Steve Smith Podcast
1,564 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHosted by WCNL Country General Manager Steve Smith, listen for daily workday downloads of the best interviews of interest for the local Sullivan County area of New Hampshire
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Jenn Alford-Teaster for State Senate - 7-24-2020
July 28, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBDemocratic candidate for NH Senate, Jenn Alford-Teaster is on discussing her campaign during Covid, sending kids back to school, her disagreements with Gov Sununu, coronivirus, and more.
Chief Wilmot - 7-24-2020
July 28, 2020 18:41 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBNewport Police Chief Brent Wilmot is on discussing back to school, the school resource officer, the importance of sports for children, and more.
PJ Lovely 7-23-2020
July 23, 2020 14:18 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBPJ Lovely from the Newport Rec Department is on discussing Day Camp with the Rec, Pods, Covid 19, going to Camp Coniston, a look ahead to the fall activities, fall sports, his new hair cut, and more.
Joe Osgood - 7-22-2020
July 23, 2020 12:46 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBJoe Osgood is on talking about his truck project his is working on, Black Lives Matters, Ron Paul, Covid 19, his TV playing commercials that are not played on his phone (at the same time), going back to school and more.
Chief Mark Chase - 7-22-20202
July 23, 2020 00:09 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBClaremont police chief Mark Chase is on discussing my vacation, mask requirements in stores, what happens if a person refuses to wear a mask if a store requires it, police reform, and lots more.
Kevin Onnela w/ Burt Spaulding - 7-21-2020
July 23, 2020 00:05 - 1 hour - 47 MBKevin Onnela is on with Burt Spaulding as we talk about Covid 19, wearing masks, the kids going back to school, remote learning, the petition to send kids back to school and more. Plus we talk a local citizen wanting to rename everything with Austin Corbin's name on it, cancel culture, Black Lives Matters, white privilege, and more.
Car nutz 7-21-2020
July 21, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 22 MBWayne and Eddie are on talking about Ed's trip to Lake George, his boat issues, more boat issues, and even more boat issues....and why he cut his vacation short because of....boat issues. We talk about last night's cruise night, the status of the car club, someone wanting to take over the name of the Car Nutz, and lots more.
Ray Gagnon - 7-21-2020
July 21, 2020 14:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRay Gagnon is on and he is rethinking his take on air conditioning after this oppressive humid weather as of late, Covid 19, remote learning, wearing masks, the importance of arts in a community, the Pleasant Street Claremont project, voting & absentee voting this election, and lots more.
Sue Prentiss for NH Senate - 7-20-2020
July 20, 2020 14:07 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBDemocratic candidate for NH Senate, Sue Prentiss, is on discussing her campaign, previous & current role in Lebanon City Government, Zoom meetings & town hall events, public health & her work over the years on safety, and lots more.
Leigh Stocker - Summercrest - 7-20-2020
July 20, 2020 14:02 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBLeigh Stocker from Summercrest is on discussing their virtual tour available to watch online & demand, the expansion project is almost complete, moving into long term care facilities are safe in NH, and lots more.
Corky Messner for Senate (R) - 7-17-2020
July 20, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBNew Hampshire Republican Senate Canidate Corky Messner zooms on with me to discuss why he is running for the US Senate seat, his political / business history, where he stands on the Second Amendment, how he got the nickname Corky, and more.
Lake Sunapee VNA & Hospice - 7-17-2020
July 20, 2020 11:30 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBJeanna Newbern & Cathy Raymond are on discussing the Lake Sunapee VNA & hospice's 50th anniversary. Though Covid 19 messed up all the fun events and gala's they had planned, the 50th anniversary year continues. We talk about the VNA's history over the past 50 years, how they grew to where they are today, how they obtained the building they are in, and lots more.
Chief Wilmot - 7-17-2020
July 17, 2020 11:17 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBNewport Police Chief Brent Wilmot is on talking about my garage project, bears Vs chicken coop, police reform, the book he read, US Presidents, and more.
Derek Ferland - 7-16-2020
July 16, 2020 14:18 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBSullivan County Manager, Derek Ferland, discussed Covid 19 precautions at the Nursing Home & House of Corrections, the inmate workforce, sober housing project in Claremont, broadband in rural communities, and lots more.
