27 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 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 Business: 54:05The Nature of Change: 55:15Role of the Selectboard in Affecting Change: 58:22Pump Track: 59:25“Citizens Brigade”: 1:03:50Tech & Town Government: 1:08:37More About Serving on Selectboard: 1:14:04Changing of the Guard: 1:15:36Important Public Figure: 1:20:12Personal Anecdote: 1:21:17Outro: 1:24:39 -
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 021 2024-03-20
TIMETABLE:
Welcome Mat: 0:00
Nips & Nibbles: 2:40
Chew the Fat: 16:29
Loose Threads: 43:46
News & Views: 1:05:17
Reading Review Review: 1:32:34
Extinct Local Products: 1:40:05
Nips & Nibbles Redux: 1:41:08
From the Attic: 1:43:06
Happenings: 1:46:22
Switch Track: 1:49:02
Theater of the Air: 1:49:29
It’s All Fun & Games: 1:52:24
Public Domain Performance: 1:56:23
Kidz Korner: 2:00:01
Song Swap False Alarm: 2:15:01
Mic Got a Mind of Its Own & Don’t Bring Your FedEx to the USPS: 2:15:09
Song Swap: 2:24:25
Public Domain Pages: 2:25:18
Here’s Your Hat: 2:27:37
Epilogue: 2:28:34 -
Night Mail Express - Episode 005 - 2024 Town Meeting Day Wrap Up
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Welcome Mat: 0:00Intro: 1:09Selectboard Seat: 1:32Solar Array: 2:30School Bond & Budget: 3:30Voter Participation: 34:44Meeting Day Format: 36:16Talking Across Difference w/ Shiri Macri: 37:20Tweaking Info Meetings: 42:06Hybrid Meetings & a Word from Clyde Jenne: 42:44 -
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 020 2024-02-28
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Welcome Mat: 0:00Nips & Nibbles: 1:08Chew the Fat: 7:07Loose Threads: 24:51Mailbag: 33:56News & Views: 57:26Happenings: 1:56:47Reading Review Review: 2:00:36Extinct Local Products: 2:06:37From the Attic: 2:08:11Public Domain Performance: 2:10:23Theater of the Air: 2:20:003-D News: 2:21:34It’s All Fun & Games: 2:36:08Kidz Korner: 2:42:10Public Domain Pages: 2:45:03Here’s Your Hat: 2:49:41. -
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 019 2024-01-31
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Welcome Mat: 0:00Gerry’s Mea Culpa: 1:26Chew the Fat: 2:33Nips & Nibbles: 20:29Mailbag: 26:13Happenings: 51:51Reading Review Review: 57:25News & Views: 1:03:05Extinct Local Products: 1:42:30From the Attic: 1:43:18Public Domain Performance: 1:53:27Recs & Reviews: 1:58:28Trivia: 2:03:20Theater of the Air: 2:11:18Kidz Korner: 2:14:10Into the Weeds: 2:20:52Public Domain Pages: 2:22:26Here’s Your Hat: 2:25:13Home-Ec: 2:26:10 -
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 018 2024-01-17
TIMETABLE:
Welcome Mat: 0:00Chew the Fat: 1:40Nips & Nibbles: 26:34Mashup - Loose Threads, Mailbag, From the Attic: 34:09Reading Review Review: 44:13Extinct Local Products: 49:03Public Service Announcement: 50:02Happenings: 52:37Word of Mouth: 1:05:29Theater of the Air: 1:09:46It’s All Fun & Games, Trivia: 1:14:00Kidz Korner: 1:20:29Public Domain Performance: 1:22:47Public Domain Pages: 1:27:30Here’s Your Hat: 1:32:24