The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with Kevin Kwan. Host Peter Biello talks with the author of the bestselling Crazy Rich Asians about his new book Sex and Vanity ..read more

The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with environmental activist Erin Brockovich ..read more

The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman ..read more

The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with Diane Rehm. Host Peter Biello speaks with the former NPR host about her new book, "When My Time Comes," which explores the moral and legal framework of medical aid in dying laws. The interview was recorded during a virtual event on Tuesday, Feb. 23. In this hour, Rehm discusses her personal interest in the subject. She watched her husband die a protracted death, and has since advocated for medical aid in dying laws. Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between The Music Hall in Portsmouth and NHPR. Air ..read more

The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with Rebecca Carroll. Carroll is an a ward-winning author, podcast host and Black culture critic ..read more

NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth present Writers on a New England Stage with i nternational bestselling author and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell, who sat down with Peter Biello to discuss his new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know ..read more

NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth present Writers on a New England Stage with author Tommy Orange. He spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello about his debut novel, There, There, in which Orange depicts the lives of a dozen different Native characters. Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, grew up in Oakland California and spent time working there in a Native community before writing his novel ..read more

NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth present Writers on a New England Stage with author Jared Diamond. A noted scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Diamond discusses his latest work, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis. The book is an exploration of the role of selective change in history's most resilient countries. It blends psychology with history, economics and geography. This interview was recorded May 9, 2019 at The Music Hall ..read more

NHPR and The Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Goodwin is the author of seven books, including her most recent Leadership in Turbulent Times , which examines the origins and qualities of leadership through the lens of four presidents. Goodwin spoke about her book with NHPR political reporter Lauren Chooljian. This conversation was recorded October, 12, 2018 at The Music Hall ..read more

NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth present Writers on a New England Stage with author Lidia Bastianich. She spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello about her latest book, My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. In her memoir, Bastianich explores her relationship to Italian cuisine, describes her upbringing in communist Yugoslavia, her time as a refugee in Italy, and her experience living and working in New York City, where she discovered her passsion for food. Host of the cooking show, Lidia's Kitchen, Bastianich owns four restaurants in New York City and is co-founder of the Italian ma ..read more