Claim OwnershipThe Howl
Subscribed: 20Played: 3,511
Subscribe
℗ & © 2026, NCPR: North Country Public Radio 010329
Description
True stories, told with no notes, recorded live on stages all over the North Country. Hosted by Ethan Shantie, from NCPR and the Adirondack Center for Writing.
51 Episodes
Reverse
(Dec 19, 2025) A selection of 5 stories from Smoke Signals in Lake Placid.
(Dec 24, 2025) Five North Country storytellers share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families - both joyful and disastrous.
(Oct 15, 2025) Plus, host Ethan Shantie tells us about the time his grandpa was visited by a strange creature in the woods.
(Oct 8, 2025) NCPR's Radio Bob Sauter shares the story of how a mouse bite led to him meeting his wife. And Johanna says that her Achilles Heel is falling in love.
(Oct 1, 2025) Mary Schlosser tells the story of visiting her husband in her dreams after he passes, and Ethan remembers his friend, Derek Maus.
(Sep 24, 2025) Alex Clark tells the story of being busted for drinking at school, and host Ethan Shantie tells us about nearly getting fired from his first full time radio job.
(Sep 17, 2025) Game show aficionado Ryan Vickers travels cross country to visit hundreds of Ryans and play Wheel of Ryan, Who Wants to be a Ryan, and Ryanpardy!
(Sep 10, 2025) Podcast veteran Meg MacDonald shares the story of her grandmother's penchant for theft, and Ethan takes a trip to the family plot at Hale Cemetery.
(Sep 3, 2025) Rick relays the legend of Stumpy, a ghost who hunts ill-behaved campers. And Ethan's brother, Ian, tells us about stumbling upon an abandoned campground.
(Aug 27, 2025) Sam from Saranac Lake tells us about the mentor who taught him to cook in his prison cell and kept him on the straight and narrow.
(Aug 20, 2025) When a six-foot tall drag queen asks you why you're sneaking around, you better have a good answer.
(Aug 13, 2025) Rhiannon tells her story about how one of the Beach Boys gave her a message from the afterlife.
(Aug 7, 2025) Stories about cooking in prison, drag shows, the Beach Boys, and so much more.
(Dec 18, 2024) Ethan interviews Katie Schuler, a regional artist who did an abstract portrait of this week's storyteller, Rose Rivezzi.
(Dec 11, 2024) AJ Porschet tells us about falling flat on her face on the bunny hill, and Ethan experiences something worse than being booed off stage: total silence.
(Dec 4, 2024) Aaron Todd shares the story of a prank that came back to haunt him years later. And Ethan shares why he's glad smartphones weren't around when he was a kid.
(Nov 27, 2024) Ethan shares the story of his disastrous first kiss and Deb Hall takes us on a date with the Quarter Man.
(Nov 20, 2024) Ethan tells us how his dad ended up spending his 57th birthday in the ER and Meg MacDonald shares the story of the "hayloft hierarchy," plus a special bonus story about the worst first date a person can possibly have.
(Nov 12, 2024) Joe Conto shares how he realized he's the supervillain in someone else's story. And Ethan explains why he wishes he could fly.
(Nov 6, 2024) Two stories from West Africa, plus Ethan tells us about calling in reinforcements when a weasel broke into the house.
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States