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Our President's Day show featured some movie talk with our Flick Chick Kitty Rae and Kyle Heavey, a videographer from WMUR TV. Also Monday our weekly update from Hockey East guru John Leahy.

This is the time of year in the NHL when teams start wondering about what players might be on the move as the trade deadline approaches. Is it possible that the Boston Bruins players just might be wondering about this very topic? The B's are 1-3-1 since the all-star break. For a team that was the best team in the league during the first half of the season, this start to the second half is a bit worrisome. Slim says that we need to make a trade to mix things up! But hold on a second - some people don't agree. Let's listen to what one of our callers has to say. The Sports Machine with Slim is a democracy!

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."

It was time for part II of my chat with Kevin Collins from the Garrison Players about the evolution of high school and community theater. Some of the topics today included: 1) The rise of theater training camps marketed to high school students (not summer; year-round) and its impact on traditional HS drama 2) The fragmenting and siloing of theater (HS shows in the 21st century v. 1950s-2000s) 3) Difference between the shows being done by high schools and youth theater v. "traditional" nonprofessional theater. And as usual, we drop down some rabbit holes!

Who is the smartest person that you have ever heard speak? If you ask one million people this question, you might get 1 million different answers. On this edition of WKXL Spotlight, we speak with Charles Hoskinson. Charles is the CEO of IOHK (Input Output) and a major contributor within the world of cryptocurrency. When you listen to Charles speak, it is easy to understand why some people might say this is the smartest person in the world. Welcome to the show!

The Celtics won last night by a score of 136-86 over the Brooklyn Nets. They led from beginning to end. That's the way it has been all season actually. The Celts now have a four game lead over EVERY team in the league as the NBA heads toward All Star Weekend. The Celtics are the prohibitive favorite to win it all from a betting standpoint, with odds of (+260) to win it all. The next closest is the Nuggets at (+475). NBA experts believe the Celtics are going to be champions. The Sports Machine with Slim is loudly cheering for our beloved Celtics. We definitely have the talent. But do we have the willpower? We look deep into that question and answer today on New Hampshire's next generation sports talk radio show!

Author John J. Mullen joined us in studio Thursday to talk his book, "Silver Mittens". It's about survival and resilience after John and his brother, Ray, were beaten and tortured . by their parents while growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts. Brian Coombes of Rocking Horse Studio in Pittsfield was also with us in studio as Brian and John have been friends for decades.

This week on Facing the Future, our guest was Dr. Phillip Swagel, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO just released its Budget and Economic Outlook for 2024-2034. Spoiler alert: It's not great news.

The Sports Machine with Slim says YES! The Celtics have the talent to win it all. And the Bruins have the heart to win it all. DO the Celtics have the heart and DO the Bruins have the talent? That remains to be seen. As a New England fan, now is a fun time to have a ton of confidence and think positively! That is exactly what we will do today on the WKXL airwaves......as we simultaneously try to buy some tickets for the Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga Race Course this coming June!

Wednesday we talked Valentine's Day, the Mayorkas impeachment, sending New Hampshire National Guard members to the southern border and cannabis legislation. We were also joined in studio by WKXL alum Dan Colgan for the final segment of the program.