Village Books Presents: The Chuckanut Radio Hour
The Chuckanut Radio Hour is a monthly live radio variety show featuring author interviews, performance poetry, a serial radio comedy, and musical performances from Bellingham, Washington. Produced by Village Books in historic Fairhaven and hosted by owners Paul Hanson and Kelly Evert.
Episodes
80 episodes
Episode 032 - Brian Griffin & Neelie Nelson, MY DARLING ANNA (recorded live, January, 2010)
Guest author Brian Griffin & Neelie Nelson join us to talk about their local history book, MY DARLING ANNA: LETTERS FROM FAIRHAVEN 1890. Interviewed by Floyd McKay.Musical guest: Stirred Not ShakenS...
Episode 031 - Garth Stein, THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN (recorded live, December, 2009)
Guest author Garth Stein joins us to talk about his novel, THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN. Interviewed by Floyd McKay.Musical guest: The WalrusSlice of Life Essayist: Alan RhodesChuckanut R...
Episode 030 - Chelsea Cain, EVIL AT HEART (recorded live, October, 2009)
Guest author Chelsea Cain joins us to talk about her scary novel, EVIL AT HEART. Interviewed by Chuck Robinson.Musical guest: Jan Peters and the Naked HeartsSlice of Life Essayist: Alan Rhodes
Episode 170 - Emily Nemens, CLUTCH (recorded live February, 2025)
Author Emily Nemens joins us to talk about her new novel, CLUTCH. Interviewer, author Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi.The Chuckanut Radio Players are up to some seasonally appropriate shenanigans on brand new episode of As the Ham ...
Episode 169 - 19th Anniversary Show (recorded live January, 2026)
The Chuckanut Radio Hour marks it’s 19th anniversary tonight, heading into 2026 full of cautious optimism… Joining us for a free ranging talk about books, the state of journalism, and local news are Bellingham journalis...
Episode 168 - Scott Miller, LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE (recorded live November, 2025)
Author and journalist Scott Miller joins us to talk about his new book, LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj. Interviewer: Whatcom County Executive, Satpal Sidhu .<...
Episode 167 - Melissa Arnot Reid, ENOUGH (recorded live October, 2025)
Author Melissa Arnot Reid joins us to talk about her life and new book, ENOUGH: CLIMBING TOWARD A TRUE SELF ON MOUNT EVEREST. Interviewer: mountain guide, Alyssa Young.We’ll talk with Professor Laura Laffrado about t...
Episode 166 - Leif Enger, I CHEERFULLY REFUSE (recorded live September, 2025)
Author Leif Enger joins us to talk about his latest novel, I CHEERFULLY REFUSE. Interviewer: Susan Marie Conrad.We'll talk with Susan Marie Conrad about her memoir, INSIDE: ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE....
Episode 165 - Maria Reva, ENDLING (recorded live July, 2025)
Author Maria Reva joins us to talk about her darkly comic novel, ENDLING. Interviewer: Yuliya Tverdova.The Chuckanut Radio Players are all very patient in a new episode of As the Ham Turns. Our resi...
Episode 164 - Poets Robert Lashley, Rena Priest, & Kevin Murphy (recorded live June, 2025)
Poets Robert Lashley (I NEVER DREAMED YOU'D LEAVE IN SUMMER), Rena Priest (I SING THE SALMON HOME), Kevin Murphy (THE LAST NORMAL YEAR) join us to talk about their books and the craft of poetry. The Chuckanut Radio Players&nb...
Episode 163 - Patrick Hutchison, CABIN (recorded live May, 2025)
Author Patrick Hutchison joins us to talk about his bestselling memoir, CABIN: OFF THE GRID ADVENTURES WITH A CLUELESS CRAFTSMAN. Interviewer: Troy Luginbill.The Chuckanut Radio Players clown around in a new episode of A...
