Board games and woodworking

By Lucas Willard,

Aaron Shellow-Lavine

Published March 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT

What’s your favorite board game? We’ll explore the history of board games in America.

And we’ll visit an upstate New York woodworking shop that is opening its doors to the community.

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Lucas Willard

Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.

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