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Our guest says Americans have a tireless and collective "pursuit of happiness". And that this optimistic impulse keeps us moving forward in a perpetual search for a more perfect union. Our guest is Zachary Karabell, author of A Visionary Nation: Four Centuries of American Dreams and What Lies Ahead.

A gathering of poets laureate from around the country takes place in New Hampshire this weekend to talk about just that. We'll discuss the role of the poet in society and politics. Laura's guests are Marie Harris, NH's Poet Laureate, Diane Freedman, Associate Professor of English at UNH, and Michael Ferber, Professor of English at UNH. www.unh.edu. For more information on poetry and politics: www.nhwritersproject.org.

We'll talk about the sights, sounds and tastes of the Granite State. We also want to know what you think symbolizes New Hampshire- like Maine's lobster and Boston's baked beans. Laura's guests are Barbara Rogers, author of "Eating New England" www.countrymanpress.com and her husband, Stillman Rogers, who co-authored "NH: Off the Beaten Path" www.globe-pequot.com with her.

Earth Day. We check in with what the modern environmental movement has done over the last thirty years and where it?s headed. Laura talks with Nancy Girard, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation www.clf.org, Denis Hayes, Chair, Earth Day Network, www.earthday.net, James Glassman, fellow, American Enterprise Institute www.aei.org and host of www.techcentralstation.com, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Executive Director of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, State Representative Ted Leach, part of the Carbon Coalition, a group trying to raise the profile of air pollution and energy issues and other guests TBA.

We look at how Governor Craig Benson's doing after four months in office. During his campaign he promised no new taxes and to run government like a business. We?ll talk about how that approach is working in Concord. Laura's guests are Dante Scala, Professor of Politics at St. Anselm College, Josh Rogers, NHPR State House reporter and Dan Tuohy, State House Reporter for the Eagle Tribune.