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.
The Night Mail Podcast
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 048 2025-08-11
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Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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TIMETABLE:
- Opening Theme: 0:00
- Welcome Mat: 0:42
- Roller Derby Timeline: 1:15
- Ashley Koetsier Intro: 3:40
- Bio: 3:55
- Her Derby History: 6:08
- Effect of the Pandemic: 8:21
- Initial Interest in Derby: 10:45
- Derby Types: 14:39
- League, Team & Association: 17:28
- Volunteers: 23:31
- Where They Play: 24:44
- Bouts: 26:08
- Her Derby Hats: 27:00
- Derby Season: 30:23
- Revenue & Expenses: 32:14
- Travel: 36:05
- Number of Players: 37:21
- Derby Culture Then & Now: 39:54
- Pseudonyms: 45:02
- Gear: 50:15
- Injuries: 56:47
- The Layout: 1:01:19
- Player Positions: 1:02:00
- Jams: 1:03:49
- Direction & Scoring: 1:06:15
- Her Positions: 1:12:11
- Contact: 1:13:54
- Officials: 1:16:09
- Penalties: 1:18:00
- Winning: 1:19:34
- Gender Policy: 1:21:20
- How Derby Enriches Her: 1:27:15
- Upcoming Bouts: 1:29:02
- Derby 101: 1:30:02
- Thanks & Godspeed: 1:30:37
- Closing Theme: 1:31:28
- Outro: 1:31:33
Opening Theme
Welcome Mat
Roller Derby Timeline
Ashley Koetsier Intro
Bio
Her Derby History
Effect of the Pandemic
Initial Interest in Derby
Derby Types
League, Team & Association
Volunteers
Where They Play
Bouts
Her Derby Hats
Derby Season
Revenue & Expenses
Travel
Number of Players
Derby Culture Then & Now
Pseudonyms
Gear
Injuries
The Layout
Player Positions
Jams
Direction & Scoring
Her Positions
Contact
Officials
Penalties
Winning
Gender Policy
How Derby Enriches Her
Upcoming Bouts
Derby 101
Thanks & Godspeed
Closing Theme
Outro
