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ArchivesDoctors Demand Prescription PrivacyBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, May 10, 2006.New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a plan that would make the state the first in the nation to prohibit the sale of the prescriptions doctors write. The pharmaceutical industry warns the bill poses a threat to physicians and patients alike. But supporters say the measure would slow rising healthcare costs and limit the industry's influence over doctors. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Trumpeter Jay DalyBy Shay Zeller on Wednesday, May 10, 2006.Trumpet soloist Jay Daly joins us on the Front Porch tonight. He's played with everybody from Aretha Franklin to Tony Bennett, and he appears with the Granite State Symphony Orchestra this Saturday. We'll talk with him about his group, New England Brass, and about the art of arranging music. And we'll hear a piece by reporter Hilary Frank about how trumpters and other musicians deal with injuries that effect their playing. The story comes from PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Pop Culture is GoodBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, May 10, 2006.Our guest today tells us that shows like The Simpsons and video games like Grand Theft Auto and The Sims actually challenge us mentally rather than turning our brains into mush and have become more and more sophisticated over the past thirty years. Steven Johnson draws on fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics and literary theory to make his point about pop culture. Laura's guest is Steven Johnson, author of "Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making us Smarter". listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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