The Howl
NCPR: North Country Public Radio
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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.
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OCT 15, 2025
An infomercial convinced Dave he was abducted by aliens
Plus, host Ethan Shantie tells us about the time his grandpa was visited by a strange creature in the woods.
18 MIN
OCT 8, 2025
How Radio Bob turned a rabies scare into a decades long marriage
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.
18 MIN
OCT 1, 2025
In loving memory...
Mary Schlosser tells the story of visiting her husband in her dreams after he passes, and Ethan remembers his friend, Derek Maus.
13 MIN
SEP 24, 2025
Everyone's just making it up as they go along.
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.
15 MIN
SEP 17, 2025
No Bryans Allowed
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!
15 MIN
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