31 episodes
The Night Mail Podcast Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos
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According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that rattles across the countryside during the hours of darkness with its sleeping cars, mail, express, a smoker, and a coach with a few dozing lumberjacks and college boys traveling cheap, with perhaps a milk car or two on the head end.”In that same amiable spirit, we’d like to present The Night Mail Podcast from Felchville Village in Reading, Vermont, hosted by us, Gerry Marletta and Tony Pikramenos. We’ll chat about this and that, discuss matters of local interest, and offer up simple amusements to pass the time. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other podcast platforms. A new episode drops every couple of weeks. The town library website (readinglibrary.org) also has a link to episodes and information. The email address for the podcast is nightmailpod@gmail.com. Or you can write us a note, postcard, or letter. Address it to Night Mail, then put it in the little free library that sits in the front yard of the town library. No stamp required.
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 026 2024-07-10
TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Welcome Mat: 1:17Independence Day Review / Montage: 1:51Weather Update: 14:25Local News & Views: 15:29Happenings: 28:45Reading Review Review: 37:56Extinct Local Products: 46:08From the Attic: 47:50Switch Track: 57:02Public Domain Performance: 57:333D News / The Fourth Estate: 1:09:30The Biden Camp / Should I Stay or Should I Go Now: 1:22:19Kidz Korner: 2:11:20Theater of the Air: 2:13:35Song Swap: 2:15:21Here’s Your Hat: 2:24:18
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 025 2024-06-26
TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00Chew the Fat: 2:00Loose Threads / Mailbag: 17:57From the Attic: 25:10Extinct Local Products: 58:45News & Views: 59:47Reading Review Review: 1:05:17Happenings: 1:21:48Recs & Reviews: 1:29:19Switch Track: 1:39:44Legends, Libels & Lies: 1:40:05Public Domain Performance: 1:41:46Kidz Korner: 1:48:42Theater of the Air: 1:55:003D News: 1:57:21Song Swap: 2:10:06Here’s Your Hat: 2:28:45
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 024 2024-05-30
TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00Chew the Fat: 1:33News & Views: 18:15Extinct Local Products: 37:16Reading Review Review: 38:17Happenings: 47:00More News & Views: 57:38Recs & Reviews: 58:46From the Attic: 1:14:17Switch Track: 1:22:41It’s All Fun & Games: 1:23:12Theater of the Air: 1:33:14Mailbag: 1:37:253D News: 1:49:10Public Domain Performance: 2:01:47Song Swap: 2:06:15Here’s Your Hat: 2:30:14Outro: 2:31:03
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 023 2024-05-01
TIMETABLE:Welcome Mat: 0:00Nips & Nibbles: 1:09Chew the Fat: 15:23National Poetry Month: 30:00Mailbag: 35:39Loose Threads: 42:37News & Views: 53:00Reading Review Review: 1:16:40(Non) Extinct Local Products: 1:21:23From the Attic / Kidz Korner: 1:22:30Happenings: 1:25:20Switch Track: 1:29:31Legends, Libels & Lies: 1:29:56Theater of the Air: 1:31:26Song Swap: 1:35:07Public Domain Performance: 2:05:51Public Domain Pages: 2:12:38Here’s Your Hat: 2:25:00Outro: 2:25:50Epilogue 2:26:50
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 022 2024-04-17
TIMETABLE:Welcome Mat: 0:00Lisa Hern-Silvester Intro: 1:24Lisa’s Bio: 4:35Living in Reading: 11:40Lisa’s Other Town Position: 15:44Selectboard—Definition: 22:49Town Commissions & Committees: 24:26Selectboard—Definition Redux: 27:00Running for Selectboard: 27:47Attending Selectboard Meetings: 33:32Becoming a Selectboard Member: 34:17Traits Suitable for the Selectboard: 36:26Some Catching Up to Do: 38:28Lisa’s Priorities: 40:16School: 49:40Selectboard & Other Organizations: 51:38Local B...
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The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 021 2024-03-20
TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00Nips & Nibbles: 2:40Chew the Fat: 16:29Loose Threads: 43:46News & Views: 1:05:17Reading Review Review: 1:32:34Extinct Local Products: 1:40:05Nips & Nibbles Redux: 1:41:08From the Attic: 1:43:06Happenings: 1:46:22Switch Track: 1:49:02Theater of the Air: 1:49:29It’s All Fun & Games: 1:52:24Public Domain Performance: 1:56:23Kidz Korner: 2:00:01Song Swap False Alarm: 2:15:01Mic Got a Mind of Its Own & Don’t Bring Your FedEx to the USPS: 2:15:09Song ...