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This weekend, demonstrators from across the country came together to protest the war in Iraq. Throughout American history anti-war, peace and non-violence movements have taken different forms, whether in college sit-ins, citywide protests or a one woman effort. We’ll look at the span of the peace movement in America. When it’s been effective, when it hasn’t and how its efforts are playing out now with this war. Laura's guests are Arnie Alpert, New Hampshire Coordinator for the American Service Committee. Michael True, professor emeritus of English at Assumption College in Worcester, MA and lecturer on the history of non-violence and Daniel Monk, George T. and Myra W. Cooley Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at Colgate University and Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program there.

Ralph Pope may know everything you ever wanted to know about lichens but were afraid to ask. His new book explores the down and dirty clingy tree huggers in exquisite detail. We'll find out why tenacious flora thrive in such lousy weather, and what's so cozy about a rock.

We'll also talk with Bruce Donald, a Dartmouth researcher who's helped create the world's smallest untethered, controllable robot. You can read more about the tiny machine and watch videos about it by clicking here.

We end the show with a song by The Everyday Visuals. The New Hampshire band's album "Media Crush" addresses the difficulty of getting radio play in an increasingly overcrowded industry.