Episode 162 - Matthew Sullivan, MIDNIGHT IN SOAP LAKE (recorded live April, 2025)
Author Matthew Sullivan joins us to talk about his novel, MIDNIGHT IN SOAP LAKE. Interviewer: Ted O'Connell.The Chuckanut Radio Players go into stealth mode in a new episode of As the Ham Turns. Ou...
Episode 161 - Thor Hanson, CLOSE TO HOME (recorded live March, 2025)
Author and natural biologist Thor Hanson joins us to talk about his book, CLOSE TO HOME: THE WONDERS OF NATURE JUST OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR. Interviewer: Michael Feerer.The Chuckanut Radio Players get candid with canines in a new...
Episode 160 - Kira Jane Buxton, TARTUFA (recorded live February, 2025)
Author and crow-whisperer Kira Jane Buxton joins us to talk about her novel, Tartufa. Interviewer: Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor.The Chuckanut Radio Players put their show to a whole new test in a new episode of As the Ha...
Episode 159 - 18th Anniversary Show (recorded live January, 2025)
The Chuckanut Radio Hour is celebrating our 18th birthday today. But we won’t go breaking any laws since we’re no longer considered a juvenile. The Chuckanut Radio Players ring in the new year in their own inimitable s...
Episode 158 - Steve Duda, RIVER SONGS (recorded live November, 2024)
Author Steve Duda joins us to talk about his book, RIVER SONGS: MOMENTS OF WILD WONDER IN FLY-FISHING. Interviewing is the multi-talented Andy Bunn who, coincidentally and conveniently, is our musical guest.The Chuckanut Ra...
Episode 157 - Renee Erickson, SUNLIGHT AND BREADCRUMBS (recorded live October, 2024)
Renee Erickson joins us to talk about her newest cookbook that’s more than a cookbook, Sunlight and Breadcrumbs: Making Food with Creativity and Curiosity. Interviewed by Sarah Murphy-Kangas.The Chuckanut Radio Players
Episode 156 - David Neiwert, OF ORCAS AND MEN (recorded live September, 2024)
The multi-talented Julie Trimingham joins us to talk about the new children's book, Our Hearts Beat as One and to interview author David Neiwert about his book, Of Orcas and Men.The Chuckanut Radio Players tak...
Episode 155 - Jacqueline Winspear, THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS (recorded live July, 2024)
Our own Les Campbell will have a bit of chinwag with tonight’s guest author Jacqueline Winspear about her newest book, The Comfort of Ghosts, the final installment in her long-running and beloved Maisie Dobbs mysteries.&nbs...
Episode 154 - Elaina Ellis, SOMEPLACE GENEROUS (recorded live June, 2024)
Tonight’s guest author, editor, and publisher Elaina Ellis joins us to talk about her newest project, Someplace Different, A Romance Anthology. Interviewed by author, Sarah Hawley.You’ll laugh yourself to distr...
Episode 153 - Adrianne Harun, ON THE WAY TO THE END OF THE WORLD (recorded live May, 2024)
Guest author Adrian Harun joins us to talk about her book, On the Way to the End of the World. Interviewed by author, Ted O'Connell.The Chuckanut Radio Players go full meta jacket in a new epi...
Episode 152 - Nikki McClure, SOMETHING ABOUT THE SKY (recorded live May, 2024)
Guest artist and author Nikki McClure joins us to talk about her book, Something About the Sky. Interviewed by author and poet, Jessica Gigot.The Chuckanut Radio Players explore the ...
Episode 150 - 17th Anniversary Show with Laurie Frankel, FAMILY, FAMILY(recorded live February 6, 2024)
Guest author Laurie Frankel joins us on our 17th Anniversary Show to talk about her novel, FAMILY, FAMILY. Interviewed by Sarah Murphy-Kangas.The Chuckanut Radio Players find themselves in qu...
Episode 151 - Whatcom Reads Featuring Sasha LaPointe, RED PAINT (recorded live March, 2023)
The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a special Whatcom Reads show for you! Tonight’s guest author Sasha LaPointe for her memoir, Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk. Inte...