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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Megan Abbott has been called "David Lynch for teenagers". Her 2014 novel "The Fever" landed on best books of the year lists from The School Library...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:38
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Satirist Christopher Buckley, author of "Thank You For Smoking", "The White House Mess", and "The Relic Master", takes us into his writing process.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 08:33
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Caption: Virginia Prescott chats with Alexander McCall Smith backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, Credit: Sara Plourde
The prolific author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series talks about his writing process.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:57
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National Book Award winner Patti Smith, also known as "the godmother of punk", dishes on what inspires her writing, what her editing process entail...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:47
Caption: Salman Rushdie and Virginia Prescott backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, Credit: Sara Plourde
Salman Rushdie is a Booker-Award-winning novelist and the prolific author of a number of non-fiction works, children's books, and essays. He joined...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:08
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The Uncommon Core is a series that examines unusual college courses being taught in schools across the country. In this episode, a professor of Jew...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:51
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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, we hear from...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:55
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Our series "The Uncommon Core" highlights offbeat courses offered at colleges and Universities across the country. In this episode, we'll hear fro...

  • Added: Feb 17, 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 country. In this episode, we learn how vacat...

  • Added: Feb 09, 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. From designing courses to man...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:30