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Artful Living is about all things Fall through Oct. 31! Come and hear what is happening the next two weeks in Concord and beyond on WKXL NHTalkRadio.com

Andrea Woolverton of Twin Engines Coffee makes a return visit! She and Veronica have a great discussion talking about their process in making great coffee, and even tea!

Medicare Tuesday on this edition of the program. Christian Troy joined us from Woodpecker Medicare of Concord to discuss the importance of getting your Medicare plan in place during this Open Enrollment period which ends on December 7. From Original Medicare and Medigap plans to Medicare Advantage Plans there are many options to choose from. Helping to simplify the decision making process is what...

It was a Sports Monday on the program focusing on some of the positive news involving the Patriots and the Toronto Blue Jays, the parent club of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. We were joined by University of New Hampshire head football coach Rick Santos who is coming off a weekend victory over Campbell University and looking ahead to this Saturday’s home game versus The Tribe of William and Mary.

A. J. breaks down the fracturing of Trump's MAGA movement stemming from populist arguments from Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Tim Dillon Show and Senator Josh Hawley against Amazon. Also, what do the Maine senate race candidates Graham Platner and Governor Janet Mills actually stand for.

Ever been to The Big E in West Springfield MA? We have (that was another life ago) and so has our friend Rubin Lichtenstein of Rubins Hot Sauce and he’s come by the studio to tell us what his experience was as a vendor for 18 days as over a million visitors filter on through. As a bonus for our NH Unscripted listeners Rubin drops some inside info about an upcoming cooking show AND a cookbook that...

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, Ellen Raffio, and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

This week on Facing the Future, former CBO director Doug Elmendorf of Harvard's Kennedy School discussed the state of the economy, the government shutdown and why policymakers should not rely on economic growth alone to rein in the unsustainable growth of debt.

As part of Classical Thursday, Jane will discuss famous composers from the Baroque music era. If you like classical music, this is a segment for you. Join us.

A delightful Thursday morning spent with members of the cast and crew of the upcoming presentation of the incredible Steven Sondheim musical “Sweeney Todd” at the Village Players Theater in Wolfeboro, NH premiering on October, 31. Joining us on the program were Director Paul Stewart, Olivia Lee who plays Sweeney’s daughter Johanna, Louis Laurendeau in the role of Anthony Hope, Anna Loos from the e...

CABA returns!! I really love honey and so Jamie Jobin and Heather Moynihan from the Capital Area Beekeepers Association swing by to answer some questions I’ve had about the various types of honey (dark, types of infused, seasonal, creamed, etc) and help me to understand certain terminology that I’ve come across while traveling down some rabbit holes doing research. They even brought some samples f...

A wide-ranging variety of topics discussed on the Wednesday program with my guest,Alex Posani, the “voice” of Delta Dental Stadium and Delta Dental Arena. We featured some food and fun talk on the show touching on some “National” days like “I Love Lucy Day”, “Roast Pheasant Day” and “Mushroom Day to name just a few.

Jason Demakis stops by for another visit! Veronica chats with him about strength training, dieting, and how these things work synergistically together.

Today on Artful Living, Jane discusses a little bit of the history regarding the Bronte sisters Charlotte, Anne, and of course Emily who is most known for writing Wuthering Heights. Join us!

It was a potpourri Tuesday on the program as we discussed the ongoing success of two entertainment phenomenons, Taylor Swift and the Savannah Bananas. Also on Tuesday, an update on the bizarre story out of Indianapolis involving former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez who could be facing a long prison term and just how similar are the American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations?

It was a sports oriented Monday on the program with our correspondent John Leahy with us to discuss the latest win for the Patriots and the local college hockey scene. Also joining us was the head coach of football at the University of New Hampshire Rick Santos on his team’s loss to Rhode Island on Saturday and a preview of the Wildcats’ next game coming up this Saturday in North Carolina against...

A. J. Kierstead breaks down a crazy CNN Health article that guilts inhaler users for climate change, Chinese players buying New Hampshire property, Vermont has 552 public employees living out of state, and the saga of NH Supreme Court Justice Marconi returns to the bench.

In our continuing mini-series chatting about the New Hampshire Film Festival happening Oct. 16-19 in Portsmouth with spend some time with Ian McCarthy, Lead Programmer for the Festival. Ian talks to us about the film selection process for him and his team and gives a couple of film titles that he’s excited about and why. Toss in a little chatter about the various ticket levels (and trust me they’r...

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, Ellen Raffio, and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

This week on Facing the Future we looked at the federal government shutdown from political and economic perspectives. Our guests were David Lerman, Editor of CQ Budget, who covers Capitol Hill, and Gordon Gray, Vice President for Budget Analysis at the Peter G Peterson Foundation, who tracks the economy.

Thursday’s program was dedicated to the upcoming production of “Something Rotten Jr.” which will be performed next weekend at the Concord City Auditorium as The Children’s Theatre Project of the Community Players of Concord is celebrating its’ 30th Fall production. We were joined in studio by the show’s director, Karen Braz, along with two members of the cast from Concord High School, Connor Weeks...

We all know that there are many types of art. And truthfully, I’ve never thought much about furniture as art and had no idea that a group of furniture makers fall in a category called “Fine Furniture Masters”. But they exist and not only exist, but, will have some of their works on display at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester from October 9th through February 8th. Today with the help of Rich...

Wednesday we were joined in studio for the entire show by Dan Weed of Weed Family Automotive in Concord. Among the topics was the elimination of the state’s inspection and emissions programs effective January 31, 2026. Without emissions testing there is a possibility that New Hampshire could lose some or all of its’ Federal highway budget. Also discussed, the length of usage that a driver can feel...

Insurance was the topic of the Tuesday program as we were joined by New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt. Among the topics discussed were the dwindling number of options in the state for seniors seeking supplement health care coverage in addition to regular Medicare, cybersecurity protection and flood insurance. In addition, we updated the Major League Baseball Playoffs and the bi...

It was a Sports Monday on the program with correspondent John Leahy and University of New Hampshire head football coach Rick Santos. We talked with John about Sunday night’s Patriots victory over the Buffalo Bills in addition to discussing the pair of former New Hampshire Fisher Cats who led the Toronto Blue Jays in putting the New York Yankees on the verge of elimination in the Major League Baseb...