Steve Smith Podcast

George Grant is here as he works toward re-election for his seat (Sunapee & Springfield).  We talk about how this past term has been, thoughts on Concord, his take on the County spending, school spending, Question #2 on the ballot, Sunapee & Springfield voters and more

Newport Police Chief Alex Lee is here as we talk about things that have been happening recently, the missing elderly woman found in Lebanon, Halloween times, Winter Parking Ban, and more.

Jeff Kessler (D-Newport) is here as we talk about his run for NH House, his history in public elected service, his thoughts on being a Selectman & how that benefits him if elected to the State House, school funding, property taxes, and lots more.

Current City Councilor and candidate for State Rep, Chris Cogswell (D-Claremont) is here as we talk about running for office, politicans not knowing what really happens when they vote for something, taxing big business and the rich, the racetrack in Claremont, and lots more.

Derek Tremblay is here from Mt Royal Academy with Wesley Becklo, Humanities teacher at Mt Royal.  We talk about the upcoming production of "Much Ado About Nothing" with the Knights Theater at the Newport Opera House, lots of William Shakespeare talk, does Shakespeare pair itself well with Christianity, books that are banned, and lots more.

Joe Osgood is here as we talk about going to bed early, political advertising, interviewing different candidates, fenceviewer in towns, and lots of other stuff.

From the Willey Perra Christmas Giving Program, Brittany Hamel and Tammy Hamel are here talking about the timeline / deadlines for sign up, toy collection and more.  We discuss the new "Silver Bells" senior citizen program, how Willey Perra Christmas Giving Program works, it's history and lots more.

Heidi North from Faith River Church is here as we talk about the Faith and Freedom Festival on Saturday, Oct 24th from Noon - 5 in Newport.  Free food, free games, free fun, on a beautiful day. 

Incumbant Hope Damon (D-Croydon) is here as we discuss her bid for reelection, things she is most proud of over the past 2 years in Concord, helping out the 9 communities she serves, school funding, supporting legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire, and lots more.

Wayne and Eddie are here as we talk about Wayne selling one of his project cars, the new Tesla flying car, Wayne dislikes electric cars, the end of the cruise season and a whole bunch more.

Sam Deering  (D-Washington) is here talking about his campaign for State Representative in teh 9 town district, his background, why he joined the Navy, why he and his partner moved to New Hampshire, lowering property taxes, AI data centers in New Hampshire, and more.

Karen Harker and Kerry Rochford Hague are here as we talk about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Center For Safer Communities (formerly Turning Points Network), warning signs for domestic violence, differemt types of violence, and lots more.

Wayne Hemingway (R-Claremont) is here talking about his campaign for re-election for Claremont / Croydon, how his first term has been, the Right to Race bill & how that applies to the speedway in Claremont, school funding, County issues, and lots more.

Joe Osgood is here as we talk about putting a copper nail in a tree, lies in politics, county politics, land dispute, 91-a requests, and more.

Dr Larry Schissel (D-Newport) is here talking about his campaign for State Representative, what he does in his retirement from medicine, being part of the Newport community, what sparked him to decide to run, school funding and lots more.

Chris Salmon (D-Acworth) is here discussing his campaign for the open Rep seat for Acworth, Langdon, Lempster, Washington, and Goshen.  We talk school funding, what is an adequate education, why he is running, his work with the Democratic party, contra dancing, glass blowing, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, and more.

Shannon MacMichael from the Newport Chamber of Commerce was here as we talked about our past weekends, Newport could use a few baseball fields, recreational economy, Shannon is going to Italy, Chamber events coming up, and more.

Wayne and Eddie are here as we take a look at last night's final cruise night of the year, possible crusie at Lake Church next year, words we can't say on the radio, and other stuff as well.

State Representative Terry Spilsbury (R-Charlestown) is here as we talk about his bid for re-election, high property taxes, school funding, legalizing marijuana, county government, cutting donations to non-profits, supporting a sales tax, and more

Sally Bernier, from the Richards Free Library, is here as we talk aboutthe Hale Award this weekend (and everything Sarah Hale), "spooky season", events coming up and more Library talk.

Democratic candidate for State Representative Judy Thackaberry is here as we talk about her campaign, school funding, running for office for the first time, being known in the Sunapee community, being my old gym teacher when I was a kid, what people are talking about this election and more.

