New Hampshire Journal
The New Hampshire Journal podcast is hosted by Michael Graham, managing editor of NHJournal.
Episodes
179 episodes
New NHGOP Chair Maltzie: I Like The Job And I'm Not Going Anywhere
Scott Maltzie may be an accidental chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, but he’s got a message for friends and foes alike:He’s not going anywhere. On the NHJournal podcast, he tells Managing Editor Michael Graham h...
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EXCLUSIVE: NH U.S. Atty Erin Creegan on Her Mission in the Granite State
U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire Erin Creegan calls the Granite State the “tip of the spear” when it comes to new tactics in election fraud and campaign-related crimes.Creegan made her remarks during an exclusive New Hampshire Journal pod...
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One Year In, Gov. Ayotte Loves Her Job, And She's Ready For a Fight
A year after taking office, Gov. Kelly Ayotte tells NHJournal, “I love the job." And she's ready to defend her record -- assuming the Democrats can find a viable opponent to run against her.In a wide-ranging conversation, the first-term ...
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Scott Brown to the GOP Establishment: Bring It.
Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown knows that the Republican establishment -- including the NRSC -- is backing his opponent, former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu, in the 2026 GOP Senate primary -- but he says he doesn't care. He's ready for that fig...
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AFP Action on How John E. Sununu Can Win the NH US Senate Race
When it comes to federal elections, New Hampshire Republicans have a losing streak that compares with the Cleveland Browns. But Greg Moore and Sarah Scott, senior advisors to AFP Action, believe Republican John E. Sununu can break that streak n...
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John E. Sununu: 'I Will Win' The Race for US Senate
A confident John E. Sununu (not to be confused with the many other N.H. Sununus, right Bret Baier?) joins the New Hampshire Journal podcast to talk about his newly-launched bid to return to the U.S. Senate.In a conversation at the Bridge...
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A House Democrat Speaks! Rep. Mandelbaum on NH Politics and the Democratic Party
Immediately after Charlie Kirk's assassination, NHJournal issued an invitation to every elected NH Democrat to join us on the podcast and say, wel...
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NHJ Presents the Jimmy Kimmel Edition of 'Cigars & Snark'
Live from Castro's in Bedford, NH it's 'Cigars & Snark!' NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham is joined by his WTKK-FM producer 'The Great and Powerful Tom,' Tom Shattuck. They attempt to explain why the Jimmy Kimmel story isn't generat...
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Why Charlie Kirk's Murder Was Not a 'Lone Wolf' Attack
On a special edition of the NHJournal podcast from Castro's in Bedford, political operative and NH native Matthew Barlett joins NHJournal managing editor Michael Graham from his regular stool at Shelly's Backroom in Washington, D.C. to discuss ...
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Reefer Sanity? Kevin Sabet Says It's Time to Re-Think Legal Weed
Kevin Sabet is President and CEO of the group Smart Approaches to Marijuana. He was in New Hampshire to talk to the National Association of Attorneys General about the impact of America's mass experiment...
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NH Dems Vs. Sydney Sweeney
Want to know why the Sydney Sweeney "Good Jeans" ad upset political progressives so much? Just check the reaction to Gov. Kelly Ayotte's decision to sign bills banning sex-change procedures for minor children.PLUS -- Why GOP midterm gerr...
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Do NH Democrats Even WANT to Win?
A new NHJournal/Praecones Analytica poll has dropped, and NHJ Managing Editor Michael Graham talks about it with New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) Director Neil Levesque. But first, it's Executive Councilor John Stephen ve...
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte On Budget Battle Win
Just minutes after her budget deal passes the legislature and is headed to her desk, Gov. Kelly Ayotte joins NHJournal to talk about the process, her priorities and her very public battle with Republican legislators.Did Ayotte get everyt...
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Tragedy at DC Jewish Museum, Farce in Biden White House
Tracy Richmond, Chair of the Board for The Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, talks to NHJournal's Michael Graham about life in the Granite State as a Jewish American as antisemitic violence claims two more lives on the streets of Washington, ...
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Tiffany Justice: 'The Tide is Turning' on Protecting Girls Sports and Spaces
Tiffany Justice has been fighting for years to keep biology and gender in tandem, rejecting progressive arguments that sex is merely a social construct and that there are dozens of genders.Co-founder of Moms for Liberty, Justice is now a...
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Sununu's Out! Mark Halperin on What's Next for NH Senate Race
Gov. Chris Sununu says he's going to sit out the 2026 U.S. Senate race -- what does that mean for New Hampshire politics? NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham asks veteran political reporter Mark Halperin. He gives his take on S...
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NH Democrats Have Anger Issues
New Hampshire Democrats are as mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore! Not from their members of Congress -- as Rep. Maggie Goodlander learned at a town hall this week -- or from their fellow members of the New Hampshire legislature...
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SPECIAL PODCAST! Shaheen Is Out! What Does That Mean for US Senate, NHGOP in 2026?
On this special edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, the news just broke that U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen will not seek a fourth term, the third swing-state Senate Democrat to decide to bail before 2026.What does that mean for N...
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EV Chargers, New Hampshire Tourism and The Real Story of the Granite State Grid
An article quoting Sam Evans-Brown of Clean Energy NH led to a tweet by host Michael Graham which led to a minor kerfuffle which resulted in a terrific conversation about New Ham...
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Gender Clinic Whistleblower Coming to NH to Support Ban on Sex Changes for Children
Jamie Reed describes herself as a "queer woman who's politically to the left of Bernie Sanders." For years, she worked at The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital -- until she became a whistleblower.W...
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Ayotte on the Budget: Real Cuts, But Protected Priorities
Just hours after delivering her budget address to the New Hampshire legislature, Gov. Kelly Ayotte talks to NHJournal about the details -- including her actual position on expanding Education Freedom Accounts, and her rebuttal to Democrats' cla...
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Trump Returns! Special INAUGURATION DAY Podcast
Trump storms back into Washington, D.C. and Granite State Republicans are pumped!While they were forced watch from ballrooms or meeting rooms, New Hampshire who went to Washington for the inauguration were delighted by what they h...
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Ayotte Talks Budget, Backs Vote to Protect Girls Sports in First Podcast as Gov
In her first podcast interview as New Hampshire's governor, Republican Kelly Ayotte talks about the budget challenges facing the Granite State, her determination to get a sanctuary city ban passed through the legislature, and why her "Don't MAS...
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Gov.-Elect Kelly Ayotte on Her Vision For NH, and Keeping Her State From Becoming MA
Kelly Ayotte makes her first appearance on the NHJournal podcast as Gov.-elect. She talks about her vision for New Hampshire, the key message from her campaign, and her take on how her response to federal immigration enforcement is going to be ...
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