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WSPL Podcast Series

30 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

The Western Sullivan Public Library Podcast Producer & Coordinator, Dale Blagrove, brings a variety of local talent and history within the Western Sullivan County New York Area

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Episodes

WSPL INTERSECTION with ART HAWKER

June 06, 2023 15:47 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MB

Join us in this episode as we are in conversation with Art Harker of the local Tusten Historical Society. https://welcometonarrowsburg.com/tusten-historical-society

WSPL INTERSECTIONS with CHARLES WILKIN

March 24, 2023 19:00 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MB

Charles Wilkin - The Artist and Bee Keeper In 2008 Charles went looking for danger and when no one wanted to go skydiving with him he chose beekeeping instead. He quickly realized bees are actually gentle and fragile creatures. “I guess you can say I fell in love with danger.” Charles jokes “They’ve become like family and I’ve learned over the years to be less of a beekeeper and more of a care taker.” As his passion for bees grew so did the demand for 2 Queens honey, which eventually le...

WSPL COMMUNITY - SHOUT OUTS

February 01, 2023 14:42 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

A special thank to Dale Blagrove and Brian Erlwein for mentioning Western Sullivan Public Library in their latest epsisode of Pride Time on local WJFF 90.5 FM Radio Catskills. Once a month these two have a great time talking about being local in the Sullivan Catskills area. We love when community groups and organizations support each other. We are always up for a great Shout Out. So let us know where you are hearing or seeing us. ENJOY!

AUTC Original - AS THE RIVER TURNS Episode 8 NARROWSBURG UNITED

January 05, 2023 19:38 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB

This episode is the conclusion of an on-going series. A soap opera called, As The River Turns.  Brought to you by Act Underground Theatre and the Western Sullivan Public Library.  A murder has occurred in our little hamlet.. All this observed through the eyes, ears and tears of people tryin’ to do the right thing because no one mourns the wicked … in this case, JJ Wareverson, the most hated man in town.  We’re one up on the sheriff. We know whodunnit. Mrs. Constance Sullivan. A survivor ...

AUTC: AS THE RIVER TURNS - Episode 7 "WHODONEITBURG"

December 06, 2022 14:20 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MB

This episode is the seventh installment of an original continuing series.  In Callicoon, Jeffersonville, and ... (Simple. Not rural. Small town.) Narrowsburg, New York, Time: the 1930s a hamlet within the Town of Tusten a place full of people you can trust in ... with a few notable suggestions.  Time moves a little slower here depending on the mood of the river – a lady we call Delaware.  But time doesn’t stop the humanity all around us! Join us for this monthly continuing seres.  Wi...

AS THE RIVER TURNS – Episode #6 - MURDERSBURG

November 01, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

This episode is the sixth and final installment of an original series.  In Callicoon, Jeffersonville, and ... (Simple. Not rural. Small town.) Narrowsburg, New York, Time: the 1930s a hamlet within the Town of Tusten a place full of people you can trust in ... with a few notable suggestions.  Time moves a little slower here depending on the mood of the river – a lady we call Delaware.  But time doesn’t stop the humanity all around us! Join us for this monthly continuing seres.  With ...

AS THE RIVER TURNS – Episode #5 - THE SECRET - REVEALED

October 01, 2022 13:08 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MB

This episode is the fith installment of an original continuing series.  In Callicoon, Jeffersonville, and ... (Simple. Not rural. Small town.) Narrowsburg, New York, Time: the 1930s a hamlet within the Town of Tusten a place full of people you can trust in ... with a few notable suggestions.  Time moves a little slower here depending on the mood of the river – a lady we call Delaware.  But time doesn’t stop the humanity all around us! Join us for this monthly continuing seres.  With ...

