Fri, 28 October 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe make contact via Facebook Messenger to decide how to proceed with the show after a small vehicular event puts Emily’s car in a ditch, then mastermind a continuation of their discussion by phone, covering topics including correct techniques for braking on slushy dirt roads, dad’s winter driving drills, an unlikely nexus for world wide communication, cats in the toilet, how John took the car with snow tires, facing the truth about your animal assignment, a new use for contact lens solution, connecting with your inner flatlander, an unending dearth of plugs, a surprise psychoanalysis of cartoon characters, a misunderstanding about mushrooms, boiling twigs and the taste of nature, a timely Kurt Vonnegut poem, getting firewood out of the driveway, gamer culture’s creation of a virtual groping, the weird deceptions of Halloween, a man-sized baby, letting go of creepy clowns, the barbaric wrongness of flying hunks of metal, the tedious herd mentality of generic weather banter, unpacking “hell hath no fury” with an unusual cheese analogy, harnessing women’s scorn as a renewable energy product, the conditioned reflex to implode with anger, a missed grilled cheese appointment, cream-of-wheat as purveyor of comfort, a deep contemplation on grains and their bins, putting the corn back in cornmeal, the fiction of “all weather” tires, six Polish cousins and a cheese shop in Vienna, reimagining the dog sled alternative, the travesty of sad animal children’s books and movies, brainstorming keywords for the show excluding “zany”, staying home alone with your socks - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Robert Resnik [Mad Tom]; Dayve Huckett [Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You]; 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, streaming online or rebroadcast at Royalton Community Radio - and don't forget to visit our website at www.11thHourRadio.com for more goodies! For more information: |
Fri, 14 October 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss Emily’s deformed head, the vernacular of deals, an errant application of chapstick, having stuff named after you, a deeper analysis of campaign signage, voting rights of the mentally unfit, a new train whistle, an unresolved misunderstanding concerning the airbag light in cars, advice for hunters encountering single women, death by arrow vs. death by bullet, moldy strawberries, a comparison of winter hats, the dispiriting side effects of awards, adding sparkles & feathers to your clothes, the oft overlooked joy of grommets, an observation about the rosary & gender roles, the ins and outs of unfriending people on Facebook, another bad love triangle plus one, stereotypes about Holland, confusion over trains that go underground, how to miss the best views during foliage, an upset customer’s complaint about flies, basically hating dolls, some really hard spelling words, unwanted calls from GOP VT, a homemade elephant surprise, the questionable relationship between elderly housing & peanut butter, debunking fisher cats, an annual visit to Dan & Whits’ yield of wide mouth jar rubbers with tabs, two kinds of people in the world as it relates to costuming - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Ben Fuller [Fighter]; Erin McDermott [From Me]; Kristina Stykos [Last Cup of Love] 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, streaming online or rebroadcast at Royalton Community Radio - and don't forget to visit our website at www.11thHourRadio.com for more goodies! For more information: |
Fri, 7 October 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a new descriptive term for The Scleroderma Citrinum (aka Pigskin Poison Puffball or the Common Earth Ball), their dreams of securing new, hygienic microphone wind screens to replace the scary ones in the studio, coping with raw vegetables, why people put food on their bodies just to have it licked off, a recipe for identifying your own bad breath, poop doodles, Emily’s getting the tractor stuck on a rock, how to make a copper hearth, whether or not to pay your Dad to drink coffee, another rash of creepy clowns, subjective ridicule aimed at fake walls & Kristina’s history as founding member of a mime troupe, a shout out to the big boy named Larry Streeter, getting all wrapped up in the injustice of it all, throwing yourself against the wall as a way of life, burning a list of everything that you like about a person you hate, humans as perfect crystals, the challenges of erasing your brain, going too far with forgiveness, a phone call from the Vermont’s best fiddler, Kristina’s success at driving away the Tannahill Weavers, whether or not to talk to people with ear buds in, a discussion of prows, bulkheads & figureheads, the peculiar condition of having nothing to contribute, a warning not to drive with fertilizer, a riddle about 4th class roads, the current dearth of bubble wrap, a foliage season that both oppresses & uplifts - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Highwoods String Band [You Ain’t Talking to Me]; Paul Asbell [Bound for Adamant]; Bow Thayer [Dawning] 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, streaming online or rebroadcast at Royalton Community Radio - and don't forget to visit our website at www.11thHourRadio.com for more goodies! For more information: |
