WKXL - New Hampshire Talk Radio

On Artful Living today, Jane welcomes Katelyn Gagnon from Good Life in Concord. Jane and Katelyn discuss the incredible events and classes offered at Good Life, December through February 2024. Don't miss this "Early Bird" segment on everything happening at Good Life!

This week on Facing the Future, we’ll get an update on COVID-19 as we enter another holiday travel season. Our guest is Dr. Jodie Guest, an epidemiologist and professor at Emory University in Atlanta who also serves as an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Then, we’ll switch gears to discuss the latest developments on the economic front, such as the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady for now and the “Goldilocks” October jobs report.

Bolt Cutter Productions begins a two week run of another play I’ve never heard of, Lungs, which opens this Friday at the Hatbox Theatre (http://www.hatboxnh.com) in Concord. It’s a two person play and I wanted to get the skinny on it so I had Glenn Provost, co-star and producer, come by and fill us in. Glenn gives us some introductory background about himself and then talks about this wonderful play and the challenges it took to bring it to life. Using terms such as “emotionally brutal”to describe portions, he talks about how his co-star Ashley Risteen and director Catherine Stewart delicately handled the required intimacy involved.

From the website: “…With a whiplash-fast speed and a devastating conclusion, Lungs will leave you gasping for breath long after the lights go out.” Tickets can be found: Buy tickets (https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=4&p=1)

Wednesday’s show featured author Johnny Smith. His latest book is “Jumpman : The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan”. Jim McIntyre joined us to tell us the story of Breeder’s Cup champion race horse Cody’s Wish whose name came from an young man who became his number-one fan and passed away less than 24 hours after the horse’s victory in California.

Plus election results and some kangaroo news. Soon you may be able to own a kangaroo in New Hampshire without a permit pending legislative approval.

Our monthly segment with the New Hampshire Insurance Department featured James Fox who is the Department’s Director of Property and Casualty. We focused on what the N.H. Insurance Department has been doing to protect consumers, especially our senior population, from fraudulent extended warranties and warranty services contracts which is now a priority of the Department under new Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt. The NH Insurance Department is available at nh.gov/insurance or at 800-852-3416.

Also on the program we were joined by a veteran of the U.S. Army and law enforcement, Scott Hyder. Scott founded the Hidden Battles Foundation following the suicide of his brother. The mission of the organization is to preserve the healthy minds of active and retired military veterans, law enforcement, EMS, 911 Dispatch and Nurses. More information is available at www.hiddenbattlesfoundation.org!

Monday’s show featured Hockey East commentator and Merrimack College broadcaster John Leahy.

Also joining us, University of New Hampshire head football coach Rick Santos who discussed his team’s loss to Villanova and Saturday’s upcoming game with Monmouth University in New Jersey.

Other topics on the show included more funding for Amtrak and the Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes which is getting underway soon.

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."

Nancy Barry, Producing Director for the Interlakes Theatre in Meredith, stopped by to discuss the history of the group, her time under the mentorship of Norman Leger at the New London Barn Playhouse, what it’s like to herd 30-50 summer actors/staff each year, the process of learning to cater to her paying demographic and sooooo much more.

On Artful Living today, our host, Jane Cormier and Liz Faiella of the Concord Community Music School discuss upcoming performances and the thriving folk music program at the music school. Join the conversation and discover all CCMS has to offer the greater Concord community.

This week on Facing the Future, we begin with a status check on the stalled appropriations process on Capitol Hill now that a new Speaker of the House has been selected by the Republican caucus. Our guest for that segment is Tom Kahn who served as Democratic House Budget Committee staff director from 1997 to 2016. He now teaches budget policy at American University in Washington.

Then we’ll talk with Richard Coffin, Chief of Research and Advocacy at USA Facts, a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic initiative that makes government data easy for all Americans to access and understand. That’s certainly a useful mission for anyone interested in things like the nation’s fiscal challenges.