Rep Steve Smith - 7-16-2020
July 16, 2020 12:43 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBState Representative Steve Smith discusses OHRV's on roads in New Hampshire, Class 5 & 6 roads, how Covid 19 changed the way the State meets, the lack of dialogue between parties this bill cycle, CARES Act $, why he doesn't like seafood, and lots more.
Chief Bryan Burr - 7-15-2020
July 15, 2020 15:59 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBClaremont Fire Chief Bryan Burr is on this week discussing how Claremont and Sullivan County has faired with Covid 19, the ending of the National Guard's Covid 19 testing center in Claremont soon, schools opening back up this fall, road work being down in Claremont, status of the Fireman's Parade, the airport, CARES Act money, the new fire truck coming to Claremont, the importance of smoke alarms, recent fires in the city over the past few months, and more.
Kevin Onnela 7-21-2020
July 15, 2020 02:30 - 1 hour - 94 MBKevin Onnela is on with Alan Greenhalgh talking about Alan's benefit motorcycle ride, Covid 19, Black Lives Matters and more
Car Nutz 7-14-2020
July 14, 2020 12:19 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBWayne from the Car Nutz is on this week, Eddie is off. We talk about last night's cruise night, social distancing, old cars, Wayne's old Model A, what is going to happen to the car club after this year, and much more.
Ray Gagnon 7-13-2020
July 14, 2020 10:43 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBRay Gagnon is on this week after I was on vacation last week. We talk putting on weight during Covid 19, adults moving back in with their parents, the Washington Redskins changing their name, Franklin Pierce Law School and Franklin Pierce University changing their name, racist products, Black Lives Matters, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, I think Trump is going to win the election / Ray thinks Biden will win, boycott Goya, and much more.
Chief Wilmot - 7-3-2020
July 07, 2020 23:08 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBChief Wilmot is on after his vacation. We talk about my upcoming vacation (staycation), what I have planned to do, will I read a book or not(?) and what's going on with my lawnmower. We talk about the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell in Bradford, the FBI's jurisdiction, and more. Plus my wife Christine is in studio and tells the story about a friend of hers being "swatted" recently, as a stranger hacked her friend's X-Box & called police with a false report of a murder at their house. Christi...
PJ Lovely 7-2-2020
July 02, 2020 14:18 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBFrom the Newport Recreation Department, PJ Lovely is on discussing how Day Camp is going with the Rec, the July Challenge - the 5 Stage Trail Marathon in the Newport Town Forest, hiking trips, looking ahead to the Fall and more.
Jean Brown - The Prouty - 7-2-2020
July 02, 2020 14:16 - 18 minutes - 17 MBJean Brown, from the Friends Of Norris Cotton Cancer Center, is on with just little over a week left in the Virtual Prouty. We discussed the Prouty, how the fundraising is going, where the money goes & has gone, research funded, interesting things to do with a Virtual Prouty and more
Joe Osgood - 7-2-2020
July 02, 2020 14:13 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBJoe Osgood is on this week talking about Black Lives Matters, politics, mail in votes, Trump Vs Biden, and more.
Chief Mark Chase - 7-1-2020
July 02, 2020 14:11 - 39 minutes - 36 MBClaremont's police chief Mark Chase is on this week talking about the 4th of July, fireworks, drinking and driving, and more - including throwing away old shoes, the legal drinking age when he was in high school and lots more.
Kevin Onnela - 6-30-2020
July 02, 2020 14:09 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBKevin Onnela is on this week talking about the ATV trail in Lempster, Lempster Long Pond, his take on his hometown, going to meetings, Black Lives Matters, politics, Covid 19 and lots more.
Car Nutz - 6-30-2020
June 30, 2020 12:14 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBThe Car Nutz are on this week as Ed and Wayne discuss Wayne's back hill, wanting a new mower, Ed not buying anything new lately, Ed's rat rod painting project, the state of the economy thanks to Covid 19, David's House, the Car Nutz first cruise of the year, and lots more.
Barry Connell - 6-29-2020
June 29, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBNewport Selectman Barry Connell is on discussing being a Selectman in Newport, projects in the works & improvements in infrastructure, progress on Main Street and the Opera House, running for re-election, how voting will work in July, and more.
