Food Diva Ruth Reichl / Peyton Place Revisited / Bill Kristol

Ruth Reichl made a name for herself as a food critic for the New York Times, and is currently the editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine. She's in New Hampshire this weekend for a benefit for the McDowell Colony in Peterborough where she herself lived and worked on three separate occasions.

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of author Grace Metalious’ death. We’ll talk with Sally Hirsh-Dickenson about the relevance of Metalious' once-controversial novel in today’s culture. Sally is a visiting instructor of English at Colby Sawyer College, and is writing her dissertation on Peyton Place.

We'll also hear an excerpt of a speech from conservative analyst and Weekly Standard founder Bill Kristol. He spoke this week at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.