The Howl

(Jul 8, 2026) After leaving the psychiatric center, Misha finds himself stranded on a beach in Chicago with only $50 to his name.

(Jul 1, 2026) Michael says "yes" to every job even if he has no experience. That's how he ends up saving the day for one crowded NYC restaurant.

(Jun 24, 2026) Hope for the best, but plan for nothing to work out. Ken's bike trip goes off the track in Cuba, and Ethan's vacation takes an unexpected detour.

(Jun 17, 2026) Ron and his friends are not prepared for winter camping in Alaska. They have to take some extraordinary - and hilarious - measures in order to make it home alive.

(Jun 10, 2026) Amy has to ditch her slowpoke ways in order to take care of her ailing mom. Ethan learns a lesson in patience from “Mean Gene.”

(Jun 3, 2026) The police are on Sam's tail. So in order to have enough money to fund his new life on the run, he decides to rob a hotel in Lake Placid.

(May 27, 2026) Dan shares the story of competing with a girl in his class who had no idea they were rivals. Ethan tells the story of being accused of plagiarism in 4th grade.

(May 20, 2026) Ann from Saranac Lake is having a drink at the bar when she sees her boyfriend walk in with another woman. What she does next kicks off a forty year love story.

(May 13, 2026) True stories, no notes, recorded live on stages all over the North Country and in the NCPR studios.

(Jan 7, 2026) Winners from 2025’s regional story slams compete for storyteller of the year on January 24th in Canton.

(Dec 24, 2025) Five North Country storytellers share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families - both joyful and disastrous.

(Dec 19, 2025) A selection of 5 stories from Smoke Signals in Lake Placid.

(Oct 15, 2025) Plus, host Ethan Shantie tells us about the time his grandpa was visited by a strange creature in the woods.

(Oct 8, 2025) NCPR's Radio Bob Sauter shares the story of how a mouse bite led to him meeting his wife. And Johanna says that her Achilles Heel is falling in love.

(Oct 1, 2025) Mary Schlosser tells the story of visiting her husband in her dreams after he passes, and Ethan remembers his friend, Derek Maus.

(Sep 24, 2025) Alex Clark tells the story of being busted for drinking at school, and host Ethan Shantie tells us about nearly getting fired from his first full time radio job.

(Sep 17, 2025) Game show aficionado Ryan Vickers travels cross country to visit hundreds of Ryans and play Wheel of Ryan, Who Wants to be a Ryan, and Ryanpardy!

(Sep 10, 2025) Podcast veteran Meg MacDonald shares the story of her grandmother's penchant for theft, and Ethan takes a trip to the family plot at Hale Cemetery.

(Sep 3, 2025) Rick relays the legend of Stumpy, a ghost who hunts ill-behaved campers. And Ethan's brother, Ian, tells us about stumbling upon an abandoned campground.

(Aug 27, 2025) Sam from Saranac Lake tells us about the mentor who taught him to cook in his prison cell and kept him on the straight and narrow.

(Aug 20, 2025) When a six-foot tall drag queen asks you why you're sneaking around, you better have a good answer.

(Aug 13, 2025) Rhiannon tells her story about how one of the Beach Boys gave her a message from the afterlife.

(Aug 7, 2025) Stories about cooking in prison, drag shows, the Beach Boys, and so much more.

(Dec 18, 2024) Ethan interviews Katie Schuler, a regional artist who did an abstract portrait of this week's storyteller, Rose Rivezzi.

(Dec 11, 2024) AJ Porschet tells us about falling flat on her face on the bunny hill, and Ethan experiences something worse than being booed off stage: total silence.