Doug Daniels, from Mt Sunapee Resort, is here as we talk about the Duck Drop this Sunday at the mountain, how the event works, what you can, and more.  Plus we talk about the things happening at Mt Sunapee, the fall season is beautiful, winter is coming, the Epic Pass, Taste of the Region, and more

From the Lake Sunapee Region VNA and Hospice, Jeana Newbern is here with Brooke Robinson, new Good Day Respite Coordinator.  We talk about the Good Day Respite Program, working with memory impared people, arts therapy, upcoming events and more.

Joe Osgood is here as we talk about cutting down the corn, meeting up wtih an old friend of 40 years ago, guys doing dumb stuff, and more.

State Representative Margaret Drye (R-Plainfield) is here as we talk about her campaign for re-election, the productive term she just had, bills to support first responders, speaking on the House floor to save some bills that got passed, her work with Taste Of Home Magazine, being on the Plainfield having "green" cemeteries, and more. 

Dale Girard (R-Claremont) is here as we talk about his re-election campaign.  Dale talks about how things have gone for him since switching from Democrat to Republican, representing Claremont and Croydon, his take on his first term in Concord, what he is hearing on the campaign trail, County issues, the Trails program, and more.

Wayne and Eddie are here as we talk about last night's Cruise Night, the cold wind, the cool rat rod that was there, Eddie working on his Jeep, facebook marketplace, Wayne's old white care for sale, and lots more stuff. 

From the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce, Shannon MacMichael is here as we talk about how Homecoming went, the upcoming Business After hours for the Center for Safer Communities, the last Car Nutz Cruise Night, the Italy trip and lots more.  Thank you to LaValley Building Supply for sponsoring this segument.

Nathan Gardner is here talking about his on stage event at the Newport Opera House called "Ghostly Getaways:  Live On Stage" Saturday Oct 30th at 8pm.  Nathan talks about working on the pilot of his show "Ghostly Getaways", the concept of the tv program, what people should expect when they come see his lecture / discussion at the Opera House, how to detect ghosts, and more.

John Cloutier (D-Claremont) is here as he talks about his reelection campaign.  He discusses work he did years ago with the Unity School, helping out his local community, why he supports unions, school funding, and lots more.

Newport Police Chief Alex Lee is here as we talk about the budget process for Newport PD, struggles to make budget with rising prices, what happens to services if costs go up, looking for a new Chief, Homecoming  parade and more.

Joe is here as I talk about we need traffic cirlcs in Claremont, Joe going out to eat, my wife's car issues, car inspections and more.

Thank you to our sponsor LaValley Building Supply, Shannon MacMichael is here from the Newport Chamber of Commerce as we talk about the Rail Trail meeting last week, homecoming, the flagfootball game, Block Party recap, Paul Brown (Chamber President) came in as well to talk more Chamber stuff, the depot building and more.

Candidate for NH Senate, David Trumble, is in studio as we talk about how his campaign is going, the Newport Block Party, funding education in New Hampshire, solar power, affordability issues in the state, and lots more.

Wayne and Eddie are here as we talk about the Goshen Old Home Day event last weekend, Friday's Block Party, Ed working on his Jeep & it's motor, Wayne MAYBE finding a hood for his Luv truck, and more.

It's been a very busy week for the Newport Police Department. Chief Lee is here as we talk about the federal indictment in a child sex abuse case, the prostitution business in town, and the shooting in Newport. Chief Lee goes into as much detail about these cases as he can, working with Homeland Security, getting help from other departments in the area, and more

Charen Urban (Got Lunch Newport) and Christy Schmidt (Newport Food Pantry) are here as we talk about hunger in the Newport area, the Crop Walk on Oct 4, the Baklava 5K Oct 5, how the proceeds help combat hunger, where the food comes from, the Block Party tonight, and lots more.

Derek Tremblay from Mt Royal Academy is here as we talk about broken bones, high school sports, the NHIAA, rugby, Mt Royal's play this December, and lots more.

Joe Osgood is here as we talk about his corn truck driving this fall, thoughts on politics, Masterclass, Joe's miracle from God, and more. 

Brought to you bye LaValley Building Supply, Shannon Mac Michael is here from the Newport Chamber of Commerce as we talk about the busy week we had and are having.  We talk Ella Casey Golf tournament last week, the emotional Run For The Fallen event, up coming Business After hours, up coming Block Party and so much more.