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WKXL - New Hampshire Talk Radio

2,245 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 hours ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratings

WKXL 103.9/101.9 FM, 1450 AM, and NHTalkRadio.com continue to be a vibrant New Hampshire media entity. The station first hit the airwaves in 1946 and to this day keeps Granite Staters informed and engaged in the current events of our times.

Our goals are very simple to inform and entertain our listeners with interviews and stories that are thoughtful and compelling. From tragedy to triumph, fires to championship celebrations, the New Hampshire Primary to the City Council race, we have you covered.

You can listen live to WKXL seven days a week on 1450 AM, 101.9 FM/103.9 FM, and NHTalkRadio.com/live

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Episodes

WKXL Spotlight with Mark Yusko

March 28, 2024 21:00 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MB

Mark Yusko is the Managing Partner at Morgan Creek Digital. Mark knows a ton about successful investing. On this WKXL Spotlight episode, he tells us about his early stage investments in companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Alibaba. Incredible wins. Nowadays Mark focuses a bunch in the cryptocurrency space. He shares with our listening audience some of his thoughts on why the crypto space will continue to grow in the years ahead. He discusses things like: Leverage, Futures Options, ATM N...

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | The Bruins lose to Tampa Bay 3-1

March 28, 2024 15:27 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

Losing is never good. We here at The Sports Machine with Slim are as competitive as they come, so of course we hate that our Bruins lost last night. But we gotta cut this team a little bit of slack. The B's played an incredible game the night before against Florida. Then we run into a team in Tampa that is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. That's hot! So please excuse me if we don't have a chicken little the sky is falling type of desperation today. We are upbeat! Thomas Poeck our local, licen...

Artful Living Presents | Opera Duets

March 28, 2024 14:00 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MB

A special Artful Living segment dedicated to the great Opera Duets. Jane will guide listeners through each wonderful selection. Come and enjoy a little opera with us!

NH Unscripted with John Marshall

March 28, 2024 12:22 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

I called him a renaissance man. My friend John Marshall stopped by WKXL and NH Unscripted to talk with me about biochar, herbs, roasting his own coffee beans, working on his truck, acting and a heckuva lot more!!

Facing The Future | The Economics of Immigration

March 27, 2024 20:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

This week on Facing the Future, we'll look at the economics of immigration reform with Teresa Cardinal Brown, Senior Advisor for Immigration and Border Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. With the U.S on track to have more deaths than births by 2040, immigration is an increasingly necessary component for a growing economy. Is there a way forward on bipartisan reform?

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | The Bruins Are the Toughest Team in Town!

March 27, 2024 16:11 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

The Florida Panthers have scored the first goal in 38 games this season. They had lost only ONE of those games prior to last night. Now, they have lost 2 of them. The Bruins defeat Florida in a 4-3 win that definitively proves just how tough this team is.The Sports Machine with Slim has been telling people for months that the Boston Bruins are going on a huge playoff run. Last night, the Bruins showed everybody why we have so much confidence. Get on board the Bruins freight train while you st...

Cail & Company LIVE with Dr. Beth Kurland

March 27, 2024 13:11 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MB

Author and lecturer Dr. Beth Kurland discusses her brand new book, "You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything". Dr. Kurland is a clinical psychologist with three decades of experience and looks at our human tendency to avoid difficult emotions and the pressure so many feel to be happy.

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | Hampsters and March Madness

March 26, 2024 16:08 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

The Sports Machine with Slim welcomes Mitty into the studio today as we give our listening audience a ton to think about. The Boston Celtics collapse vs Atlanta. The Bruins HUGE hockey game tonight against Florida. The passing of a family pet (RIP Oreo). The upcoming games in the NCAA tournament. So much to choose from. Let's get to it.

Artful Living with Ashley Bathgate of Avaloch Farm Music Institute

March 26, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

Jane welcomes Ashley Bathgate, Artistic Director of Avaloch Music Institute, right here is Boscawen, NH. Join Ashley and Jane on this very special episode of Artful Living.

Artful Living with Ashley Bathgate of Avaloch Music Institute

March 26, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

Jane welcomes Ashley Bathgate, Artistic Director of Avaloch Music Institute, right here is Boscawen, NH. Join Ashley and Jane on this very special episode of Artful Living.

Cail & Company LIVE with Eliza Fisher & Amy McLaughlin

March 26, 2024 13:24 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

Tuesday's program featured Miss New Hampshire Volunteer 2024 Eliza Fisher. Eliza won the competition in September of 2023 and is preparing for the Miss Volunteer America pageant in June.In our monthly visit with the New Hampshire Department of Safety we visited with Amy McLaughlin, the Community Risk Reduction Specialist and Public Information Officer from the office of the State Fire Marshal. Amy provided tips on home fire safety including smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as regul...

