The Exchange

For the first part of our series, Going Local, we look at the Great North Woods . The very top of our state, with its small towns and expansive outdoor recreation options, is a region driven by local government, where school funding, access to well-paying jobs, and retention of a sustainable workforce are all big issues. This show originally aired on July 12, 2018.

We look at the Merrimack Valley region as part of our summer series, Going Local. The state's most populated area is perhaps the one with the least identity as a "region," including big cities, growing suburbs, and rural towns. We find out what it's like to live there: what residents love and what they don't.

The Exchange is exploring the different regions of the state for our summer series, Going Local . For the Monadnock Region , we go to Keene State College to broadcast before a live audience. This show originally aired live from Keene State College on Thursday, August 16th, 2018.

The Exchange explores the Lakes Region as part of our ongoing series, Going Local . The Lakes Region is a huge tourism draw, featuring outdoor recreation from boating to bike week. Yet the region struggles with maintaining a strong workforce and providing affordable housing for people living and working there year-round. This show originally aired on August 9th, 2018.

Senator John McCain held more than 100 town-hall style meetings during his 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns in New Hampshire and became known for his "Straight Talk Express" tour of the state, engaging freely with voters and the press and casting himself as a candid politician willing to take on special interests. McCain died on Saturday at his home in Arizona after a months-long battle with brain cancer. The six-term Senator and Vietnam veteran was 81. We're talking with Granite Staters

We sit down with Steve Negron, candidate running for the Republican nomination in the Second Congresssional District. A former officer of the U.S. Airforce, a small-business owner, and the grandson of a Mexican immigrant, he is a state representative from Nashua. The interview with Steve Negron begins at 40:00.

The Granite State's two U.S. Senators call for a delay in the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings. With state primary elections around the corner, a plethera of polls predicts who's up and who's down.

We look at the Merrimack Valley region as part of our summer series, Going Local. The state's most populated area is perhaps the one with the least identity as a "region," including big cities, growing suburbs, and rural towns. We find out what it's like to live there: what residents love and what they don't.

What are the biggest issues facing students as they head back to school? We talk with school counselors about academics, safety, emotional health, and how they try to help children succeed in school and at home.

With parts of the West ablaze, how have long-standing firefighting practices reshaped forest ecology, both out West and here in the East? Listen to the episode of Outside/In discussed on the show, called 10X10 - Pine Barren .