A New Take on the Christmas Story and A Look at Winter Wildlife

Today we talk to a playwright who offers a twist on the traditional Christmas story. Chris Cote's The Innkeepers explores what may have been going on in that famous inn that had no room for Mary and Joseph. The Gamaliel Theater Company is producing the show, which is running now.

We also check in with our resident naturalist Iain MacLeod of the Audubon Society to talk about the organization's annual Christmas Bird Count. It began yesterday and ends on January 5.

NHPR's Lisa Peakes talks with William Saturno at the University of New Hampshire. He discovered the oldest known Mayan mural at the San Bartolo site in Guatemala. You can hear Lisa's conversation with him here as well.