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | The Prayer Episode

March 25, 2024 15:52 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

The NCAA basketball action from this weekend was insane! Wall to wall, Friday afternoon until late Sunday night we had the highest level of entertainment for basketball lovers. My game of the week was the Grand Canyon vs Alabama matchup from Sunday night. What an incredible effort both teams put forth.The Sports Machine with Slim gives a rundown of the games. Slim also shares with us a very interesting thing that happened to him on Sunday night as the basketball action was winding down. There...

Cail & Company LIVE with John Leahy

March 25, 2024 13:20 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MB

Although NCAA's "March Madness" has been grabbing the most of the attention in the sports world, college hockey is also holding its' post season tournaments and our Hockey East Guru John Leahy joined us to talk about them. Also Monday, a look back at Tony Orlando's amazing farewell performance last Friday in Connecticut.

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | The Bruins Lose to the Rangers

March 22, 2024 16:29 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

OH NO! The Bruins lose 5-2 to the Rangers last night and people are losing their minds! Everybody relax. The Bruins had won 3 in a row going into last night's game. We lead the NHL in points. We had a couple of breakdowns last night, and a very good Rangers team took advantage of them. That's the story, and we are sticking to it today on The Sports Machine with Slim! Thomas Poeck joins the show for a bit, and we also welcome in Sully to share his opinion on where things stand with this Bruins...

NH Unscripted with Jordan Formachelli & Marina Altschiller-Gannon

March 22, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MB

It’s time to party at Dive In Productions!! Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Marina Altschiller-Gannon (founder) and Jordan Formichelli (Artistic Director) came by the studio to chat up their celebration.March 29th at the Millspace in Newmarket, NH will be the day they pop the cork with Performances from Dive In's past productions including: The Upside of Being Down, Moments: A Song Cycle, Little Shop of Horrors, Dogfight, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lizzie and sooooo much more. They also drop...

Cail & Company LIVE with The Friday Fun Bunch

March 22, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

Local Sports Report | March 25, 2024

March 22, 2024 12:30 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 27, 2024

March 22, 2024 12:30 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 12:30 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 26, 2024

March 22, 2024 12:30 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

The Sports Machine w / Slim | NCAA Tournament Preview Special

March 21, 2024 16:40 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

The Sports Machine with Slim has the best sports talk callers in the world! We make the claim and we continue to back it up! Today we welcome two fans of the show into the recording studio. Baker and My Brother Dave join us to let our listeners know the secrets to filling out a perfect bracket. Perfection is what we are after! OK, yes, filling out a perfect bracket is impossible. But we love to reach for the stars here on The Sports Machine with Slim, and we invite you to come along for the...

The Sports Machine w/ Slim | St Anselm's College Softball Team

March 21, 2024 16:17 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MB

On today's edition of The Sports Machine with Slim we talked about last night's Boston Celtics win over the Bucks. We talked about the Boston Bruins and the potential for a huge fight tonight in the game vs the New York Rangers. We also talked a bunch about college hoops and the tournament action that truly gets going today. The most important thing we talked about though, was something good in the community that people should know about. The St Anselm's Softball team has a funding drive goi...

Artful Living Presents | The Ugly Duckling

March 21, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

Today on Artful Living, we will present our monthly Radio Theatre presentation, "The Ugly Duckling" by A.A. Milne. This parody on the subject of "Beauty" is a light-hearted treat for our Artful Living listeners!

Cail & Company LIVE with Deb Ritcey

March 21, 2024 13:31 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

Thursday's show focused on a different variation of March Madness which will be held Saturday in Concord. It's the 13th Annual Hoops on Wheels to benefit Granite State Independent Living (GSIL). The President and CEO of GSIL joined us to talk about the history of the basketball event as well as the organization itself which has grown since its' inception in 1980. Also discussed Thursday was the breaking story of the firing of Shohei Ohtani's long time interpreter who was involved with a well ...

The Sports Machine w / Slim | College Bball EXPERTS in the Studio with Slim!

March 20, 2024 15:17 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MB

The Bruins had an exciting win last night. The Celtics play a big game against the Bucks tonight. But we know what you are here for today. You want college basketball insight so that you can make the right picks for your brackets! So that's what we are going to give you....The Sports Machine with Slim and our team of experts say you should look out for Samford and Drake as early round upset pullers. We have other teams to look out for as well. All you gotta do is listen right here.

