Eileen is joined by Katy Grabel to discuss her memoir "The Magician's Daughter' which recounts her time traveling with her parents: her dad, a magician, and her mom, a magician's assistant.

Eileen enjoys learning about series vs standalones from prolific Cambridge, MA author Clea Simon, whose latest is The Butterfly Trap.

Three-time Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson joins hosts Sam and Bobby, along with Derek Fullerton of Atlantic Behavioral Health, for a powerful conversation on recovery and redemption. Johnson reflects on his childhood struggles, the toll of concussions and painkillers, and his path to sobriety. Fullerton shares his own story of addiction and healing, and how support systems and mental health resources can change lives. Open, honest, and unforgettable—this is a kickoff you won’t want to miss.

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In this episode, Janice Deal is back on the show, this time joining Eileen to discuss her new novel The Blue Door, which stars two characters from her short story collections Strange Attractors: The Ephrem Chronicles.

The LIT podcast hits the big 5-0. For Episode 50, Bobby and Sam sit down with former Brandeis Division III All-American Toby Harris and his head coach—and repeat LIT guest—Jean Bain. Harris is moving on from Brandeis, using his fifth year of eligibility to transfer to Division I Iona—with Bain’s full support. Together, they talk about their player-coach relationship, how that bond carries on beyond wins, and how Bain made good on his promise to help Harris move up if he put in the work. The duo get into how Bain stood by Harris through injury setbacks, NIL challenges, and why, in an era where many coaches focus only on what a player can do for them, Bain stayed true to his word. Harris also shares what drew him to Brandeis, growing up in North Carolina, and navigating the evolving NIL landscape.

Host Eileen MacDougall enjoys exchanging adventure stories with Hugh Rogers, author of Beyond Two Rivers.

In this episode, the spotlight shines down on local buisness owner and founder of Wilmington's own - Haven Barber Studio, Tyler Carlson. Austin Styffe, host of the show and proud patron of Haven, sits down with Tyler to talk all about how the studio was created and Tyler's vision for the industry.

Host Eileen MacDougall is joined via zoom by author Marcia Butler to talk her newest book Dear Virginia, Wait for Me.

2025 Bobby and Sam sit down with Todd Brogna, fresh off the completion of his sophomore year playing basketball at Division I Stonehill. Brogna's rise, from a small-town kid, completely unrecruited out of his public school, to Division I All-Conference selection as just a sophomore, has been remarkable. Even after playing two years at powerhouse prep school Worcester Academy, Brogna didn't have a single Division I offer until the 25th hour from transitional program Stonehill. Now, after two years there, Brogna is testing the waters of the portal. We don't know where he'll land yet, but we know you won't want to miss this episode of resilience and refusal to let a dream die.

Austin Styffe is in the studio for another Wilmington Spotlight! This time, he has a talk with Nicole Putney, a local high school teacher who discusses what is like to teach in the modern times with shortening attention spans and an abundance of technology.

Book Stew host Eileen MacDougall is joined by author Roger Celestin to discuss his newest book The Delicate Beast.

At 13, Basketball was life for Chris Cole, and he was good. How good? Cole was one of the best point guards on the planet in his age group. Then Cole's dad - a drill Sargent in the Army, the man responsible for Cole's morals and work ethic, and above all, Cole's best friend - died of cancer, and everything came crashing down. A highly touted point guard with a spot on the roster at one of the top prep school's in the country, Cole struggled for years to pick up the pieces after his dad's death. Filled with a quiet anger inside, Cole quit the game for a year and gained 100 pounds, before finally falling back in love with it. After losing the weight, Cole earned a Division I college scholarship, only to have his career end prematurely due to a life threatening illness. After a long recovery, Cole found himself homeless without a degree. Amazingly, he picked up the pieces, earned a degree, and reconnect with hoops as a trainer and then coach. Now the associate head coach at Bryant University, Cole sat down with the LIT crew to talk about life, loss, picking up the pieces again, and the game of basketball. This is his amazing story.

In the latest episode of the Wilmington Spotlight, host Austin Styffe sits down with Mike Capistran to talk his gym business, the importance of good coaching, and motivation.

People often say "Ball is Life," but for Dawan Robinson, such a statement is more than a figure of expression: Basketball literally saved his life. In episode 47 Robinson sat down with Bobby and Sam to talk about his journey. Born and raised in inner city Philadelphia, Robinson saw things no kid should growing up, including witnessing his cousin being shot to death right in front of him as a high schooler. Robinson says it was his parents, and the game of basketball, that saved him from the same fate. Ball took Robinson to a prep school in rural Maine, then on to the University of Rhode Island, around the world as a pro, and even a cup of coffee in the NBA. Now he's giving back as a coach and trainer. Listen to his story, it is as powerful as it gets.

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Bobby and Sam hit the road and headed to The Woo - Worcester, Mass. - a City Sam knows well; one where diners, trains and colorful characters abound, to sit down and chop it up with Holy Cross men's basketball head coach Dave Paulsen. Paulsen talked about his journey through hoops, the core philosophies to any program he runs, how experiencing "every coach's worst day" made him grow into a better man, and how his wife truly is his better half.

In a special episode, Book Stew hits the road as Eileen MacDougall, Book Stew host, has author Lauren Francis-Sharma on the show a second time. This time by recording a discussion Lauren had with podcaster and fellow author, Mark Cecil, discussing her nationally acclaimed novel, Casualties of Truth, on location at the Harvard Book Store of Cambridge, MA.

In the second episode of the Cretaceous Chronicles, host Domenic Guisti and guests Sam Perkins and Maria Aliberti meet to discuss and recap the first three episodes of Jurassic Park Camp Cretaceous.