Peter Smith's Podcast

In which Margaret Mary Monahan goes to confession and Father Flynn tells all.

Last summer up at the lake... And summer starting to edge toward fall...

An old man and some old memories in the middle of the night.

In which Carl Spangler comes to terms with the one part of himself he can't BS.

The art of the sad stupid little midlife affair

Chicago guy. New York society gal. Summer afternoon by a pool in Connecticut.

Stump and Ev get a sitter and enjoy an evening out and some good news.

The spirit (and spirits) of the slowest river in Illinois.

Young man helps old man with a few things.

Backyards and boyhood ala 1962.

This episode is chock full of backstory... Including exactly where Stump Padgett came from.

Bitsy Bates living the good life... Sort of...

Connecticut as seen from Union Valley.

Unhappy at work, unhappy wife at home, the quietly desperate Union Valley man with the perfect life.

Union Valley's old town doctor tries to create Union Valley's new town doctor -- and a legacy.

Margaret Mary rides the North Shore line to Union Valley to snoop around Turner's world.

A beautiful summer day, a beautiful baby and the start of a beautiful lifelong friendship at the Bide-A-While Trailer Park out towards Grayslake.

Father Slaughter and his faith...

Harry Stroud opens the cabin for the summer. Fresh air, blue skies and some unwelcome news.

Margaret Mary thinks she's in a relationship with Turner. Turner is in a relationship with his writing.