Fri, 30 September 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss finding a pen in the parking lot, their incredulity around spitting, revisiting mood swings, identifying the aroma of Juicy Fruit gum, Elon Musk vs. musk, excess in relation to flying the flag at half mast, looking for a tuba player, adding clicks to language, how to identify your toes individually, a new iteration of “broken phone syndrome” at Emily’s house, why a juicer is not a blender, reimagining or letting go of kale, making friends with celery, more on Butch’s “cooking from cans” cuisine, planning a Patrick Swayze video binge night, an extra special phone booth in Japan, avoidance of clogged toilets as a general rule, an unfavorable analysis of whole wheat pasta, wondering when your wheel will fall off, a depressing list of Monsanto subsidiaries, eating on a school bus at Chef Brad’s Crazy Side, jabbing at touch screens, discovering Fran Blanche’s Youtube channel, the indignities of freezing your ass off at your child’s sports events, a new old fourth class road named “Clay Slide”, a reputed camel extinction, a weasel and a bowl of cat food - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Hunter Paye [All the Walls are Windows]; Don’t Call Betty [Carbon Neutral]; Dayve Huckett [Emanuel Cathedral Montreal] 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 and streaming online at Royalton Community Radio - And don't forget to visit our website at www.11thHourRadio.com! For more information: |
Fri, 23 September 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss the idea of being jolly, unusual new legislation concerning roller coasters and diaper changes, the demise of last week’s live show, being trapped inside the endless loop of an unsuccessful online login, the semantics of naming a season, baby rotation in and out of the baby room, the genetics of screaming, further adventures in being ashamed to be an American, a major apple cart upset, uncovering Uncivil Discourse (UCD), the art of hating people you don’t know, swimming in the insanity of a confused & confusing media landscape, talking in cute voices to loved ones, how to project onto strangers your lack of self esteem, the relationship between vanity and adultery, a spelunking metaphor, a fleeting nostalgia for George Bush and his paintings, a review of the Tunbridge Fair draft horse and oxen pulls, Emily’s fixation with the ostrich in Swiss Family Robinson, looking for an extra five hours in the day, the terror of free form socializing, when music opens a conversation, adhering to fantasy soundtracks, how ignorance of lyrics can cause a rift, an efficient delivery system called melody, reflections on voyeurism, difficulties pronouncing & defining the word “fabulist”, worrying about ice chips, sleepy seeds and lost teeth, taking a sober look at Hans Christian Andersen - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Davey Davis [Zen Cowboy]; Bow Thayer [The Bitters]; Susannah Blachly and George White [Raven King]. 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 For more information: |
Fri, 9 September 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss chipmunk cheeks, vaccination aggravation, why fingernail clippings are so hard to manage, another Friday visit from the vet, a flaccid return to the spelling quiz, the how and why of this week’s party invites, an encounter of the third kind with Syd Straw, reuniting with one of Vermont’s best dogs, Emily’s dream of being a guy, running with cats, how too many pets can wake you up, a strange theory about embodying the oppressor, pinching babies, remembering a calendar correction, looking for Merriam Webster, Kristina’s latest slap down for excessive selfie posting, more on Facebook validation, breaking down collagen, Botox and bull’s testicles, a fond recollection (not) of broadcasting from behind the pig races in winter coats at the fair, a disagreement about campfires, a fantastic new zucchini portal, the good, the bad and the ugly of clichés, a reverent moment of silence, how to improve your mood off-season with Christmas lights, a natural remedy for pink eye, John’s ongoing obsession with paper towels & Kleenex, dealing with a huge manuscript, being annoyed by throat clearing, an awkward waiting room situation, being assaulted by mirror sunglasses, the wrong birth certificate, leaving a bad phone message then making it worse, Lori’s superior belly button - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: The Cousins Project [Rescue Me]; Doug Perkins [Hang Glide]; Bow Thayer [Cowgirl Madonna] 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 For more information: |
Sat, 3 September 2016
Host Kristina Stykos and guest co-host John Obrien discuss where coaching intersects with bad parenting, a new garden for Dr. Duffy, discovering piccalilli, another Fred Tuttle milestone, the need for frivolity & brain clearing, old radiator chic, an audio diary of torture, mining bird calls for emotional content, living with expectant sheep, demystifying the tramp stamp and the plumbers crack, an unfortunate experiment employing a ball point pen and the goddess of the harvest, racy nudes at the Morrill Homestead, different kinds of wall surfaces, a meditation on Japanese bachelors, confusing vitamins with organs, a peripatetic gift card from Bed, Bath and Beyond, the joys of plastic crap, refund scams, the travesty of lukewarm beverages, chasing animals & other bad averages, debunking “And I Approve of This Message”, Kristina’s list of all the Vermont towns she’s lived and spent the night in, the mystery of the Brunswick Springs, stopping at historical markers & how they correspond to slow car trips, Eleanor Roosevelt, Edward Hopper and a case of outhouse avoidance, single parent vacation disasters, an unexpected rescue by Charles Dickens, being priced out of Vermont’s country inns, enjoying the plethora of local laundromats, nostalgia for the “Star Wash”, trying to understand “Toys-R-Us”, a miniature plastic English garden, seeing porcupines vs. seeing rats - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Spencer Lewis [Believing]; Kristina Stykos [Let’s Cherish the Day] 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 For more information: |
