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In the Mid 1800’s columnist Charles W. Brewster collected anecdotes from town records and elderly citizens and published a series of articles in the Portsmouth Journal. He called them "Brewster's Rambles," and today they're the inspiration for a new theater production by the Pontine Theater. We'll talk with the co-directors and performers of the piece, Greg Gathers & M. Marguerite Mathews. They're the artistic directors of Pontine Theater.

Also in the show, we'll talk with Iain MacLeod of the NH Audubon Society about the patterns of geese and we'll check out the Peregrine Falcon Cam in Manchester.

Anyone who lives in the southern part of the state knows that more and more, commuting is part of the New Hampshire experience. We're spending more time in our cars, some of us a lot more.

Today is the start of Drive and Ambition, an occasional series on commuting on New Hampshire Public Radio. You can be part of this series. We'll tell you how in just a moment.

But first, over the next few months, we'll be bringing you stories from the road. Today, we hear the views of Matt Frye, a 28-year-old who teaches sports like kayaking and skiing to people with disabilities. Commuting put Matt in touch with an unexpected side of his personality.