AUTC Original - AS THE RIVER TURNS Episode 4 JJ

September 01, 2022 14:27 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB

This episode is the fourth installment of an original continuing series.  In Callicoon, Jeffersonville, and ... (Simple. Not rural. Small town.) Narrowsburg, New York, Time: the 1930s a hamlet within the Town of Tusten a place full of people you can trust in ... with a few notable suggestions.  Time moves a little slower here depending on the mood of the river – a lady we call Delaware.  But time doesn’t stop the humanity all around us! Join us for this monthly continuing seres.  Wit...

AUTC Original - AS THE RIVER TURNS - BABIES

August 02, 2022 14:48 - 15 minutes - 21 MB

This episode is the third installment of an original continuing series. A sudser. Yes, a seller of soap, based in our Hamlet of Narrowsburg in the 1930s. That’s right a soap opera called, As The River Turns. This third episode is a chance for you to get to more of the townsfolk.  Last episode we followed sweet, noble Constance as she went about her day.  In this episode we will get to know a little bit about her husband Luxton and a few of the other characters residing in the 1930’s Hamlet...

AUTC: AS THE RIVER TURNS - Episode 2 "CONSTANCE"

July 01, 2022 12:14 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

AS THE RIVER TURNS – EPISODE TWO “CONSTANCE” written and directed by Greg Triggs This episode is the Second Installment of an original continuing series. A sudser. Yes, a seller of soap, based in our Hamlet of Narrowsburg in the 1930s. That’s right a soap opera called, As The River Turns. This second episode we will be following “Constance”, the beloved matriarch and founder of the local paper. She has her hands full with her two growing daughters. With sound and graphics by Alan K...

AUTC Original - AS THE RIVER TURNS

June 01, 2022 13:59 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MB

AS THE RIVER TURNSwritten and directed by Greg Triggs This episode is the first installment of an original continuing series. A sudser. Yes, a seller of soap, based in our Hamlet of Narrowsburg in the 1930s. That’s right a soap opera called, As The River Turns. This premiere episode is a chance for you to get to know some of the townsfolk. A primer, if you will. With sound and graphics by Alan Kehoe, original music by Heidi Mollenhauer and produced by Western Sullivan Public Library’s te...

AUTC: MY FRIEND IRMA - IRMA GOES TO ENGLAND

May 02, 2022 13:24 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MB

Old Time Radio Podcast:     My Friend Irma – The Coronation aka  Irma’s Trip to England Irma wins a raffle from her Secretary’s Club for an all-expense paid trip to England and the Queen’s Coronation.  Determined to make all her travel plans by herself over the strenuous objections of her dearest friends, the trip doesn’t exactly come off as planned …. And somehow involves Boston Baked Beans in lieu of crumpets and the Red Sox instead of Manchester United soccer.  An hilarious trip you w...

WSPL INTERSECTION with MARTIN HIGGINS

April 05, 2022 14:56 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MB

Martin Higgins - Head Roaster Martin began micro-roasting roasting coffee in 1996 when he opened his first shop in Columbus, Ohio. After growing that business into 5 locations, he moved on to large scale commercial roasting where he continued to refine his roasting skills. “Diner coffee doesn’t take much effort, but roasting something truly worth drinking takes years of study and experience.” Every batch of 2 Queens coffee starts with the best green beans hand selected by Martin and roaste...

AUTC: MY FRIEND IRMA

April 01, 2022 02:04 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MB

AUTC: MY FRIEND IRMA - THE BOSS BUYS A HORSE

April 01, 2022 02:04 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MB

The excitement mounts as everyone gathers at the racetrack to see Mr. Clyde’s new racehorse Laughing Boy compete at the track. But a last minute decision to swap out Laughing Boy for the filly Dancing Girl has Irma racing with time as she comes up with an idea to save Laughing Boy from the glue factory….. against all odds. Be sure to tune in ….. you will be sure to win, place AND show with this racetrack winner! This adaptation of My Friend Irma was edited and directed by Greg Triggs, wi...

