I'm celebrating 300 episodes! On this episode I'm celebrating the 300th episode with some music, which was also live streamed on Facebook. Fins up! Here's to 300 more!
In doing prep for this episode, and trying to decide what to record, I realized that next week will be my 300th podcast episode! A cause for celebration. Here, in episode # 299, I take a look back at my top 10 favorite episodes since I began recording on 1/1/20. That, in addition to a few life updates. Thanks for joining me through this odyssey and I look forward to having you back next week for #300, and here's to another 300! All of the episodes that have ever been recorded are located at the podcast website at leahystorytelling.com. (You can search for specific episodes).
Here is the video version of my chat with author Sarah Crowne.
This episode spotlights author Sarah Crowne, author of the murder mystery "All These Threads of Time". Her story is a fascinating one- learn about her fascination with storytelling and her success as both an attorney and as a writer. We met at a book signing in Holyoke, MA. just recently.
In this episode, we take a look at the upcoming 25-26 Men's Hockey East season with the annual preview episode. Joining me are Mike Machnik of Merrimack hockey and College Hockey News, along with Ian Beauchesne, journalist and Merrimack hockey public address announcer , as we take a look at all 11 squads and how they measure up.
This episode marks a period of transition- from the closing of one area of life to the opening of another- I reflect on the ending of my summer book tour , and the opening of hockey season. Also I reveal my NFL picks for Week 3- the first two weeks have gone well (11-5 followed by 10-6), what will be in store for Week 3?
In this episode, I visit with Kirk McKnight, author of the book the Voices of Hockey. The book is a series of interviews with 65 NHL broadcasters, with a recently released audiobook version.
As promised last week, I will be making NFL picks on a weekly basis, so the first installment of those picks are included here. I also previewed the final three weeks of my summer book tour- which has gone by way too fast.
Driving home from Vermont last weekend, I wanted to listen to some music on the four hour drive home. Granted, I have been giving a lot of attention to Jimmy Buffett lately, and rightly so, and I always will. But I was drawn to listen to Irish music on the ride home, and I entered " Makem and Clancy" into the Google search bar, and started listening. Am I glad I did! This is the music I grew up on, and hung onto every note for years. It made the trip home so much fun.
The final part of the episode is , well, me playing some Clancy and Makem songs. Some are well known and some are "deep cuts." You'll always hear me singing JB's songs, but I'll never give up the Irish stuff. Here are a few songs for you to listen to. If you like them, by all means, learn them.
Talk to you next week, and go Pats!
This week on the podcast, we take to the road. For just over 40 minutes I walked around Nantasket Avenue in Hull at Nantucket Beach and relived some great memories, talked about some of the sights and got some fresh air and some steps and exercise. A unique twist that was a lot of fun! Come along for the journey! A place near and dear to my heart.
In what has become a yearly tradition, I present to you the annual NFL preview podcast, the 2025 edition.. The distinguished panel includes Ken Cail, New Hampshire Hall of Fame radio icon and legend, Mike Murphy, the venerable voice of UNH hockey, and Brock Hines, longtime UMASS hockey radio color analyst. We break down and examine all 32 teams and give analysis and predictions.
A variety of topics on this episode- upcoming book tour dates, music, recently departed well known personalities, a look ahead to the big NFL preview episode next week, and a look at a really good book I'm recommending.
In this episode, I visited with sportscaster Rob Adams, the lead voice on Robcasting.com. A versatile sports professional, we had a great talk about the broadcasting industry and how blessed we are to do what we do! Enjoy this great chat!
This episode brings me back to my earliest days in broadcasting, as I talk with a play by play commentator who I worked with dating back to my high school commentating days, Bruce Glazer. Lots of storytelling here as well as opinions on commentary and other topics.
In this episode, I chat with good friend and longtime journalist Mike Hardman, author of a new book called "Heartman-A Memoir." It is Mike's own personal story of his own near death experience. Have you ever wondered what the last moments of life would be like? What you would see? Hear? Would you see your life pass before you, like a movie? Mike shares his thoughts of his experience and how it can help and benefit others.
In this episode, I read a chapter from my new book, Living On Air. I did this for two reasons: 1) to increase awareness for the book; and 2) to create some excitement within myself to get narrating again and to see how a potential audiobook would sound. That's on my bucket list. Anyway, I hope you like the episode. And if you are in or near a town I'm signing, I hope to see you stop in!
An episode paying tribute to the recently departed Brian Wilson, lead singer of the Beach Boys.
On this episode of the podcast, I visited with Northeastern hockey's Ben Weiss. We discussed Ben's history with the program, Matthews Arena and its impending closure, and other fun topics concerning Northeastern hockey.
This may be the most fun podcast episode I've done. In this episode, I play a series of medleys on the ukulele and the guitar- two songs combined to form one. Songs that are similar, and blending them together is as natural as peanut butter with jelly. I had a lot of fun doing this, and I hope you derive some enjoyment from it. I'm always on the lookout for putting a cool medley together, so if you have any suggestions, let them rip. I'd also love your feedback on this episode, it was great fun.
In this episode, I visit with former longtime Boston Herald sportswriter Jocko Connolly. There are some great hockey stories here , as Jocko shares stories from his historic and illustrious background and his years of covering Hockey East for the Herald. A must hear for any New England college hockey fan!
Some updates, followed by a look at some bucket list items I'd like to accomplish.
