Best Mountain Lake PBS Podcasts (2024)

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The Marten Chronicles 4:03

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In the beginning I saw neither hide nor hair of the animal known as the American marten. Then I found a suspicious dropping, and then I glimpsed the animal in a video in my own backyard. Still, it took years to set eyes on my first wild marten. Hear here my chronicle.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - May 29, 2015 28:46

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Pataki For President, Bridge Renamed In Honor Of Veterans, 9/11 Memorial, Heroes Remembered, Mega Maple, Honeybees Crisis, Film Forum Returns, Parsons Remembered As Broadcast LegendBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Say G'day To Songbirds 5:02

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Human music may well have been inspired by the music of birds. But where did birds get the idea? Recent research findings suggest that songbirds, also known as perching birds or passerines, trace their ancestry to the land of kangaroos.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - May 22, 2015 28:46

9y ago28:46

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Lake Cleanup, High Tech Manure Spreading, Cross-Boarder Flood Study, New Lakefront Marina Opens, Community Tree House, Fowl Ban, After School Rummage Sale, Combating BullyingBy Mountain Lake PBS

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A Stranger On The Lawn 4:55

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Life brings its humbling moments. For me, a leader of bird walks, one came recently when a sparrow turned up, and I had no idea what kind it was. What to do? I confessed my ignorance and invited my companions to peer through binoculars and join me in solving the mystery at hand.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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When Butterflies Fly Free 3:41

9y ago3:41

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Spring brings the eyes a feast of color, and after a long, black-and-white winter, they're hungry for it. Some of the finest color of the season comes to us on the wings of butterflies. Listen and meet the mourning cloak, the comma, and the spring azure.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - May 15, 2015 28:46

9y ago28:46

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New Senate Leader, Checkpoint Confrontation, Trail Improvements, Maple As Medicine, Tasty New Discovery, Dr. Jack, Gift of Music, Olympic History, John Brown DayBy Mountain Lake PBS

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The Day I Got A Black Eye From A Blue Crab 5:01

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Have you ever injured yourself by accident, felt stupid afterward, and found yourself the brunt of jokes? I have. My story involves a crowd of kids and a very large and menacing blue crab. Hear it here.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Bugged By Caddisflies 4:04

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Believe it or not, there are common insects that build armor around themselves like turtles grow shells. As larvae they live in streams, ponds, and lakes and are known as caddisflies.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - April 24, 2015 28:46

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Destination Cuba, Manufacturing Universities, Skills Gap, Presidential Politics, Raising Concerns Over Oil Trains, Power Project, Facing The Storm, Locks For Luge, Message Delivered, Women of '69 UnboxedBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - April 17, 2015 28:45

9y ago28:45

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Opting Out, Church Fire, Congresswoman Stefanik On Trains/Olympic Bid, Severe Weather Storm, New Lease On Life, Sugar Finds New HomeBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Bluebirds Shop Around 4:15

9y ago4:15

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Build a bird house for bluebirds and they will come, or not, depending on intangibles known only to the birds. In our yard in the Adirondacks we've created a virtual country club for bluebirds, yet still the birds tend to come, survey the real estate, and move on. Why? Listen and join me in wondering why.…

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The Bursting of the Buds 4:51

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In the Adirondacks and throughout most of eastern North America, we know spring has arrived when the red maple buds pop. Did you know that some red maples are girls and some are boys, and that you can tell the two apart from a car speeding along the highway? Here hear the details.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - April 10, 2015 28:46

9y ago28:46

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Amazing Migration, Rabies Outbreak, Underground Hydro-Power Project, Play Ball, Living The Miracle, Bottle Drive, Tibetan Festival, Evening of HealingBy Mountain Lake PBS

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The Marsupial Habit 4:08

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Riddle: What makes a marsupial a marsupial? Hint: it has little or nothing to do whether the animal has a marsupium, or pouch, for carrying its young. In fact, two mammals that have pouches for carrying young are not considered marsupials. Confused? Listen and join in on the confusion.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Buck Tooth, Pride of The Beavers 5:32

