2024
Is your book on the edge of death? Call the Book Doctor.
Feb 02, 2024
North Words bonus edition: January 2024
Jan 26, 2024
These folks from Osceola are keeping the legend of Old Lard alive
Jan 26, 2024
Some alphabets are dying out. This writer is trying to preserve them.
Jan 19, 2024
Investigating the far-right landscape of the North Country: a preview of "If All Else Fails."
Jan 12, 2024
North Words bonus edition: December 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Coming out almost derailed this country artist's career. A Christmas song helped bring it back.
Dec 22, 2023
Every musician remembers the song that inspired them to pick up their instrument
Dec 15, 2023
It's no baloney: Croghan's Blaine Campany knows how the sausage is made
Dec 08, 2023
This Saratoga Springs author hiked the route used to escape Auschwitz
Dec 01, 2023
North Words bonus/not bonus edition: November 2023
Nov 24, 2023
This financial planner wants to ditch the "starving artist" stereotype
Nov 17, 2023
How this Saranac Lake teacher got a banned book back on the shelf.
Nov 10, 2023
Hidden Brain's Shankar Vedantam on how to rewrite the story of your life
Nov 03, 2023
North Words bonus episode: October 2023
Oct 27, 2023
Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier
Oct 27, 2023
How this North Country artist is sewing her autobiography
Oct 20, 2023
How this filmmaker decides which movies should be made and which shouldn't
Oct 13, 2023
Ethan Shantie (almost) got his cat back
Oct 06, 2023
North Words bonus episode: September 2023
Sep 29, 2023
The first time Ari Shapiro sang professionally, it was for 18,000 people
Sep 29, 2023
Could you spend an entire year with no internet? Aron did.
Sep 22, 2023
Ever wonder what it's like to be on a game show? This guy has been on 13.
Sep 15, 2023
The poetry of plumbing supplies
Sep 08, 2023
This is what makes New York State weird and wonderful
Sep 01, 2023
North Words bonus episode: August 2023
Aug 25, 2023
Revisiting the "Las Vegas of the Adirondacks"
Aug 25, 2023
This is the only SUNY President to become a character in Archie Comics
Aug 18, 2023
How Ann Sweeten uses her own illness to make music that can help through the healing process
Aug 11, 2023
Looking back on a teacher who got 250 of her students to write a song together
Aug 04, 2023
North Words bonus episode: July 2023
Jul 28, 2023
Why this ADKX curator says the Adirondacks have always been a mecca to artists
Jul 28, 2023
Getting intimate with strangers - Why live storytelling matters in the North Country
Jul 14, 2023
This is why the North Country is one of the best places to fish
Jul 07, 2023
North Words bonus episode: June 2023
Jun 30, 2023
These photos of environmental devastation are surprisingly beautiful
Jun 30, 2023
Plink! Plink! fizz fizz, this Burlington startup wants you to drink more water
Jun 23, 2023
Doug Smith reimagines digital art, tall tales, and "ADK Legends" thanks to AI
Jun 16, 2023
"How can I still make music without being swallowed by worlds that are ugly and dark?"
Jun 09, 2023
From Willsboro to Juneau and back: travels with Joe, the caricature artist
Jun 02, 2023
North Words bonus episode: May 2023
May 26, 2023
How the North Country helped this woman find her calling in the LGBTQ+ ministry
May 26, 2023
How a flower farm flourished in the harsh climate of the North Country
May 19, 2023
How this substitute music teacher got 250 kids to write an original song
May 12, 2023