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  <description>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</description>
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  <itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>North Country at Work: An Adirondack Guideboat builder on sweat, shovels and sanding - lots of sanding</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40470/20230627/north-country-at-work-an-adirondack-guideboat-builder-on-sweat-shovels-and-sanding-lots-of-sanding</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 27, 2023) The Adirondack Guideboat is a very particular craft. They&apos;re made of wood and thousands of screws and tacks. They&apos;re wider than a canoe, and rowed instead of paddled. They&apos;re only used in the Adirondacks, and they were the boat of choice for professional guides in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Very few people still build and repair them, but Chris Woodward is one of those people. He owns The Woodward Boat Shop in Saranac Lake, and his love of guideboats goes back pretty far. He grew up in Paul Smiths (and attended the college, too) and even as a kid, he was obsessed with guideboats. But he knew they were expensive, so:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Adirondack Guideboat is a very particular craft. They're made of wood and thousands of screws and tacks. They're wider than a canoe, and rowed instead of paddled. They're only used in the Adirondacks, and they were the boat of choice for professional guides in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Very few people still build and repair them, but Chris Woodward is one of those people. He owns The Woodward Boat Shop in Saranac Lake, and his love of guideboats goes back pretty far. He grew up in Paul Smiths (and attended the college, too) and even as a kid, he was obsessed with guideboats. But he knew they were expensive, so:]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>06:09</itunes:duration>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Kylee Mitchell Gibson on working in the service industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2022) Being young often means trying out lots of different jobs, bouncing around until you figure out what you like. One Akwesasne Mohawk woman has worked various jobs in the service industry, and took away valuable experiences from each one.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Ana Williams-Bergen</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Being young often means trying out lots of different jobs, bouncing around until you figure out what you like. One Akwesasne Mohawk woman has worked various jobs in the service industry, and took away valuable experiences from each one.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>02:48</itunes:duration>
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      <title>North Country at Work: ironworking with Walter Benedict</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2021) Ironworking may sound like a terrifying job. Workers maneuver around thousands of feet off the ground, and the metal parts they work with weigh literal tons. But to Walter Benedict, ironworking was just a job like any other.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Ana Williams-Bergen</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ironworking may sound like a terrifying job. Workers maneuver around thousands of feet off the ground, and the metal parts they work with weigh literal tons. But to Walter Benedict, ironworking was just a job like any other.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>02:42</itunes:duration>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Caretaking on Dark Island</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 15, 2021) Caretaking for seasonal homes has long been a common job in the Thousands Islands region. In the early 1950s, caretaker Gerald Heath got an exceptional gig: looking after Dark Island, home to the red-roofed granite towers of Singer Castle. For Health’s son, Doug, the island was like home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Ana Williams-Bergen</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Caretaking for seasonal homes has long been a common job in the Thousands Islands region. In the early 1950s, caretaker Gerald Heath got an exceptional gig: looking after Dark Island, home to the red-roofed granite towers of Singer Castle. For Health&rsquo;s son, Doug, the island was like home.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>03:45</itunes:duration>
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      <title>North Country at Work: how Chambers of Commerce pivoted during COVID-19</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 12, 2021) Typically, tourism organizations are all about the traveler, and trying to get them to visit. But during the coronavirus pandemic, Chambers of Commerce across the region flipped that script.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Typically, tourism organizations are all about the traveler, and trying to get them to visit. But during the coronavirus pandemic, Chambers of Commerce across the region flipped that script.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:32</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Audio Postcard: A summer swim in Tirrell Pond in Hamilton County</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 31, 2020) It’s been a steamy summer in the Adirondacks. It’s also been a busy summer, with people packing trailheads and campgrounds, mostly in the High Peaks. 

To avoid the crowded trails Emily Russell headed into Hamilton County. She hiked into Tirrell Pond in the town of Blue Mountain Lake and sent this audio postcard]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Emily Russell</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a steamy summer in the Adirondacks. It&rsquo;s also been a busy summer, with people packing trailheads and campgrounds, mostly in the High Peaks. 

To avoid the crowded trails Emily Russell headed into Hamilton County. She hiked into Tirrell Pond in the town of Blue Mountain Lake and sent this audio postcard]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>03:19</itunes:duration>
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      <title>North Country at Work: David Lee Belding and Dani Baker build their small farm dream</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41843/20200707/north-country-at-work-david-lee-belding-and-dani-baker-build-their-small-farm-dream</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 7, 2020) Sometimes achieving a dream can take a long time. That was true for David Lee Belding.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Ned Hallahan</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes achieving a dream can take a long time. That was true for David Lee Belding.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:44</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>farm, Cross Island Farm, organic, sustainable, animals, vegetables, Thousand Islands, nature, health, food, covid-19, ncatwork, Wellesley Island, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Returning to Auschwitz: Holocaust survivor from Plattsburgh travels back to &apos;family cemetery&apos;</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40432/20200124/returning-to-auschwitz-holocaust-survivor-from-plattsburgh-travels-back-to-apos-family-cemetery-apos</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 24, 2020) Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The concentration camp is where more than a million people, mostly Jews, were murdered during World War II. 

A group of Holocaust survivors are going back to Auschwitz for the anniversary, including Vladimir Munk, from Plattsburgh.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Emily Russell</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The concentration camp is where more than a million people, mostly Jews, were murdered during World War II. 

