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<\/p>\nAs the seasons change, are you looking to turn your \u201890s summer into an analog autumn?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got you covered with a media menu full of different ways to unplug.<\/p>\n
Find your next great read<\/p>\n
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Homebound by Portia Elan<\/p>\n
A sci-fi story that takes us from from 1983 to 2586 through a computer game.<\/p>\n
Kirkus calls it<\/a> \u201can ingenious narrative that explores the meaning of love and interconnectedness across time.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more about Elan\u2019s debut from her recent conversation with the Check This Out team<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Midnight Train by Matt Haig<\/p>\n Overwhelmed by your online feed? Haig\u2019s newest book (a companion to his 2020 hit, \u201cThe Midnight Library\u201d) gently reminds us of life lessons we already know, but too often forget: to slow down, be present, forgive and let go.<\/p>\n If you want to dive deeper, Haig sat down with NHPR<\/a> in June to chat about his newest release and writing process.<\/p>\n Jackie Harris and Matt Haig on The Music Hall Stage in Portsmouth, June 1, 2026.<\/p>\n Turn up the volumeFarayi, The Folk Show<\/p>\n Grammy nominee Farayi<\/a> began her journey with the fiddle at just 4 years old in rural Idaho. Earlier this month, she spoke to NHPR\u2019s Kate McNally<\/a> about her music, which she describes as her unwavering wish for humanity \u2014 both present and future.<\/p>\n Tre. Charles, Live From Studio D<\/p>\n Musical artist Tre. Charles dropped by Studio D<\/a> to share vulnerable stories exploring human connection in a world of social media isolation and divisive individualism.<\/p>\n Saturday Request Live: NHPR’s 45th Anniversary<\/p>\n Looking for something more retro? Our latest Saturday Request Live playlist<\/a> is full of your favorite songs about anniversaries and celebrations, in honor of our 45th anniversary. (There are also a few tracks from our \u201cbirth year,\u201d 1981!)<\/p>\n If you want to help curate this month\u2019s Saturday Request Live<\/a> playlist, send your request to music@nhpr.org<\/a> \u2013 or call 603-513-7729 during the show between 6 and 8 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n Touch some grassExplore outdoors<\/p>\n Michelle Aldredge \/ The Harris Center<\/p>\n We\u2019ve teamed up with the Harris Center for Conservation Education<\/a> in Hancock to bring you Wild At Home<\/a>, a nature series for curious kids and young-at-heart adventurers.<\/p>\n “The natural world is full of wild, untamed stories just waiting to be noticed,\u201d said Susie Spikol, Community Programs Director for the Harris Center. \u201cWe just need to take a moment to stop, listen, and pay attention.”<\/p>\n Tune in every other Sunday at 9:35 a.m. wherever you get your radio \u2014 or catch up on all of the episodes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get in the garden<\/p>\n Want to reconnect with nature? Homegrown NH has got a list of basics every beginner veggie gardener needs to know<\/a> and tips for curating a garden full of native plants<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stargaze<\/p>\n More of a ponder-the-universe type?<\/p>\n In this two-part series, Cosmically Curious spoke with University of New Hampshire astronomer John Gianforte to learn more about NASA\u2019s Voyager spacecrafts, which have been exploring deep space for nearly five decades.<\/p>\n Part 1<\/a> and Part 2<\/a> are now available for a listen.<\/p>\n Want to stay engaged but not overwhelmed? Check out our newsletters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the seasons change, are you looking to turn your \u201890s summer into an analog autumn? We\u2019ve got…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-857951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790180412_564_.jpeg\"\/)
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