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Episodes
Monday Dec 02, 2024
11-28-24 Norman Rockwell - A Walk In The Park
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
This week, Jane talks about how holiday expectations may differ from how things are.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra from their 2008 RPM/Columbia Records recording titled “A Swingin’ Christmas”
Monday Dec 02, 2024
12-01-24 Theatre by the Sea 2025 Line Up - Conducting Conversation
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2025 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre, and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about next summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from Alway...Patsy Cline, Waitress, Hairspray, and Heartbreak Hotel (about Elvis). For more information, you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
11-23-24 The Tree That Owns Itself - This Old Tree
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Host Doug Still introduces us to The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that Col. William H. Jackson of Athens, Georgia, loved his old white oak tree very much. So much so that he created a deed for the tree and the land immediately surrounding it, giving ownership unto itself. Could it be possible? Who owns a tree? The answers aren't always as simple as they may appear.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
11-21-24 Predator vs Prey - A Walk In The Park
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Jane talks about predator vs. prey this week on A Walk In The Park.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
11-22-24 Vocalist & Trumpet Player Christine Fawson - Jazz After Dinner
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist and Trumpet Player Christine Fawson from her 2019 Self-published recording titled “Sings Jazz.”
Monday Nov 25, 2024
11-24-24 The Cornerstone Church - Conducting Conversation
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
The Cornerstone Church, on Cowesett Rd. in Warwick, is the subject of this week's program with Jeff Pierce, Assistant Pastor of the Church. We talk about their church ministry and a special Holiday Concert with the Narragansett Bay Chorus being presented on Monday, December 9th. We play some of the music that will be heard that evening. For more information, you can go to www.cornerstonechurchri.org
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with bestselling authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Carola Lovering as they discuss their new novels One Wrong Word (Phillipi Ryan) and Bye, Baby (Lovering).
Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of thirteen award-winning novels of suspense. National reviews have called her a “master at crafting suspenseful mysteries” and “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Her novel, THE HOUSE GUEST, received a starred review from Library Journal, calling it “Binge-worhty.” The rave review from Publishers Weekly says “Ryan is a master of suspense.” Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims and consumers. She’s been a radio reporter, a legislative aide in the United States Senate and an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone Magazine, working with Hunter S. Thompson, Richard Avedon and Richard Goodwin. Hank is a founding teacher at Mystery Writers of America University and served as 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime. She blogs at Jungle Red Writers and Career Authors. She is a co-host at FIRST CHAPTER FUN and a founder and co-host of THE BACK ROOM, and the host of A Mighty Mystery on A Mighty Blaze.
Carola Lovering is the author of the novels Tell Me Lies, Too Good to Be True, and Can’t Look Away. She attended Colorado College, and her work has appeared in New York Magazine, W Magazine, Marie Claire, National Geographic, Outside, and Yoga Journal, among other publications. Her novel, Tell Me Lies, is now a drama series on Hulu. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two young children.
For more information about Hank Phillipi Ryan, visit hankphillippiryan.com. For more information about Carola Lovering, visit carolalovering.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Monday Nov 18, 2024
11-14-24 Remembering - A Walk In The Park
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane shows how nature and wildlife remember acts of kindness.
Monday Nov 18, 2024
11-15-24 Vocalist Betty Carter - Jazz After Dinner
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Betty Carter from her 1992 PolyGram Records recording titled “It’s Not About The Melody.”
Monday Nov 18, 2024
11-17-24 Westminster Youth String Ensemble 2024 - Conducting Conversation
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
This week, Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the program's subject with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 1st, at 3 PM at the Westerly Armory in Westerly and listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information, you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Martha Hall Kelly and Katherine Reay as they discuss their books The Golden Doves (Martha Hall Kelly) and The Berlin Letters (Katherine Reay).