A group of Holocaust survivors are going back to Auschwitz for the anniversary, including Vladimir Munk, from Plattsburgh.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:52</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>history, holocaust, ww2, anti-semitism, plattsburgh, clinton county, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>Reachout reaches 40 years of crisis intervention and a helpful voice</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39594/20190923/reachout-reaches-40-years-of-crisis-intervention-and-a-helpful-voice</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 23, 2019) A crisis and intervention hotline serving St. Lawrence County celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. Reachout of St. Lawrence County was incorporated back in 1979, and has offered 24-hour phone crisis services, supportive listening, and a mobile crisis team that sends trained counselors to meet and assess people at risk at locations all around the county.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Todd Moe</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A crisis and intervention hotline serving St. Lawrence County celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. Reachout of St. Lawrence County was incorporated back in 1979, and has offered 24-hour phone crisis services, supportive listening, and a mobile crisis team that sends trained counselors to meet and assess people at risk at locations all around the county.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>09:10</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>st. lawrence county, health, mental health, crisis intervention, suicide, information and referral services, volunteers, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>Life on the River: Gananoque hardware store owner looks back on 95 years</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39233/20190731/life-on-the-river-gananoque-hardware-store-owner-looks-back-on-95-years</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 31, 2019) The St. Lawrence River has changed a lot in the last century, from the construction of the Seaway in the 1950s to record high water levels in recent years. One local celebrity in the Thousand Islands, who turned 95 on Wednesday, looks back on his life on the river.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Emily Russell</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The St. Lawrence River has changed a lot in the last century, from the construction of the Seaway in the 1950s to record high water levels in recent years. One local celebrity in the Thousand Islands, who turned 95 on Wednesday, looks back on his life on the river.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:19</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>st. lawrence river, gananoque, history, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>This grueling Adirondack footrace crosses four summits and an interstate highway</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/38794/20190531/this-grueling-adirondack-footrace-crosses-four-summits-and-an-interstate-highway</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 31, 2019) Long-distance trail running isn’t for everybody. But there is a cool and growing subculture in the Adirondack North Country made up of people who get together each year to test themselves against some of our most challenging terrain.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/190531BMfootrace.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Brian Mann</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Long-distance trail running isn&rsquo;t for everybody. But there is a cool and growing subculture in the Adirondack North Country made up of people who get together each year to test themselves against some of our most challenging terrain.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:46</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>outdoor recreation, trail run, topstory, audio postcard</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>A journey to Marcy&apos;s summit through warm spring and icy winter</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/38456/20190415/a-journey-to-marcy-apos-s-summit-through-warm-spring-and-icy-winter</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 15, 2019) The 15.5-mile Adirondack trek offers some of the most spectacular views in the East.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/190415marcypostcard.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Brian Mann</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 15.5-mile Adirondack trek offers some of the most spectacular views in the East.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:16</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>outdoor recreation, marcy, hiking, climbing, high peaks, adirondacks, topstory, postcard, audio postcard</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>The Perfect Hike: a postcard from Wright Peak</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/38310/20190325/the-perfect-hike-a-postcard-from-wright-peak</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 25, 2019) Last week marked the start of spring, and it&apos;s worth celebrating the truly old-fashioned winter we just had in the North Country. Emily Russell sent a postcard from Wright Peak in the Adirondacks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Emily Russell</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week marked the start of spring, and it's worth celebrating the truly old-fashioned winter we just had in the North Country. Emily Russell sent a postcard from Wright Peak in the Adirondacks.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:29</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>adirondacks, postcard, hike, winter, topstory, audio postcard,</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>Audio Postcard: Even in winter, Ausable Marsh is full of life and color</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/38104/20190222/audio-postcard-even-in-winter-ausable-marsh-is-full-of-life-and-color</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Feb 22, 2019) In warmer seasons, the Ausable Marsh is a paradise for paddlers, bird watchers and sun bathers. It lies on the western shore of Lake Champlain just south of Plattsburgh in the town of Peru. It turns out the marsh is also a gorgeous place to visit on a winter afternoon, full of quiet and color.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Brian Mann</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In warmer seasons, the Ausable Marsh is a paradise for paddlers, bird watchers and sun bathers. It lies on the western shore of Lake Champlain just south of Plattsburgh in the town of Peru. It turns out the marsh is also a gorgeous place to visit on a winter afternoon, full of quiet and color.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>02:14</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>audio postcard, ausable marsh, environment, outdoor recreation, champlain valley, adirondacks, ausable river, topstory, postcard</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Watch NC@Work Live!: Rebecca Kambic on &quot;Replacing the Hitch-Up Matilda bridges in Avalanche Lake&quot;</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/37800/20190116/watch-nc-work-live-rebecca-kambic-on-quot-replacing-the-hitch-up-matilda-bridges-in-avalanche-lake-quot</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 16, 2019) Trail builder and trail crew leader Rebecca Kambic originally told stories of her work at our Long Lake at Work: Live! event in August of 2018, and was one of the storytellers at North Country at Work&apos;s final event of the year, North Country at Work: Live!, held at the Adirondack State Theater in Tupper Lake on December 18, 2018.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/190116ncawlive.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trail builder and trail crew leader Rebecca Kambic originally told stories of her work at our Long Lake at Work: Live! event in August of 2018, and was one of the storytellers at North Country at Work's final event of the year, North Country at Work: Live!, held at the Adirondack State Theater in Tupper Lake on December 18, 2018.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:51</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, adirondacks, 2010s, outdoor recreation, essex County, ncaw-live, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Leroy Peets on making paper in Newton Falls</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/37472/20181120/north-country-at-work-leroy-peets-on-making-paper-in-newton-falls</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Nov 20, 2018) In the fall of 1968 Leroy Peets returned home from the army. He spent some time as a forklift operator for Adirondack Plywood but he wasn’t happy with the job. The following spring Leroy was tipped off about open interviews at the Newton Falls Paper Mill.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/181120TFcranlake.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/181120TFcranlake.mp3" length="5294223" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Tyler Flanagan</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the fall of 1968 Leroy Peets returned home from the army. He spent some time as a forklift operator for Adirondack Plywood but he wasn&rsquo;t happy with the job. The following spring Leroy was tipped off about open interviews at the Newton Falls Paper Mill.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>03:40</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, paper, mill, st. lawrence county, manufacturing, papermaking, newton falls, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Catching and banding a saw-whet owl</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/37326/20181106/catching-and-banding-a-saw-whet-owl</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Nov 6, 2018) The northern saw-whet owl population is being monitored and evaluated through a national effort known as Project Owlnet. Biologist Mark Manske leads a local endeavor to catch, evaluate, and tag the birds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/181106DDowl.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/181106DDowl.mp3" length="7608490" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Doyle Dean</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The northern saw-whet owl population is being monitored and evaluated through a national effort known as Project Owlnet. Biologist Mark Manske leads a local endeavor to catch, evaluate, and tag the birds.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:17</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>nature, environment, birds, raptors, saw-whet owl, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Making Braman&apos;s brush blocks in Carthage</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/36915/20180911/north-country-at-work-making-braman-apos-s-brush-blocks-in-carthage</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 11, 2018) If you were walking through downtown Carthage in Jefferson County 120 years ago, you would have seen dozens of wood-based factories - making everything from paper to department store boxes to shutters and blinds. 

Business was booming up and down the Black River, with timber arriving from logging operations in the Adirondacks. And Orman Braman, a Pennsylvania native looking to strike out on his own, wanted in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180911AFbrushblocks.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180911AFbrushblocks.mp3" length="8933082" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you were walking through downtown Carthage in Jefferson County 120 years ago, you would have seen dozens of wood-based factories - making everything from paper to department store boxes to shutters and blinds. 

Business was booming up and down the Black River, with timber arriving from logging operations in the Adirondacks. And Orman Braman, a Pennsylvania native looking to strike out on his own, wanted in.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>06:12</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, carthage, west carthage, braman manufacturing company, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: June McKenney on camp nursing in Indian Lake</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/36575/20180717/north-country-at-work-june-mckenney-on-camp-nursing-in-indian-lake</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 17, 2018) Crafts with power tools, horse riding, archery, slingshot, riflery - these are all fun camp activities boys could choose from at Northern Frontier Camp in the Adirondacks, but try to imagine that same list from the perspective of the camp nurse, who was responsible for the well-being and safety of 250 staff and campers at any one time. 

June McKenney worked 16 years as camp nurse for Northern Frontier Camp, a Christian boys&apos; camp located between Indian Lake and North Creek, at the end of a 3.5 mile dirt road. She says &quot;it was the best part of my nursing career.&quot;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180717AFNCatWork.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180717AFNCatWork.mp3" length="7798515" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Crafts with power tools, horse riding, archery, slingshot, riflery - these are all fun camp activities boys could choose from at Northern Frontier Camp in the Adirondacks, but try to imagine that same list from the perspective of the camp nurse, who was responsible for the well-being and safety of 250 staff and campers at any one time. 

June McKenney worked 16 years as camp nurse for Northern Frontier Camp, a Christian boys' camp located between Indian Lake and North Creek, at the end of a 3.5 mile dirt road. She says "it was the best part of my nursing career."]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:25</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: a luthier&apos;s love for building and inlaying guitars in Malone</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/35688/20180227/north-country-at-work-a-luthier-apos-s-love-for-building-and-inlaying-guitars-in-malone</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Feb 27, 2018) Luthier Dave Nichols is the owner-operator of Custom Pearl Inlay and celebrates his 50th anniversary this year as the custom pearl inlayer for Martin Guitars. He&apos;s also an authorized Martin dealer and repair man.

Walk into Dave&apos;s wood shop just south of Malone and it&apos;s all about the music. He mostly builds guitars, though he also works on mandolins. He plays them, and he decorates them with custom inlay: mother-of-pearl, abalone or wood, all with his favorite music playing in the background. On a recent visit, it was Merle Haggard, for whom Dave says he&apos;s built an awful lot of guitars.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/022718afnorthcountryatwork.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/022718afnorthcountryatwork.mp3" length="2223230" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Andy Flynn</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Luthier Dave Nichols is the owner-operator of Custom Pearl Inlay and celebrates his 50th anniversary this year as the custom pearl inlayer for Martin Guitars. He's also an authorized Martin dealer and repair man.

Walk into Dave's wood shop just south of Malone and it's all about the music. He mostly builds guitars, though he also works on mandolins. He plays them, and he decorates them with custom inlay: mother-of-pearl, abalone or wood, all with his favorite music playing in the background. On a recent visit, it was Merle Haggard, for whom Dave says he's built an awful lot of guitars.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:37</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, malone, arts, inlay, instrument making, franklin county, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Suddenly it&apos;s winter in the Adirondacks: postcard from Big Slide Mountain</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/35053/20171113/suddenly-it-apos-s-winter-in-the-adirondacks-postcard-from-big-slide-mountain</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2017) Winter weather finally arrived in the North Country over the weekend, with snow across much of the region and single-digit temperatures in the Adirondacks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20171113bmpostcardbigslide.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20171113bmpostcardbigslide.mp3" length="4596055" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Brian Mann</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Winter weather finally arrived in the North Country over the weekend, with snow across much of the region and single-digit temperatures in the Adirondacks.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:11</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>audio postcard, big slide, outdoor recreation, topstory, postcard</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>North Country at Work: meet Doula Rainbow Crabtree</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34323/20170828/north-country-at-work-meet-doula-rainbow-crabtree</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 28, 2017) Many people are familiar with what a midwife is. But there are other kinds of workers involved in the birthing process, including doulas. While midwifes have medical training and are licensed to assist a woman in childbirth, at home or in the hospital, a doula does not. They are not doing anything medical, but rather offering support.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170828ncawduola.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170828ncawduola.mp3" length="1524943" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Ana Williams-Bergen</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people are familiar with what a midwife is. But there are other kinds of workers involved in the birthing process, including doulas. While midwifes have medical training and are licensed to assist a woman in childbirth, at home or in the hospital, a doula does not. They are not doing anything medical, but rather offering support.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>03:10</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, canton, doula, rainbow crabtree, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: before the bridge; running ferries on the St. Lawrence River</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34472/20170821/north-country-at-work-before-the-bridge-running-ferries-on-the-st-lawrence-river</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 21, 2017) One of the biggest geographic features of our region is the St. Lawrence River. It&apos;s a natural border, a vacation hot-spot, and a major trade route. It&apos;s also a big obstacle between us and Canada - even more so before the Ogdensburg-Prescott International  Bridge was built in the 1950s, and completed in 1960. 

