Rick Ganley

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Rick Ganley

Click on the red 'LISTEN' button above to hear this show or catch NHPR's Live from the Word Barn on-air each Friday at 8 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 p.m.We first featured Session Americana in a 2023 performance. The band deftly creates a live experience that celebrates the joy of the music and of each other, swapping instruments and lead vocals on originals and covers. This 2025 set captures some fresh takes on originals and unique covers.

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Rick Ganley |Mary McIntyre

House and Senate negotiators completed work on a new state spending plan for the full legislature to vote on next week. As soon as they were done, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she couldn't support it, and would veto the proposal. As we near the end of the current legislative session, we have an update from the State House with NHPR's senior political reporter Josh Rogers.

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Jackie Harris |Rick Ganley

National and state reading scores for elementary school students are down. And in Berlin, New Hampshire, some teachers and parents say there’s a literacy crisis happening in their school district. At a May school board meeting, Berlin parent Aisha Rai Vien said her daughter couldn’t read the books sent home by her school. “The current reading instruction is failing,” Vien said.

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Jackie Harris |Rick Ganley

This is the last week of the school year for many students and teachers across New Hampshire. But for one educator, school is out for summer indefinitely. Grantham Superintendent Lisa Walker is leaving her career of over 30 years in public education to become an EMT. NHPR’s Morning Edition host Rick Ganley sat down with her to talk about her decision and how politics around public education have evolved over the last few years. TranscriptYou've been working in the school system for years.

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Rick Ganley

Click on the red 'LISTEN' button above to hear this show or catch NHPR's Live from the Word Barn on-air each Friday at 8 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 p.m.The Ballroom Thieves are a New England duo known for gorgeous harmonies and a wide musical palette featuring cello and acoustic guitar. Relentless touring, sometimes with a full backing band, has earned them fans throughout the states and beyond. This set captures the couple playing a show full of energy in front of a packed audience.