Fri, 26 August 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss punching yourself in the face, the sad relationship between dental care and money, lying to your mother, an honest mistake and heart-felt apology to Carol, fixing things with pie, the ambiguous nature of cheesecake, a rapper name for Emily, a breakdown on making babies and who’s ultimately responsible, envisioning an improved (five-year) pregnancy, a case of not finishing what you start, how Todd Rundgren’s rock & roll camp took over the Trapp Family Lodge, taking another look at dirndls, the implications of Kleenex in the classroom, a bogus survey about friendship, conjecture as to why Butch studied cats at Vermont Technical College, a stunning, honking purchase of Cabot cheese, antibiotics in the enlightened farmyard, a recap of last week’s discussion of bacteria & old sneakers, the sprinkle that ruined yet another Tunbridge haying operation, pondering PETA’s potential response to the bear show at Clark’s Trading Post, assessing France’s burkini ban, the worst kinds of blankets, an update on Hans’ brain eating maggot infestation, why it’s right to be suspicious of chrysanthemums, recent genetic mutations in support of the profit motive, daycare noise level stats, a new wave of parental bumper stickers, a reflection on the morbid aspect of loving your children too much - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Hunter Paye [Kris]; Bow Thayer [Jewel]; Doug Perkins [Snowflake Jig] 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 For more information: |
Sat, 20 August 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a guy named Harry, pigeon shit issues in the wedding barn, an analysis of Sinead O’Connor’s head, teenage girl grooming behavior, the confusing mystery of opposable thumbs, finding a new name for Grandma, more on hating phone calls, getting on the wrong side of the town clerk & saying goodbye to the road commissioner, an erection in the park, an unusual request for the cessation of reductionism, defining “trumpery” once and for all, Justin Smith Morrill’s dog’s strange connection to this year’s presidential election, two “must haves” for quitting drinking, a connection between keeping your nails clean and using a red neck weed-whacker, who gives a crap about humidity, listening to the train come through town, what trolls can do with stones, cow manure & work that keeps you honest, dealing with wet sneakers, what you can see in the womb, a monster secretary, the therapeutic value of staring at empty space, more on historical markers, graciously declining gifts, the vast blue sky behind fear, checking in with ghosts, why aliens are avoiding Emily, a replacement for Willy Nelson - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Davey Davis [Well Swung]; Doug Perkins and Patrick Ross [Flop-eared Mule] 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 For more information: |
Fri, 12 August 2016
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos and Emily Howe discuss a plan to wear a certain shirt, how to keep closet crouchers at bay, William Shatner’s 2016 World Elephant Day Message, returning poison ivy to it’s rightful place amongst invasives, a conspiracy theory about health fads, pharmaceuticals & pesticides, living with the desire for matching towel sets, why they don’t answer the phone in the control room, more on slacker DJs, setting goals for your musical aspirations, getting the real story on hashtags, how to look like a Mennonite woman without really trying, a tale of pranksters’ with fake books quiet invasion of the NYC subway system, the idiocy of copy and paste posts on Facebook, a recipe for wasting your life utilizing hate, resentment & a refusal to live and let live, examining Emily’s toes & potential jobs for them, a new game: “My Doctor Told Me To …”, catching the corners of your clothing on stuff, revisiting the idea of combining Vermont’s historical attractions into one big one, misunderstanding air conditioning - and so much more! Featuring music from Vermont musicians & friends: Rick Ceballos [Les Quatres Branles]; Chris Kleeman [Magnet to Steel]; Bow Thayer & the Holy Plow [Way of the Gun]. 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 For more information: |
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11th Hour Radio
Co-hosts Kristina Stykos & Emily Howe debrief the week with humorous banter relating to the ups and downs of being artist-types trying to make ends meet in rural Vermont. Each episode includes interludes of homegrown music from Kristina and friends. Based on their live radio show broadcast Fridays at 11 a.m. on Royalton Community Radio, WFVR-LP, South Royalton, Vermont.
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