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Maybe Fred Thompson Waited Too Long for New Hampshire

By Josh Rogers on Monday, September 10, 2007.

Republican Fred Thompson made his first visit to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate this weekend. While actor and the former Tennessee senator predicted he’d take the Oval Office, his late-breaking campaign faces some basic challenges.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Josh Rogers has more.

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Why Kerouac Matters

By Laura Knoy on Monday, September 10, 2007.

On the Road turns fifty-years-old this month. Jack Kerouac’s legendary, controversial novel inspired legions of young people to don their backpacks and hit the highway. Now, a new book offers a different interpretation of On the Road, saying that this supposed manifesto for rebellion is really about growing up and embracing traditional values.

Guest

  • John Leland, reporter for the New York Times and author of Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They’re Not What You Think)
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Folk Show Playlist 9.9.07

By Kate McNally on Sunday, September 9, 2007.

With music from Eve Goldberg, Joan Armatrading, Dick Gaughan and more. Ellis Paul will join us next Sunday for conversation and live music in the studio.

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Your Brain on Music

By Liz Bulkley on Sunday, September 9, 2007.

Music has the ability to affect us in profound ways, and apparently with good reason. We’re going to take a look at what happens deep in our brains when music makes us sad and glad, and everything in between. We'll talk with Daniel Levitin, author of This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession. He also runs the Laboratory of Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University.

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