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Documentary Films, Circa 2005 (Rebroadcast)

By Shay Zeller on Monday, January 2, 2006.

Movies like "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Super Size Me" had a lasting impact on lots of people who saw them, but they may have even had a more powerful effect on the film industry itself. We'll look at the way the American public views documentaries these days, and how the genre is evolving.

This program was originally broadcast in September 2005.

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The Amoskeag Fishways Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Environmental Education

By Joe Cox on Monday, January 2, 2006.

A partnership that's been providing environmental education in Manchester has passed a milestone.

The Amoskeag Fishways celebrated its tenth anniversary last week.

As NHPR correspondent Joe Cox reports, the fishways has witnessed the Merrimack River slowly coming back to health.

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Embracing Elderhood (REBROADCAST)

By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 2, 2006.

For many Americans, getting older means dealing with illnesses, losing ones independence, and losing friends and loved ones. And that has most of us scared of aging. But Dr. Bill Thomas, an expert in geriatric medicine and eldercare, says our senior years don't have to be a time of isolation and is trying to change the way Americans think about that stage of their lives. We'll talk with Dr. Thomas about his ideas and how he hopes to change the dialogue on aging.

*This show originally broadcast on 9/20/05*

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