Cail & Company LIVE with Chris Brown & Clint Edinger

March 20, 2024 14:59 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

On the first show of the Spring our topic was hockey. Chris Brown of New Hampshire Distributors and Managing Partner of the N.H. Mountain Kings talked about this weekend's 13th Annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Festival at Tri Town Ice Arena in Hooksett. The event which had to be postponed twice due to the lack of ice at White Park in Concord will be held for the first time at Tri Town starting Friday morning at 9 and continuing throughout the weekend. Clint Edinger joined us in s...

Facing the Future: A Democrat's Case for Fiscal Responsibility

March 20, 2024 14:27 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

This week on Facing the Future we hear from Zach Moller, director of the economic program at Third Way, a center-left think tank. He'll discuss his recent report called, "A Democratic Case for Fiscal Responsibility." We'll also look at the latest numbers on jobs and inflation.

NH Unscripted with Pattiann Graham

March 20, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

Parttime commercial actor Pattiann Graham dropped by the WKXL studios and spoke with NH Unscripted host Ray Dudley about how she stumbled into doing commercials, what it was like being on set, some of her favorite shoots (Wayfair, Honda, Al Terry) and gave some tips for any newbies that might want to give commercials a try. She also gives some hilarious personal stories from her life. Oh yeah, and she’s also my sister!!!

The Sports Machine w / Slim | NCAA Bracket Strategery

March 19, 2024 16:02 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

You need help filling out your brackets for the NCAA tournament? The Sports Machine with Slim has got you covered! We have the voices you need to be listening to all week long here at WKXL. Mitty and MBD help Slim break down some of the upcoming action today on the show. We also welcome Thomas Poeck onto the line as we discuss the Bruins upcoming win tonight vs Ottawa. Confidence is key!!!

Cail & Company LIVE with A.J. Kierstead

March 19, 2024 14:02 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

A.J. Kierstead of The New England Take joined us in studio for Tuesday's show to discuss a number of local and national issues and to present his new "Values and the Media" survey which can be found at www.newenglandtake.com or on "X" @newenglandtake

Artful Living with Wayne Rivera

March 19, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

Today on Artful Living, Jane has a chat with fellow opera lover and teacher/performer, Wayne Rivera. Join our uplifting conversation.

The Sports Machine w / Slim | The Celtics and Bruins vs the Patriots and Red Sox!

March 18, 2024 15:14 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Two New England sports teams and rocking and rolling. Two New England sports teams are floundering. Let's give them all a little airtime today on The Sports Machine with Slim! The Bruins played their craziest game of the year on Saturday. 7 goals combined in the 3rd period in an up and down game vs Philadelphia results in a 6-5 win for our Boston Bruins! The way we are winning has Slim excited. The Celtics are winning in a different way - complete annihilation. The Celts destroy any mediocre ...

Cail & Company LIVE with John Leahy & Steve Callinan

March 18, 2024 13:16 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Monday's show featured our Hockey East Guru John Leahy with a preview of the Conference's men's semi-finals coming up this Friday night at TD Garden in Boston. We were also joined by former New Hampshire State Trooper Steve Callinan, a member of the N.H. Police Association Pipes and Drums, an organization that was formed after the tragic death of Sergeant James Noyes in 1994. They are holding their annual banquet Saturday in Manchester. Tickets are available at www.nhpipesanddrums.com

The Sports Machine w / Slim | I Was Wrong!

March 15, 2024 15:17 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

The Sports Machine with Slim is not correct all of the time. We make our fair share of mistakes. This week, we made a big one on the show when Slim said that the next few Boston Bruins games were not really going to matter. Last night's game mattered bigtime! The Bruins win 2-1 in overtime as Lindholm, Marchand and DeBrusk came together for one of the most beautiful plays of the season. This play might just help catapult this Bruins team to a Stanley Cup. That's how big it was. We break it al...

WKXL Spotlight with Trent Talbot of Brave Books

March 14, 2024 21:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MB

Are you familiar with the company Brave Books? My guess is that no, you have not heard of them before. Why is that? The answer might surprise you, and that's why I am happy to announce that Brave Books is the subject of this WKXL Spotlight! Trent Talbot is the Founder of Brave Books. He transitioned from the world of ophthalmology into creating a book company after becoming a father....and it sounds like he isn't looking back! Brave Books is growing at a remarkable pace and there are some inc...

The Sports Machine w / Slim | The Bruins Are Ready to Fight!

March 14, 2024 15:24 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

Pat Maroon is a player the Bruins added at the trade deadline. Did you know that Mr Maroon led the league in penalty minutes last year? And that he was 2nd most in penalty minutes the year before? Did you also know that he has had multiple physical encounters with Bruins favorites such as Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara? Today we talk with former NHL professional Thomas Poeck about the impact that Maroon can have on the locker room!

