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  • Host: Robin Young
  • Produced every weekday in Boston, this is a fast-paced program that covers up-to-the-minute news and also provides regular features on food and cooking, science and technology, and personal finance, as well as cultural stories about film, theater, music and more.
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Here and Now for Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
On today's podcast — the latest on the healthcare debate in the U.S. Senate; employees pressured not to report workplace injuries; Mexico City's green mayor, Marcelo Ebrard; climate change in Bangladesh; and Susan Jo Bumagin, author of the new book, "Dreaming Cows. The Paintings, Murals and Drawings of Betty LaDuke: Celebrating Heifer International."

Here and Now for Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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On today's podcast — a report from Baghdad on today's bombings; child trafficking in China; the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show; Iran targeting Iranians abroad; and origami artist Michael La Fosse, featured in the new PBS documentary, "Between the Folds."

Here and Now for Monday, December 7, 2009

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On today's podcast — EPA declares greenhouse gases a threat to human health; questioning the effectiveness of micro loans; the story of Lytle Adams and the attack on Pearl Harbor; the MA race to fill Edward Kennedy's senate seat; and Alexandra Patsavis, music supervisor of the hit film, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

Here and Now for Friday, December 4, 2009

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On today's podcast — Fort Hood military units deployed to Afghansitan; British newspaperman Harold Evans; NATO prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan; author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson; and Ted Allen, host of the Food Network programs "Chopped" and "Food Detectives."

Here and Now for Thursday, December 3, 2009

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On today's podcast — Jim Gallagher of the Allentown Metal Works (PA) on manufacturing jobs; the 'prosperity gospel' and the economic crash; the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen; 25th anniversary of the Union Carbide chemical disaster in Bhopal, India; and Frank Warren, founder of the Post Secret project.

Here and Now for Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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On today's podcast — President Obama's strategy in Afghanistan; disappearing Lousiana wetlands; finding weather balloons with GPS; what people Googled in the past year; and Andrew Smith, author of "Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine."

Here and Now for Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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On today's podcast — a look back at war time presidents; youth violence in Chicago; New York Times sports writer Joe Drape; the US Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on eminent demain; another update on the White House party crashers; and popular children's author Anthony Horowitz.

Here and Now for Monday, November 30, 2009

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On today's podcast — New York Times columnist David Leonhardt on the healthcare reform debate; former auto worker John Demjanjuk, accused of being an SS guard at a concentration camp in Poland, goes on trial in Germany; kicking off online holiday shopping on 'Cyber Monday;' an update on the Tiger Woods incident; independent toy makers struggle to meet new federal regulations; and musician Brian Setzer on his new album, "Songs from Lonely Avenue."

Here and Now for Friday, November 27, 2009

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On today's podcast — the perils of bargains on Black Friday; an update on the financial crisis in Dubai and its effect on world markets; the party-crashing Salahis; an update on sports with Only a Game's Bill Littlefield; and the neurological condition synesthesia.

Here and Now for Thursday, November 26, 2009

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On today's podcast — Harvard professor and Plymouth native Peter Gomes; a visit to Plymouth Plantation; a BBC report on United States troops patrolling the Iraqi-Syrian border; a preview of today's Turkey Day Classic between Tuskegee and Alabama State; and our annual story of snow geese in Vermont.

Here and Now for Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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On today's podcast — donating frequent-flier miles to soldiers flying home for Thanksgiving; the new film, "Up in the Air;" ongoing Israeli-Hamas negotiations over a planned prisoner exchange; Mumbai a year after terrorist attacks that claimed more than 170 lives; and an archive interview with author M.T. Anderson on his novel, "The Kingdom on the Waves."

Here and Now for Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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On today's podcast — the financial cost and shared burden of long-term war in Afghanistan; biodiversity in the world's oceans; a preview of this week's Frontline episode, "The Card Game;" and side dishes for Thanksgiving with our resident chef Kathy Gunst.

Here and Now for Monday, November 23, 2009

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Mammogram Controversy Regulating Wall Street Khmer Rouge Containers to Clinics The Mormon as Vampire

Here and Now for Friday, November 20, 2009

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
On today's podcast — new guidelines for pap smears; The Oxford Project; why we overeat on Thanksgiving; GM sees huge gains in China; sports with Bill Littlefield; and picking locks for sport.

