55 episodes
North Words NCPR
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It's life in the North Country - everything from athletes, to artists, and great stories.
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North Words: the strange history of an unlikely feminist icon
Lobbyist... doctor... spy... accused murderer. Just a few words that describe Josephine McCarty, the "abortionist of Howard Street."
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This little island is "ground zero" for climate change
North Country filmmaker Scott Carroll is about to visit Svalbard, a tiny Norweigian island that he says provides a window into the future of our world.
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Oh no, not another clip show!
North Words looks back at some of the best revelatory moments from the last year and a half and pulls back the curtain on how public radio is made.
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"Is love of country the best thing in the world?" Understanding politics through Springsteen
Retired SUNY Potsdam Professor John Massaro talks with Mitch about how Bruce Springsteen’s political awakening can help untangle politics for young people.
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A happy accident lead to this guy drumming with Gordon Lightfoot for almost 50 years
Barry Keane was content just working at a record company. He didn't expect to eventually play on hundreds of records with over 250 musicians.
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How one guy traveled the entire Hudson river from the Adirondacks to the sea
Peter Lourie reflects on his 315 mile journey. He's the first person on record to have made the entire trip by canoe.