One way to get across was the Morristown to Brockville ferry, which has history going back to the 1870s.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170821ncawmotownferry.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170821ncawmotownferry.mp3" length="2681266" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the biggest geographic features of our region is the St. Lawrence River. It's a natural border, a vacation hot-spot, and a major trade route. It's also a big obstacle between us and Canada - even more so before the Ogdensburg-Prescott International  Bridge was built in the 1950s, and completed in 1960. 

One way to get across was the Morristown to Brockville ferry, which has history going back to the 1870s.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, morristown, morristown brockville transportation company, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Sculptures from Adirondack stone and steel</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34341/20170807/north-country-at-work-sculptures-from-adirondack-stone-and-steel</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 7, 2017) Matt Horner is a sculptor who works in Keene, and he carves a rather unusual material. If you&apos;ve ever climbed a mountain in the Adirondacks, you have probably stepped all over his favorite medium - Adirondack anorthosite.  It comes in all colors, but the majority is grey or blue; it looks a bit like granite.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170707afsculptor.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170707afsculptor.mp3" length="1478845" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matt Horner is a sculptor who works in Keene, and he carves a rather unusual material. If you've ever climbed a mountain in the Adirondacks, you have probably stepped all over his favorite medium - Adirondack anorthosite.  It comes in all colors, but the majority is grey or blue; it looks a bit like granite.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:04</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>adirondacks, arts, ncatwork, 2010s, matt horner, ncawhome, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Regina Willette, the last home birth midwife</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34365/20170731/north-country-at-work-regina-willette-the-last-home-birth-midwife</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 31, 2017) Regina &quot;Gina&quot; Willette drives hours to see her clients, often works in the middle of the night, and has caught a lot of babies. She&apos;s a midwife. And for a long time, she&apos;s been the only licensed home birth midwife in the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/2017afnocomidwife.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/2017afnocomidwife.mp3" length="2569775" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Regina "Gina" Willette drives hours to see her clients, often works in the middle of the night, and has caught a lot of babies. She's a midwife. And for a long time, she's been the only licensed home birth midwife in the region.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:20</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>st. lawrence county, midwife, regina wilette, home birth midwife, ncatwork, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>Morley&apos;s Pat Dominie on a century of change in dairying</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34238/20170710/morley-apos-s-pat-dominie-on-a-century-of-change-in-dairying</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 10, 2017) Pat Dominie was born in Russell to a dairy farming family in 1935. She can remember her grandparents working exclusively with horses to plow and hay. Over the course of her lifetime, Pat was an eyewitness to huge changes in the dairy industry here in the St. Lawrence Valley, from five-cow farms to 2,000-cow operations, early tractors to thousand-gallon milk tanks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170710afdairyfarmer.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170710afdairyfarmer.mp3" length="2657109" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pat Dominie was born in Russell to a dairy farming family in 1935. She can remember her grandparents working exclusively with horses to plow and hay. Over the course of her lifetime, Pat was an eyewitness to huge changes in the dairy industry here in the St. Lawrence Valley, from five-cow farms to 2,000-cow operations, early tractors to thousand-gallon milk tanks.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:31</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>st. lawrence county, morley, dairy, ncatwork, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>From an Adirondack summit, fireworks are tiny, silent, and strange</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34265/20170710/from-an-adirondack-summit-fireworks-are-tiny-silent-and-strange</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 10, 2017) Lots of people around the North Country watch fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday. It&apos;s a perfect night to set up a picnic blanket and watch those huge, dazzling colors explode overhead. 

I did something different.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170710zhfireworks.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20170710zhfireworks.mp3" length="1546133" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Zach Hirsch</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lots of people around the North Country watch fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday. It's a perfect night to set up a picnic blanket and watch those huge, dazzling colors explode overhead. 

I did something different.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:12</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>poke-o-moonshine, essex county, hike, outdoor recreation, outdoor postcard, audio postcard, music, nature, environment, adirondacks, fourth of july, fireworks, topstory, postcard</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Musician commutes from Boston to the North Country for better pay</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/33791/20170428/north-country-at-work-musician-commutes-from-boston-to-the-north-country-for-better-pay</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 28, 2017) Making it as a musician anywhere is tough, but even harder in rural areas. That&apos;s why Sebastian &apos;Seba&apos; Molnar decided at a young age that if he wanted to be a professional musician, he couldn&apos;t do it in the North Country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170428AFNCAW.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/170428AFNCAW.mp3" length="3382632" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Making it as a musician anywhere is tough, but even harder in rural areas. That's why Sebastian 'Seba' Molnar decided at a young age that if he wanted to be a professional musician, he couldn't do it in the North Country.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>07:02</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>canton, potsdam, seba molnar, ncatwork, north country at work, seba molnar musician, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Great Alice, one of Saranac Lake&apos;s first businesswomen</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/32942/20161213/north-country-at-work-great-alice-one-of-saranac-lake-apos-s-first-businesswomen</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Dec 13, 2016) At a recent North Country at Work photo scanning in Saranac Lake, longtime resident Ron Keough brought in a photo of his grandmother, Alice Keough, also known as Grandma Alice and Great Alice to her family. He also brought photos of the Keough Motel in Saranac Lake, which she opened, expanded, and managed for decades.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/161213afncawalice.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/161213afncawalice.mp3" length="2035596" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a recent North Country at Work photo scanning in Saranac Lake, longtime resident Ron Keough brought in a photo of his grandmother, Alice Keough, also known as Grandma Alice and Great Alice to her family. He also brought photos of the Keough Motel in Saranac Lake, which she opened, expanded, and managed for decades.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:14</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>saranac lake, alice keough, keough motel, saranac lake history, ncatwork, north country at work, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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      <title>Star-gazing in style: A visit to the Potsdam planetarium</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/31999/20160613/star-gazing-in-style-a-visit-to-the-potsdam-planetarium</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 13, 2016) For over fifty years, the planetarium at SUNY Potsdam has served the North Country by offering visitors the chance to learn about astronomy. The experience helps instill a love for science in young people, and provides viewers with an unforgettable experience.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/160613jdpotsdamplanetarium.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/160613jdpotsdamplanetarium.mp3" length="1484396" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Joey Duggan</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For over fifty years, the planetarium at SUNY Potsdam has served the North Country by offering visitors the chance to learn about astronomy. The experience helps instill a love for science in young people, and provides viewers with an unforgettable experience.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>03:05</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>SUNY Potsdam, astronomy, education, science, technology, , topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>In Clinton Dannemora prison, violence, an inmate death and new scrutiny</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/30461/20151222/in-clinton-dannemora-prison-violence-an-inmate-death-and-new-scrutiny</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Dec 22, 2015) This week we’re looking at the controversial issue of corrections officer violence in New York prisons. Over the last five years, civil cases, criminal trials, and state and Federal probes have offered a new window into a problem that has plagued the state’s correctional facilities for decades.

This morning, we focus on one prison in particular, Clinton Correctional in Dannemora. It’s one of the toughest maximum security lock-ups in America. For years inmates and advocacy groups have complained of excessive guard-on-inmate violence.

The culture behind Dannemora’s big white wall is drawing new scrutiny in the wake of last summer’s escape and in the wake of a new video obtained by the New York Times that shows the death of a mentally ill inmate.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/151222bmprisonviolenceb.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/151222bmprisonviolenceb.mp3" length="4267916" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Brian Mann</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week we&rsquo;re looking at the controversial issue of corrections officer violence in New York prisons. Over the last five years, civil cases, criminal trials, and state and Federal probes have offered a new window into a problem that has plagued the state&rsquo;s correctional facilities for decades.

This morning, we focus on one prison in particular, Clinton Correctional in Dannemora. It&rsquo;s one of the toughest maximum security lock-ups in America. For years inmates and advocacy groups have complained of excessive guard-on-inmate violence.

