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Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani was in New Hampshire Sunday, speaking at Exeter Town Hall.

NHPR’s Dan Trudeau has more.

Fall is when avid anglers flock to the Great Lakes for one of the most challenging freshwater catches: the muskellunge,or muskie.

Some call it "the fish of 10-thousand casts."

This year's muskie season is clouded by bad news of a new fish disease and invasive species crowding muskie habitat.

David Sommerstein reports scientists on are watching this top-of-the-food-chain species carefully.

Alison McGhee's book, Falling Boy, blurs the imaginary line between mortal men and superheroes. It tells the story of little girl who believes her wheelchair-bound friend is hiding his secret identity as a vigilante crime fighter. We'll talk with the author and a child psychiatrist about the role heroes -- real and imagined -- can play in young people's development. We'll find out what defines a hero and what sets superheroes apart.

Our guests are:

• Alison McGhee, author of Falling Boy. Her other works include Rainlight and Was It Beautiful?
• Michael Brody, child psychiatrist and professor at the University of Maryland. He's also chair of the Television and Media Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

***This show originally aired April 18, 2007***

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