The Night Mail Podcast

According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that rattles across the countryside during the hours of darkness with its sleeping cars, mail, express, a smoker, and a coach with a few dozing lumberjacks and college boys traveling cheap, with perhaps a milk car or two on the head end.”In that same amiable spirit, we’d like to present The Night Mail Podcast from Felchville Village in Reading, Vermont, hosted by us, Gerry Marletta and Tony Pikramenos. We’ll chat about this and that, discuss matters of local interest, and offer up simple amusements to pass the time. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other podcast platforms. A new episode drops every couple of weeks. The town library website (readinglibrary.org) also has a link to episodes and information. The email address for the podcast is nightmailpod@gmail.com. Or you can write us a note, postcard, or letter. Address it to Night Mail, then put it in the little free library that sits in the front yard of the town library. No stamp required.

Episodes

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 057 2026-04-29

TIMETABLE:Opening: 0:00Chew the Fat: 0:50Welcome Mat: 14:25Spring Is the Season for Love: 15:09Dribs & Drabs: 16:27Night Mail Correspondent: 22:15Extinct Local Product...

May 04, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 57 • 1:28:16

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 056 2026-04-01

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:21Welcome Mat: 0:52T & G Compare Their Various Ailments: 1:59Loose Threads: 31:09Night Mail Correspondent: 40:09Word of Mouth: 1:...

April 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 56 • 2:20:18

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 055 2026-02-02

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:25Welcome Mat (including neighbor Vanessa Maxham): 1:06Night Mail Correspondent: 4:22Wintertime PSA’s: 45:01From the Attic: 47:24Exti...

February 12, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 55 • 1:17:45

Night Mail Express - Episode 012

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:24Parris’s Report: 1:09Gerry & Tony’s Conversation: 31:35Parris Joins In: 1:01:26Closing Theme: 1:15:48

January 15, 2026 • Season 99 • Episode 12 • 1:15:54

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 054 2026-01-05

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:25Welcome Mat: 1:08Chew the Fat: 1:58Nips & Nibbles: 10:48Mailbag: 15:05Extinct Local Products: 18:37Reading Review Revi...

January 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 54 • 1:16:00

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 053 2025-12-10

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:43Chew the Fat: 1:27Nips & Nibbles: 15:19Carrot Pie, Take Two: 27:39It’s All Fun & Games: 34:33The Reading Rambler: 36:...

December 18, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 53 • 1:37:40

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 052 2025-11-12

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:43Place Settings: 1:27Fall Cleanup: 2:38Nips & Giblets / From the Attic: 25:38Extinct Local Products: 46:35Mini Recs & Review...

November 18, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 52 • 2:01:17

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 051 2025-10-15

TIMETABLE: Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:47Welcome Mat: 1:27Nips & Nibbles: 2:33Loose Threads: 18:17Night Mail Correspondent: 27:26Recs & Reviews: 36:41

October 20, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 51 • 1:12:53

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 050 2025-09-18

TIMETABLE: Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:29Welcome Mat: 1:10Nips & Nibbles: 1:55Chew the Fat: 23:14Mailbag: 28:08Local News & Views: 31:20Night Mail Co...

September 21, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 50 • 1:04:47

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 049 2025-09-03

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:41Nips & Nibbles: 1:24Mailbag: 5:52From the Attic: 9:47Local News & Views: 11:43Night Mail Correspondent: 23:58

September 17, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 49 • 2:11:23

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 048 2025-08-11

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:42Roller Derby Timeline: 1:15Ashley Koetsier Intro: 3:40Bio: 3:55Her Derby History: 6:08Effect of the Pandemic: 8:21In...

August 26, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 48 • 1:32:19

Night Mail Express - Episode 011

TIMETABLE:Overture: 0:00Intro: 0:29Maple Creemee (MC) Opening Remarks: 0:41Soft-Serv vs. Hard: 2:23Base Mix: 4:27Creemee vs. Soft-Serv: 5:46MC History: 7:29Base M...

August 26, 2025 • Season 99 • Episode 11 • 26:23

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 047 2025-07-16

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 1:21Welcome Mat: 2:05Chew the Fat: 2:46Loose Threads: 10:43The Reading Rambler: 13:59Extinct Local Products: 1:02:30From the A...

July 28, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 47 • 2:03:08

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 046 2025-07-09

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:41Nips & Nibbles: 1:37Derailment: 3:08Nips & Nibbles Resume: 7:15Mailbag: 8:03Found Sound (The Fourth): 10:33C...

July 14, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 46 • 1:11:24

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 045 2025-06-25

TIMETABLE: Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:43Mailbag: 1:37Shaking Out the Welcome Mat: 3:44Reading Review Review: 3:58Extinct Local Products: 13:48From the Attic: 1...

July 10, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 45 • 1:05:27

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 044 2025-06-25

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Intro: 0:43Bios: 1:10Tony’s Career Path: 7:08Gerry’s Grit: 9:00Berklee: 12:14Gerry’s Job: 15:26Gerry’s Music: 18:05Tony’s Fa...

July 01, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 44 • 1:46:22

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 043 2025-06-12

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:43Local News & Views: 2:27From the Attic: 48:19Extinct Local Products: 1:00:11Reading Review Review: 1:02:03Happenings: 1:1...

June 18, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 43 • 1:48:49

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 042 2025-05-28

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:44Nips & Nibbles: 1:34Mailbag: 11:02Local News & Views: 35:07The Reading Rambler: 59:19Reading Review Review: 1:39:36

June 09, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 42 • 2:15:04

Night Mail Express - Episode 010

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Gerry & His Family Search for America: 0:43What Ken Burns Is Up To: 1:24Boston: 3:22Lexington: 8:35Tony & Heather’s Time in the Area: 20:03

May 18, 2025 • Season 99 • Episode 10 • 35:03

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 041 2025-04-16

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Intro: 0:45Where Kevin Kaija Worked & What He Did: 1:04The Welcome Mat: 15:15Nips & Nibbles: 17:06The Reading Rambler: 21:57Kevin Offi...

May 06, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 41 • 1:58:35

Night Mail Express 009 - 2025-04-16 - Food Banks

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:30Welcome Mat: 1:13Topics to Be Discussed: 1:23Food Assistance Programs: 2:01Tish Lewis & the Food Shelf: 9:43Trump & the...

April 22, 2025 • Season 99 • Episode 9 • 1:26:32

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 040 2025-04-16

TIMETABLE:Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:44Chew the Fat: 1:28Loose Threads: 2:28Local News & Views: 7:44Recs & Reviews: 18:00Reading Review Review: 20:17

April 22, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 40 • 58:46

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 039 2025-04-03

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:27Welcome Mat: 1:08Chew the Fat: 2:16Nips & Nibbles: 7:57Monkey Pudding Face: 22:20Sugaring Time at the Kinney Place: 36:12<...

April 07, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 39 • 1:22:53

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 038 2025-03-19

TIMETABLE: Opening Theme: 0:00Welcome Mat: 0:44Chew the Fat: 1:26Loose Threads: 3:22Chew More Fat: 21:24More Loose Threads: 23:10Extinct Local Products: 26:10

March 24, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 38 • 1:33:22

The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 037 2025-02-25

TIMETABLE:Intro: 0:00Opening Theme: 0:51Welcome Mat: 1:33Town Meeting History: 2:27History of Rap: 4:09Happenings & House Cleaning: 5:06Fiscal Year Confusion: 11:01

February 25, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 37 • 1:55:20