Cail & Company LIVE with Senator Howard Pearl & Heather Pearl

March 14, 2024 14:02 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Maple Weekend is this weekend throughout New Hampshire and that was the focus of our discussion on Thursday with State Senator Howard Pearl and his wife Heather. The Pearl family has been in the maple business since the late 1800's in the same location in Loudon at 409 Loudon Ridge Road. More information on Maple Weekend in the state is available at www.nhmapleproducers.com

Facing The Future | Pros and Cons of the Biden Budget

March 13, 2024 20:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MB

This week on Facing the Future, we look at President Biden's new budget. It has a plausible deficit reduction path but are the policies used to get there plausible as well? Our guests are Josh Gordon of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute.

The Sports Machine w / Slim | Aaron Rodgers for Vice President of the United States!

March 13, 2024 15:36 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

The Sports Machine with Slim is New Hampshire's next generation sports talk radio show. Today's show gives a perfect example of that. Did you know that Aaron Rodgers might be the next Vice President of the United States? That possibility would sure make Sundays in September and October this year a whole lot more interesting. The Celtics and Bruins get their fair share of airtime today on the program. Slim asks us: "Who do you like better, Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown?" It is a fair, and fun,...

NH Unscripted with Amy and Ethan Sager of Again & Again Farmstead

March 13, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

I’m telling you I’m in love with permaculture and so today I had Amy and Ethan Sager, from the Again & Again Farmstead in Tamworth, come by to chat up their farm. Their diversified farm produces growing supplies, wool products, flower bouquets, and ethically grown fruit and vegetables using non-certified organic methods. We talked about biochar, vermiculture (worms), no-till gardening, heritage breed chickens, ducks and sheep (and all the great wool that comes from them) and a heckuva lot more!!

Cail & Company LIVE with John Leahy, A.J. Kierstead, & D.J. Bettencourt

March 13, 2024 13:54 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

Wednesday's program featured Hockey East guru John Leahy previewing tonight's opening round men's matchups in the Conference tournament. We were also joined by Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt and Consumer Outreach Coordinator A.J. Kierstead of the N.H. Insurance Department talking about the recent cyberattack against United Health Group and United Healthcare.

The Sports Machine w / Slim | Conference Tournament Basketball!!!

March 12, 2024 15:13 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MB

College basketball kicks into ultra high gear this week as the conference tournaments start up. Yes, we talk about the Boston Celtics and their win over Portland last night. We also talk with former NHL pro Thomas Poeck about the Bruins loss to St Louis. But the most exciting part of The Sports Machine with Slim today is the conference tournament talk. My Brother Dave has been spot on with most of his predictions during the past couple of months. He gives us his thoughts on the conference tou...

Artful Living with Stephen Daigle

March 12, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

Today on Artful Living, Jane is joined by Stephen Daigle, Principal of St. John Regional School in Concord. They will discuss upcoming events and exciting news happening at the school.

Cail & Company LIVE with Bob Ryan & Ann Liguori

March 12, 2024 13:26 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Two sports media legends joined us on Tuesday's Cail and Company. Since 1968 Bob Ryan has covered sports for the Boston Globe and recently saw a college basketball game in South Dakota marking the 50th state in which he has witnessed a sporting event....not to mention D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and several Canadian provinces.Next up it was TV-radio host and interviewer extraordinaire Ann Liguori who is the author of a new book, "Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of...

The Sports Machine w / Slim | Pinkerton Wins the Boys D-1 Basketball Championship!

March 11, 2024 15:17 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

UNH was the place to be Sunday afternoon as the New Hampshire High School D-1 Finals took place. Pinkerton is your Boys champion, defeating Nashua North 90-76. What an effort by the Pinkerton Astros squad - and what an effort by the Pinkerton Astros student body! The fans showed up and showed out all game long. The Sports Machine with Slim says it was the Pinkerton fans who helped power the team to the state title! In the Girls D-1 game, Bedford defeated Pinkerton by a score of 60-41. Pinkert...

Local Sports Report | March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024 13:39 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 15, 2024

March 11, 2024 13:39 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 20, 2024

March 11, 2024 13:39 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 21, 2024

March 11, 2024 13:39 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Local Sports Report | March 18, 2024

March 11, 2024 13:39 - 1 minute - 2.07 MB

Your daily local sports report, read by radio host Ken Cail!

Guests

Chris Ryan
98 Episodes
Marianne Williamson
2 Episodes
Amy Klobuchar
1 Episode
Cory Booker
1 Episode
John Delaney
1 Episode
Pete Buttigieg
1 Episode

Books

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