AUTC: Old Time Radio - BIG TOWN

March 01, 2022 12:51 - 35 minutes - 49.7 MB

BIG TOWN: PITTSBURGH LIL - Written by Jerry McGill The Illustrated Press is the biggest newspaper of BIG TOWN -- a hustling, bustling, scurrying, hurrying, dashing, slashing madhouse -- where everyone works at top speed, driven by the sharp tongue of its merciless managing editor, Steve Wilson. Our scene is the newspaper offices of the Illustrated Press and the next big scoop of former criminal operator turned wealthy socialite is just about to hit the presses, but not without dramatic dea...

MY FAVORITE HUSBAND: VALENTINE’S DAY

February 01, 2022 13:41 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MB

MY FAVORITE HUSBAND: VALENTINE’S DAY (another in our series of Old Time Radio radio podcasts) Mistaken identities and Valentine’s cards gone astray that end up in the hands of the entirely the wrong person! Listen to our next hilarious podcast featuring the most happy of married couples whose intentions don’t quite match their expectations of a Happy Valentine’s Day This adaptation of My Favorite Husband , was edited and directed by Greg Triggs, with sound engineering by Alan Kehoe and s...

AUTC: Old Time Radio - WHEN THE COMET STRIKES!

January 01, 2022 14:05 - 23 minutes - 33.8 MB

From the series of The Front Page radio dramatizations From earliest times, mankind has held in awe and terror the appearance of a meteor or comet in the skies. What would happen in your life if you knew you only had moments to live before an earth destroying comet strikes! Listen and find out what others did! This adaptation of The Front Page, was written by Leonard E. L. Cox, edited and directed by Greg Triggs, with sound engineering by Alan Kehoe and stage management by Thomas Cambrid...

WSPL INTERSECTIONS - Wendy Townsend & Laura Moran

December 31, 2021 14:37 - 41 minutes - 44.5 MB

Welcome to the Western Sullivan Public Library's newest podcast INTERSECTIONS. A podcast by our local community for people that love and support our community, where we get to meet some fantastic and fascinating local members of our community. People that make this area so uniquely special. In our very first episode we get an AMAZING opportunity to listen to a conversation with Laura Moran, the Western Sullivan Public Library Public Library Branch Manager for the Delaware Free Branch in Ca...

Richer By The Holidays

December 01, 2021 15:29 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

The truest of loves are found in so many places and often times there are no more precious times than the winter holidays …. yet sometimes these winter days are more difficult and stressful than we would like. Learn more about love, in its many forms, from one family amidst the bustle of the holidays in this latest podcast in our series. This holiday podcast is brought to you by the Act Underground Theatre Company and the Western Sullivan Public Library and is, directed by Greg Triggs, wit...

Romance #2 - Stage Door

November 01, 2021 18:59 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

Romance is the promise of a lover’s kiss whispered on the wind, or the bittersweet, aching yearning for true love. But Romance isn't always a couple holding hands in the moonlight – it can be for someone who wants greasepaint, a spotlight and applause.  "Stage Door" is the story of a boardinghouse full of young women like that. We're going to tell you what happened to three of them – they all share a room in a  theatrical boardinghouse on the corner of 75th Street and Broken Hearts Bouleva...

The Inner Sanctum Mysteries -THE UNDEAD

October 01, 2021 09:26 - 37 minutes - 52.4 MB

Inner Sanctum Mysteries – The Undead  written by Milton Lewis Howling winds, flapping batwings, creaking doors, shadowy figures hovering over graveyards….. all this and more awaits you for your ghoulish pleasure. Listen at your leisure to our latest old time radio series The Inner Sanctum Mysteries – The Undead, written by Milton Lewis.

Mrs. Moonlight

September 01, 2021 11:13 - 38 minutes - 54.7 MB

 Ah it’s Fall…… time to sit back in front of a roaring fire, with a glass of fine wine and the one you love, because it’s time for ... Romance.  During the month of September, the Western Sullivan Public Library and The Act Underground Theatre Company present their latest Old Time Radio Episode  “Mrs. Moonlight”.   “Mrs. Moonlight” is the story of found and lost love spanning decades, and the family that ages and grows through it all.  A heart capturing tale of true love. These broadcast...

