Podcasts

Spring sports are full go as the weather improves, but we pause to chat some news: A $10 million donation to support New Trier’s outdoor athletics facilities. We work through the news and what it means for the school and its student-athletes. Then, back to the action, as we look into New Trier baseball’s three-game set with GBN and Trevians soccer moving on to the Lou Malnati’s title match.

We talk a new era of Trevians girls basketball, which has its first new head coach in 30 years. We pay our respects to iconic local football coach Chick Cichowski, who recently passed away. And we go around the horn with spring updates, including hot starts for New Trier and Highland Park baseball, New Trier soccer and NT volleyball.

New Trier Hockey went into the United Center on March 16 and pulled out two state championships! We recap the dramatic boys and girls title games and then close the book on the winter season …
… and say hello spring! Baseball, soccer and more are underway and we get it started by talking the most intriguing story lines.

Impressive Loyola basketball seasons ended on the same weekend. We dive into a heartbreaking state semifinal but incredible season for the Ramblers girls; and we talk Loyola’s sweet-16 loss to an extraordinary Evanston unit that is now in the state finals. We also give a brief review of the hoops season and hear from Ramblers coach Tom Livatino before we hit the ice with New Trier teams playing for state titles this weekend.

It was a make or break week on the hardwood, and two teams remain from our area: Loyola and Loyola. The boys will play for the sectional on Friday, while the girls are headed back to the state finals thanks to two dominant efforts over the past week — in one of them, star Aubrey Galvan went bananas.
We also recap New Trier boys season that ended Friday, and special state performances from local wrestlers and swimmers.

Local wrestlers and gymnasts put it on the line at state with one coming home as a champion. We talk in through, plus get into playoff hoops as it heats up. New Trier-GBS girls go into overtime, Ramblers ramble on and the boys are just getting started.

New Trier gymnastics’ sectional performance leads the discussion, and junior Elena Scarano joins in the second quarter to chat about her big-time beam routine. Plus, led by a Loyola defending champ, a group of local wrestlers are headed to state; we forecast a big girls basketball weekend; and look further head to the boys basketball postseason.

Dramatic basketball season is underway for our local teams. We talk about a difficult stretch for New Trier boys hoops, which is playing without star Chris Kirkpatrick, and a record-breaking afternoon for Aubrey Galvan in a huge win for the Ramblers.
There’s so much more: the final home game for Trevians legendary coach Teri Rodgers, and wrestling and gymnastics regionals

New Trier basketball’s recent losses and an injury add some challenges before the postseason begins. For Loyola boys, two all-time performances on one night have the Ramblers feeling pretty good. Plus, girls hoops, girls wrestling, gymnastics and more.

We talk about a nice week for our local hoops teams: Loyola boys and New Trier girls hoops bested highly ranked opponents and are trending up; Trevians star Chris Kirkpatrick put up big numbers in his team’s wins; Highland Park boys and girls took care of their business; and Ramblers girls aren’t messing around.
We also talk wrestling and league championships and preview an important week ahead for NT hoops.

The latest local report on the West Nile virus show a “high” risk of infections for humans — the highest it’s been in years. We also go through a couple local festivals before discussing the exponential growth of pickleball in the area and what local officials are doing about it.

In this week’s top headlines, a bus that was recently purchased to transport senior citizens to church is stolen from a church parking lot and Glencoe officials announce COVID restrictions to its big concert featuring OAR. Plus, the story of Paws for Patrick and how it helps those enduring mental illness.

Joe and Marty break down New Trier High School’s COVID-19 mitigation plan for the 2021-22 school year to open the show. In our down the shore segment, we talk over some potential big changes at a notable park in Kenilworth and delve into who’s behind all those “Keep Gillson Green” lawn signs in Wilmette. We close out the show with a recap of a special afternoon on the golf course — all in the name of support for The Record.

Local schools are beginning to confirm their plans for COVID-19 mitigation measures to start the 2021-22 school year following a mandate from Illinois’ top lawmaker. Joe and Marty discuss how the governor’s mask mandate will alter school district’s plans for the upcoming year. We detail a fun local story out of Winnetka, where a small road through New Trier’s campus has a long history — but not an accurate one. Our featured feature segment highlights The Record’s inaugural Youth in Journalism workshop that concluded last week.

Joe and Marty break down the latest local COVID-19 data, which is trending in the wrong direction due to the Delta variant of the virus. Our weekly down the shore segment is Wilmette-heavy, as we cover a new downtown eatery slated to open this fall and the village board’s budding support for allowing cannabis sales. Our featured feature segment highlights something local officials have never seen before.

Editorial Intern Alayne Trinko returns for another episode as the trio of hosts break down plans for a new restaurant coming to downtown Glencoe. Alayne, Marty and Joe also discuss the resignation of the longtime Writers Theatre director Michael Halberstam, another conundrum on the Wilmette Park Board and a local’s chance at Olympic glory.

Hosts Joe and Marty are joined by editorial intern Alayne Trinko, who makes her debut on North Shore News Week. The trio discusses the recent departure of four top leaders at the Wilmette Theatre. In this week’s Down the Shore segment, the team covers upcoming changes at the Winnetka Metra station, zoning disputes in Glencoe, budget discussions in Wilmette and more.

Joe and Marty pay tribute to the late Dr. Alan Goldberg, who served New Trier Township for decades. The hosts also recap Fourth of July festivities around the township, talk over a new summer treat in Glencoe and update listeners on the latest local news.

Managing Editor Megan Bernard’s return to the podcast was so nice we did it twice. Megan joins the podcast once again alongside Marty to talk over a “complicated” issue in downtown Glencoe. Marty and Meg make their way through other North Shore news including an 11-year-old Winnetka resident ‘bee’ing the change she wants to see and a former Village President hoping to promote unity through a new book.

Managing Editor Megan Bernard makes her triumphant return to North Shore News Week in a jam-packed episode. Acting host Marty Carlino and Megan detail some big changes coming to the Chicago Botanic Garden and break the news on a big-name act coming to Glencoe.