The culture behind Dannemora&rsquo;s big white wall is drawing new scrutiny in the wake of last summer&rsquo;s escape and in the wake of a new video obtained by the New York Times that shows the death of a mentally ill inmate.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>08:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>corrections, prisons, violence, inmate, prisontime, criminal justice, dannemora, clinton correctional facility, escape, prison break, matt, sweat, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>4 St. Lawrence River fishing tips from America&apos;s Bassmasters</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/29055/20150728/4-st-lawrence-river-fishing-tips-from-america-apos-s-bassmasters</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 28, 2015) Tuesday and Wednesday are the last practice days for anglers getting ready to compete in the Bassmasters Elite tournament on northern New York&apos;s St. Lawrence River.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/150728StLawrenceBassMasters.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/150728StLawrenceBassMasters.mp3" length="3338234" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tuesday and Wednesday are the last practice days for anglers getting ready to compete in the Bassmasters Elite tournament on northern New York's St. Lawrence River.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>06:56</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>sports, fishing, angling, bass, st. lawrence river, stlv, bassmasters, economy, waddington, tourism, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Mohawk basketmaker to be honored with top folk art award</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/25953/20140905/mohawk-basketmaker-to-be-honored-with-top-folk-art-award</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2014) Later this month in Washington D.C., a master basketmaker from Akwesasne will be honored with the nation&apos;s highest tribute in the folk arts. Henry Jake Arquette will receive a National Heritage Fellow award on September 19, the first such award for a Mohawk traditional basket weaver.

At 83, the retired iron worker is one of the few individuals who still knows how to make the elegant, sturdy baskets. Today Arquette is a revered community elder and his baskets are in collections around the world.

Todd Moe recently visited his basement workshop in Hogansburg, where he can still be found making a basket or two, and passing the traditional craft along to the next generation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/140905tmhenryarquette.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/140905tmhenryarquette.mp3" length="4436808" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Todd Moe</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Later this month in Washington D.C., a master basketmaker from Akwesasne will be honored with the nation's highest tribute in the folk arts. Henry Jake Arquette will receive a National Heritage Fellow award on September 19, the first such award for a Mohawk traditional basket weaver.

At 83, the retired iron worker is one of the few individuals who still knows how to make the elegant, sturdy baskets. Today Arquette is a revered community elder and his baskets are in collections around the world.

Todd Moe recently visited his basement workshop in Hogansburg, where he can still be found making a basket or two, and passing the traditional craft along to the next generation.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>09:14</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>art, arts, mohawk, akwesasne, baskets, arquette, akwesasne, hogansburg, traditional arts, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Food, politics, and The Big Four of Farm Aid returns to Saratoga Springs</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22812/20130923/food-politics-and-the-big-four-of-farm-aid-returns-to-saratoga-springs</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 23, 2013) The 39 year-old benefit concert for agriculture returns to Upstate New York for the first time since 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20130923farmaid.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20130923farmaid.mp3" length="4588047" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 39 year-old benefit concert for agriculture returns to Upstate New York for the first time since 2013.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>09:33</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>newideasag, agriculture, music, farm aid, arts, farming, benefit, saratoga springs, adirondacks, politics, economy, [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Remembering Thousand Islands sculptor Will Salisbury</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41833/20220816/remembering-thousand-islands-sculptor-will-salisbury</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 16, 2022) A Thousand Islands artist who created legendary metal creations that dot the North Country and who also had a reputation for his warmth and conversation died a week ago in Hospice care.  Will Salisbury was 72.  

Salisbury spoke to NCPR in 2020 for his exhibit at the Thousand Islands Arts Center in Clayton.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200713Tmsalisbury.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200713Tmsalisbury.mp3" length="2353292" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Todd Moe</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Thousand Islands artist who created legendary metal creations that dot the North Country and who also had a reputation for his warmth and conversation died a week ago in Hospice care.  Will Salisbury was 72.  

Salisbury spoke to NCPR in 2020 for his exhibit at the Thousand Islands Arts Center in Clayton.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>arts, metal, sculpture, clayton, thousand islands, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Chef Curtiss: Cauliflower Steaks - grilling from the garden</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41581/20220706/chef-curtiss-cauliflower-steaks-grilling-from-the-garden</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 6, 2022) Chef Curtiss Hemm thinks of cauliflower as the &quot;chicken breast&quot; of the vegetable world, a sort of blank canvas upon which to add rich flavors.  Since it takes aggressive heat well, he finds it&apos;s a good candidate for summer grilling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200602tmchefcurtiss.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200602tmchefcurtiss.mp3" length="3298720" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Todd Moe</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chef Curtiss Hemm thinks of cauliflower as the "chicken breast" of the vegetable world, a sort of blank canvas upon which to add rich flavors.  Since it takes aggressive heat well, he finds it's a good candidate for summer grilling.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>06:51</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>food, grilling, cauliflower, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Raven vs. Crow, what&apos;s the difference?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/25740/20211028/natural-selections-raven-vs-crow-what-apos-s-the-difference</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Oct 28, 2021) Ravens were once a rarity in the North Country, but now they are becoming a common sight. They have a similar appearance to crows, but if you see the two birds together the difference is fairly obvious. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss ravens and crows on Natural Selections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS102821web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS102821web.mp3" length="5683536" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ravens were once a rarity in the North Country, but now they are becoming a common sight. They have a similar appearance to crows, but if you see the two birds together the difference is fairly obvious. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss ravens and crows on Natural Selections.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, birds, scavengers, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: &quot;Couch potato&quot; bass evolving in response to human predation</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/29533/20211021/natural-selections-quot-couch-potato-quot-bass-evolving-in-response-to-human-predation</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Oct 21, 2021) The pressure to keep billions of humans fed can have a transformative impact on amimal populations. Overharvesting that targets the largest animals can result in reduction of the average size of species, as seen in Caribbean conch snails. And sport-fishing pressure on large mouth bass can winnow out the most agressive in the gene pool, resulting in a &quot;lazier,&quot; more passive remnant population.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager talk about the human factor in animal evolution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS102121web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS102121web.mp3" length="7532777" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The pressure to keep billions of humans fed can have a transformative impact on amimal populations. Overharvesting that targets the largest animals can result in reduction of the average size of species, as seen in Caribbean conch snails. And sport-fishing pressure on large mouth bass can winnow out the most agressive in the gene pool, resulting in a "lazier," more passive remnant population.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager talk about the human factor in animal evolution.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:12</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, evolution, predation, fishing, science, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Get to know your closet nemesis, the clothes moth</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/27270/20211014/natural-selections-get-to-know-your-closet-nemesis-the-clothes-moth</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Oct 14, 2021) Keratin, the substance wool, hair, and feathers are made from, makes a pretty thin diet, but the clothes moth has been dogging humanity&apos;s closets and drawers for hundreds of years, unravelling the work of generations of knitters and weavers to feed its larvae.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS101421web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS101421web.mp3" length="8069890" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Keratin, the substance wool, hair, and feathers are made from, makes a pretty thin diet, but the clothes moth has been dogging humanity's closets and drawers for hundreds of years, unravelling the work of generations of knitters and weavers to feed its larvae.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, topstory, insects, clothes moth, environment, pesticides</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Natural Selections: For cats, the comfort zone is shaped like a box</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/29349/20211007/natural-selections-for-cats-the-comfort-zone-is-shaped-like-a-box</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Oct 7, 2021) Of all the places a cat can hang out, why do do many of them want to hang out in boxes? According to researchers, cats that spend time in close confines are measurably less stressed than those remaining in the open. As Curt Stager tells Martha Foley, it&apos;s not just house cats who feel this way.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS100721Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS100721Web.mp3" length="6906151" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Of all the places a cat can hang out, why do do many of them want to hang out in boxes? According to researchers, cats that spend time in close confines are measurably less stressed than those remaining in the open. As Curt Stager tells Martha Foley, it's not just house cats who feel this way.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:46</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, pets, wildlife, animal behavior, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: How nature journals put the history in natural history</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/27615/20210930/natural-selections-how-nature-journals-put-the-history-in-natural-history</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 30, 2021) Martha Foley has never succeeded in keeping a nature journal long-term, but Curt Stager finds them invaluable in his work. He records his observations on paper, but also finds great data through researching the journals of past observers, from Samuel de Champlain to Thomas Jefferson, to ordinary little-known North Country folk.

His hint - always put it on paper. Whatever became of all that stuff on your floppy diskettes?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS093021web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS093021web.mp3" length="8411060" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martha Foley has never succeeded in keeping a nature journal long-term, but Curt Stager finds them invaluable in his work. He records his observations on paper, but also finds great data through researching the journals of past observers, from Samuel de Champlain to Thomas Jefferson, to ordinary little-known North Country folk.

His hint - always put it on paper. Whatever became of all that stuff on your floppy diskettes?]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:49</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, observation, history, climate change, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Bill Parmer: Documenting the region&apos;s rural heritage with paint and canvas</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34572/20210928/bill-parmer-documenting-the-region-apos-s-rural-heritage-with-paint-and-canvas</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 28, 2021) Sometimes it&apos;s not the subject, but the moment that captures an artist&apos;s attention. And St. Lawrence County artist Bill Parmer loves to spend time in his pickup in a favorite habitat: along a back road looking for just the right rural landscape in just the right light. 

You&apos;ll find many of Bill Parmer&apos;s original oil &quot;plein air&quot; paintings on the walls at Canton Potsdam Hospital, TAUNY in Canton and other regional galleries.  This Saturday afternoon at 1pm, you’re invited to the opening of “Small World”, a new exhibit of his art at Lake Saint Lawrence Arts on Main Street in Waddington.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/parmerreair21.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/parmerreair21.mp3" length="8124815" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Todd Moe</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes it's not the subject, but the moment that captures an artist's attention. And St. Lawrence County artist Bill Parmer loves to spend time in his pickup in a favorite habitat: along a back road looking for just the right rural landscape in just the right light. 

You'll find many of Bill Parmer's original oil "plein air" paintings on the walls at Canton Potsdam Hospital, TAUNY in Canton and other regional galleries.  This Saturday afternoon at 1pm, you&rsquo;re invited to the opening of &ldquo;Small World&rdquo;, a new exhibit of his art at Lake Saint Lawrence Arts on Main Street in Waddington.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>arts, artist, st. lawrence county, bill parmer, plain air, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Bats can sing, too!</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/27207/20210923/natural-selections-bats-can-sing-too</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 23, 2021) Humans, birds, and whales are not the only creatures who can sing. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss recent research that uncovered bats also use learned songs to communicate.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS092321web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS092321web.mp3" length="7564708" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Humans, birds, and whales are not the only creatures who can sing. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss recent research that uncovered bats also use learned songs to communicate.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:13</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, topstory, nature, bats</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Burlington flutist Patricia Julien on how the pandemic changed her - and how she works</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43545/20210920/burlington-flutist-patricia-julien-on-how-the-pandemic-changed-her-and-how-she-works</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 20, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/US_Julien.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/US_Julien.mp3" length="8658084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Doyle Dean</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>09:00</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>underscore, flute, music, burlington, vermont, uvm, jazz, woodwind, pandemic, livemusic, chalk, professor topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Just how individual are animals?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/27476/20210916/natural-selections-just-how-individual-are-animals</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 16, 2021) We tend to think that dogs do this, and that cats do that. We think animal species have a recognizable set of behaviors that define the nature of their kind. But what about individual animals? Does each have something we could understand as a unique personality?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS091621Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS091621Web.mp3" length="7329903" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We tend to think that dogs do this, and that cats do that. We think animal species have a recognizable set of behaviors that define the nature of their kind. But what about individual animals? Does each have something we could understand as a unique personality?]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:04</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, animal behavior, psychology, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>More fish: good for the flowers, bad for the snakes</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/31497/20210909/more-fish-good-for-the-flowers-bad-for-the-snakes</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 9, 2021) The complex web of species interaction is full of odd associations. Stocking a lake with fish cuts down on dragonflies, which helps pollinators, which helps the flowers bloom. Or it can cut down on amphibians such as newts, which is bad for garter snakes. Invasive flowering purple loosestrife is good for insects and birds that feed on them, but hard on plankton, which is at the bottom of the food chain for everything.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager look an unintended consequences of human actions in nature.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS090921Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The complex web of species interaction is full of odd associations. Stocking a lake with fish cuts down on dragonflies, which helps pollinators, which helps the flowers bloom. Or it can cut down on amphibians such as newts, which is bad for garter snakes. Invasive flowering purple loosestrife is good for insects and birds that feed on them, but hard on plankton, which is at the bottom of the food chain for everything.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager look an unintended consequences of human actions in nature.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:11</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, interdependence, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Meet your new neighbor: the stories of two &apos;pandemic residents&apos;</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44419/20210908/meet-your-new-neighbor-the-stories-of-two-apos-pandemic-residents-apos</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 8, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210906michaelgalligan.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210906michaelgalligan.mp3" length="2220232" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:37</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, topstory, adirondacks</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Really, really big bugs (and some tiny ones, too)</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/31440/20210902/really-really-big-bugs-and-some-tiny-ones-too</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 2, 2021) Martha Foley? - not a fan of bugs. And Curt Stager took a course on them to steady his own reactions. The Natural Selections team looks at the outliers on the spectrum, the largest and smallest of critters with too many legs.

New Zealand&apos;s weta makes a real handful. The fairy fly is nearly invisible. Some prehistoric dragonflies were big enough to make off with the cat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS090221Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS090221Web.mp3" length="7815297" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martha Foley? - not a fan of bugs. And Curt Stager took a course on them to steady his own reactions. The Natural Selections team looks at the outliers on the spectrum, the largest and smallest of critters with too many legs.

New Zealand's weta makes a real handful. The fairy fly is nearly invisible. Some prehistoric dragonflies were big enough to make off with the cat.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:24</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, insects, nature, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country educators focus on mental health of students this fall</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44385/20210901/north-country-educators-focus-on-mental-health-of-students-this-fall</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Sep 1, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210901fallconcerns.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210901fallconcerns.mp3" length="2348475" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>education, topstory, , covid-19</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: The evolution of breathing</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16245/20210826/natural-selections-the-evolution-of-breathing</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 26, 2021) All creatures breathe in some fashion, but how the job gets done has changed from fish to amphibian to reptile to mammal.

Curt Stager and Martha Foley chart the evolution of animal respiration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS0826Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS0826Web.mp3" length="5956887" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[All creatures breathe in some fashion, but how the job gets done has changed from fish to amphibian to reptile to mammal.

Curt Stager and Martha Foley chart the evolution of animal respiration.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>06:10</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, respiration, evolution, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country educators reflect on  a year of pandemic teaching, remote learning, and emotional turmoil</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44339/20210824/north-country-educators-reflect-on-a-year-of-pandemic-teaching-remote-learning-and-emotional-turmoil</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/pandemicteachingNL.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/pandemicteachingNL.mp3" length="7543337" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:14</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, public health, education, impacts of COVID-19 on north country education, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Why pigeons feel at home in the city</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16494/20210819/natural-selections-why-pigeons-feel-at-home-in-the-city</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 19, 2021) The ubiquitous bird of cities and towns was designed for a different environment. The pigeon&apos;s distinctive style of flight is adapted for maneuverability in tight places - near vertical takeoffs and quick changes of direction. This adaptation to cliff and mountainside environments serves them well among our urban cliff dwellings. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS081921Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS081921Web.mp3" length="5149616" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The ubiquitous bird of cities and towns was designed for a different environment. The pigeon's distinctive style of flight is adapted for maneuverability in tight places - near vertical takeoffs and quick changes of direction. This adaptation to cliff and mountainside environments serves them well among our urban cliff dwellings. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:19</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, birds, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Stimulus funding allows for North Country schools to offer summer programming for the first time in years</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44275/20210813/stimulus-funding-allows-for-north-country-schools-to-offer-summer-programming-for-the-first-time-in-years</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 13, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210812summerschool.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210812summerschool.mp3" length="2386786" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:57</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, topstory, education, summer school north country</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Pigeons are doves, high-rises are cliffs</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16461/20210812/natural-selections-pigeons-are-doves-high-rises-are-cliffs</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 12, 2021) Pigeons and doves, both domestic and feral, are the same species. Today&apos;s urban environment mimics their original favored habitat, seaside cliffs in Europe and Asia. 

Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss this commonest bird companion in densely settled areas.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS081221Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS081221Web.mp3" length="4937593" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pigeons and doves, both domestic and feral, are the same species. Today's urban environment mimics their original favored habitat, seaside cliffs in Europe and Asia. 

Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss this commonest bird companion in densely settled areas.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:06</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, birds, nature, adaptation, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>1.1 billion in stabilization grants now available to child care providers</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44285/20210811/1-1-billion-in-stabilization-grants-now-available-to-child-care-providers</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 11, 2021) Local advocates say many North Country providers and centers will receive the grants, but that the money won&apos;t address the deeper financial trouble than many are in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/CCstabilizationgrant.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/CCstabilizationgrant.mp3" length="4675028" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Local advocates say many North Country providers and centers will receive the grants, but that the money won't address the deeper financial trouble than many are in.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:14</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>child care, covid-19, adirondacks, topstory, coronavirus, New York child care stabilization grants </itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>In Westport, young couple searches for a home while welcoming new transplants</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44183/20210810/in-westport-young-couple-searches-for-a-home-while-welcoming-new-transplants</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 10, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210810marygodnik.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210810marygodnik.mp3" length="2102712" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:22</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, housing crisis adirondacks, topstory, , adirondacks</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Schools scramble and fear backlash after the state says: no official reopening guidance for this fall</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44270/20210809/schools-scramble-and-fear-backlash-after-the-state-says-no-official-reopening-guidance-for-this-fall</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 9, 2021) After months of waiting and wondering, the state did NOT release any official guidance to schools on how to reopen this fall, leaving districts less than a month to come up with their own guidelines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210809schoolguidance.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210809schoolguidance.mp3" length="2482011" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After months of waiting and wondering, the state did NOT release any official guidance to schools on how to reopen this fall, leaving districts less than a month to come up with their own guidelines.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:09</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, education, no reopening guidance in new York, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Northern Flicker, the anteater of the woodpecker family</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16286/20210805/northern-flicker-the-anteater-of-the-woodpecker-family</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Aug 5, 2021) The Northern Flicker is one of the most recognizable birds. This distinctly-marked member of the woodpecker family, instead of browsing wood for their food like their relatives, digs for food in the ground. Martha Foley and Curt Stager explore its habits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS080521Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS080521Web.mp3" length="5275707" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Northern Flicker is one of the most recognizable birds. This distinctly-marked member of the woodpecker family, instead of browsing wood for their food like their relatives, digs for food in the ground. Martha Foley and Curt Stager explore its habits.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:27</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, birds, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Seasonal worker worries that Lake Placid&apos;s working class is being priced out</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44191/20210729/seasonal-worker-worries-that-lake-placid-apos-s-working-class-is-being-priced-out</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 29, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/DevonRoshHousing.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/DevonRoshHousing.mp3" length="5178909" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:35</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>adirondacks, economy, tourism, Adirondack housing issues, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Why manatees are related to elephants, and whales are related to deer</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40633/20210729/natural-selections-why-manatees-are-related-to-elephants-and-whales-are-related-to-deer</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 29, 2021) Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than their ancestry. Manatees may look like whales or walruses, but that is only because they adapted to the marine environment in a similar way. Martha Foley and Curt stager talk about convergent evolution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS072921Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS072921Web.mp3" length="5245700" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than their ancestry. Manatees may look like whales or walruses, but that is only because they adapted to the marine environment in a similar way. Martha Foley and Curt stager talk about convergent evolution.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:25</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, evolution, convergent evolution, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>The manatee: like the mermaid, its kin live on land</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40591/20210722/the-manatee-like-the-mermaid-its-kin-live-on-land</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 22, 2021) The big marine herbivore, the manatee, is thought by some to be the origin of mermaid legends, but it&apos;s not closely related to humankind or even to whales and other marine mammals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS072221Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS072221Web.mp3" length="5787710" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The big marine herbivore, the manatee, is thought by some to be the origin of mermaid legends, but it's not closely related to humankind or even to whales and other marine mammals.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, manatees, anatomy, zoology, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Can ADK lake trout survive climate change?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/27750/20210715/natural-selections-can-adk-lake-trout-survive-climate-change</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 15, 2021) Lake trout require a lot of cold, oxygenated water to survive. Lakes in the Adirondacks of upstate New York are at the southern edge of their natural range. Although about 100 Adirondack lakes and ponds are still home to lake trout, even a small increase in temperature could sharply cut that number.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS071521Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS071521Web.mp3" length="5040880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lake trout require a lot of cold, oxygenated water to survive. Lakes in the Adirondacks of upstate New York are at the southern edge of their natural range. Although about 100 Adirondack lakes and ponds are still home to lake trout, even a small increase in temperature could sharply cut that number.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:13</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, climate change, adirondacks, fishing, environment, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country schools are getting millions - why are Long Lake and Indian Lake being left out?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44100/20210709/north-country-schools-are-getting-millions-why-are-long-lake-and-indian-lake-being-left-out</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 9, 2021) Two North Country school districts in Hamilton County aren’t getting ANY federal stimulus money, because they don’t fit into a particular federal formula.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/LongLakeIndianLake8oclock.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/LongLakeIndianLake8oclock.mp3" length="6912069" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two North Country school districts in Hamilton County aren&rsquo;t getting ANY federal stimulus money, because they don&rsquo;t fit into a particular federal formula.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:48</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, education, long lake central school, indian lake, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country schools get big boost in funding from COVID-19 stimulus</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44085/20210708/north-country-schools-get-big-boost-in-funding-from-covid-19-stimulus</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2021) Stimulus money recently made its way to New York and North Country school districts. Watertown received 22 million dollars. Now schools have big decisions to make on how to spend the money.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/StimulusFundingSchools7821.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stimulus money recently made its way to New York and North Country school districts. Watertown received 22 million dollars. Now schools have big decisions to make on how to spend the money.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:40</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>education, ARP funding, north country ARP funding, politics, covid-19, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Natural Selections: The shorter winged Cliff Swallows prevail</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22129/20210708/natural-selections-the-shorter-winged-cliff-swallows-prevail</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2021) Researchers have found that variations in the wingspan of cliff swallows has a measurable impact on their survival in a human-dominated environment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS070821Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Researchers have found that variations in the wingspan of cliff swallows has a measurable impact on their survival in a human-dominated environment.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:23</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>nature, natselect, birds, coevolution, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Turns out bullheads (&apos;trash fish&apos;) are really good parents</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40954/20210701/natural-selections-turns-out-bullheads-apos-trash-fish-apos-are-really-good-parents</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jul 1, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS070121Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:19</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, zoology, fish, bullhead, animal behavior, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Chris Beldock and the never boring, never-ending  work of fixing appliances</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44031/20210629/north-country-at-work-chris-beldock-and-the-never-boring-never-ending-work-of-fixing-appliances</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 29, 2021) In the North Country, it can be hard to find work. But if you can fix a dryer, Chris Beldock says you’ll have more work than you can stand.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210629ChrisBeldockNL.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the North Country, it can be hard to find work. But if you can fix a dryer, Chris Beldock says you&rsquo;ll have more work than you can stand.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:17</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: hyenas get a bad rap</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16417/20210624/natural-selections-hyenas-get-a-bad-rap</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 24, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS062421web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>06:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, hyena, topstory, mammals, matriarch</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Why does hair just keep growing?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16329/20210617/natural-selections-why-does-hair-just-keep-growing</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS061721Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, human hair, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Chipmunk cheeks, bee baskets and other critter carryalls</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41023/20210610/natural-selections-chipmunk-cheeks-bee-baskets-and-other-critter-carryalls</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jun 10, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS061021WEB.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:56</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselct, nature, anatomy, animal behavior, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: Where do coral reefs get their food supply?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39479/20210527/natural-selections-where-do-coral-reefs-get-their-food-supply</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2021) A coral reef is kind of like Manhattan, a huge number of mouths to feed in a packed parcel of real estate. A reef doesn&apos;t have upstate farms to keep them all fed. So how do they get by?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS052721Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A coral reef is kind of like Manhattan, a huge number of mouths to feed in a packed parcel of real estate. A reef doesn't have upstate farms to keep them all fed. So how do they get by?]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:16</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, coral, nature, food chain, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: Connecting animals and students with North Country School&apos;s Erica Burns</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43646/20210521/north-country-at-work-connecting-animals-and-students-with-north-country-school-apos-s-erica-burns</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2021) In early March, the snow crunched underneath Erica Burns’s boots as she walked from the horse barn to the pasture. A white horse had dug through the snow to find some grass and was grazing. “This is Lola. She’s our oldest horse,” Burns said. “That one’s Clover. Hey, Clove!”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210521EricaBurns.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210521EricaBurns.mp3" length="2717560" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Andy Flynn</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In early March, the snow crunched underneath Erica Burns&rsquo;s boots as she walked from the horse barn to the pasture. A white horse had dug through the snow to find some grass and was grazing. &ldquo;This is Lola. She&rsquo;s our oldest horse,&rdquo; Burns said. &ldquo;That one&rsquo;s Clover. Hey, Clove!&rdquo;]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:39</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, coronavirus, nature, farming, ncatwork, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Ask an epidemiologist: Why should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43788/20210519/ask-an-epidemiologist-why-should-i-get-the-covid-19-vaccine</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 19, 2021) Syracuse University epidemiologist David Larsen answers questions and shares background on the COVID-19 vaccine.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/051921davidlarsenepidemiologist8oclock.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/051921davidlarsenepidemiologist8oclock.mp3" length="7308290" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Syracuse University epidemiologist David Larsen answers questions and shares background on the COVID-19 vaccine.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:04</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, topstory, vaccine hesitancy</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: The tip-toe ballet of the walking deer</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39574/20210513/natural-selections-the-tip-toe-ballet-of-the-walking-deer</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2021) Few creatures move with more grace than deer. Martha Foley compares them to ballerinas. Curt Stager says there&apos;s a reason for that. As ballerinas often do, deer walk on their tip-toes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS051321Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Few creatures move with more grace than deer. Martha Foley compares them to ballerinas. Curt Stager says there's a reason for that. As ballerinas often do, deer walk on their tip-toes.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:49</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, deer, anatomy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Need a new summer sport? Try Irish road bowling</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/36519/20210513/need-a-new-summer-sport-try-irish-road-bowling</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2021) Summer&apos;s the perfect time to get your friends together for a low impact lawn game: bocci, croquet, horseshoes. Turns out there&apos;s another game to add to your list: Irish road bowling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180706shirishroadbowl.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/180706shirishroadbowl.mp3" length="1868536" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Sarah T. Harris</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Summer's the perfect time to get your friends together for a low impact lawn game: bocci, croquet, horseshoes. Turns out there's another game to add to your list: Irish road bowling.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>watertown, summer, sports, outdoors, Irish road bowling, outdoor recreation, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country summer camps coming back to life and filling up fast</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43732/20210511/north-country-summer-camps-coming-back-to-life-and-filling-up-fast</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 11, 2021) Most summer camps were unable to open last summer because of the pandemic. But this spring, summer camps got the green light and ones in the North Country are filling up.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210511summercamp8oclockhourversion.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210511summercamp8oclockhourversion.mp3" length="1909688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most summer camps were unable to open last summer because of the pandemic. But this spring, summer camps got the green light and ones in the North Country are filling up.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:58</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, adirondacks, summer camp 2021, summer camp ny state, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Closing the college gap: North Country program aims to provide path to higher ed</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43674/20210503/closing-the-college-gap-north-country-program-aims-to-provide-path-to-higher-ed</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (May 3, 2021) While students in rural America, like the North Country, graduate high school at relatively high rates, they’re less likely to pursue higher education, and more likely to drop out once they’re there. It’s called the ‘rural opportunity gap’.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210503brilliantpathwaysaf.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210503brilliantpathwaysaf.mp3" length="7842254" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[While students in rural America, like the North Country, graduate high school at relatively high rates, they&rsquo;re less likely to pursue higher education, and more likely to drop out once they&rsquo;re there. It&rsquo;s called the &lsquo;rural opportunity gap&rsquo;.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:26</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>education, adirondacks, rural students less likely to go to college, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Natural Selections: How rocks recycle</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40753/20210429/natural-selections-how-rocks-recycle</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 29, 2021) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS042921Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS042921Web.mp3" length="4582116" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:44</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, geology, sand, sandstone, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>$2.3 billion: how the &apos;historic&apos; state budget reboots child care</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43606/20210422/2-3-billion-how-the-apos-historic-apos-state-budget-reboots-child-care</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 22, 2021) $2.3 billion federal dollars have been set aside in New York’s 2022 budget for child care, which passed in early April. It&apos;s a historic amount of money, which supports and changes the way child care works in NYS.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/202104212022budgetchildcare.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/202104212022budgetchildcare.mp3" length="6500041" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[$2.3 billion federal dollars have been set aside in New York&rsquo;s 2022 budget for child care, which passed in early April. It's a historic amount of money, which supports and changes the way child care works in NYS.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:30</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, north country child care, 2022 budget child care New York, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Every rock tells a story</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40700/20210415/every-rock-tells-a-story</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 15, 2021) Curt Stager has his students start the semester by picking out a &quot;pet rock.&quot; At the end of term, they have to tell the story of that rock - what it is, what it&apos;s made of, and what happened to shape it it over the ages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS041521Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS041521Web.mp3" length="5278089" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Curt Stager has his students start the semester by picking out a "pet rock." At the end of term, they have to tell the story of that rock - what it is, what it's made of, and what happened to shape it it over the ages.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:28</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, geology, rocks, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Ottawa cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne digs deeper during isolation</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/41101/20210406/ottawa-cellist-raphael-weinroth-browne-digs-deeper-during-isolation</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Apr 6, 2021) Efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic have meant clearing the performance schedules of countless musicians. One cellist in Ottawa has embraced this chance to dig a little deeper, redefining himself during isolation, and he suggests we all do the same.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/US_RWB.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/US_RWB.mp3" length="4563800" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Doyle Dean</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic have meant clearing the performance schedules of countless musicians. One cellist in Ottawa has embraced this chance to dig a little deeper, redefining himself during isolation, and he suggests we all do the same.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:45</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>arts, music, covid-19, social distancing, topstory, deanslist, underscore, canada, cello, strings, composer, classical</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43399/20210318/is-subsidized-child-care-coming-to-the-north-country</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2021) Child Care advocates say it needs to be treated as a public good. COVID-19 stimulus programs are treating it that way.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/childcarefuturesolutions.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/childcarefuturesolutions.mp3" length="7978590" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Child Care advocates say it needs to be treated as a public good. COVID-19 stimulus programs are treating it that way.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:32</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, adirondacks, topstory, child care, north country child care crisis</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>The science behind maple syrup</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40868/20210318/the-science-behind-maple-syrup</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2021) You can get the sugar out of a lot of trees, but there&apos;s something special about the sugar maple. Its trunk is highly efficient at storing and moving sap. That&apos;s in part because the sap is stored throughout the trunk, rather then down in the roots, as with most trees in winter. Martha Foley and Curt Stager look at that other &quot;sweet science,&quot; the one behind our favorite breakfast condiment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS031821Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can get the sugar out of a lot of trees, but there's something special about the sugar maple. Its trunk is highly efficient at storing and moving sap. That's in part because the sap is stored throughout the trunk, rather then down in the roots, as with most trees in winter. Martha Foley and Curt Stager look at that other "sweet science," the one behind our favorite breakfast condiment.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:12</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, maple sap, maple syrup, botany, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>How the new 2021 &apos;child tax credit&apos; works, and what it means for North Country families</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43364/20210311/how-the-new-2021-apos-child-tax-credit-apos-works-and-what-it-means-for-north-country-families</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 11, 2021) Imagine going out to your mailbox each month, and picking up a $300 check for each of your children. That’s what the new child tax credit will look like. And it&apos;s a big deal for middle and low income families.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/childtaxcredit8oclock.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/childtaxcredit8oclock.mp3" length="1872664" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Imagine going out to your mailbox each month, and picking up a $300 check for each of your children. That&rsquo;s what the new child tax credit will look like. And it's a big deal for middle and low income families.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>03:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, coronavirus, politics, topstory, new child tax credit 2021</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Glitches? Could be gremlins, could be cosmic rays</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15074/20210304/glitches-could-be-gremlins-could-be-cosmic-rays</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Mar 4, 2021) Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss cosmic rays. While many people may think cosmic rays only affect astronauts or satellites - objects in space - computers and other electronic equipment on Earth can be affected, too.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS030421Web.mp3</guid>
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      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss cosmic rays. While many people may think cosmic rays only affect astronauts or satellites - objects in space - computers and other electronic equipment on Earth can be affected, too.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:15</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, astronomy, topstory, communications, technology, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Animals that make their living outside the box</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16541/20210211/animals-that-make-their-living-outside-the-box</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Feb 11, 2021) In general, plants make food from sunlight, and animals fuel themselves by &quot;burning&quot; oxygen. But some animals think outside the box.

