(Celebrating 80 grand years of community radio!) Rubin Lichtenstein comes back home to the WKXL NH Unscripted studio with some great updates about his business “Rubin’s Hot Sauce”. Rubin, CTV (Concord Community TV) and the restaurant 90 Low, located in Eagle SQ., got together and created a cooking show. It’s been getting great reviews and personally I’m loving it. Rubin has news about working with Hannaford Supermarkets, gives us updates on some of the fairs and festivals he’ll be doing this year and we get to discuss his 5 and 10yr plans for the biz.

(Celebrating 80yrs of raucous community radio!) On today’s WKXL NH Unscripted episode of the Wayback machine, we’re taking a deep dive look at the life of Johnny Rivers. He sold over 30 million records, discovered the fifth dimension, and yet most people don’t have a clue who he is. Think "Secret Agent Man", "Poor Side of Town", "Memphis", "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", etc.Time to set the record straight.

Man oh man do I love sourdough bread! New Hampshire has some absolutely incredible sourdough bakers and WKXL's NH Unscripted is thrilled to introduce you one of them. Gary Sessa of Sessa's Sourdough drops by the studio to give us the lowdown on how and why the Sessa’s entered the market. Two years ago, they were baking and selling just 5 loaves at the end of their driveway. Today, they have a whole new industrial kitchen in their basement where they’re cranking out 200 loaves of sourdough and tons of pastries every week! They sometimes bake up to 500 loaves a week!! I have a soft spot for entrepreneurs because they’re dreamers and doers and they have a heckuva knack for getting things done. Check 'em out: https://tinyurl.com/nhksjjtp

(Dinner Theater is on the menu) Sometimes it’s just great to sit and chat with friends and today’s WKXL NH Unscripted episode is one of those events. Kat Abdelwahid and Mary Fraser of Lend Me A Theater stop in to discuss what’s happening with their group. LMAT occupy a unique niche and specialize in Dinner Theatre (usually at the @tupelomusichall Tupelo Music Hall in Derry). They are a VERY nomadic group and that fact adds a layer to everything they do that most groups do NOT have to contend with. I’ve known the group almost since their beginnings and have been trying to get them back into the studio for a couple of years now. Finally we get to catch up.

Today on WKXL's NH Unscripted we are taking a more in depth look at the history of Motown, the artists, the music, and chart topping stories surrounding them! (Kudos to the YT channel "Groove Lens" for the transcript I used). Some of the greatest Motown hits almost never happened. Here's the crazy story along with the songs that were massive hits, but, almost weren't. Think: Ain't Too Proud to Beg, I Heard it Through the Grapevine", "Tears of a Clown", just for starters!

Jeff Preston from Mint Condition Cleaners sits down with WKXL's NH Unscripted to discuss who, what, when, where and why the franchise exists and what’s happening with it in NH. "Imagine a life where you're not only providing for your family but also enjoying the comforts of a beautiful home and empowering your children with quality education. Your unwavering dedication and work ethic is your driving force. Introducing Mint Condition Commercial Cleaning – Your Gateway to Entrepreneurship."

(Proudly celebrating 80yrs of exemplary community radio!) Well WKXL and NH Unscripted have dutifully turned our clocks forward and turning the clocks forward tells me that it’s time to talk again with Jamie Jobin and Heather Moynihan from the Capitol Area Beekeepers Association. Beekeepers around the state are eager about getting to look at their bee boxes to see how they’ve faired over the winter. Bears, parasites, colony collapse and a whole host of other tasks all come under the umbrella of topics that are addressed!

Today on WKXL's NH Unscripted: Most of us who enjoy the music of the 60’s weren’t aware of the impact of a group of studio musicians had on what we were enjoying. Those musicians were known as The Wrecking Crew. The Wrecking Crew were an elite group of Los Angeles studio musicians who quietly played on hundreds of hit records in the 1960s—and shaped the sound of modern pop. Some info: What they did: Played backing tracks for major artists who often only added vocals later, Could learn and record songs incredibly fast, sometimes cutting multiple hits in a single day, were central to producers who demanded precision and speed. They defined the Los Angeles studio sound of the 1960s and influenced how records are made to this day. We hope you enjoy our samples of their work.