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Word of Mouth

Summary: Word of Mouth digs into the nooks and crannies of the state to uncover the stories, places, and people that make New Hampshire home. It's your questions answered, your state explored. Produced by New Hampshire Public Radio.

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 Live Free Or Sci-Fi: Speculative Fiction Set In The Granite State | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 722

In early September, 1965 a UFO sighting was reported near Exeter, New Hampshire. Air force investigators were sent to question several eye witnesses who...

 The Hazards Of An Unregulated Sperm Industry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 537

In the new movie “Delivery Man,” Vince Vaughn discovers that his “donation” has been used hundreds of times without his knowledge. Far-fetched plot?...

 The Not So Dirty Job Of Toilet Testing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 288

More than a third of the world’s population don’t have access to clean, safe toilets. It’s a humanitarian and global health hazard, that the world bank...

 Invasion Of The Tumbleweeds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 511

Tumbleweeds rolling? Must be a western. The cinematic signal of high plains desolation has an even more pernicious side: it’s an invasive species known...

 Inside The World Of Competitive Laughing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 867

We all know laughter can be contagious. But can it be a good workout? A form of therapy? Even a skill? Many happy devotees think, yes. Inspired in part...

 Bad Eating Habits Form Before You're Born | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 435

You may be familiar with the ordeal of introducing children to broccoli and spinach. Two new studies suggest that finicky eaters might have picked up...

 Word Of Mouth 12.7.2013 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3011

The Word of Mouth Saturday show is like a big bowl of hearty soup on a blustery day. It warms you up, has all the ingredients you love, and is the right...

 “I promised myself I wouldn’t wish for Jacoby Ellsbury to get hurt.” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 68

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joined Word of Mouth’s Virginia Prescott at the Music Hall in Portsmouth for Writers...

 Buying Stamps For Profit, Popular Science Ends Comments, & A Typewriter Causes An Internet Stir | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2445

On today's show: Gangs Take Their Street War To Social Media: Ben Austen is a magazine writer based in Chicago. He wrote in Wired magazine about how...

 Ted Williams' Complicated, Immortal Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1035

“The Kid”, “The Splendid Splinter”, “Teddy Ballgame”; Ted Williams went by a few nicknames while playing for the Boston Red Sox. Maybe none so fitting...

 Lucid Dream Research Goes Mainstream | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 589

For a long time, the study of dreams was marred in mysticism and pseudo science to warrant academic respect. But in the 1970’s, a man named Stephen...

 What Happens After We Die? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 665

Billions of dollars are spent each year to prevent death. We invest in research and treatment of disease; in improving safety; and in educating people...

 Patricia Cornwell Lets Her Characters Speak For Themselves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3074

NHPR and The Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with Patricia Cornwell. Her best-selling Kay Scarpetta crime fiction series introduced...

 Pirate Joe's, Hollywood Animal Fails, And Abolishing Tips | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3030

A montage of new ideas, picked fresh from the Word of Mouth vault: Abolishing tips: usually, the debate around gratuity revolves around whether to leave...

 Thanksgiving's Hybrid Of Cultural Traditions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 747

This year the overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving introduces a whole new element to what's on this year's Thanksgiving menu. While we've heard plenty...

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