First Person

(Oct 2, 2026) A new biography, called "Anne LaBastille: A Biography of the Woodswoman" by Penny Harr offers perhaps the most thorough look at LaBastille's life.

(Sep 25, 2026) "The Cartel and Other Cover Stories" sees Grady tackle some literary greats and bring them into the modern world.

(Sep 18, 2026) Former Cartoonist Laureate Tillie Walden's newest graphic novel is called "Charity and Sylvia"

(Sep 11, 2026) We revisit our conversation with Julius Faubel and Rebecca Hopfinger about Faubel's work as builder in residence at the Antique Boat Museum.

(Sep 4, 2026) Kate Bracy's novel has had a long path to publication, getting its start as a romance blog, then a memoir, and finally a novel.

(Aug 28, 2026) O'Bonsawin is a Wabanaki and Francophone who's been touring almost constantly for the last three years.

(Aug 21, 2026) Avital Carroll has ties to the North Country but skis for Austria. Her family landed at the only US refugee camp in Oswego, NY.

(Aug 14, 2026) A Plattsburgh woman has written a new book about the extraordinary life and career of the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" singer

(Aug 7, 2026) Her new memoir "A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving" chronicles her struggles with PTSD and details how systems are failing people who have suffered trauma.

(Jul 31, 2026) Journalist Rachel Monroe comes to Blue Mountain Lake to give a talk about the mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee.

(Jul 24, 2026) When sailors came to compete at the Kingston Olympics, there was no wind. And the events of Munich still loomed large.

(Jul 17, 2026) A new historical novel was inspired by the author's time in the Adirondacks, and one very special guide boat

(Jul 10, 2026) Julius Faubel is spending his 3rd consecutive summer at the Antique Boat Museum building remarkable vessels from scratch.

(Jul 3, 2026) The Ottawa-area singer songwriter shares the stories behind the songs on her new album, "Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling."

(Jun 26, 2026) Our favorite conversations from this month, including a new album by a Juno-nominated singer, and a remarkable airplane hangar in Vermont

(Jun 19, 2026) "Queen of the Strait" is a heartfelt genre-spanning record that pays tribute to the people that Jenn Grant has loved and lost.

(Jun 12, 2026) A new edition of the book "A Lady in the Lake" tells the true story behind the Lake Placid legend

(Jun 5, 2026) Beth White runs "Habitat for Aviation," where grandmothers and pre-teens alike are learning to build planes, all the way from the rivets to the engine.

(May 29, 2026) The Village Green concert series began with local performers only. Now, the series draws Grammy winning acts from all over the world.

(May 22, 2026) Zach Donohue says some of the creepy backroads of the North Country inspired his latest movie, directed by André Øvredal

(May 15, 2026) A new book by a St. Lawrence University professor tells the story of the early days of environmental activism on the US-Canada border.

(May 8, 2026) The longtime "Weekend Edition Saturday" host wrote a book that chronicles his life story through adopted pets, including a cat that escaped the British Embassy.

(May 1, 2026) Mark Fridén has a storied career that has taken him all over the US and abroad. Oh, and he also speaks Swahili.

(Apr 24, 2026) The religious Society of St. Edmund is entering a stage of "completion." Fr. David Theroux talks about their social justice work, and why membership is closed.

(Apr 17, 2026) Multi-instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein's music is a hard one to pin down, blending blending classical, jazz, and three ethnic traditions.

(Apr 10, 2026) OurStoryBridge is working to collect the oral histories of North Country communities to better connect people to the places they call home.

(Apr 3, 2026) Roosevelt spent a lot of time in the North Country. Before he became President, he was a law school dropout who his own family called "a traitor to his class."

(Mar 27, 2026) Listen to the March edition of the North Words radio show, featuring conversations with ESPN commentator Jenn Hildreth and author Jen Denny

(Mar 20, 2026) The Norwood-Norfolk graduate's recent book is called "Tough as a Mother."

(Mar 13, 2026) A year of no do-overs, ironically presented as an encore edition of North Words.

(Mar 6, 2026) Jen Denny's novel "Calculated Risk" follows an Assistant Park Ranger who uses her survival skills to make it out of the mountains in one piece

(Feb 27, 2026) For your medium-length drives or workouts, here's February's show, in 54 uninterrupted minutes.

(Feb 27, 2026) Christopher Shaw, a novelist from Vermont, drew on his time in the Adirondacks for the Cold War caper, "The Manager."

(Feb 20, 2026) Clarke and Barbara Dunham have been building sets for Broadway productions for decades.

(Feb 13, 2026) Casey Shaw's film "Unseen Olympiad" is streaming for free during the Winter Games

(Feb 6, 2026) Renate Wildermuth's new young adult novel follows a high school spy who is plunged into a conspiracy

(Jan 30, 2026) Got a longish drive coming up? We've got you covered. Here's the January edition of the North Words radio show, in all of its 54-minute glory. Enjoy.

(Jan 30, 2026) Over the course of 1,000 episodes, Jonathan Brown has given listeners daily mini deep-dives into significant writers whose work changed the world.

(Jan 23, 2026) Giles Blunt's book "Bad Juliet" is set among the cure cottages in the early 20th Century

(Jan 16, 2026) Dr. Anastasia Riehl is among the leaders of an effort to craft the first new Canadian English dictionary in decades, an update that factors in a lot of complicated issues.

(Jan 9, 2026) A new website documents the lake's social, natural, and legal history. It's a project that could help other communities compile their own stories, too.

(Dec 24, 2025) The mystery of whether Bill Taugher played in that game is the focus of a series in the Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper.