Episode Aug 5, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a lost insect situation, Kristina’s road trip and discovery of the Mexican Jesus in Ulster PA, a mysterious turntable, more on Emily’s crushed car & the offending hundred year old tree, relying on borrowed chainsaws, a fateful roadside Subaru purchase, crossing the line into NY state, the awesome tiny houses of Karenville, dealing with a hipster’s handmade clothes at the DMV, gold panning expedition planning, getting the timing right with wedding presents & thank you notes, the satisfactions of going to the post office and having a post office box, methods for looking good & feeling good, debriefing the term “kick-ass”, deep & meaningful camping tips involving plastic, understanding hickory nuts and horse chestnuts, positing a relationship between intelligence and emoticons, winning a stuffed poop pillow at the fair, laughing out loud for real, stumbling over LBGTQ, how to talk to your insurance agent, a dearth of block ice - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Brian Clark [Over on Me]; Jamo and Charlie [Dancin Tonight]; Mark Legrand & Sarah Munro [It’s Good to See You Gone].

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Episode July 22, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss the four people listening to the show, a strange bond between Sarah Palin & Mother Teresa, a Vermont village monopoly, carrying extra car headlights in the car, cashiers who ignore their customers, the scary sounds of pigs, imagining Donald Trump’s little dog, the stupidity of internet passwords, a black panther sighting in Tunbridge, toad videos as an antidote to the Republican National Convention, the affrontery of body odor, the challenges of wrestling a barcalounger into a Subaru, discovering a long dead crab in the toy box, working for people who are on vacation, being bad at waitressing, unique forms of dyslexia, sending children outside to play with sticks, haymakers racing against dew fall, the dangers of sporting studded snow tires in July, fruit tree off years, the trial and swear method, too many painted toe nails on Instagram, learning how to look away, the idiocy of trying to eradicate invasive species, natural cures right under our noses, learning how to text at an advanced age, creepy science shows, a full body buzz - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Bow Thayer [Swimming Hole]; Lizzy Mandell [Like It Like That]; Nikki Matheson [Lover of Salt].

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Episode July 15, 2016

Host Kristina Stykos and guest co-host Kendra Colburn discuss their possible super competence in the midst of a studio malfunction, trying to ring the bell with a hammer as a metaphor for working hard at life but not even remotely getting it, what to think about when trying to figure out the best day to go to the Tunbridge Fair, lifting crates of carrots for exercise, showing up for work when it’s really too hot to work, a backstage buddy system at the farmer’s market, the problem with stoic dogs, a shout out to Georgia Pearl, whether or not soda quenches thirst, an example of discernment in dating, what to do when yellow flags turn into red ones, a case of “sleep psychosis” leading to “late morning fury”, turning off the internet for health & relaxation, Kendra’s insistence that “now is the new later”, unpacking a mentalist’s performance, a review of & comparisons between different kinds of puppets, Claymation, animated bread rolls and creepy clowns, how & when to bring up political issues in a small town ethos, fending off recycled gossip about yourself, being pleasantly surprised by people you don’t like, aging musicians who don’t get famous and what to do with them, a presidential eulogy’s questionable claims regarding building character and hope through suffering - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Wagtail [Wagtail/Daphne’s Ramble/Meadowdance]; Davey Davis [Papa’s Angel]; Kristina Stykos [I Can’t Go Home].

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Episode July 8, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss edible cat litter, how long they’ve been at it, advice for vegetarians who attend BBQs, sloppy joes vs. long boy burgers, reviving the old conspiracy about Paul, riding a crocodile all summer in underpants, a reminder about stress, getting used to tattoos, brain freeze sans ice cream, some new home business ideas, a plan to send granny up in a hot air balloon, more broken mechanisms jimmied at the studio, an open invitation to the old guys who repair stuff at Welch’s Hardware, an idea for making parades more user friendly, a preference for natural altered states, skepticism about Bobby McFerrin’s authenticity, checking in with poor little Jim’s castration, a divine cow event, how a mid-life crisis might relate to a lava lamp, the pitfalls of writing an article about your friend, checking Twitter on-the-air, top prepared food picks at various Vermont general stores, adult coloring books, a fabulous exercise plan that effectively eliminates exercise - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Derek Semler [Blues - Untitled]; Dayve Huckett [Let It Fall]; Julie James [Willow].

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Episode July 1, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss single men with significant social issues, the difference between a living room, a parlor, and unwanted advances, a bride’s unfortunate change of clothes, four days of rock hauling, what’s left of the neighbor’s tree house & why it’s disturbing, toasting seaweed for a snack, Emily’s mom’s untimely descent into a dumpster, the possible discovery of new private parts & six genders, a disconcerting encounter with six little maids from school, John’s newest insult pertaining to hedgehogs, how to deal with friends who love to blab, the demise of yet another tractor & other typical farm disasters, the arrival of a refreshing beverage involving whey, fantastic Thai centipedes that swim, the how and why of “shave and a haircut - two bits”, the stupidity of scientists proving that nature is beneficial, a Michigan stereotype, an idea for lumping all holidays into one, not enjoying fireworks, cash on the barrelhead - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Turnip Truck [Cash on the Barrelhead; The Devil Ain’t Lazy; Jesus on the Mainline]

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Jun 24, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss what the pope said about magicians, the idiosyncratic English language, seven big bangs: a theory, conjuring psychopaths while hiking, what it means to dress like Johnny Cash, complications concerning a farm wedding bathroom trailer, picking your battles, a small issue of 20,000 Mormons, imagining gun racks for Subarus, feeling conflicted about cute animal videos, why it’s wrong to say “baby lamb”, little honks vs. long train whistles, possibly being pissed off at the U.K., the return of Magellan, what’s going on at Forest Road 31 in the Green Mountain National Forest, more about Butch’s hot dog skiing & Vicki Chapstick’s spandex, why we’re not hanging out at bluegrass festivals anymore, obnoxious musician sub-cultures, eating out of chafing dishes backstage at Tanglewood, a new book on cancer treatment from the Baba-A-Louis Bakery, the best back road road-rally in Vermont, an embarrassing propensity for yawning at museums, what to do if you can’t sell your house - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Wagtail [Train Don’t Leave]; Jonathan Falby & Zac Johnson [Good Folks Behind You]; Corinna [Laughing Crow Band].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Jun 17, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss stereotyping women in long dresses, what to do when the fuel light comes on late at night & miles from home in Vermont, when your name is an obstruction, the torment of saying words twice, a question about public bathrooms, a rating system for old boyfriends, practicing your penmanship in the car, finding vegetable shapes in the lava lamp, why Kristina is still sleeping on the couch, a scarcity of hobos, hanging with the family cricket, new job options for starving artists, dancing in lederhosen, a pumpkin eating porcupine, spaced out driving & missing the exit, being judged by relatives, more bad words, an annoying fashion detail, shaving cats, debriefing emotional availability - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Julie James [Mary’s Garden]; Kristina Stykos [Me, Myself & Moi]; Mark Struhsacker [Cat in the Bag].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Jun 10, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a new use for dental floss, star gazing without science, a hipster beard analysis, the possible demise of a mole, something awful behind the state troopers barracks, the usefulness of woodchucks, being the only vegetarian at a job site BBQ, using coca cola medicinally, the unexpected arrival of a pregnant woman, another potluck disaster, wrestling down compliments, high maintenance friends, a newsletter idea for slackers, stressing over weird custody issues, wishing for ends to meet, Vermont land link, dropping flashlights into the wood stove, a visit to the Weathersfield Bow, trying to improve your mother’s life with new electronic gadgets, a realization about GMOs and pasta - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Abrial [River Wide]; Mark Legrand & Sarah Munro [Double Wide]; Michele Choiniere [Sans Coeur].

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Episode Jun 3, 2016

Host Kristina Stykos and guest co-host Kendra Colburn discuss waning motherly instincts, a tick removal, art with hope in it, crapping on the other people’s musical tastes, how a good song can begin by starting on a bad note, death by Q-tip, the efficacy of hand picking leafy greens at 6 a.m., adapting to air conditioning & other trance states, a breakdown of the term “talking head”, how a delicious casserole might thwart true love, letting go of dicks or a man named Richard, a new twist on romantic adventure, how to make good on being stood up, a subjective look at intentionally making your way to the end of a lonely dirt road where drug dealers might be, stopping at every roadside attraction vs. driving thru, sharing memes & lack of self esteem, flinging yourself in whole heartedly [what else are you going do], a chance encounter with the local fire department’s hoses, guys who watch women while they work, trusting yourself to run a client’s tractor - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Nick Cowles [Sensitive New-age Redneck]; Lizzy Mandell [This Old House]; Brian Clark [The Lake].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode May 27, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss why everything is stupid, what happens – or doesn’t happen – when you plug in a lava lamp, dancing with wolves vs. swimming with horses, the peculiar similarity of knick knacks in cabinets, dusting D.N.A., a cautionary tale about peat pots, using wafer cones in the garden, a breakdown on “Mother” tattoos, Kendra’s blind date that stood her up, using rejection as a tool for self improvement, a bad cat selection, yoga mats, sleeping pads for camping & stretching, digging up a plastic wildebeest, a shocking revelation about horse shoes, advertising the cuteness of your children, getting slapped down by teenagers, a boring story about health insurance, the amazing benefit of mowing your lawn without gasoline, the brilliance of Emily’s timer photos, a terrible clothing faux pas amongst royalty, creating multiple selfie spreads in Facebook, wearing pants that are too big in elementary school - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Davey Davis [Something About the Rain]; Davey Davis [Aberdigeree Swamp Dream]; Tom Vinelli [Where Can This Lead].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode May 20, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a double earlobe rumor & alleged third nipple sighting, the annoying efficiency of arriving early, celebrating “Grab & Go”, coffee station confusion, a sleepless night contemplating the meaninglessness of life, why Emily will never be able to buy any & the definition of Beer Nuts, the relative merits of “Hamster Camper” as a potential band name, spending excessive amounts of money on pets, breaking down the mysteries of “béchamel” sauce & “roux”, bad cereal choices, the rigors of evading sports-talk, discovering and rotating ticks counter clockwise while looking in a mirror, a frustrating exploration of life’s simple pleasures, obligatory “Happy Birthday” notification, why panty hose doesn’t make sense, analyzing the pointless existence of tights, conjecture as to the shelf life of cotton candy in tubs, getting a deal on a Vermont refrigerator magnet, throwing insults up to Jupiter, healthy venting vs. biting your tongue, removing mats from cats, minimizing mushrooms - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Stephen Wentworth Band [Can’t Catch Me]; Stephen Wentworth Band [Free My Soul]; Stephen Wentworth Band [Good and Bad].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode May 13, 2016

Host Kristina Stykos and guest host filmmaker & sheep farmer John Obrien discuss when robots take over the world, a train scheduling mystery & theory about Amtrack following the sun, the disorienting irritation of hearing yourself delayed, wonderful spring fields of dandelions, a revelation about foxes, mice nests and mowing, the sad demise of a Mr. Coffee machine, how we value art & sometimes try to get rid of it, a case of a little denial going a long way, the joys of reading topographical maps, searching for No Town with Fred Tuttle & a recipe for the perfect date, an attempt to not talk about sports - fails, the romance and reality of taking sheep across the fjords and to the altar, more painful everyday conversations at the gas station, what it takes to be normal or a hero - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Rick Ceballos [The Red Gate/Southern Breeze]; Steve Mayone [Everyone’s Insane]; Stefan Lundin [Helig vind].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode May 6, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss another slacker DJ incident, how to create and adjust the parameters of reverb algorithms, Bingo’s return to the Tunbridge school cafeteria, musings & reflections on porta-potty clubhouses, uneducated theories regarding belly button formation, the proper name for dot-dot-dot, Kristina’s run-in with a disgruntled Macaw, quicksand debunked, a convoluted hair-cutting anxiety dream, eyebrows and the vagaries of cuteness, spinning in dresses & mastering vertigo, feeling worthy of money and peace of mind, buying the wrong kind of shampoo, a feminine hygiene product from B.F. Goodrich, tips for dodging unsavory internet links & traps, Emily’s ignorance of John’s past as an eligible bachelor, Santa’s Land busted and reborn, the unmatched sock party concept - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Pete Sutherland [Old Henry]; Spencer Lewis [Vermont Resurrection.

