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Four days of planning meetings, strategy sessions and troop-rallying addresses from a who’s who of the most influential, loyal and up and coming Democrats. We’ll look back at the four days of the Democratic National Convention, what was said and the splash it made.

Guests

• Allan Bonner, political journalist for several international publications and author of Media Relations
• Dante Scala, associate professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, author of the GraniteProf political blog and contributor to PolitickerNH.com
• Dean Spiliotes, New Hampshire-based political analyst who's taught at Dartmouth College and St. Anselm College; he's the author of NHPoliticalCapital.com

We'll also hear from

• Peter Burling, Democratic state senator from Cornish and delegate to the Democratic National Convention
• Chuck Douglas, vice chair of John McCain's presidential campaign in New Hampshire, former New Hampshire Congressman and State Supreme Court Justice

As another school year begins, we invite New Hampshire’s Education Commissioner in to give us the ABC’s of what we can expect for the new school year. There are exciting new high school reforms, evolving state standards, and class consolidation. Along with that, expect the annual debate over school funding and concerns over how districts will be affected by a struggling economy.

Guest

• Lyonel Tracy, Commissioner for the New Hampshire Department of Education

The ancient profession of helping women deliver babies has evolved and adapted to modern demands and concerns. In New Hampshire, this is especially true. Midwives are widely used – in settings ranging from the hospital to the expectant mothers’ home. We’ll find out where the profession of midwifery is today both in New Hampshire and in the nation. We’ll also explore the challenges it faces and why midwives may be in even greater demand in the future.

Guests

• Carol Leonard, a New Hampshire certified midwife and foremother of the modern midwifery movement, co-founder of the Midwives Alliance of North America and author of Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart: A Midwife’s Saga
• Rebecca Keller, certified nurse midwife with Full Circle Midwifery at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua

Just three months on the job, New Hampshire's Transportation Commissioner George Campbell heads a department heavy on projects, light on money, and burdened with high energy costs. We’ll find out what his priorities will be – for the Granite State’s highways and byways, as well as rail and other mass transit projects that might be in New Hampshire’s future.

Next week leading Democrats across the state will head to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. for strategy meetings and troop-rallying. Before they head west, we speak to three New Hampshire delegates about their hopes for the convention and what they expect to hear there.

Guests

• Ray Buckley, Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
• Ned Helms, former chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and director of the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire
• Bette Lasky, Democratic state representative from Nashua who is currently running for State Senate