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Katelyn Gagnon returns to WKXL with Living the Good Life! Her first guest is Maggie Saki of Encompass Health, and they are discussing the variety of treatments they provide for people recovering from life changing illness and injuries.

Veronica sits once again with fellow WKXL host Jane Cormier of Artful Living! They are talking about the importance of community events and businesses, and the arts being a central component in them.

Richard Wagner is the theme of Artful Living today. Join our host, Jane Cormier, as we listen and learn about this famous German compose and his contributions to the world of the musical drama.

Tuesday’s program featured our monthly visit with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Our guest was Dr. Jason Aziz, the Department’s Director of Health Economics discussing a recent report from the NHID Data Analytics team and recommendations from Commissioner Bettencourt.

Today we are taking a more in depth look at the history of Motown, the artists, the music, and chart topping stories surrounding them!

Monday’s program on May the Fourth featured some Star Wars discussion on Star Wars Day. We also heard from our correspondent John Leahy who focused on recent eliminations of the Celtics and Bruins in their playoff series and the death of broadcast legend John Sterling.

A. J. Kierstead and Dexter Tarbox dive into the senate race in Maine, diving into the shocker of Governor Janet Mills' failure and dropout, the Graham Platner socialist situation, and why none of this likely matters because Collins will win. Get some GREAT specialty coffee, that I drink EVERY morning, from Porcupine Coffee Roasting with code "NETAKE" at https://www.porcupinecoffeeroasting.com Emai...

Jeff Preston from Mint Condition cleaners sits down to discuss who, what, when, where and why the franchise exists and what’s happening with it in NH. From their website: "Mint Condition proudly provides Commercial Cleaning Services to businesses across North America, serving organizations throughout the United States with reliable janitorial and disinfecting solutions...Every cleaning program is...

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, students from the University of Iowa and their faculty adviser Dr. Alexandra Nica, describe how they reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio over the next 30 years and what they learned in winning this year's nationwide Fiscal Challenge competition.

Diane Rider, Founding Board Member of Benjamin Franklin Academy Public Charter School in Loudon, joins Jane Cormier, host of Artful Living today.  Jane and Diane will discuss school choice and the mission of BFA as it serves families and students in the greater Concord area.

Thursday’s edition featured New Hampshire Fisher Cats broadcaster Chris Jared on the team’s success in the month of April. Also a visit from the host of WKXL’s “New Hampshire Unscripted”, Ray Dudley.

Wednesday’s show featured “Brit Hits” co-hosted by Emily Gagnon with all British artists. A great variety of music and some very intriguing backstories.

Turning the clocks forward tells me that it’s time to talk again with Jamie Jobin and Heather Moynihan from the Capitol Area BeeKeepers Association (CABA). Beekeepers around the state are eager about getting to look at their bee boxes to see how they’ve faired over the winter. Bears, parasites, colony collapse and a whole host of other tasks all come under the umbrella of topics that are addressed...

On todays show Loren Cilley is in the studio with Veronica and they are talking about skin care. They discuss dermatology and how it plays an important part in aesthetic services at The Head Haven.

On Artful Living today, Jane will highlight the career and life of Duke Ellington. Join us as we discover The Duke's beginnings and how his music shaped the Jazz musical genre!

Tuesday marked our monthly visit with the New Hampshire Department of Safety as we were joined by N. H. State Trooper Christopher Dustin. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Trooper Dustin explained what the consequences can be for a distracted driver in terms of the welfare of themselves and others impacted by their recklessness and also the financial impact of getting a tick...

Most of us who enjoy the music of the 60’s weren’t aware of the impact of a group of studio musicians had on what we were enjoying. Those musicians were known as The Wrecking Crew. The Wrecking Crew were an elite group of Los Angeles studio musicians who quietly played on hundreds of hit records in the 1960s—and shaped the sound of modern pop. Some info: What they did: Played backing tracks for ma...

Monday’s program featured a new business being established in New Hampshire, Overtime Athletics. Overtime Athletics is the leader in after school programs in many part of the country but this is the first franchise in the Granite State. We were joined in studio by N.H. franchise owner Brian Bostic who is in the process of establishing day camps in this area. For more information: www.otathletics.c...

A. J. reflects on hitting the five year mark of the New England Take and the state of local media in New Hampshire, followed by a deep dive into the US Department of Justice indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center for funding the very organizations it is allegedly fighting! Fox News, “DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups like the KKK”: http...

It’s always exciting to get to chat with folks from theatre groups that we didn’t know existed! Kimberly Damboise, Besty O’Mally and Gene Gould (via phone) of Stone Arch Players discuss why they came into existence, shows that they’re interested in performing, fundraisers they conduct, sponsors (thank God for those), their current performance space and what they hope the future holds for the arts...

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, Ben Ritz, Vice President of Policy Development at the Progressive Policy Institute, discusses why new tax cut proposals have him wondering whether Democrats learned the wrong lesson from 2024.

Join Jane Cormier and Susan Riedl, the owner of a new "gathering" space call Gnomies in Concord. Learn all about this wonderful new business right here on Artful Living!

Our Thursday show included a chat with New Hampshire Fisher Cats Assistant General Manager Andrew Marais on the team’s upcoming homestand which begins next Tuesday. We were also joined in studio by the host of “New Hampshire Unscripted” Ray Dudley on his upcoming WKXL programs.