The Adventures of The Thin Man - "Done to Death" - Episode 3

August 01, 2021 12:13 - 33 minutes - 46.9 MB

The Adventures of the Thin Man - "Done to Death" The Western Sullivan Public Library and The Act Underground Theatre Company present their The Adventures of the Thin Man series with “Done to Death”.   In this retro romp, Nick & Nora Charles solve Manhattan's most stylish murder. Someone has killed decorator Alistair Floritin.  Is it a renovation gone bad or is someone redecorating to cover up killer clues? Find out in “Done to Death” brought to you by the Western Sullivan Public Library ...

The Adventures of the Thin Man – The Deadly Valentine - Episode 2

July 01, 2021 15:44 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MB

WSPL - Old Time Radio Podcasts – The Adventures of the Thin Man – The Deadly Valentine This next case has Nick and Nora being hunted by an escaped con Bill Carroll, that Nick had brought to justice and incarcerated. Now the detective duo have to somehow find the con before the con finds them! Nick is framed for murder and we can only hope that Nora can save the day, while Asta waits safely at home.

The Adventures of The Thin Man - Episode 1

June 01, 2021 15:17 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

n the first episode of The Adventures of the Thin Man we find Nick and Nora at a wedding being held in a fashionable hotel suite in Manhattan. The groom, Arthur Hornsby, is an old friend of Nick's. The bride, Jane, is breathtakingly lovely …. but minutes after the ceremony. . . murder and mayhem ensue! Don’t miss this old-time radio detective play written by Dashiell Hammett, directed by Greg Triggs, sound and graphics by Alan Kehoe, podcast producer Dale Blagrove, and starring:  Warren An...

Our Miss Brooks - Episode 3

May 03, 2021 14:48 - 34 minutes - 42.5 MB

Our third episode finds Mrs. Davis, Miss Brook’s landlady, styling her very own outlandish hats to sell for Mother’s Day. They are really two hats in one, featuring apples on side, and sparrows on the other...quite a feat for Miss Brooks when she agrees to sell four of the hats to the faculty of Madison High school...with one being sold as a sunshade for a horse!

Our Miss Brooks - Episode 2

April 01, 2021 12:49 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MB

The Western Sullivan Public Library and The Act Underground Theatre Company present a vintage 1940’s Radio Series beginning with Our Miss Brooks, written by Al Lewis and directed by Greg Triggs, with sound effects by Alan Kehoe. In this second episode, “Switchboard Switcheroo”. The professional rivalry between Miss Brooks and Daisy Enright extends into their personal lives. In fact to see these two English teachers engaged in on of their frequent verbal tiffs, one might either one would cu...

WSPL Podcast Series "Our Miss Brooks" - Episode 1

February 03, 2021 14:37 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

The Western Sullivan Public Library and The Act Underground Theatre Company present a vintage 1940’s Radio Series beginning with Our Miss Brooks, written by Al Lewis and directed by Greg Triggs, with sound effects by Alan Kehoe. In our premiere episode, “The Balloon Dancer”, our Miss Brooks, Madison High School’s sardonic English teacher, is reluctantly tending the office of Mr. Conklin, the grumpy Principal, while he runs an errand. Miss Brooks post eye exam blurred vision leads to mistak...

Our Miss Brooks- Episode 1

February 03, 2021 14:37 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

The Western Sullivan Public Library and The Act Underground Theatre Company present a vintage 1940’s Radio Series beginning with Our Miss Brooks, written by Al Lewis and directed by Greg Triggs, with sound effects by Alan Kehoe. In our premiere episode, “The Balloon Dancer”, our Miss Brooks, Madison High School’s sardonic English teacher, is reluctantly tending the office of Mr. Conklin, the grumpy Principal, while he runs an errand. Miss Brooks post eye exam blurred vision leads to mistak...