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Anne Frank's story is particularly significant this week following the discovery that Anne's father Otto had tried repeatedly to get a US visa for him and his family as the Jewish Holocaust unfolded in Europ. We'll look at the relevance of the famous story through a new production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." It's being performed by the Winnipesauke Playhouse. Our guests are Artistic Director Bryan Halperin; Meg O'Brien, who plays the role of Anne; and Steve Richmond who plays Mr. Dussell and is also the board president of the Winni Players.

Although born in Pennsylvania, legendary author John Updike has been a New England writing institution since he moved to Massachusetts North Shore in 1957. Author of the classic book "The Witches of Eastwick" and his famous "Rabbit" series of novels, his compelling new work of fiction is called, "Terrorist". "Terrorist" tells the story of Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy, half Irish American, half Egyptian, Ahmad struggles throughout the book between his newly found Islamic beliefs and the materialistic, hedonistic society he sees around him in his working class home town of New Prospect, New Jersey. Today on The Exchange we rebroadcast an edited version of Updike's live appearance at The Music Hall in Portsmouth.