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Apr. 29, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss the perils of getting your 89 year old mom into a Toyota Tundra pickup truck, reading poetry aloud as an antidote for technophobia, a conflicted response to watching an animated video “walk through” of sex reassignment surgery, fear of flying as a metaphor for life, an argument about whether to donate cans to the humane society or the kids baseball team, running out of ideas, contemplating a shower stall music video, letting go of sheep, the dangers of throwing gum out the car window revisited, repurposing pill boxes, the ordinary ups and downs of sibling angst, turning human bodies into trees, an introduction to chatbots, the dysfunctionality of caring - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Highwoods String Band [Rock About My Saro Jane]; Bow Thayer [10,000 Beer Cans]; Robert Resnik [Whistle Set].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Apr. 15, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a Vulcan forehead, drivers being too nice at the intersection, new solutions for the town watering trough, an idea for crossword puzzles that feature misspellings, the gift of shoes, why we get upset on airplanes, hand dexterity exercises, fan belt issues & letting your truck rest, John’s busy schedule, tripe and grapenut pudding as menu options, what it means to be “into” someone, what’s up and coming with gray matter, not meditating as a way of life, the real deal on lawyers, an amazing use for baby gates and mother-in-laws, more ambiguity about toxins, the old snow shoe factory in Gaysville, childhood memories of backyard taxidermy, incurring bad karma with hummingbirds, comparing turds, earth wobble, book hoarding - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Rick Ceballos [Twin Bridges/Waterworks]; Don’t Call Betty [Carbon Neutral]; Kristina Stykos [Pastoral at Sunset 1981].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Apr. 8, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a sinking microphone, more on the joys & pitfalls of extension cords, why Ira changes his clothes five times a day, a problematic lip balm, rotting windowsills, the unfortunate side effect of early spaying and neutering, redefining mushroom juice, a deep digression into the urban dictionary, using Kombucha as a micro-aggression, the latest harrowing story about warts, struggling with seating arrangements at restaurants, why we all prefer women doctors, methods for removing insects from the house, a question about the certification of wishing wells, how to prepare for when celebrities die, a pet lover’s return to the 12 mile Fukishima exclusion zone, milkshakes for breakfast, what a selfie tells the world about you & your likeability - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Bow Thayer and the Holy Plow [Catskill Stone]; Mary McGinniss [Good Old Wilson]; Davey Davis [Light in the Window].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Apr. 1, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss ink cartridge failures, a debriefing on pregnancy pranks, clarifying the “coconut shell octopus”, a recommendation for women over 50, coping with heated seats, the elite subset of people who say “rabbit-rabbit”, when your bed is your desk and/or your bed is a couch, how Emily made baby Joseph fly, new artistic definitions for child abuse, comparing the words “harbor” and “harbinger”, saggy baggy jeans, getting down with sheep, a cheesy dinner plus extra grated cheese, sitting next to Mr. Oberoi on a flight to India to avoid death, dodging the cops on Route 110, another edition of Personal Growth Friday, the compulsory aspects of buying girl scout cookies, prioritizing your bills, obsessing while half asleep - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Laughing Crow Band [Corinna]; Kristina Stykos [He Will Be Free]; Brian Clark [Wishes].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Mar. 25, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss something burning, a trampoline release form, misguided basketball hucking, the dangers of overusing aluminum foil, an unexpected outcome to the 48 hour film slam, breaking down the latest Subaru breakdown, perfecting the one finger salute, wrestling with plus-size cotton balls, stories about wall-to-wall indoor-outdoor carpeting, a loose connection between Panini and andirons, the bachelor’s complex relationship to leftovers, running into those people you don’t want to see at the grocery store and why you don’t want to see them, a little deer’s sudden demise, the “Amazing Slow Downer”, a third birthday party for the radio station, a special shout out to a favorite kitchen appliance, sappy music for pets left at home all day & double dog-proofing, Peeps imploding in the microwave - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Nick Cowles [Old Outlaws]; Keith Murphy [Hard Times]; Julie James [Going Home].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Mar. 18, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss alternate identities and nick names, debriefing on being literally stuck in the mud, the joys of surging with pride coming “down off the hill”, a pointless meltdown, filming aliens & understanding their habits, creating a platform on which to be “nice”, a horrible children’s book concept, how laughing works, self help for cats, a trick for people who forget what they are doing on the way there, a shout out/philosophical reflection on wire, burning ash in the sugar house & a little coat-burning incident, a porta potty blow-over at the elementary school, fossil discovery at the top of the newsfeed, scary news about Walmart pistachios, a not-so encouraging report concerning trumpets at band practice, grading roads & packing a pistol, awkward jokes about tampons, a week’s worth of Googling, hedging your bets, giving a breech birth to a hedgehog, witch windows, the Whammy Bar - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Bob Kinzel and Jean Olson [No Ash Will Burn]; Mark LeGrand and Sarah Munro [Ask of Me]; Dayve Huckett [Falling Slowly].

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio

Episode Mar. 4, 2016

Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss wiggling the thing, a clock situation, tried and true methods for making coffee from burnt toast, an unexpected town meeting let-down, distracted voting & the perils of folding ballots, a chance meeting at the gas pump, meditating on heavy blankets and weight, gun-toting redneck signage, the blue water of the “gee”, a review and lecture concerning lederhosen, one cat named Rosemary Trout, a long-standing fish problem, how to deal with a dead squirrel that you liked, frozen wild birds in the freezer, why everyone thinks they need a pond, an idea to bag and predispose of Emily and/or plant a tree, giving up soap, a discussion about skin, aging and an inverted rainbow theory, Princess Leia’s renewed press coverage - and so much more!

Featuring music from Vermont musicians and friends: Davey Davis [Music Meds; Light in the Window; Still Dancin’ with the Blues]

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or tune in Fridays at 11 am to hear this show live on WFVR-FM South Royalton, Vermont 96.5 FM or streaming online & rebroadcast weekly at: Royalton Community Radio