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Counter Conversation Live: Housing Markets, Student IDs, USA Today Top Picks, and Political Satire from the Purple Finch
Counter Conversation Live: Housing Markets, Student IDs, USA Today Top Picks, and Political Satire from the Purple Finch
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Broadcasting live on location from the Purple Finch Restaurant in Bedford, host Jeff Chidester delivers a packed edition of The Morning Update.

The hour kicks off with Bill Weidacker of Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan breaking down the current state of New Hampshire’s housing market and inventory trends.

Next, NH State Representative Sam Farrington stops by to discuss the latest legal landscape following the SCOTUS decision regarding New Hampshire’s student ID voting rules.

Plus, Kris from VisitNH.gov joins the program to highlight recent USA Today top picks celebrating the Granite State, and political satirist and Substack contributor Karl Zahn rounds out the show with some sharp commentary and laughs.

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