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It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Miami Heat last night and in the process, Jimmy Butler sustained an injury. Could the Celtics road to the Conference Finals get any easier? The depleted Heat will play the Chicago Bulls Friday night to see who faces the Celtics in round 1 which begins on Sunday.The Boston Bruins face the Toronto Maple Leafs in round 1 starting on Saturday. The Bs are 4-0 against Toronto this year. Will the streak of perfection continue? Time will tell, but The Sports Machine with Slim says YES! This prediction is one of many gifts that are shared with the listening audience today on New Hampshire's next generation sports talk radio show.

On today's Artful Living, we chat with Elizabeth Cohen, of New York who is a Finalist of our upcoming NH Opera Idol Competition, and Molly Lozeau from St. Anselm College who will accompany the competition! Join us!

Alex Posani joined us in studio on Thursday to talk sports. Alex is the Public Address announcer and in-arena host for the New Hampshire Mountain Kings of the North American Hockey League and has recently added a P. A. position with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to his resume. Although still a young man, Alex has visited 25 Major League Baseball stadiums throughout North America.

The puck drops for game 1 of The Bruins vs Toronto series on Saturday! The Sports Machine with Slim has been telling everyone for months that this Bruins team is going to go on an epic run. Our finish to the season doesn't change a thing for us. Yes the Bruins lost to Washington and then followed that up with last night's loss to Ottawa. But as Phil from the Hangover would say: "This is a good thing". Let's truly start the process of educating this weak generation of Boston sports fans. It will be a herculean task to toughen them up, but it is one that we here at The Sports Machine with Slim are prepared for!

This week on Facing the Future, we'll get some policy ideas from three college students who recently took part in an annual Fiscal Challenge competition where teams from around the country devise and defend their own plans for putting the federal budget on a sustainable path. Dr. Mike Aguilar, founder and president of the Fiscal Challenge also joined the discussion.

It was a potpourri show on Wednesday as we talked about the retirement of Bruins TV broadcaster Jack Edwards, a move afoot in the US Senate to end funding to Public Broadcasting, the closing of the Regal Theatre on Loudon Road in Concord and no buyer yet for the Concord Casino that was shuttered in December.

Who will the Bruins play in the first round? Who will the Celtics play in the first round? We will find out the answer to these questions tonight and tomorrow as The Sports Machine with Slim gets ready for what is sure to be a hugely entertaining playoff run for the fans of our Boston sports teams! The Bruins play Ottawa tonight to determine if they will face Tampa Bay or Toronto in the first round. Florida will be playing Toronto on ESPN at the same time tonight, so it might be worth switching the tv channel back and forth a bit. Unless you are more interested in the NBA. The Lakers take on New Orleans tonight in a game that most people are predicting the Lakers to win. In the late game, Golden State takes on Sacramento in an elimination duel. The playoffs are here!

Tuesday's show featured author Jonathan Fanning who discussed his latest book, " Creativity Unleashed: Five Habits of World Class Innovators". Jonathan has been coaching leaders in many walks of life for more than 20 years. We also featured some of the home run calls from the long time radio voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling. Sterling announced his retirement from the broadcast booth Monday after 36 years and 5,420 games citing health concerns.

Artful Living welcomes Soprano, Addison Pattillo who is a Finalist for our NH Opera Idol Competition 2024.  Jane and Addison talk about many different challenges for the "emerging singer" in the opera world.  We invite you to our conversation!