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In ancient times, people thought they were caused by evil spirits. We’ve come a long way since then, but still have much to learn about headaches. We'll find out more about this common malady and what help is out there. Our guests are Dr. Morris Levin, Associate Professor of Neurology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and a headache specialist at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Regional Headache Center and Dr. David Marks, co-author of THE HEADACHE PREVENTION COOKBOOK (with his wife, Dr. Laura Marks), medical reporter @WNBC-TV in New York City, and former medical director of the New England Center for Headaches.

*This is a rebroadcast, so we will not be taking new calls.*

The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years means crowded malls, Christmas carols wafting through the air, menorahs shining in windows, tinsel, turkeys and a host of new movies fighting for top billing in the box office. Some hope to make big bucks, others hope for special Oscar attention, while other independents just hope to be seen. We'll weed through the list of new movies coming out this holiday season. Laura's guest is Garen Daly, film commentator and Artistic Director of the Dedham Community Theatre in Dedham, Massachusetts living in Gilmanton, NH.

Legislators from Maine to Massachusetts are breaking party lines to oppose President Bush's energy bill. Republicans and Democrats in New England led a filibuster this weekend calling this policy bad for the region's economy, consumers and environment. But is the rest of the nation listening? Laura's guests are New Hampshire Republican Senator John Sununu. Steven Connors, Director of Analysis for Regional Electricity Alternatives at the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. Charlie Coon, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation and Peter Flynn, Vice President of National Grid USA.

With National Survivors of Suicide Day this week, we'll take a look at how people grieve and try to cope with the loss of a loved one to suicide. Laura's guests are Mary Pat McMahon, Co-chair of the New England Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Chairman of the National Survivors Council and Chan Newton, a Chaplain and Bereavement coordinator at the Hospice chapter at the VA Hospital in Manchester. To find out more about the American Federation for Suicide Prevention's November 22nd Teleconference or to sign up for it's webcast. For information on complicated grief. To read a reprint of "Why Do People Kill Themselves?" by psychologist Edwin Schneidman.

Many New Hampshire sports fans balked when they learned the name of Manchester?s new baseball team. For them, ?The New Hampshire Primaries? just didn?t cut it. Now the team?s owners are culling ideas from the public. We'll talk about what makes a good team name, why there was such an outcry over "The Primaries", and what other ideas are out there. Laura's guests are Vin Sylvia, deputy managing editor for sports at The Manchester Union Leader and Sunday News and Rich Finkelson, co-founder of www.manchesterteam.com, an online petition about the team name. We?ll also hear from former Major Leaguer Bob Tewksbury, Bill Littlefield, host of NPR?s Only a Game, National Baseball Hall of Fame librarian Jim Gates, and representatives from Manchester's new team.