Book Stew Episode 139 - Hugh Rogers
Host Eileen MacDougall enjoys exchanging adventure stories with Hugh Rogers, author of Beyond Two Rivers.

Host Eileen MacDougall enjoys exchanging adventure stories with Hugh Rogers, author of Beyond Two Rivers.
In this episode, the spotlight shines down on local buisness owner and founder of Wilmington's own - Haven Barber Studio, Tyler Carlson. Austin Styffe, host of the show and proud patron of Haven, sits down with Tyler to talk all about how the studio was created and Tyler's vision for the industry.
Host Eileen MacDougall is joined via zoom by author Marcia Butler to talk her newest book Dear Virginia, Wait for Me.
2025 Bobby and Sam sit down with Todd Brogna, fresh off the completion of his sophomore year playing basketball at Division I Stonehill. Brogna's rise, from a small-town kid, completely unrecruited out of his public school, to Division I All-Conference selection as just a sophomore, has been remarkable. Even after playing two years at powerhouse prep school Worcester Academy, Brogna didn't have a single Division I offer until the 25th hour from transitional program Stonehill. Now, after two year...
Austin Styffe is in the studio for another Wilmington Spotlight! This time, he has a talk with Nicole Putney, a local high school teacher who discusses what is like to teach in the modern times with shortening attention spans and an abundance of technology.
Book Stew host Eileen MacDougall is joined by author Roger Celestin to discuss his newest book The Delicate Beast.
At 13, Basketball was life for Chris Cole, and he was good. How good? Cole was one of the best point guards on the planet in his age group. Then Cole's dad - a drill Sargent in the Army, the man responsible for Cole's morals and work ethic, and above all, Cole's best friend - died of cancer, and everything came crashing down. A highly touted point guard with a spot on the roster at one of the top prep school's in the country, Cole struggled for years to pick up the pieces after his dad's death. ...
In the latest episode of the Wilmington Spotlight, host Austin Styffe sits down with Mike Capistran to talk his gym business, the importance of good coaching, and motivation.
People often say "Ball is Life," but for Dawan Robinson, such a statement is more than a figure of expression: Basketball literally saved his life. In episode 47 Robinson sat down with Bobby and Sam to talk about his journey. Born and raised in inner city Philadelphia, Robinson saw things no kid should growing up, including witnessing his cousin being shot to death right in front of him as a high schooler. Robinson says it was his parents, and the game of basketball, that saved him from the same...
The Cretaceous Chronicles Episode 2 - Special Jurassic World Rebirth Breakdown by WCTV
The Cretaceous Chronicles Episode 1 by WCTV
Bobby and Sam hit the road and headed to The Woo - Worcester, Mass. - a City Sam knows well; one where diners, trains and colorful characters abound, to sit down and chop it up with Holy Cross men's basketball head coach Dave Paulsen. Paulsen talked about his journey through hoops, the core philosophies to any program he runs, how experiencing "every coach's worst day" made him grow into a better man, and how his wife truly is his better half.
In a special episode, Book Stew hits the road as Eileen MacDougall, Book Stew host, has author Lauren Francis-Sharma on the show a second time. This time by recording a discussion Lauren had with podcaster and fellow author, Mark Cecil, discussing her nationally acclaimed novel, Casualties of Truth, on location at the Harvard Book Store of Cambridge, MA.
In the second episode of the Cretaceous Chronicles, host Domenic Guisti and guests Sam Perkins and Maria Aliberti meet to discuss and recap the first three episodes of Jurassic Park Camp Cretaceous.
Sam and Bobby broke in the brand new podcast studio in at WCTV by sitting down with the Moron brothers - Franck, Jevon and D'sean - teammates on the varsity basketball team at Shawsheen Tech High School in Billerica, Mass. The trio - Franck, a senior; Jevon, a junior; and D'Sean, a freshman - are teammates for the first time in their lives for the Rams, currently ranked 3rd in the Massachusetts D3 Power Rankings after finishing the regular season at 18-2. The brothers talked about where their lo...
In this episode of the Wilmington Spotlight, host Austin Styffe sits down with Erin DiCarlo of Dovetail Companies to shine the spotlight down on one of the groups they agree are often overlooked: seniors.
Author Heidi Bell joins host Eileen MacDougall to talk about her debut short story collection Signs of the Imminent Apocalypse and Other Stories.
Carmen Maciariello sat down with the LIT crew for episode 44 of Lost in Translation. The former DI player and head coach talked about his journey through hoops, from unrecruited shooter told to aim for Division III, to small conference DI scholarship player before transferring to take a walk-on role for his home town team. Carm talked about the ever changing coaching landscape, and gave an inside view on how NIL is affecting the college game
In this episode of Book Stew, host Eileen MacDougall is joined by author Rachel Robbins to talk about her book The Sound of a Thousand Stars.
In this episode of Book Stew, host Eileen MacDougall is joined by author Sarah Larviere to talk about her book Riot Act.
In a very personal episode of The Wilmington Spotlight, Austin sits down with one of his longtime friends Michael Leggerio, co-founder and managing partner of recovery team Newton, to talk all about recovery, mindset, and the spirit of giving even outside of the ongoing holiday season.
Jack and Jim are back with NFL, College Football, College Hoops, Least like CBB coaches,, some Juan Soto talk, and finish with ManUnd
In this hard-hitting episode of The Wilmington Spotlight, host Austin Styffe sits down with realtor/real estate investor Kevin Barrett. In the comfort of the podcast studio, these two dig deep into various important topics ranging from the housing market to close to shared experience of being fathers raising families in Wilmington.
Jack and Jim are back in studio to discuss the World Series, the NFL, Ohio State vs Penn State, make our CFB picks, and the sacking of the ManU manager.
With Jim in Florida the discussion begins with the Yankee - Dodger World Series, both pick the Dodgers in 6, rolls into College Football, and the picks for the week.
Eileen is joined in the new podcast studio by a multi-time guest, JoeAnn Hart, to talk about her new book: Arroyo Circle.
After a slight break, Erica welcomes us back to the newest episode of Through Fire and Oak. This is an episode of firsts: the first episode without Sean, first episode in the new studio, and first episode with special guests! Rob Whitten and Jane Lo are in the studio to talk about their innovative business P!ng in Lowell, Massachusetts, how they got their start, and the future of P!ng!
Jack and Jim head into the new studio for the first show in their new digs, They go on to discuss some baseball, the NFL, college football, and what's wrong with the Patriots.
Jack and Jim talk College Football, NFL, Baseball LCS, ESPN's top 100 NBA Players, and Jack knows who is playing in the WNBA Finals. Also, Kevin is still winless in the Lock of the Week competition
Jim and Jack review the College Football weekend, briefly look at the NFL results, do a deep dive on the Red Sox, pick their World Series winner, and make fun of Kevin being 0-5 in the pick challenge.