The Howl

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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.

JAN 7

Get your tickets for the HOWL Grand Slam!

(Jan 7, 2026) Winners from 2025’s regional story slams compete for storyteller of the year on January 24th in Canton.

1 min
12/24/2025 · BONUS

The HOWL Holiday Special

(Dec 24, 2025) Five North Country storytellers share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families - both joyful and disastrous.

53 min
12/19/2025 · BONUS

Bonus Episode: Live in Lake Placid

(Dec 19, 2025) A selection of 5 stories from Smoke Signals in Lake Placid.

35 min
10/15/2025

An infomercial convinced Dave he was abducted by aliens

(Oct 15, 2025) Plus, host Ethan Shantie tells us about the time his grandpa was visited by a strange creature in the woods.

18 min
10/08/2025

How Radio Bob turned a rabies scare into a decades long marriage

(Oct 8, 2025) 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
10/01/2025

In loving memory...

(Oct 1, 2025) Mary Schlosser tells the story of visiting her husband in her dreams after he passes, and Ethan remembers his friend, Derek Maus.

14 min
09/24/2025

Everyone's just making it up as they go along.

(Sep 24, 2025) 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
09/17/2025

No Bryans Allowed

(Sep 17, 2025) 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!

16 min

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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.