Here and Now for Thursday, November 19, 2009

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On today's podcast — the healthcare battle in the Senate heats up; teacher and author Erin Gruwell on her new book, "Teaching Hope;" the pending execution of Robert Lee Thompson in TX; the shooting at Army base Fort Carson; and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman on his new film, "La Danse."

Here and Now for Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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On today's podcast — Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee; climate debt; a look ahead at Afghanistan president Karzai's inauguration tomorrow; concerns about reverse mortgages; and Barbara Kingsolver on her new book, "The Lacuna."

Here and Now for Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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On today's podcast — Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee; climate debt; a look ahead at Afghanistan president Karzai's inauguration tomorrow; concerns about reverse mortgages; and Barbara Kingsolver on her new book, "The Lacuna."

Here and Now for Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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On today's podcast — new Federal government recommendations for mammograms; black TV goes online; the Sarah Palin media blitz; severing the parent-child relationship; and remembering the late lyricist Johnny Mercer on his 100th birthday.

Here and Now for Monday, November 16, 2009

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On today's podcast — Illinois prison proposed to house Guantanamo detainees; China mining copper in Afghanistan, with protection from U.S. troops; the film "New Moon," from the vampire book series "Twilight;" Google's data mining and new Android phone dial up concerns over privacy; and Jayne Anne Phillips, author of "Lark and Termite."

Here and Now for Friday, November 13, 2009

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On today's podcast — 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed to be tried in NYC criminal court; NY Daily News columnist Mike Lupica on his new book, "Million-Dollar Throw"; Iranian dissidents in Iraq; a BBC report on the pourous Afghanistan-Pakistan border; listener letters; and a conversation with legendary British pirate radio DJ Johnny Walker.

Here and Now for Thursday, November 12, 2009

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On today's podcast — a look at President Obama's options in Afghanistan; elite runner and Olympic hopeful David Proctor discusses his battle with anorexia; Tiger Woods's big-ticket return to Australia; actor Joey Pantoliano's new documentary,"No Kidding, Me Too"; and conspiracy theorists' new doomsday, December 21, 2012.

Here and Now for Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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On today's podcast — a look at U.S. Army response to its findings about Fort Hood shooter Major Nadil Hasan; controversy over a 9/11 memorial in Kent, CT; fading support among the British public for the war in Afghanistan; veteran and poet Brian Turner; and a commentary from former Army sergant Matthew McCue.

Here and Now for Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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On today's podcast — the latest on the investigation of the Ft. Hood shootings; buying and selling carbon offsets; reading the last words of convicted criminals executed in TX; health care legislation and abortion; and the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street.

Here and Now for Monday, November 9, 2009

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On today's podcast — an update on the shootings at Fort Hood, TX; a guide to choosing health plans as open enrollment season nears; remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago; a look at the graduate thesis of architect and terrorist Mohammed Atta; and the Murmur audio project from Orange, NJ.

Here and Now for Friday, November 6, 2009

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On today's podcast — the latest on shootings at Fort Hood, TX; Amhert, MA votes to resettle Guantanamo detainees in town; the closing of the Crown Point Bridge in upstate NY; the Supreme Court to rule on prison-without-parole sentences for juveniles; and the band, "The Walkmen."

Here and Now for Thursday, November 5, 2009

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On today's podcast — a look ahead at healthcare legislation heading to the House for a Saturday vote; journalist Michael Goldfarb on his new book, "Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance"; a BBC report from Japan on chronic unemployment; the medical marijuana business in CA; and the return of the 1960's cult TV program, "The Prisoner."

Here and Now for Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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On today's podcast — coverage of yesterday's elections; the new black Barbie's straightened hair; a college Spanish language class goes online; photographer David Furst on his pictures from Afghanistan; and cooking for one, with writer and editor Judith Jones.

Here and Now for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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On today's podcast — an election day update; rethinking capitalism and regulation; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Cairo today; and a conversation with singer Andy Williams.

Here and Now for Monday, November 2, 2009

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On today's podcast — Afghani president Karzai wins reelection after opponent withdraws amid controversy; stimulus spending on broadband investment for rural areas; the internecine Republican party war over NY state's 23rd Congressional district; remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago; and musician Poncho Sanchez.

Here and Now for Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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