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.

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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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Almost 300 years ago, beneath NH’s largest apartment complex, the nation’s first potato was harvested.

Bought by WKSU and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 2
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A one-hour magazine program with four interviews that reveal some alternative slices of America, including a travelogue of gross and strange attrac...

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Tips on pimpin' your Thanksgiving fare. A book blogger and literary tweeter on the best reads to pack when planning a long weekend with family. And...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Wyoming Public Radio, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 3
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A Stanford professor talks about why procrastination isn’t necessarily a hindrance to productivity, and shares tips from a book he wrote while not ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A little more guilt-inducing.

Bought by WFDD Ops, KRZA, KTXK, Delmarva Public Media, and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:33
  • Purchases: 5
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Help your listeners Graduate to members.

Bought by WFDD Ops, KTXK, WFSU, KRZA, KTXK and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 10
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Ron Keller, Director of the Naperville Municipal Band and the Naperville Tuba Christmas, talks tubas, the holidays, and his lifelong love of music.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
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The TV personality and former journalist talks about his new book, "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero."

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 49:30
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A long form interview with The Beatles scholar and NPR music critic Tim Riley about the revelations in his book, "Lennon."

Bought by KPIK-LP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 24:45
  • Purchases: 2
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We''ve been watching the trends for about three decades. That we're getting fatter is hardly news. So why can't we fix it?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 2