About Martha Hall Kelly: Martha Hall Kelly’s debut novel LILAC GIRLS, about socialite Caroline Ferriday and her fight to help a group of concentration camp survivors, became an Instant NY Times bestseller in 2016 and sold over two million copies. Once the paperback stayed on the NYT list for fifty-four weeks and became published in fifty countries, she wrote two more novels: LOST ROSES, about Caroline’s mother, and SUNFLOWER SISTERS, about her great grandmother, which also became Instant NY Times bestsellers. Martha grew up in Massachusetts and now splits her time between Connecticut and New York City.
About The Golden Doves: Two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi in this sweeping, profound tale of bravery from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls.
About Katherine Reay: Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author of several novels and one nonfiction work. For her fiction, Katherine writes love letters to books, and her novels are saturated with what she calls the “world of books.” They are character-driven stories that examine the past as a way to find one’s best way forward. In the words of The Bronte Plot’s Lucy Alling, Katherine writes of “that time when you don’t know where you’ll be, but you can’t stay as you are.” Katherine holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University and, after several moves across the globe, lives outside Chicago.
About The Berlin Letters: Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code-breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison.
For more information about Martha Hall Kelly, visit penguinrandomhouse.com. For more information about Katherine Reay, visit katherinereay.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
11-07-24 Leadership - A Walk In The Park
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane shows how one-way leadership is chosen.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
11-08-24 Vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway - Jazz After Dinner
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway from her 2006 Telarc Records recording, “Blues In The Night.”
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
11-10-24 URI Holiday Extravaganza Music Festival - Conducting Conversation
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
The URI Holiday Extravaganza Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with David Gilliland, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented on December 7th at 2:00 and 7:00 PM at the URI Fine Arts Center. The event will feature over 180 performers. For more information, you can go to https://web.uri.edu/music/events
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
11-02-24 StoneRidge: Active Retirement Living in Mystic, CT - The 95.9 Company Break
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we speak with the Director of Marketing and Sales for StoneRidge Active Retirement Living in Mystic, CT, Jamie Cornell. Located just two miles from the riverfront, StoneRidge is a senior living community of doers and thinkers, artists and educators, lifelong learners, and dedicated volunteers. We support each other, learn from one another, and enjoy each other’s company. New retirement community residents tell us they’re surprised at how quickly everyone knows their name. Visit us, and it won’t be long before you feel connected to the people here. People who, like you, want to continue an active lifestyle in a corner of Connecticut close to their hearts. For more information, call 860-333-8995 or visit www.stoneridgelcs.com
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
11-02-24 A Goofy Movie! - WCRI‘s Kids Hour
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
In this week's WCRI Kids Hour, host Jamie listens to music from the hidden Disney classic film A Goofy Movie! This show is also sponsored locally by RI Comic Con Nov. 1-3, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
10-31-24 Broken Tail - A Walk In The Park
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane shares that, at times, unfortunate circumstances make survival a challenge.
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
The RI Civic Choral and Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Joshua Rohde, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music presented on Saturday, November 16th, at the Block Island School on December 7th in Providence and December 8th in Manville. For more information, you can call 401-521-5670 or go to www.ricco.org
Monday Nov 04, 2024
11-01-24 Trumpeter Terence Blanchard - Jazz After Dinner
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
This week, Joe is featuring Trumpeter Terence Blanchard from his 2001 Sony Records recording “Let’s Get Lost.”

Classical 95.9-FM WCRI
The Classical Station
Classical 95.9-FM WCRI is owned by Judson Group, Inc., a company that includes the son and grandsons of broadcasting pioneer Ted Jones, founder of Charles River Broadcasting Company and Boston’s legendary classical music station, WCRB. Judson Group acquired Classical 95.9-FM WCRI from Charles River Broadcasting in 2006 and is committed to carrying on the Ted Jones tradition of radio excellence.
In addition to popular classical movements and pieces, WCRI presents special local arts programming such as Jazz After Dinner w/ Joe Parillo, WCRI’s Kids Hour, Conducting Conversations w/ Mike Maino, The 95.9 Company Break and more.