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From "Master and Commander" to "Lost in Translation", we'll look at the big hits and the indie flicks that make up this year's Academy Awards contenders. Mike Arnold hosts. His guests are Larry Benaquist, Chair of Film Studies at Keene State College, and Garen Daly, Film Commentator and Artistic Director of the Dedham Community Theatre in Dedham, Massachusetts, living in Gilmanton, NH.

Massachusetts-born Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, would be one hundred this year if he were still alive. We'll look at the legacy of the author and artist and see what impact he had on American culture and literature. Mike Arnold hosts. His guest is Philip Nel, Assistant Professor of English at Kansas State University and author of "Dr. Seuss: American Icon". We'll also hear from Richard Minear, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, one of the country's leading historians on Japan during WWII and author of "Dr. Seuss goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel."

A new bill in the legislature would allow New Hampshire residents to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. It passed the Senate by a narrow margin and now moves to the House. Some say it makes us safer, others disagree. Mike Arnold hosts. His guests are Senator Joe Foster, a Democrat representing Nashua and a lawyer, and Senator Bob Boyce, a Republican representing Alton Bay and co-sponsor of the bill.

A new documentary takes a close look at homeless community in the Granite State. We'll discuss who New Hampshire's population is, where they're found and what makes it such a difficult problem to crack. Mike Arnold guest hosts. His guests are Preston Heller, photographer and documentarian from Wilton, who recently made the documentary "Home Before Winter" with his son Caleb Heller, and Elliot Berry, Director of the Homeless Advocacy Project at New Hampshire Legal Assistance.

In an age of rising health care costs, hope may prove one of the strongest medicines on the market today. We'll look at the biology of hope, its connection to mind/body healing and whether it really can cure disease. Laura's guest is Dr. Jerome Groopman, Chief of Experimental Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Groopman is also a staff writer in medicine and biology for The New Yorker.