New England Take offers a weekly stream of politically-charged, policy-oriented content focused on New England, all analyzed through A. J. Kierstead’s open minded lens. Whether it’s local education spending, public media funding, legal issues, or politics from DC to Concord—you can expect timely coverage with guest voices giving their take. Listen to the show Saturdays at 8:30 am on WKXL.
A. J. Kierstead is a podcaster, news/politics junky, photographer, and family man. He has strong opinions on politics and policy, usually with a conservative-libertarian bent, but views open discussion and compromise as the only hope to fixing our society. He lives in Concord, NH with his wife and son. He has been featured in the Union Leader and Concord Monitor, in addition to being a regular guest on WDEV’s The Vermont Viewpoint.

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New England Take | The Importance of Civics Education

A. J. speaks with Adam Mangana, Education Innovator & CEO of Optima, about the importance of civics education and their online program to teach...

New England Take | Are we at a turning point to save LOCAL NEWS?

A. J. is joined by Granite State News Collaborative's Melanie Plenda to explain the importance of local news and how it currently stands in...

New England Take | Let’s clear the air on DATA CENTERS

A. J. is joined by NetChoice's Patrick Hedger to push back against data center misinformation, including how this goes beyond artificial intelligence, the importance...

New England Take | Off to the Races

A. J. has a chaotic rant about Democrats and Republicans filing for the New Hampshire midterms (especially Sununu, Beauchemin, and Beriont) with questionable campaign...

New England Take | How do we keep local government honest and transparent?

A. J. is joined by Michael Stansfield, CEO of Civic-Chain, to discuss the importance of government transparency, providing tools that make it easy for...