The Exchange

The incoming Trump administration will face international dilemmas that defy easy answers: threats from North Korea, European uncertainty after Brexit, and Middle East conflicts aplenty. However, although Americans are divided on many issues, a new study finds a surprising amount of consensus on foreign policy.

For an Election Day broadcast, we go back to our country's founding with a recent book on Thomas Jefferson that challenges some of the cliches about our third president. We talk with Annette Gordon-Reed, co-author of "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs," about Jefferson's life at Monticello, his sojourn in Paris, and his views on slavery and race.

We follow up on the new year-long Union Leader series about aging in New Hampshire. The Granite State is now the second-oldest state in the nation, and the aging population will have a huge impact on the economy. Many say the state is not ready to meet the needs of our growing senior population when it comes to transportation, housing, and health care.

After all the campaigning, the election is almost upon us. We set you up with a review of the races up and down the ballot, discuss increasingly hostile political ads, and talk about the final days of ground game campaigning in the Granite State.

We sit down with NPR correspondent Quil Lawrence. He's covering the issues faced by millions of Americans who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as they transition to life back at home. We'll discuss the struggles faced by veterans, as well as his time as NPR's bureau chief in Kabul and 10 years of reporting in Iraq.

Join us for the latest in The Exchange's "Conversations with the Candidates" series, with incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster. She's been the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's Second Congressional District since 2013. We talk with Kuster about veterans issues in New Hampshire, her speech on the House floor about her sexual assault while a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, and other issues.

The Exchange continues its "Conversations with the Candidates" series with U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, the Republican incumbent and former New Hampshire Attorney General. We talk with Ayotte about immigration, climate change, and other issues of importance in this campaign, as well as the breaking news of the FBI's new probe of Hillary Clinton's emails.

The future is now. In several cities, companies from Ford to Tesla are racing to develop their own automated driving machines. We discuss the innovations and challenges of self-driving cars, and ask what it will take to make you comfortable in the passenger seat? This program will be rebroadcast on Monday, October 31st, at 9 A.M. and then Tuesday, November 1st, at 8 P.M. This is a rebroadcast of a show that aired September 20, 2016.

It's a battleground in New Hampshire for presidential candidates, and certainly down-ballot. We've got ten days left of political ads, and new Obamacare numbers: premiums will rise in New Hampshire, but by far less than almost anywhere else.

Our Conversations with the Candidates series continues with First District Democratic Candidate Carol Shea-Porter, who is looking to regain her seat in 2016. We'll talk with Shea-Porter about health insurance, the economy, and national security.