The Night Mail Podcast

By Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos

According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that r... more

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The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

The Night Mail Podcast episodes:

January 28, 2025The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 035 2025-01-22
TIMETABLE:
Opening Theme: 0:00
The Welcome Mat: 0:44
Pastor Christian Huebner Intro: 1:30
Where He Grew Up: 3:13
Calling to the Ministry: 4:46
His Parent’s Faith: 7:07
Love of Music: 8:40
College & Seminary: 10:14
Brownsville Church: 14:25
The War of the Bells: 15:11
More on the Brownsville Church: 16:50
Five Ways to Measure Church Health: 19:07
A Sense of Balance: 22:08
Leadership, Volunteers & Support Staff: 27:21
People’s Day-to-Day Concerns: 29:22
Community Service: 32:27
Allowing for Vulnerability: 35:45
South Reading’s Old Stone Church: 39:06
Putting Together a Sermon: 48:57
Revenue Streams: 56:54
Spreading the Word: 1:00:31
Politics & Religion: 1:05:11
Whether his role affects folks’ feelings about him: 1:07:19
Crisis of Faith: 1:09:44
Areas of Focus in Rural Ministry: 1:12:30
Stats, Trends & Shifting Winds: 1:15:31
Other Interests: 1:20:07
Off-Grid: 1:21:26
Lightning Round: 1:23:50
Last Thoughts: 1:28:47
Here’s Your Hat: 1:29:20
Closing Theme: 1:29:50
Outro: 1:29:58
...more
1h 31min
January 16, 2025The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 034 2025-01-08
TIMETABLE:
Intro: 0:00
Opening Theme: 0:14
Chew the Fat: 0:59
Happy Anniversary: 2:55
Welcome Mat: 3:28
Twixmas Recap: 4:24
Loose Threads: 11:12
The Reading Rambler: 13:24
The Reading Rambler Hits the Road: 52:59
Bumper: 53:13
The Boys Are Concerned about Their Health: 53:16
Extinct Local Products: 1:03:45
Reading Review Review: 1:04:55
From the Attic: 1:09:00
Happenings: 1:13:32
Switch Track: 1:18:23
Two Mysterious Tales of the Unexplained: 1:18:54
Public Domain Performance: 1:21:46
It’s All Fun & Games: 1:28:13
Public Domain Pages: 1:47:02
Here’s Your Hat: 1:50:14
Closing Theme: 1:50:49
Outro: 1:50:59
...more
1h 52min
December 16, 2024The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 033 2024-12-10
TIMETABLE:
Intro: 0:00
Opening Theme: 0:20
Welcome Mat: 1:04
Nips & Nibbles: 1:55
Mailbag: 11:43
The Reading Rambler: 15:06
Recs & Reviews: 51:04
Extinct Local Products: 52:19
Word of Mouth: 53:06
The Reading Rambler Hits the Road: 1:02:01
Switch Track: 1:02:17
It’s All Fun & Games (Whamageddon): 1:02:44
Hidden Gems: 1:14:00
Matchbook Histories: 1:53:18
Public Domain Performance: 1:55:57
Public Domain Pages: 2:00:49
Here’s Your Hat: 2:05:02
Closing Theme: 2:05:44
Outro: 2:05:52
Way Outro: 2:06:18
...more
2h 7min
December 05, 2024Night Mail Express - Episode 008 - Old-Tyme Christmas Mixtape
TIMETABLE:
Welcome Mat: 0:00
Gerry’s Intro (adapted from Old Christmas out of The Sketch Book of Washington Irving): 0:37
The First Noel, Lewis James w/ Male Quartet & Orchestra, 1929: 1:13
Christmas Time Seems Years & Years Away, Manuel Romain, 1910: 2:29
The Toyman's Shop, Arthur Hall, 1923: 4:29
Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Henry Burr, 1907: 6:30
A Christmas Carol, Arthur Fields, 1923: 7:50
On A Good Old Time Sleigh Ride, Peerless Quartet, 1913: 9:42.
When the Christmas Chimes Are Ringing, Lewis James, 1922: 12:49
Jingle Bells, Shannon Quartet w/ Orchestra, 1925: 15:56
Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night), Enrico Caruso, 1916: 18:25
(Outro) What Soldiers Want for Christmas, Oct. 2, 1944: 22:46
...more
27min
November 21, 2024The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 032 2024-11-12
TIMETABLE:
Intro: 0:00
Opening Theme: 0:44
Place Settings: 1:27
Nips & Giblets: 2:15
Housecleaning: 10:02
Extinct Local Products: 16:22
Leftovers: 17:22
The Reading Rambler: 35:35
Thanksgiving Tips: 57:45
Local News & Views: 1:04:02
Happenings: 1:08:23
The Reading Rambler Hits the Road: 1:10:23
Switch Track: 1:10:38
Hidden Gems: 1:11:07
Matchbook Histories: 1:44:27
Public Domain Performance: 1:46:50
It’s All Fun & Games: 1:50:26
Public Domain Pages: 1:58:28