9y ago5:32

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'All Things Natural' Celebrates 100th Episode! Listen here as Mr. Buck Tooth, "Rodent of the Year," accepts his honor at a meeting of the American Association of Gnawing Rodents.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - March 27, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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Commitment Renewed, Budget Deadline, Rebuilding, Unfair Trade, Back To Back, Surprising Discovery, Wild Nature, Boy's Dream Comes TrueBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - March 20, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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Cross-border Deal, Hotel Clears Hurdle, Flood Danger, Drug Ring Busted, Pilot With A Heart, Bilingual Children, Get Ready To LearnBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mite Versus Right 5:14

9+ y ago5:14

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Pets bring us joy and the pleasures of companionship. And sometimes they bring us pain. Listen to a horror story of a house---my house---invaded by hordes of hungry mites.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Geography Of A Bird 4:12

9+ y ago4:12

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Start looking at birds, and you have to master a whole new vocabulary of lingo. Pretty soon you'll be talking about wingbars, eye-lines, eye-rings, throat patches, rump patches, and if you're a real voyeur, crissums. To know birds, you have to get your mind around the details.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - March 13, 2015 28:46

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Olympic Bid, Budget Battle, Pay Raise, Transportation Funding, Anti-fracking Movement, Military Planes Fill Skies Over Plattsburgh, Big Change Roundup, Blowing In The Wind, Farm Fresh, Vision2Action, League Of Women Voters Of The North CountryBy Mountain Lake PBS

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An Ornithologist Shaken, Not Stirred 3:57

9+ y ago3:57

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Before there was James Bond OO7 the secret agent and ladies' man, there was James Bond the distinguished ornithologist and expert on birds of the West Indians. The real Bond met the creator of the fictional Bond on the island of Jamaica, and the rest is ornithological and cinematic history.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - March 6, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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Education Reforms, Father And Son Charged in Bank Heist, Driver Sentenced, Neighbor Credited With Saving Lives, Frigid February, Mr. Ice Guy, Festival Hits High NoteBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Great Snowy Owl 4:29

9+ y ago4:29

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Everybody knows the bird, but most us have never seen it in the flesh: the great white owl of northern North America and Eurasia known as the snowy. Snowy owls used to be cigar salesman. Today, they gain appreciation as the most striking and massive of American owls.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - February 27, 2015 28:46

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RELIVING THE MIRACLE, DRIVER SHORTAGE, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, MILLION CAN DRIVE, NEW LEASE ON LIFE, SPECIAL DINNER GUEST, STODDARD EXHIBIT.By Mountain Lake PBS

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Penguins of the Southern Oceans 5:03

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You don't have to be crazy to believe in the existence of Little People. They exist. We call them penguins. Join me in reminiscing about wild penguins I have known.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - February 20, 2015 28:46

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Lessons learned, oil train derailments, unfair competition, growing interest, lucky dog, and the Miracle on Ice.By Mountain Lake PBS

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Mink May Stink, But They're Fun To Watch 3:45

9+ y ago3:45

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If you have the privilege of getting close to a mink, it'll stink. But don't let the smell scare you off. These fierce, wide-ranging members of the weasel tribe offer fine entertainment to those who watch them.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - February 13, 2015 28:46

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IP PULLS PLUG ON GAS PIPELINE, CUOMO PUSHES ECONOMIC AGENDA, DUPREY CHOSEN FOR SEARCH COMMITTEE, ICE TRAINING, GOING GLOBAL, COMMUNITY RINK, WHITE HOUSE HONORS, SHARING SCIENCE, GIFT FROM THE HEARTBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - February 6, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW SPEAKER, ETHICS REFORM, QUEBEC INDEPENDENCE, GROWING INTEREST, FARMERS GET MILK MONEY, QUILT PROJECT, TORCH LIGHTING, TAX HELP, A YANK IN LIBYA, LESSONS LEARNED ON THE FARMBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - January 30, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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SILVER RESIGNS, DEMOCRATS CHOOSE NEW LEADER, SUNY SETS GRADUATION GOAL, IP/OSHA INVESTIGATE DEATH, THE FORGOTTEN PLAGUE, WINTER CARNIVAL, R&R, BARN QUILT TRAIL, GRAMMY HONORS LOCAL MUSICIANBy Mountain Lake PBS

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From Dirt Comes Healing 4:35

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If the history of medical science can teach us one thing, it's this. Don't underestimate dirt. From ordinary backyard soil and composted compost have some of the world's most useful wonder-drugs. Tuberculosis, a world-wide plague that killed and tormented untold millions, proved no match for the chemical weapons produced by a widespread microbe in …

