The Exchange

W e talk with author and educator Jessica Lahey about her new book, The Addiction Inoculation. Part parenting manual, part memoir, her book chronicles her own struggles with addiction and how she has approached protecting her own children from their most dangerous inheritance, substance use disorder. She joins us to discuss strategies and practical tools to understand, support, and educate resilient, addiction-resistant children. Air date: Monday, April 29, 2021

Civic health extends far beyond voting and attending town meetings; it also includes volunteering, participating in public service, and helping out your neighbors. According to the 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index, the Granite State ranks high in some areas pertaining to civic health, but also comes out near the bottom in others. We talk about social trust, political behavior, and community building. Air date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

The beekeeping season is short and busy in New Hampshire. Bees are vital for pollinating most of the food crops humans eat. We discuss how to get started in beekeeping and challenges such as winter hive loss and drought. And we find out how to encourage more bees to your own backyard. Email your questions to [email protected] or call during the show: 800-892-6477. Airdate: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

As part of NHPR's week-long focus on artists, we talk with you about what creative projects you've undertaken this last year, and what making art has meant to you. We talk with art educators and creative people from around the state about how they incorporated art into their lives in 2020. Read on for art created by our listeners. Explore our series, "The Show Goes On: How New Hampshire Artists Emerge from the Pandemic." Air date: Monday, April 26, 2021.

We speak with NHPR reporters about the latest coronavirus news, the return to full-time in-person school this week, and an investigation into a Manchester-based video hosting website. We also talk with a summer camp director about how she's prearing to bring camp back safely this year. Air date: Friday, April 23, 2021.

For Earth Day 2021, NHPR reporter Annie Ropeik hosts a roundtable of reporters from around New England. They will be highlighting innovations and signs of progress in tackling climate change that they've noticed in their state, as well as the issues that are top of mind. What have you seen in your community that gives you hope? Send a photo along with your comments and questions at [email protected] . This program is a part of NHPR's climate reporting initiative, By Degrees. Airdate: Thursday,

Yesterday, after less than two days of deliberation, a jury in Minnesota convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after Chauvin placed him an illegal hold during an arrest in May 2020. We talk about what this conviction means, for our country and for New Hampshire. Air date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

As the vaccine rollout continues and we head into warmer weather, we check in with Granite State restaurants on outdoor dining, changes to statewide mandates, and what the future holds for their businesses. Air date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

Will you be wearing a mask now that Governor Sununu has ended the statewide mask mandate? Many New Hampshire cities and towns, businesses and organizations say they’ll continue their own mask requirements. We look at the impact these mandates have had and gauge reaction across the state. Airdate: Monday, April 19, 2021

We speak with Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy about the governor's lifting of the statewide mask mandate, the current legislative session, and the state budget. We also learn about the resignation of a Rochester City Councilor in the midst of a sex abuse investigation. And, we talk with NHPR reporters about the state's pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and school reopening efforts. Air date: Friday, April 16, 2021.