New Hampshire Public Radio

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Description

At NHPR our mission is very clear. It is..... 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.

Pieces

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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.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:05
Caption: Virginia Prescott and Chris Matthews, Credit: David Murray
The TV personality and former journalist talks about his new book, "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero."

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:49:30
Caption: John Lennon, Credit: Pedro Netto via Flickr
A long form interview with The Beatles scholar and NPR music critic Tim Riley about the revelations in his book, "Lennon."

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:24:45
  • Purchases: 1
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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 and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Two research teams get unexpected results and health advocates see even more reason to get people to give up sweet drinks.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Rymes (l) running in the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon, 2011
The smartphone is the newest weapon in the battle against weight -- and for some, it's surprisingly effective.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:42
  • Purchases: 1
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At this New Hampshire high school, it took a professional chef to get kids to eat healthy food.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:34
Caption: Tony before his weight loss
In Part I of our series, Tipping the Scales, we look at how obesity affected one young man's life -- and how he got a grip on it.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:41
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Author Ben Mezrich reads from his latest book - "Sex on teh Moon" and discusses with host Virginia Prescott his controversial style of writing as w...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:46:59
Caption: David McCullough, Credit: Photos by David J. Murray, Clear Eye Photo
David McCullough reads from his book "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris" and discusses with host Virginia Prescott why some American intelle...

Bought by WNPR and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Neil Gaiman waits backstage, Credit: David J. Murray, Clear Eyed Photo
Multimedia sensation reads from the new edition of "American Gods," and talks Twitter, Dr. Who, and the power of librarians with host Virginia Pres...

Bought by WNPR and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:49:27
  • Purchases: 2
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An hour long reading and interview with Ann Patchett recorded in front of a live audience at the Portsmouth Music Hall in June, 2011.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chris Carley, Forensic Architect
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:00
Caption: Olive the cat
NHPR Producer Rebecca Lavoie interviews a computer scientist on his mathmatical model for choosing NCAA bracket picks...and also talks to a fan who...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fresh Greens 2.0
NHPR teams up with Generation PRX and the Terrascope Youth Radio group at MIT for another one-hour youth special. "Fresh Greens 2.0" examines what ...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KSFR, WEKU, WCAI / WNAN, WNYC and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:26
  • Purchases: 10
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"Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert reads from her latest memoir, "Committed." In an interview with Virginia Prescott, she reveals what it i...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mike Doughty, Credit: Deborah Lopez
Producer Rebecca Lavoie talks with singer-songwriter Mike Doughty about his unusually interactive presence on social media sites, the new narrative...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 00:08:06
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A humorous reading of a looking-for-work ad posted by a copywriter on Craigslist in Atlanta.

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:28
  • Purchases: 1
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David Kontak builds bizarre musical machines out of found objects and uses them to produce experimental soundscapes.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Interview and commentary with Mark Benson, who's been playing John Lennon in the Beatles tribute band 1964 for nearly three decades.

Bought by KEOS and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:51
  • Purchases: 2