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ArchivesHighland Games and the Outer HebridesBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, September 20, 2006.The New Hampshire Highland Games take place this weekend; we'll talk with event's new director Derek Davidson about makes the Highland games so distinctive. And we'll hear a story about technology on Scotland's Outer Hebrides, and learn about a family of homesteaders trying to make it in Springfield, Massachusetts. listen:
  Does New Hampshire Have Enough Insurance? Who Knows?By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, September 20, 2006.Do you have enough homeowners insurance.....or car insurance? Are you paying the lowest price for the best coverage? Those are questions any smart consumer should know the answer to. But according to a new audit of New Hampshire's insurance buying practices, the state doesn't know if it has enough insurance....or whether it is paying too much. It is the first such audit in 13 years. It was prompted by an investigation into 180 thousand dollars of insurance commissions paid to a so-called volunteer working for then Governor Craig Benson. But that investigation opened up a can of worms that has resulted in a 120 page audit containing dozens of findings. Catherine Provencher is the director of the state's Legislative Audit Division. She tell's NHPR's Mark Bevis that one of the key findings of the audit is that the state has no way to evaluate whether it has enough insurance....or indeed too much. listen:
Evil IncarnateBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, September 20, 2006.Does evil exist? If so where? Satanic ritual abuse? Tribal genocide? Cannibalism? Torture? Terrorism? David Frankfurter, a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of New Hampshire explored these ideas in a new book "Evil Incarnate". "People have been obsessed by evil for centuries", says Frankfurter "obsessed with what evil is, who is evil, and how to avoid evil - and the 21st century is no exception". We'll look at how our culture and other cultures have looked at the idea of evil and how recent events have shaped our recent perceptions. Laura's guest is David Frankfurter, a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of New Hampshire and author of "Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic, Conspiracy and Satanic Abuse in History". listen:
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