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When Lynne Cox says the water's fine, you might want to check for yourself. Whether it's the strong currents of the English Channel, the sharks off the Cape of Good Hope, or the frigid temperatures of the Arctic Ocean, Lynne Cox is happy to swim in just about anything. Lynne started making headlines in the 70's when, at 17, she broke the men's and women's world record for crossing the English Channel. She went on to break a number of world records and swim in waters that had never been attempted; The Bering Sea, the Strait of Magellan and the Arctic Ocean. Believe it or not, Lynne got her start in swimming as a kid living in Manchester, New Hampshire. Her new book is Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer.

Today's show was produced by Front Porch Intern, Brady Carlson. We wish him all the best in his last semester at Emerson.

Clark Terry is one of the greatest horn players of the last half century. He has a longstanding relationship with the University of New Hampshire and frequently comes to Durham to teach and perform. He looks back on his career in jazz and on what it was like to be a black musician in segregated America.

This interview aired previously in October, 2003.

Edra Toth's family settled in the Boston area after escaping the fall of the Iron Curtain in Hungary in 1956. There, she studied ballet with E. Virginia Williams and made her debut with the Boston Ballet at the young age of 13. By 16, she was promoted to Prima Ballerina and at 18, she danced with Rudolf Nureyev. She went on to enjoy a 30 year career in dance. Today she runs The Edra Toth Academy of Dance and Music in Wolfeboro. She strives to make dance accessible to all children by offering scholarships and doing fundraising.

This interview aired previously in March, 2004.

Don Baldini is a bassist who can play in pop, jazz and classical styles. He was a very busy session musician in Las Vegas and Hollywood working in TV and film as well as being a sideman. For three years, he played bass for Frank Sinatra. He?s also played for Tony Bennett and Johnny Mathis. A number of years ago, he moved to southeastern Vermont. Now he teaches at Keene State College and Dartmouth and keeps up a very busy performing schedule.

Don is currently playing with Opera North through Sunday, August 28 at the Lebanon Opera House.

This interview aired previously in July, 2003.

Three years ago Peter Wallner moved to New Hampshire specifically to document the life of Franklin Pierce. Born in Hillsborough, Pierce left a mixed legacy. In the first book of a two volume set, Wallner looks at the early life of the 14th president, his election, the death of his second son, and his inauguration.