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Animal Attitudes, It Takes All Kinds 4:16

9+ y ago4:16

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We may be all cut from the same cloth, yet every one of us is one of a kind. The same holds for wild animals. In a given family of wild owls, robins, or raccoons, no two individuals share the same personality. Vive le difference!By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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The Strange Case of the Ice Flows Cargo 5:37

9+ y ago5:37

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Men are often drawn to women by their eyes. So it was with me as I was getting to know my wife, Debbie. In this case, there was more to it than just the color and depth I found in her luminous blue orbs. It also was what they saw.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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A Winter Walk, And Home Again 4:26

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On a cold winter day, I go out, then come in. Between the start and finish lie ninety brisk minutes of exercise and illumination. Join me!By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - January 23, 2015 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SILVER ACCUSED OF TAKING MILLIONS IN BRIBES, CUOMO DELIVERS STATE OF THE STATE/BUDGET ADDRESS, FREE COLLEGE?, TOUR BUS CRASH INVESTIGATION, LANDMARK LOST, CHARTER COMMISSION, CALNON LOOKS AHEAD TO NEW YEARBy Mountain Lake PBS

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What's It All About, Algae? 4:58

9+ y ago4:58

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Meet Corinne Parnapy, a real live phycologist. She studies that slimy stuff, green or brown or red, that we call algae. Is it interesting? Listen and judge for yourself.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Trees, Shrubs, and What Ails Them 4:53

9+ y ago4:53

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Bacteria do it. Viruses do it. Even pesky little fungi do it. Make plants and people sick, that is. Listen to how it goes for plants.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - January 9, 2015 28:46

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REMEMBERING MARIO CUOMO, NORTH COUNTRY REFLECTS ON CUOMO’S LEGACY, MAKING HISTORY, DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY IN DEADLY CRASH, GIFT KEEPS ON GIVING, WEDDING DAY DREAM, DESIGNED IN CANADA, MADE IN CLINTON COUNTYBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - January 2, 2015 28:46

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Bill Owens Looks Back: North Country Representative Bill Owens reflects back on his time in Congress.By Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - December 26, 2014 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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Made in Clinton County: This week we focus on business with profiles of several manufacturers and businesses in Clinton County.By Mountain Lake PBS

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Mountain Lake Journal - December 19, 2014 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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Appeal Rejected, Hydrofracking Ban, Winning Bids, Wreaths Across America, Piecing Together History, Girly ThoughtsBy Mountain Lake PBS

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The Little Drummer Boy 4:25

9+ y ago4:25

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Do you hear what I hear? It's late on a cold winter night. Snow lies softly over the ground, and the red stuff in the thermometer is plunging.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Bringing Up Babies 4:50

9+ y ago4:50

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I've raised baby possums, raccoons, skunks, robins, starlings, and great-horned owls. Which are the most cuddly and fun to be around? The answer may surprise you.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Living With Bears 5:45

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If there are bruins in the neighborhood, trouble may be brewin'. Listen and learn how to avoid it.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - December 12, 2014 28:46

9+ y ago28:46

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REDC, COMBAT MISSION ENDS, TEST DRILLING GETS GO-AHEAD, COMMUNITY HELPS SCHOOL REBUILD, TOY TRAIN, LEFT TO DIE, DANGEROUS CARGO?, COMMISSIONER RESIGNS, DIGGING OUT, JCEO, HALL OF FAME JOURNALISTBy Mountain Lake PBS

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Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones! 3:53

9+ y ago3:53

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They rock and roll them. We're talking about those boulders we all see in the woods. Geologists call them "erratics."By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - December 5, 2014 28:46

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Oil Trains, Enhanced Weather Detection, Welcome Sign, Campus Going Solar, Holiday Train, P-TECH, Make-A-Wish, Downton Season 5By Mountain Lake PBS

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Making Cannibal Jello 4:55

9+ y ago4:55

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The gelatin that goes into Jello and similar products comes from sanitized, pulverized, boiled animal hooves. Animal hooves are largely made of keratin.By joshclementrocks@gmail.com

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Mountain Lake Journal - November 28, 2014 28:46

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Mountain Lake Journal focuses this week on cross-border business and products that are being manufactured in Clinton County.By Mountain Lake PBS

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