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Most educators agree that it's not easy to teach when your students don't feel safe. That seems to be especially true in a country that's still recovering from a decade of brutal Civil War. That's why
Jennifer White-Baughan and her husband David Baughan visited Sierra Leone. They wanted to help create a more comfortable learning atmosphere for students who've been on both sides of the aggression there. Jennifer is a trauma specialist and David is a playwright and author with a background in healthcare. We'll talk about their experience in Africa and about David's new book, Sophia's Journey.

There's a lot to see in the sky during the summer, especially if you know where to look. Bryan Pfeiffer does. He's a naturalist, writer, and photographer. He's also the founder of a nature touring company called Vermont Bird Tours. Lately he's been focusing his attention on butterflies, dragonflies, and fireflies. We'll talk with him about all his projects, including his work with the Vermont Butterfly Survey. We'll also check-in with our local birding expert Iain MacLeod to find out who's occupying New Hampshire's skies these days. Iain is the director of center operations for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He's also co-host of NHPR's Something Wild.

John Kantor heads the state's Nongame and Endangered Wildlife program. He works with a lot of different species- from butterflies to to sea birds, to turtles to Canada Lynx. He talks about all the places his work has taken him and the kinds of threats New Hampshire animals face. [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us]

With summer cooking well underway, we'll talk to Barbara Lauterbach about her "White Salad Trilogy." It's a collection of cookbooks in which she explores those age old favorites: chicken, potato and pasta salad. Barbara is a food writer and teaches cooking. She lives in Center Harbor.

Black people have lived in Portsmouth for 300 years, but their story is almost entirely ignored by the standard history books. We?ll meet historic preservationists Valerie Cunningham and Mark Sammons. They recently collaborated on Black people have lived in Portsmouth for 300 years, but their story is almost entirely ignored by the standard history books. We?ll meet historic preservationists Valerie Cunningham and Mark Sammons. They recently collaborated on Black Portsmouth, a new history of the African-American community in the seacoast city.