Curt Stager and Martha Foley look at a photosynthetic slug that hijacks the genetic machinery of the algae in its diet, and at a jellyfish that needs no oxygen, burning the alternative fuels of hydrogen and sulfur.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS021121Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS021121Web.mp3" length="5783673" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In general, plants make food from sunlight, and animals fuel themselves by "burning" oxygen. But some animals think outside the box.

Curt Stager and Martha Foley look at a photosynthetic slug that hijacks the genetic machinery of the algae in its diet, and at a jellyfish that needs no oxygen, burning the alternative fuels of hydrogen and sulfur.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, biology, genetics, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>North Country at Work: digging out trains during the great snowstorm of 1912 </title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/35746/20210202/north-country-at-work-digging-out-trains-during-the-great-snowstorm-of-1912</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Feb 2, 2021) On February 21, 1912, disaster struck in the form of a train collision on the New York Central Railroad line between Utica and Ogdensburg. 

The story goes like this: the winter of 1912 - especially February - was a pretty rough month weather-wise for the Northeast. Record-setting low temperatures and frequent snowstorms were disrupting the railroad, and supplies were running low in small communities that relied on it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/190125AFtrains.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/190125AFtrains.mp3" length="6998050" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On February 21, 1912, disaster struck in the form of a train collision on the New York Central Railroad line between Utica and Ogdensburg. 

