The Monitor Weekly

Every week, this podcast will dig deep into a different story reported on by the Concord Monitor. This newscast will review previous reporting by the Monitor on issues and popular topics affecting Concord, the capital region and New Hampshire.The Concord Monitor, started in 1864, is owned by Newspapers of New England, a family-owned group of six newspapers that serves readers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.

The Monitor Weekly is a news podcast hosted by Concord Monitor, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Part two: 'Reach for the stars' panel

  Mar 3, 202644 minS0

  <p>For the last several months, Rebeca Pereira and Rachel Wachman worked on a project honoring Christa McAuliffe’s life and legacy. Christa was a history teacher at Concord High School when she was chosen to ride aboard the Challenger space shuttle as part of NASA’s Teacher in Space program.</p><p><br></p><p>Her mission to teach live lessons from space was unfortunately an ill-fated one: 73 seconds after its launch in January of 1986, the Challenger exploded, killing its seven crew members.</p><p><br></p><p>Rather than dwell on what went wrong that day, they decided that...

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  Episode #11

  Part one: 'Reach for the stars' panel

  Feb 6, 202636 minS0

  <p>For the last several months, Rebeca Pereira and Rachel Wachman worked on a project honoring Christa McAuliffe’s life and legacy. Christa was a history teacher at Concord High School when she was chosen to ride aboard the Challenger space shuttle as part of NASA’s Teacher in Space program.</p><p><br></p><p>Her mission to teach live lessons from space was unfortunately an ill-fated one: 73 seconds after its launch in January of 1986, the Challenger exploded, killing its seven crew members.</p><p><br></p><p>Rather than dwell on what went wrong that day, they decided that...

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  Christa's Legacy: Concord's pioneer woman, the world's teacher

  Jan 29, 202625 minS0

  <p>Her laugh was contagious. Her mission was electrifying. Her plans for the future were inspiring.</p><p><br></p><p>Christa McAuliffe was the perfect choice for the Teacher in Space program. She understood that she was an ordinary person bringing us all along on her extraordinary journey.</p><p><br></p><p>It was a responsibility she took to heart. Christa sought to document her experiences and share them with the American public, to make the Space Age relatable and to illuminate the vital importance of teachers everywhere. Christa believed in the power of education and motivated her...

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  Teaser: For 'Christa's Legacy,' Bob Hohler reads his 1986 column 'Our lives won't be the same without her'

  Jan 12, 20266 minS0

  <p>This is an excerpt from The Monitor Weekly episode that will accompany our series, coming soon: 'Christa's Legacy: Concord's pioneer woman, the world's teacher.'</p><p><br></p><p>To read a transcript of Bob Hohler's 1986 column memorializing Christa McAuliffe, and to stay up-to-date on 'Christa's Legacy,' visit https://www.concordmonitor.com/christas-legacy/</p><p><br></p><p>This except was produced by Rebeca Pereira and includes music from contra-sigma through www.freesound.org.</p>

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  Episode #9

  The physics of Santa and other yuletide puzzlings

  Dec 26, 202516 minS0

  <p>At the Monitor, whenever we have questions about the mechanics of virtually any process, we turn to the Granite Geek, David Brooks, our science and technology writer. It turns out Dave has been writing about the logistics of Christmas, dispelling skeptics’ doubts about Saint Nick’s existence, for a while.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

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