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Currier Museum of ArtBy Deborah Schachter on Saturday, December 12, 2009.As she settled into a new culture and learned a new language, Qamar learned to weave and paint – and found joy in her new community – at the Currier Museum Art Center. Nashua Adult Learning CenterBy Deborah Schachter on Saturday, November 28, 2009.Mr. Olocho came to the U.S. from Kenya after receiving a green card through the immigration lottery. The Nashua Adult Learning Center helped him prepare for and achieve his U.S. high school equivalency degree. New Hampshire's TurkeysBy Chris Martin on Friday, November 27, 2009.This ever popular game bird was once erradicated from New Hampshire forests, but Chris explains how they were re-introduced. Third Coast Festival Broadcast HourBy NHPR Staff on Friday, November 27, 2009.Each year, the Third Coast International Audio Festival brings the best new documentaries produced worldwide to U.S. airwaves in a special two-hour program. Hosted by award-winning writer, producer and humorist Gwen Macsai, the Third Coast Festival broadcast features documentaries that prove just how powerful radio can be. Innovative and insightful, the stories engage, provoke, entertain and transport listeners, proving that all one needs to discover new worlds is a little box and an antenna. Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and GratitudeBy NHPR Staff on Thursday, November 26, 2009.The Exchange takes a break for a Thanksgiving holiday special. Giving Thanks is a music-and-stories celebration of Thanksgiving. Host John Birge creates a thoughtful, contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday. In this hour, they remember John Updike, who in 2002 read his poem “To a Skylark” for “Giving Thanks” and shared some holiday memories. Plus, All Things Considered commentator Kevin King reads a humorous holiday story he wrote and violinist Pam Frank plays Beethoven with her father, pianist Claude Frank. New Hampshire’s Role in ThanksgivingBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, November 25, 2009.Massachusetts gets a lot of credit around the founding of Thanksgiving, but what many don’t know is the role New Hampshire played. Our state’s first permanent resident, David Thompson, helped Miles Standish and many of the Pilgrims survive a few years after their historic feast. Then there’s Sarah Josepha Hale, who lobbied for over twenty years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. We’ll learn more about New Hampshire’s role in this cherished holiday as well as how we’ve celebrated it over the years. Guests
This program was originally broadcast on November 26, 2008 Socrates Exchange: Has technology helped or hurt us?By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 24, 2009.Since the beginning of time, human beings have been making tools to make life easier, better, faster or more efficient, but is that always a good thing? Are human beings happier today, whether individually or collectively, because of telephones, washing machines, text-messaging cell-phones, and iPods? Are there limitations on how much technology we should produce, or allow in our lives? Guest
An Astronomical UpdateBy Laura Knoy on Monday, November 23, 2009.American scientists recently crashed a probe into the moon and found lots of frozen water, a discovery that could have major implications for future space exploration. Also, the end is in sight for the shuttle program, and new images from a souped-up Hubble telescope give us the best pictures ever of the birth of a star. We’ll talk about these and other ‘out of this world’ news from space. Guest
Grafton County Senior Citizens CouncilBy Deborah Schachter on Saturday, November 21, 2009.The Grafton County Senior Citizens Council works to support the health, dignity and independence of older adults. One way it does that is by delivering meals to home-bound elders. Dick Jaeger has been delivering meals as a volunteer since 2003. Charitable Giving in Tight TimesBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, November 20, 2009.People in philanthropy expect charitable contributions to drop this year. If it does, it will be the first time in the past 50 years that individual giving will fall in two consecutive years. But New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein spoke with several people who are bucking the trend. |
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