10 Podcast Episodes for Stick Season
Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, and here in Vermont and northern New Hampshire we have entered a season that does not always get much attention: stick season.
10 Podcast Episodes About Halloween Traditions
Halloween has changed quite a bit over the years. What began with old religious observances, folk customs, harvest traditions, and community celebrations eventually became a night of costumes, candy, carved pumpkins, haunted houses, and neighborhood trick-or-treating.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes About Cemeteries and the Stories Written in Stone
Old New England cemeteries can be easy to drive past without giving them much thought. But walk through the gate and start reading the stones, and suddenly you have a history book spread out across the hillside. Names repeat through generations, veterans rest beside farmers and merchants, unusual carvings appear on weathered stones, and sometimes an epitaph tells a story all its own.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes About New England Forests and Backroads
By mid-October, a drive down a back road feels a little different. The leaves are thinning, old stone walls become easier to see, abandoned cellar holes peek through the woods, and a dirt road can leave you wondering where it used to lead.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes About Fall Wildlife
While we are busy watching the leaves, stacking wood, putting gardens to bed, and wondering how early the first snow might arrive, the wildlife around us is getting ready for winter too.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes for Fall Comfort Cooking
There is something about the first chilly evenings of fall that makes the kitchen feel a little more inviting. Suddenly soup sounds better, the oven starts earning its keep again, and dishes involving apples, squash, potatoes, cinnamon, or something bubbling away in a big pot seem just about right.
This week, we are looking at specific podcast episodes about fall comfort cooking — and every one comes with a recipe you can actually try at home.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes About Football History and Culture
There is something about football season that feels bigger than the games themselves. It is marching bands, Friday-night lights, tailgates, old rivalries, radio broadcasts, Thanksgiving traditions, and generations of fans who can still tell you exactly where they were for a certain game.
This week, instead of recommending entire podcasts, we are looking at specific episodes that explore the history and culture behind football.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes for Apple and Cider Season
Most weeks, this column points readers toward podcasts they may want to follow. But sometimes one good episode is the easiest way to try something new. With apple season here, cider presses running, orchards welcoming families, and farm stands filling up with pies, doughnuts, and fresh cider, this week’s list focuses on specific episodes about apples, orchards, cider, and the stories behind one of fall’s favorite fruits.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcast Episodes That Explain the Science of Fall
September is one of those months when the outside world starts changing right in front of us. The days get shorter, the mornings feel cooler, apples show up by the bag, birds begin moving, mushrooms appear in the woods, and before long, the hillsides will be lit up in red, orange, and gold. Here are 10 podcast episodes that help explain the science of fall.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts for Better Scheduling and Time Management
September has a way of filling up the calendar fast. School is back, fall sports are rolling, meetings return, local events stack up, and before long, the relaxed pace of summer is a distant memory. This week’s podcast list is for anyone trying to make better use of their time, stay organized, build a steadier routine, and feel a little less scattered heading into fall.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts to Help Parents Survive Back-to-School Season
Back-to-school season sneaks up on everyone. One day it is swimming holes, late bedtimes, camp chairs, and popsicles. The next, it is lunchboxes, permission slips, missing sneakers, bus schedules, homework folders, and trying to remember what time everyone has to be where.
This week’s podcast list is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers who could use a little help getting the school year started on the right foot.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts For Business Owners and Entrepreneurial Folks
We could all use a little extra money and motivation now and then. Whether you run a small business, dream about starting one, sell at local markets, manage a side hustle, or just like hearing how people build something from scratch, business podcasts can be a useful way to pick up ideas while driving, working, walking, or doing chores.
This week’s list is for the doers, dreamers, builders, sellers, and “I’ve got an idea” folks.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts Vermont Listeners May Want on Their Radar
Readers have been asking for more geographically based podcast ideas, and with so many of our readers living, working, shopping, traveling, and visiting across Vermont and New Hampshire, the Green Mountain State deserves its own listening list.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts New Hampshire Listeners May Want on Their Radar
Readers have been asking for more geographically based podcast ideas, and with so many of our readers living, working, shopping, traveling, and visiting across both Vermont and New Hampshire, the Granite State felt like a natural place to start.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts for Road Trips
There is something special about a good road trip. Maybe it is the cooler packed in the back, the kids asking how much longer before you are even out of town, or that first stretch of open road when everyone settles in and the ride starts to feel like part of the adventure. This week’s podcast list is for families, day-trippers, commuters, and anyone heading over the river and through the mountains.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts for County Fair Season
County fair season has a little bit of everything: livestock barns, fried dough, tractor pulls, blue ribbons, midway lights, music from the grandstand, and kids proudly showing the animals and projects they have worked on all year. It is one of the best reminders that agriculture is not some faraway idea. It is local families, local farms, local traditions, and a whole lot of community pride.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts for Campfire Stories
Camping season is here, which means it is time for bug spray, marshmallows, flashlights, folding chairs, and that one person who waits until the fire is almost out before saying, “Did I ever tell you about the thing that happened up on that old road?”
Worth a Listen: Summer Reading with New England Authors
Summer reading season is upon us, and there is no better time to find a new book for the porch, the camp chair, the beach bag, or the little table beside the bed. This week’s podcast list is for readers who like author interviews, local storytelling, independent bookstores, and the kind of books that make you say, “I’ll just read one more chapter.”
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts to Help Keep Kids Busy This Summer
Summer is here, and parents everywhere are looking for that sweet spot between letting kids relax and keeping their brains from turning completely into melted popsicles. The good news is that podcasts can be a handy, screen-free way to keep kids curious, laughing, thinking, and learning on car rides, rainy afternoons, quiet time, or while helping around the house.
Worth a Listen: 10 Podcasts for Backyard Projects and Outdoor Home Improvements
A backyard is never really finished. There is always a fence that could use fixing, a deck that needs staining, a firepit idea kicking around, a better place for the grill, a walkway that could be improved, or a corner of the yard that could become something useful. This week’s podcast list is for the weekend project folks who like making the outside of the home work a little better.