Happy New Year! I hope the end of 2025 was restorative for you. Looks like we’ll need all the reserves we can muster if the first weeks of 2026 are any indication. I also want to send a big thank you to our 2025 donors. I won’t name them in...
Dr. Chuck Radis sat down with me to discuss his latest book The Mystery in the Room – a memoir of his 40+ years in medicine. The book is more than that, though, including his reflections on doctor-patient relationships, his...
I spoke with Liz Knowles, who has performed on Peaks a few times, including a great St Patrick’s Day show with her trio Open the Door for Three, and she returns with her husband Kieran O’Hare and Portland’s own string quartet...
Andrea Rosenberg and I discuss the youth musical she’s directing, Malice in the Palace, featuring over 20 island youth. The performance will be held at the Guild Hall at the Cathedral on Congress St in Portland, November 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm...
This week, an episode in two versions, both with Bill Anton introducing himself to Peaks Island, discussing his path to teaching, his observations about Peaks, PIES, and goals for the upcoming school year. Edited version that begins with...
This week, Chris talks with Louise Bichan about “Louise Bichan and Friends All Hallows Eve” at One Longfellow Square on Halloween Night! The event is a mix of Gaelic music and storytelling with Louise and her fellow performers’ own...
Well, the days seem to alternate between that crisp fall feeling and a whiplash back to summer. It has been disorienting as well as a sign of how busy and unprecedented the past month or two have been. I missed September’s newsletter because I...
Thanks for checking out the first episode of Sound Salvation. It’s a brand new show from Chris – focusing on music that moves us and creates space for resonance. It’ll feature music that resonates with Chris, from a lifetime of...
Chris talks with playwright Jo Israelson, director Lisa Huston, and actor Wiley Davi about their roles in the upcoming production of ‘A Reason to Dance’ – a play about Peaks Island with, in Jo’s words, “a little bit of...
Welcome! I have been struggling for several months with how much I dislike social media but wanting to be able to share Peaks Island Radio updates. I remembered that you have generously provided your email addresses to the station. I think that this...