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Oh no, not another clip show!

North Words looks back at some of the best revelatory moments from the last year and a half and pulls back the curtain on how public radio is made.

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NPR's Tiny Desk Contest proves that talent can come from anywhere

For a decade, the contest has been providing opportunities for unsigned artists to be heard around the world

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Is your book on the edge of death? Call the Book Doctor.

Mark Wish is a novelist who, between books, makes ends meet by giving "tough love" to writers whose stuff isn't up to snuff. His new mystery is "Necessary Deeds."

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These folks from Osceola are keeping the legend of Old Lard alive

On this week's North Words, we'll hear from some B&B owners whose ancestors keep us connected to a simpler time.

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Investigating the far-right landscape of the North Country: a preview of "If All Else Fails."

On this week's North Words, Mitch features a conversation between news director, David Sommerstein, and podcast hosts Emily Russell and Zach Hirsch.

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Coming out almost derailed this country artist's career. A Christmas song helped bring it back.

Drake Jensen says that when he came out, his music stopped getting the attention it used to. But now his Christmas song is an independent country sensation.

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Every musician remembers the song that inspired them to pick up their instrument

Jim Madeja is a founding member of the Orchestra of Northern New York. We asked him to name the song that started his musical journey.

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It's no baloney: Croghan's Blaine Campany knows how the sausage is made

Everyone thinks Croghan Balogna is a huge business. But it's actually a mom and pop shop. Its fourth-generation owner is bringing things into the 21st century.

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This Saratoga Springs author hiked the route used to escape Auschwitz

In order to write about Rudi Vrba, Steve Sheinkin had to walk in his footsteps. Literally. But most people don't know who Rudi is or why he's important to WW2.

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This financial planner wants to ditch the "starving artist" stereotype

A former Crane student and financial planner knows that the way to keep art healthy in the North Country is to encourage financial literacy in musicians.

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