New Hampshire Public Radio

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At NHPR our mission is very clear: To help create a more informed public, one challenged and enriched by a deeper understanding and appreciation of state, national and worldwide events, ideas and culture. To that end, we offer the highest quality news and information and cultural programming that we can achieve within the limits of our resources. We do this through our broadcasts and through our web operations.

Series

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7 Pieces

The Uncommon Core is a series examining unusual college courses being taught in schools across the United States.

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5 Pieces

In New Hampshire, almost two out of three adults and more than a quarter of our children are overweight or obese. NHPR’s series explores the causes, the consequences, and some promising solutions to a growing crisis.

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5 Pieces

Unexpected radio for the insatiably curious. New ideas, untold stories, surprising voices. An hour-long magazine program hosted by Virginia Prescott with interviews and sound-rich stories covering a variety of topics including pop culture, science, the news, media, technology, books, and the arts. Made in New Hampshire, for everyone. NOTE: Episodes uploaded after 12/10/12 will reflect the show's new 20/40 clock format.

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9 Pieces

A series of hour-long shows featuring readings and interviews with best-selling authors. Recorded in front of a live audience. Virginia Prescott Hosts.


Latest Pieces

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The Uncommon Core is a series that examines unusual college courses being taught in schools across the United States. In this episode, a professor ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
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The Uncommon Core is a series that examines unusual college courses being taught in schools across the United States. In this episode, a professor ...

Bought by WABE and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Conversations about new technologies and how we are interacting with them in a very human way.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Conversations with artists of all kinds doing work in and about the real world. Hour long, magazine format episode of Word of Mouth.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The humorist and author talks about his novel, "Insane City," and the real-life insane city that inspired it...Miami. He then sits down with Virgin...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 56:30
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John Irving reads from and talks about his novel "In One Person," and sits down with Virginia Prescott about writing, sex, and why he'd never becom...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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An hour-long magazine program featuring interviews and sound-rich pieces on a variety of seasonal themes, including the science of giving, the deba...

Bought by WBEZ and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2