Here’s Your Hat: 2:01:29
Closing Theme: 2:02:11
Outro: 2:02:18
...more
2h 4min
November 18, 2024Night Mail Express - Episode 007 - 2024 Presidential Post-Election Special
TIMETABLE:
Opening Theme: 0:00
Gerry’s Intro: 0:43
Harry Crane Called It: 0:55
It Was Obvious All Along: 2:17
Abortion Wasn’t Enough: 3:31
The Latino Vote: 6:23
Turnout: 7:16
Theories on Why Harris Lost: 8:19
What Dems Should & Shouldn’t Do: 13:16
Gerry’s Concern for His Daughter: 18:36
The Latino Vote Redux: 21:12
Relative Strength of the Candidates: 25:45
Even More About Latinos: 26:47
Immigration & the Economy: 27:24
Immigration, Legal & Otherwise: 30:51
More Evidence Please: 41:13
What a Trump Administration May Bring: 45:34
Potential for Political Violence: 51:22
Trump Is Not Hitler: 54:56
Other Reasons for Criticizing the Trump Administration: 56:47
It Might Be Worse Than We Think: 57:40
Or It Might Be Better: 59:26
Definitely Worse: 1:00:33
How To Boil a Frog: 1:01:21
No, for Sure Better: 1:03:26
Course Correction on the Left: 1:04:01
Trump May Be a Symptom: 1:06:33
This May Be a Global Phenomenon: 1:08:19
Trump May Be a Symbol: 1:09:32
Differences Between U.S. & Other Places: 1:10:41
Different Perspectives: 1:13:53
Someone’s Right & Someone’s Very Very Wrong: 1:15:42
...more
1h 17min
October 28, 2024Night Mail Express - Episode 006 - 2024 Presidential Pre-Election Special
TIMETABLE:
Intro: 0:00
Opening Theme: 0:19
Welcome Mat: 1:04
Problems w/ Probabilities, Polls & Predictions: 1:41
Parris’s Prediction: 6:24
Gerry’s Prediction: 8:55
Tony’s Non-Prediction Prediction: 8:58
Harris’s Positions: 10:47
The Trump Tariffs: 13:22
Harris’s Opportunity Economy: 15:09
Gerry’s Feelings About the Political Process: 15:22
Which States Matter & Which Don’t: 16:49
Tony’s Prediction: 17:45
Do It Like Perot: 19:38
Communication Styles: 23:04
The Role of the Press: 24:43
Communication Styles Redux: 33:51
The Media Sell What People Are Buying: 37:00
Perspectives on Political Violence: 37:45
The Route 106 Club: 39:49
Closing Theme: 40:34
Outro: 40:40
...more
42min
October 21, 2024The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 031 2024-10-16
TIMETABLE:
Opening Theme: 0:00
Welcome Mat: 0:37
Gnaw the Bones: 1:18
Nips & Nibbles: 11:42
The Reading Rambler: 40:01
Mailbag: 1:07:55
Extinct Local Products: 1:08:47
From the Attic: 1:09:52
Happenings: 1:11:58
Switch Track: 1:17:45
Halloween Hidden Gems: 1:18:16
Gerry’s Very Special Tale Part 1: 1:36:02
Public Domain Performance: 1:38:43
Gerry’s Very Special Tale Part 2: 1:45:22
Theater of the Air: 1:47:48
It’s All Fun & Games: 1:50:19
Here’s Your Hat: 1:53:29
Gerry’s Very Special Tale Part 3: 1:54:18
Closing Theme: 1:56:13
Outro: 1:56:30
...more
1h 58min
September 27, 2024The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 030 2024-09-24
TIMETABLE:
Opening Theme: 0:00
Welcome Mat: 0:40
A Neighbor Drops In: 1:37
Nips & Nibbles: 2:05
The Reading Rambler: 14:58
Local News & Views: 49:06
From the Attic: 54:09
Extinct Local Products: 59:28
Reading Review Review: 1:00:33
Local Leaf-Peeping News & Views: 1:09:05
Happenings: 1:16:54
Recs & Reviews: 1:29:28
Switch Track: 1:34:37
Theater of the Air: 1:35:03
Public Domain Performance: 1:38:19
Kidz Korner / Reader’s Corner: 1:45:09
Here’s Your Hat: 1:46:31
Closing Theme: 1:47:21
Outro: 1:47:27
...more
1h 48min
September 04, 2024The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 029 2024-08-28
TIMETABLE:
Intro: 0:00
Opening Theme: 0:19
Welcome Mat: 1:02
Chew the Fat: 2:20
Happenings: 6:49
Chew More Fat: 8:00
Local News & Views: 11:24
More Happenings: 15:00
More Local News & Views: 16:34
Reading Review Review: 17:03
Extinct Local Products: 25:13
From the Attic: 26:20
Still More Happenings: 31:38
Side Stream News: 43:44
Switch Track: 49:49
Public Domain Performance: 50:19
It’s All Fun & Games: 56:59
Recs & Reviews: 1:13:51
Theater of the Air: 1:16:42
Railroad Terms, Slang & Lingo: 1:21:20
Song Swap: 1:25:39
Here’s Your Hat: 1:38:54
Closing Theme: 1:39:26
Outro: 1:39:34
...more
1h 41min

FAQs about The Night Mail Podcast:

How many episodes does The Night Mail Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.