Leigh Stocker - Summercrest - 6-29-2020
June 29, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBLeigh Stocker from Summercrest zoomed on this week to discuss the new rules the Governor put in place to allow families at long-term care facilities visiting their loved ones, what the process is at Summercrest, how zoom with relatives is going, the expansion project, and lots more
Ray Gagnon W/ Beatriz Pastor - 6-29-2020
June 29, 2020 19:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBRay Gagnon is on this week with Democratic candidate for NH Senate Beatriz Pastor. Beatriz talks about the similarities of Lyme to Charlestown, struggles in rural communities, broadband in NH, her trying years ago to bring a hot water district to downtown Claremont, campaigning in a Covid 19 world, education issues in NH, why she came to America from Spain, and much more.
Dan Cherry - JD Perkins Academy - 6-26-2020
June 29, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDan Cherry, Principal of the JD Perkins Academy in Marlow, is on to discuss remote learning, how his teachers and students prospered during Covid 19 remote learning, the creation of Professor Perkins - the muppet he uses online for the school children to watch. We learn about how Prof Perkins evolved into what he is now, his experience on NH Chronicle, and lots more
Paul Beaudet - Newport Police Dept - 6-26-2020
June 26, 2020 19:57 - 21 minutes - 20 MBPaul Beaudet - Newport School Resource Officer - is on this week discussing how the SRO position went during remote learning, the role of the SRO, working with the students, the possibilities for schools in the fall, the importance of calling in tips to the local police, and lots more.
Jean Brown - The Prouty - 6-25-2020
June 26, 2020 19:47 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBJean Brown from the Prouty zoom'ed on to discuss the virtual Prouty happening right now. We talk about how it works, how much money has been raised so far, cancer research, participation and much more.
Joe Osgood 6-25-2020
June 26, 2020 19:42 - 49 minutes - 45 MBJoe Osgood is on this week talking about the ordeal in Goshen regarding Goshen leaving Newport schools, school choice, how processes work and more. We talked Bubba Wallace, the Claremont City Council meeting Wednesday night, statues being taken down, and lots more.
Chief Mark Chase - 6-24-2020
June 26, 2020 19:32 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBChief Mark Chase is on this week talking about the drought, fireworks in Claremont, can you set off fireworks in Claremont, the thought process on the city not having the fireworks this 4th of July, domestic abuse, drinking and driving, how quickly one can be past the legal limit, the food drive in Claremont and lots more.
Christine Smith - 6-24-2020
June 24, 2020 11:04 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBChristine stopped in this morning and I threw her on the radio. We talk about how things are during the pandemic, me sleeping while watching movies, and her going back to college.
Kevin Onnela - 6-23-2020
June 23, 2020 21:34 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBKevin Onnela is on this week and he is grumpy! We talk Bubba Wallace, racist stuff, Franklin Pierce University possibly changing their name, President Trump's rally this weekend, swimming at Lempster Long Pond, ATV's on roads, and much more.
Car Nutz 6-23-2020
June 23, 2020 12:05 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBEd and Wayne are on this week talking about Ed's new boat, the weird windshield, how he can't find another boat like his, jet skis, Wayne's truck issues continue, when the first cruise night is, and lots more.
Ray Gagnon 6-22-2020
June 22, 2020 17:34 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBRay Gagnon is in studio for the first time in months, since the Covid 19 thing began. We talked about the pandemic, what he is doing, going out or not going out, his car tip & trip down memory lane and more. Plus we talked policies, the Bolton book, CHOP, Biden being or not being too old, and more.
Newport Opera House - Meg Cowen & Cody Morrison - 6-19-2020
June 19, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBExecutive Director of the Newport Opera House, Meg Cowen, is on with Cody Morrison, from Newport Economic Development, to discuss the CDFA Tax Credit grant. The Opera House was awarded $181,071 in CDFA tax credits to fun new lighting, sound and projection system, but they need the public's help. By pledging to buy CDFA tax credits, your business can contribute to this project and keep your tax dollars in the community, rather than sending them to the General Fund in Concord. We discuss ho...
Chief Wilmot & Chief Chase - 6-19-2020
June 19, 2020 13:48 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBChief Wilmot and Chief Chase are in studio again this week. Brent worked overnight last night and is a little punchy. We talk facial hair, my weird superstitions, music trivia, Brent's folk's bear problem, Mark waking up late as a child & how he wakes up now, Brent had an application recently for someone to work for him, Brent's stint as a TV star, food drive in Claremont soon, movies that I won't watch - and why I won't watch, how I became a Buffalo Bills fan, what books we are reading, and...
