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Senator John Sununu has pushed for more deliberation on the renewal of the USA Patriot Act since it first came up in Congress last year. Salon.com news bureau chief and longtime Washington-watcher Walter Shapiro maintains the New Hampshire senator is not defying President Bush so much as he's sticking to his deeply held conservative and libertarian beliefs. We'll talk with Shapiro about Sununu's position.

Also on the show, we'll talk about the struggles of starting a small theater in small-town New Hampshire. Two siblings and their spouses came to Laconia a couple of years ago to open the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. But filling all the seats has been more difficult than they imagined. We'll talk to Executive Director Bryan Halperin about their endeavor and their upcoming performance of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town".

A small village in Vermont is getting a lot of attention because the police chief wants to install 16 security cameras around town. We'll talk with Bellows Falls Chief Keith Clark about his proposal and the criticism he's facing because of it.

Also, 2006 marks the 80th anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and the group is debuting a celebratory performance of the occasion in Keene. We'll talk with Artistic Director Janet Eilber about the impact Graham had on the American concept of dance.

Singer/songwriter Bill Morrissey helped redefine the American folk culture at the end of the 20th century and tours the world telling rich and compelling tales about the lives of everyday people. In this repeat broadcast, we'll chat with Bill about his work and the art of storytelling.

The company behind America's leading search-engine says it won't turn over user information to the US government. We'll find out just what kind of information Google has about us, and how Americans balance their privacy rights against the convenience of the internet.

We'll also speak with a University of New Hampshire professor of economics about why he thinks New England states should raise their gas taxes significantly.

Recent federal budget cuts may affect employment services in many parts of New Hampshire. We'll talk with the Department of Employment Security Commissioner Richard Brothers about the state's response, and get a broader picture of the issue from UNH Economist Ross Gittell.

And we'll talk with Concord playwright Paul Hodes about his new opera about the life of Oscar Wilde. Paul collaborated with Boston composer Thomas Oboe Lee on the opera which is still in production and will be performed this weekend.

TONIGHT'S SONG: "The Start of Something", by the Austin band Voxtrot. Their debut EP is called Raised By Wolves.