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Off the page
The Concord Monitor's weekly podcast

Hear the stories behind the stories each week from the Concord Monitor's reporters and editors. Did something in the paper catch your eye? We'll give you the inside scoop. We'll also offer a peek inside the newsroom, touching on upcoming news, feature stories and editorial pages. Drop by every weekend to see what the Monitor has to offer -- off the page.

Off the Page closes, for now
Editor Clay McCuistion says farewell to the podcast series and lets you know what's coming next.
Recent Episodes:
The tornado, a year later
News columnist Ray Duckler visited towns slammed by a tornado one year ago. He tells us about the destruction and hope he found.
Tax deniers' saga ends
Reporter Margot Sanger-Katz reported from the weapons and conspiracy trial of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. The two were found guilty, and Margot sums up their story.
Budget accomplished
Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan burned the midnight oil as legislators worked to pass a budget for the next two years. She tells us what's in and what's out.
A distant hope
Reporter Chelsea Conaboy's account of an immigrant family's medical struggles appeared as a special insert in the Saturday Monitor. She tells us about writing the transcontinental tale.
Following same-sex marriage
Reporter Lauren Dorgan brings us up to date on the New Hampshire House's rejection of Gov. John Lynch's changes to a same-sex marriage bill and what the future holds.
Get in touch
Meg Heckman, the Monitor's new community outreach editor, tells us about her new job and lets you know how to get your event, news or opinion into our pages.
Following FairPoint
Monitor reporter Chelsea Conaboy has been writing about the troubled takeover of Verizon's New England phone system by FairPoint Communications. She brings us up to date.
Job fairs and a trip back home
Monitor news columnist Ray Duckler chronicled both anxiety and nostalgia this week. He tells us about his recent work.
A wild week at the State House
The Monitor's Dan Barrick brings us up to date on a week full of contentious votes from the House of Representatives.
Raymond Guay in New Hampshire
Convicted killer Raymond Guay has moved to Chichester, sparking a local outcry. Reporter Karen Langley brings us up to date.
Town meeting roundup
Reporter and town meeting wrangler Meg Heckman brings us up to date on the dozens of meetings covered by the Monitor this year.
Tax protesters face charges
Ed and Elaine Brown of Plainfield have returned to New Hampshire to face new charges. Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz brings us up to date on the tax-protesting couple.
Gregg's ascent
Monitor political reporter Lauren Dorgan charts Sen. Judd Gregg's unexpected move from the Senate to the Commerce Department.
Building a story
Monitor reporter Chelsea Conaboy tells us about her six months reporting the story of Kathy and Jacob Needleman.
Winter fitness
Monitor features editor Sarah Earle tells us about staying motivated to exercise during these chilly months.
The Monitor turns 200
Monitor editor Felice Belman tells us about plans to mark the newspaper's anniversary this year.
The post-election landscape
Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan maps the state's political outlines after last week's election and tells us what's in store for the future.
We Went to War
Former Monitor editor Mike Pride and reporter Meg Heckman talk about their new book, We Went to War, containing oral histories of World War II.
Hopes for a pardon
Reporter Amy Augustine talks about convicted murderer Shane Pitts's petition for a pardon hearing – and the Executive Council's denial of his hopes.
The Shaheen-Sununu race
We check in with Monitor political reporter Lauren Dorgan on the U.S. Senate rematch between John Sununu and Jeanne Shaheen.
A neighborhood's cancer concerns
Monitor columnist Ray Duckler tells about his Sunday story detailing three cases of cancer in the same area in Concord.
Reporting the tornado
Monitor reporters Meg Heckman and Laren Dorgan tell how they responded to the violent storm that hit the Epsom area last week.
The state school reunion
Monitor reporter Meg Heckman talks about the reunion held last month for former residents of the Laconia State School, and plans for a project featuring former residents.
Watching the Celtics win
Monitor sports writer Tim O'Sullivan talks about the Celtics' championship team and being at the final, thrilling game of the year.
The missing prisoner
Monitor reporter Ethan Wilensky-Lanford talks about reporting two very different stories on the same prisoner reported missing last week.
The oil spill
We talk with Monitor reporter Meg Heckman about last week's local ecological emergency.
State House update
In this week's Off the Page podcast, Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan talks about action at the State House last week and what's on tap for this week.
The Monitor's Pulitzer
Former Monitor photojournalist Preston Gannaway talks about winning the 2008 Pulitzer for feature photography.
The Iraq War, Five Years On
Columnist and reporter Ray Duckler on the Iraq War, five years on.
Spring Break with the Red Sox
Monitor sports writer Dave D'Onofrio talks about spring break with the Red Sox.
Tales from the Town Meeting
Monitor reporter Meg Heckman has tales from the town meeting.
The Concord School Board race
Education reporter Meg Heckman sketches the candidates and issues for November's elections to the board.
McCain's right-hand man
Reporter Margot Sanger-Katz tells us about the role Concord real estate developer Steve Duprey is playing in Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.
The natural method
Monitor health reporter Margot Sanger Katz talks about midwives in New Hampshire.
Used car sales in a troubled economy
Monitor business reporter Kate Davidson learned what was in demand at the area's used car dealerships.
A chat with Ray
Monitor reporter and columnist Ray Duckler talks about his latest columns -- on his mother and the economy -- and what he's working on now.
An expensive Fourth?
New Monitor reporter Amy Augustine talks about price pressures on the fireworks you buy. She also tells us a little bit about herself.
Illness on trial
Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz talks about her Sunday Monitor story focusing on Katherine Wieder, who says her illness makes her incompetent to stand trial.
Illness on trial
Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz talks about her Sunday Monitor story focusing on Katherine Wieder, who says her illness makes her incompetent to stand trial.
Advice for first-time home buyers
Monitor business reporter Kate Davidson shares advice on that first home and talks about her new personal finance column for the "Your Life" section of the Sunday Monitor.
The lecturer's threatened lawsuit
We talk with Monitor education reporter Melanie Asmar about the ex-Dartmouth College lecturer who told her former students that she might sue them for harassment.
Lost and found: an art mystery.
Monitor editor Mike Pride talks about a painted relief in the Currier Museum. His three-part series details its origins and authenticity.
Trial of three supporters of Plainfield tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown
Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz talks about the trial of three supporters of Plainfield tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown.
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
State House reporter Lauren Dorgan on the marijuana decriminalization bill.

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