The story goes like this: the winter of 1912 - especially February - was a pretty rough month weather-wise for the Northeast. Record-setting low temperatures and frequent snowstorms were disrupting the railroad, and supplies were running low in small communities that relied on it.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>04:51</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>ncatwork, de kalb junction, train wreck 1912, new york train history, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>NYS Offices for the Aging setting up vaccine appointments for the elderly </title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43128/20210201/nys-offices-for-the-aging-setting-up-vaccine-appointments-for-the-elderly</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Feb 1, 2021) The COVID-19 vaccine continues to be distributed to the 7 million New Yorkers in groups 1A and 1B. They include healthcare workers, teachers, and people over the age of 65. 

Getting the vaccine is a fairly simple procedure; signing up for it is proving to be a lot harder, especially for those uncomfortable with modern technology, like computers and smartphones. That’s where New York State’s Offices for the Aging are stepping in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210201OFAvaccine.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/8OH__20210201OFAvaccine.mp3" length="739688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The COVID-19 vaccine continues to be distributed to the 7 million New Yorkers in groups 1A and 1B. They include healthcare workers, teachers, and people over the age of 65. 

Getting the vaccine is a fairly simple procedure; signing up for it is proving to be a lot harder, especially for those uncomfortable with modern technology, like computers and smartphones. That&rsquo;s where New York State&rsquo;s Offices for the Aging are stepping in.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>01:32</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, vaccine, public health, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>How you and me and flowers and bees get charged up (with static electricity)</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40374/20210128/how-you-and-me-and-flowers-and-bees-get-charged-up-with-static-electricity</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 28, 2021) It&apos;s the reason opposites attract and doorknobs shock, why lightning strikes, and the way bumblebees find the sweet spot in flowers. Whenever an object has more or fewer electrons than its neighbor, there is the potential for static discharge.

Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about the mysterious and hair-raising ways of static electricity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS_staticWEB.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS_staticWEB.mp3" length="4902085" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's the reason opposites attract and doorknobs shock, why lightning strikes, and the way bumblebees find the sweet spot in flowers. Whenever an object has more or fewer electrons than its neighbor, there is the potential for static discharge.

Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about the mysterious and hair-raising ways of static electricity.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:04</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, static electricity, physics, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Bonfires and social skis: Hanging with friends during the COVID-19 winter</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43074/20210126/bonfires-and-social-skis-hanging-with-friends-during-the-covid-19-winter</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 26, 2021) The way we socialize and see friends during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, keeping our social distance, wearing masks, and hanging out outdoors have become norms.

Of course, balmy summer temperatures are a lot easier than January snowstorms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/wintersocializing.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/wintersocializing.mp3" length="6315259" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The way we socialize and see friends during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, keeping our social distance, wearing masks, and hanging out outdoors have become norms.

Of course, balmy summer temperatures are a lot easier than January snowstorms.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:23</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>covid-19, coronavirus, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>What is a flame?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14869/20210121/what-is-a-flame</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 21, 2021) What is a flame? Why is it shaped like that? How does it keep going? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager answer some burning questions about rapid oxidation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS_Fire1Web.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/NS_Fire1Web.mp3" length="5083063" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is a flame? Why is it shaped like that? How does it keep going? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager answer some burning questions about rapid oxidation.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:16</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>fire, natselect, physics, chemistry, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Why is the sky blue?, take 2</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20854/20210114/why-is-the-sky-blue-take-2</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 14, 2021) Dr. Curt Stager tries once again to answer the classic child&apos;s question. It is a poser that was worthy of Einstein&apos;s time, who eventually came up with the best answer. But it&apos;s complicated. And when the sky isn&apos;t blue, why not? What&apos;s up with that? Martha Foley wants to know.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/160714nswhyistheskyblue.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/160714nswhyistheskyblue.mp3" length="2874893" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Curt Stager tries once again to answer the classic child's question. It is a poser that was worthy of Einstein's time, who eventually came up with the best answer. But it's complicated. And when the sky isn't blue, why not? What's up with that? Martha Foley wants to know.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:58</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, physics, topstory, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>&apos;We can&apos;t treat or vaccinate our way out of this&apos;: Health officials urge public to prevent spread </title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43030/20210113/apos-we-can-apos-t-treat-or-vaccinate-our-way-out-of-this-apos-health-officials-urge-public-to-prevent-spread</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 13, 2021) The spike in COVID-19 cases here in the North Country continues, with daily new cases of COVID-19 dwarfing peak days in the spring. David Clauss, Chief Medical Officer of the Elizabethtown Community Hospital, spoke during a video briefing on Friday, Jan. 8, which included county health directors and medical staff from regional hospitals.   

Clauss said we can’t treat our way out of the pandemic, and “we also are not going to be able to vaccinate our way out of this quickly enough to avoid significant tragedy. We have to prevent our way out of this pandemic with simple measures that we know.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210113PublicHealthWarningBells.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20210113PublicHealthWarningBells.mp3" length="2079624" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The spike in COVID-19 cases here in the North Country continues, with daily new cases of COVID-19 dwarfing peak days in the spring. David Clauss, Chief Medical Officer of the Elizabethtown Community Hospital, spoke during a video briefing on Friday, Jan. 8, which included county health directors and medical staff from regional hospitals.   

Clauss said we can&rsquo;t treat our way out of the pandemic, and &ldquo;we also are not going to be able to vaccinate our way out of this quickly enough to avoid significant tragedy. We have to prevent our way out of this pandemic with simple measures that we know.&rdquo;]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:19</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, covid-19, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>The science of snow</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40433/20210107/the-science-of-snow</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Jan 7, 2021) The differing qualities of snow can determine the safety of structures, the back strain of shovelers and the danger of avalanche. Scientists look at how fast it falls, how it forms in the air, and whether or not it clumps into fat flakes to determine what impact it will have on those of us below. Every snowflake is unique, and so is every snowfall.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200123natselect.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/200123natselect.mp3" length="2383827" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The differing qualities of snow can determine the safety of structures, the back strain of shovelers and the danger of avalanche. Scientists look at how fast it falls, how it forms in the air, and whether or not it clumps into fat flakes to determine what impact it will have on those of us below. Every snowflake is unique, and so is every snowfall.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>04:55</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, meteorology, snow, topstory</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Is any part of the body original equipment?</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19198/20201231/is-any-part-of-the-body-original-equipment</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Dec 31, 2020) Since our bodies replace most cells over a period of a few years, it raises the question &quot;Is any part of us original equipment?&quot; According to Curt Stager and Martha Foley, the answer is &quot;Yes.&quot; Parts of the eyes and teeth, as well as many nerve and (bad news for dieters) fat cells last a lifetime.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/150709natselectb.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/150709natselectb.mp3" length="2477231" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since our bodies replace most cells over a period of a few years, it raises the question "Is any part of us original equipment?" According to Curt Stager and Martha Foley, the answer is "Yes." Parts of the eyes and teeth, as well as many nerve and (bad news for dieters) fat cells last a lifetime.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:09</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>natselect, nature, biology, science, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Flying squirrels glide through winter nights, hunting lichen</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/24130/20201224/flying-squirrels-glide-through-winter-nights-hunting-lichen</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Dec 24, 2020) Rarely seen during the day, flying squirrels don&apos;t actually fly, but use flaps of skin that connect their fore and hind legs that enable them to glide up to a hundred feet, between trees and from tree to ground.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/140220natselect.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/140220natselect.mp3" length="2478347" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Natural Selections</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rarely seen during the day, flying squirrels don't actually fly, but use flaps of skin that connect their fore and hind legs that enable them to glide up to a hundred feet, between trees and from tree to ground.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:image href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/images/ncprlogo_wt_bg_sig_1800x1800.png" />
      <itunes:duration>05:09</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>nature, natselect, topstory, wildlife</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Homeschooling on the rise in the North Country and the US</title>
      <link>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/42841/20201217/homeschooling-on-the-rise-in-the-north-country-and-the-us</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ (Dec 17, 2020) Every family with kids has had to deal with the education question this fall - would they send their kid back to school? Keep them remote learning? And a third option: would they do it themselves? 

Fueled by COVID-19, homeschooling is on the rise in the North Country and across the nation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/homeschoolingreportaudiowebsite.mp3</guid>
      <enclosure url="www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/homeschoolingreportaudiowebsite.mp3" length="7499524" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author>Amy Feiereisel</itunes:author>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every family with kids has had to deal with the education question this fall - would they send their kid back to school? Keep them remote learning? And a third option: would they do it themselves? 

Fueled by COVID-19, homeschooling is on the rise in the North Country and across the nation.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:12</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>coronavirus, homeschooling, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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