Gen Don Bolduc for US Senate - 6-19-2020
June 19, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBGeneral Don Buldoc (R) is officially running for US Senate and has some things to say about the recent endorsement of his political opponent. We talk about the Republican Committee backing away from his campaign after President Donald Trump endorses another candidate, politics as usual, and his belief that New Hampshire residents should have the opportunity to make their own decision, not the politicians in Washington DC. The General is fired up and is ready to fight for New Hampshire.
Andru Volinsky for Governor - 6-18-2020
June 18, 2020 14:17 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBDemocratic candidate for Governor, Andru Volinsky is on discussing his campaign, not taking "the pledge" but promising his own pledge, school funding, special education funding, donations, life in the COVID 19 world, and lots more.
Joe Osgood - 6-18-2020
June 18, 2020 13:57 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBJoe Osgood is on this week talking about how busy he has been, flying last night, going to Maine soon, why he loves Ogunquit Maine, and more. Plus we discuss the Brooks shooting, racial unrest in the United States, Aunt Jemima / Uncle Ben and Mrs Buttersworth all possibly being re-branded soon, and lots more.
Chief Mark Chase W/ Chief Brent Wilmot - 6-17-2020
June 18, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBClaremont Police Chief Mark Chase is on this week talking about the Stevens High School graduation, the parade, this class not getting their traditional sendoffs - but getting something unique. Special guest, Newport Police Chief Brent Wilmot, pops in the studio to pick on Mark, talk random things like our favorite Disney Movie, BMG Music Service, the song Unforgettable, Kurt Russell's tie to Newport and more. Plus we discuss militarization of police, the civil unrest, tools on their belt...
Kevin Onnela with Derek Tremblay - 6-16-2020
June 16, 2020 22:57 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBKevin Onnela is on again this week with special returning guest - Derek Tremblay. Derek is the headmaster of Mount Royal Academy in Sunapee. We talk Covid 19, remote learning, how parents feel about returning to school in the fall, the State's involvement in dictating what happens at the school, and more. Plus we discuss at length the race issues in the United States, the teacher in Vermont on paid administrative leave after a Black Lives Matters post on Facebook, how do you discuss wha...
Car Nutz Car club - 6-16-2020
June 16, 2020 22:47 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWayne and Eddie are on this week from the Car Nutz Car Club and we talk about their first, official, cruise night of the year. It's 99.9% sure that they will be having their first cruise on Monday July 13th in the Sugar River Bank back parking lot, on Main Street in Newport. governor Chris Sununu called Wayne last week to discuss the cruise and pointed Wayne in the right direction. So if all goes as planned, the Car Nutz will be having Cruise Nights on July 13th, 20th, 27th, Aug 3rd and 1...
Leigh Stocker - Summercrest - 6-15-2020
June 16, 2020 22:37 - 9 minutes - 4.25 MBLeigh Stocker from Summercrest zoomed on this week to talk about the construction project moving forward, a couple new residents moved in to Summercrest recently, how that process works, just because the world is different with Covid 19 doesn't mean that people don't still need care, and lots more.
Ray Gagnon - 6-15-2020
June 16, 2020 22:29 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBRay Gagnon is zooming in from his house this week, as the world is slowly returning to work, life and play...in it's own little way. We talk about the Stevens High School graduation this past weekend, having trees removed at his house, filings to run for Sullivan County Commissioner and then realizing that he is no longer a registered Democrat, forgetting to wear a mask while taking a selfie, the local House and Senate races, and lots more.
Derek Ferland - Sullivan County Manager - 6-12-2020
June 14, 2020 13:20 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBDerek Ferland - Manager of Sullivan County - is on this month discussing the Covid 19 scare at the Nursing Home, precautions they take at the Nursing Home, testing for Covid every 10 days, protections for prisoners and more. We talk about using the prison workers for a project in Goshen, are those in jail being released because of Covid 19. money obtained by the CARES Act, the budget for the County, how the county tax is looking, and lots more. Plus Derek talks Claremont Speedway old photos.
Chief Brent Wilmot - 6-12-2020
June 12, 2020 16:28 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBNewport Police Chief Brent Wilmot is on this week discussing Newport High School's graduation on Wednesday, the traffic jam, fireworks at graduation, and more. In the state of our society these days, I tell Brent that Paw Patrol was rumored to be canceled because Chase is a police dog & protestors want the show off the air because it glorifies police. Brent gives his take on defunding police departments, the roles of police, minimum requirements to become a police officer, training of poli...