Fri, 20 May 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 For more information: |
Sun, 15 May 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 For more information: |
Fri, 6 May 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 For more information: |
Fri, 29 April 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 For more information: |
Sat, 16 April 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 For more information: |
Sat, 9 April 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 For more information: |
Sat, 2 April 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 For more information: |
Sat, 26 March 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 For more information: |
Sat, 19 March 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 For more information: |
Fri, 4 March 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 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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