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11.27.2023 One economic hurdle people with disabilities face? A limit on savings As Palestinian prisoners return as part of the hostage exchange with Israel, The Washington Post's Louisa Loveluck tells us about it. And, Hagai Levine, head of the medical and resilience team for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, talks about ...
11.24.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 8: Accounting for the true cost of gun violence This final episode features a conversation about what it means to survive a shooting. And, host Alain Stephens discusses the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and how the federal government can better support survivors. Find the full ...
11.24.2023 Make Thanksgiving leftovers taste even better the second time around After spending much of Thanksgiving day cooking, you've probably got some leftovers taking up space in the fridge. From a vanilla pudding to a frittata, our resident chef Kathy Gunst offers recipes to transform those leftovers into something possibly even ...
11.23.2023 Feast your ears on Dwight Garner's memoir about eating Mark Kurlansky's new book "The Core of an Onion" includes the history, interesting facts and recipes including the allium. He tells us about it. And, if ever a book was meant to be savored, it's Dwight Garner's new memoir "The ...
11.22.2023 Have we lost empathy amid war in the Middle East? How does climate change shape wildfires? That's the question John Vaillant's book "Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World" seeks to answer. He joins us to talk about fire and the warming planet. And, the war between Israel ...
11.21.2023 How eSims are helping thousands in Gaza stay connected amid blackouts New reporting from STAT says the nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealth Group, pushed staff to limit insurance payments by strictly following calculations by an algorithm. It meant some Medicare patients didn't get the rehabilitative care they needed. STAT's Casey Ross talks ...
11.20.2023 UN warns of 'hellish' climate warming; Show-stealing Thanksgiving sides The United Nation's latest Emissions Gap Report reveals that inadequate policies could lead to three degrees Celsius of global warming this century, a scenario described as "hellish." Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joins us. And, former First Lady ...
11.18.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 7: Why it's so hard for the ATF to do its job This episode of "The Gun Machine" looks at the agency charged with regulating guns, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, known as the ATF. Find the full podcast on Here & Now Anytime.
11.17.2023 Fuel shortages in Gaza; 'Latingrass' duo combines bluegrass, Venezuelan music Amid fuel shortages and blackouts in internet access, Palestinians in Gaza are disconnected from much of the world, and aid organizations cannot get in contact to help. NPR international correspondent Aya Batrawy joins us. And, the Wall Street Journal has ...
11.16.2023 'Time has not been exhausted yet' hostages taken by Hamas; U.S. ambassador to China U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns joins us to discuss President Biden's four-hour meeting with President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday. And, peace activist Gershon Baskin is called Israel's most famous hostage negotiator. He talks about a deal that's ...
11.15.2023 Palestinian-American family escapes Gaza; Remembering Israeli activist Vivian Silver Helal Kaoud spent over a month pleading with American officials to help her father, brother and uncles — all American citizens — get back home after they were trapped in Gaza when the war broke out. She talks about the ...
11.14.2023 National Climate Assessment warns of sickness, death; Maui tourists return after fire The fifth annual National Climate Assessment was released and reveals that climate change is already making people sick in the U.S., and sometimes killing people. Grist's Zoya Teirstein joins us. And, a new investigation from ProPublica and The Desert Sun ...
11.13.2023 Gaza hospitals go dark amidst fuel shortage; Denver mayor on migrant crisis The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen as hospitals struggle to maintain operations with little fuel and dwindling medical supplies. We speak The Washington Post's Sarah Dadouch and Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan about the latest from Gaza as conditions ...
11.11.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 6: How the NRA gained the power and influence it has This episode of "The Gun Machine" looks at how the National Rifle Association grew to have the power and influence it has, and helped ensure the firearm industry's unique legal protections. Find new episodes every Saturday on Here & Now ...
11.10.2023 Abortion at center of politics; 'The Race to Be Myself' by Olympian Caster Semenya Abortion wins on election day are at the heart of many political debates. Additionally, the third GOP presidential candidates debate took place this week, with frontrunner former President Donald Trump absent. Politico's Eugene Daniels and Axios' Margaret Talev join us. ...
11.09.2023 Gaza aid worker calls for ceasefire; Black voters and abortion rights in Ohio Pediatrician Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, who is with the humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders, joins us to talk about the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Israel has agreed to have daily, 4-hour humanitarian pauses in fighting in areas of northern ...
11.08.2023 UAW's Shawn Fain on successful strikes; 5 years after The Camp Fire On Tuesday, Democrat Andy Beshear won re-election in a deep-red Kentucky's governor race. Ryland Barton, the managing editor of Kentucky Public Radio, joins us to break down the result. And, the United Auto Workers union scored major victories in tentative ...
11.07.2023 Utah's Great Salt Lake in crisis; Families of Israeli hostages plead for safe return Host Scott Tong speaks to Merav Raviv and Itay Raviv, who came to Washington D.C. from Israel to plead for international action to negotiate the safe return of family captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. And, prolonged drought ...
11.06.2023 U.S. life expectancy falls; Hear Lera Lynn's music in new space-western video game One month into the Israel-Hamas war, Isreali air strikes have killed more than 10,000 people in Gaza. NPR's Lauren Frayer joins us to discuss. And, after steadily climbing for decades, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen, largely due to ...
11.06.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 5: The police are one of the gun industry's biggest customers This episode of "The Gun Machine" looks at the rise of military-style weapons, like the Glock pistol, in police departments and federal law enforcement, and the corresponding rise in the budgets of those departments. Find new episodes every Saturday on ...
11.03.2023 Phoenix closes major encampment; Romney's path from GOP candidate to pariah We hear the latest on the war between Israel and Hamas from the Washington Post's Susannah George. And, KJZZ's Katherine Davis Young talks about the closure of The Zone, an encampment of unhoused people that Phoenix officials finished clearing out ...
11.02.2023 Rabbi interrupts Biden with call for ceasefire; The Beatles release 'final song' National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby joins us to talk about the Biden administration's response to Israeli strikes on Gaza, calls for ceasefire and how Americans in Gaza are faring. And, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg interrupted a speech by President Biden ...
11.01.2023 Free tattoo removal for former gang members; Teens talk cyberbullying and fake news A new study says we have between six to 12 years to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions — a critical goal to keep the planet from warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and beyond. Co-author Robin Lamboll joins us. And, ...
10.31.2023 'The Exorcist' turns 50; 'Alan Wake 2' offers uniquely frightening gameplay The United Autoworkers Union has reached a tentative agreement with the Big Three automakers: General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton and final assembly worker at the Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, Tiffanie Simmons, join us. And, 1973 ...
10.30.2023 Psychological impact of witnessing a mass shooting; Fall in love with pumpkin recipes Israeli tanks and troops are reportedly moving further into Gaza. The Health Ministry in Gaza reports that the Palestinian death toll from the war has surpassed 8,300 people. Reuter's Emily Rose joins us. And, Dr. Sandro Galea talks about the ...
10.28.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 4: Many guns on the streets of the U.S. are illegal In the fourth episode of the WBUR and Trace podcast, "The Gun Machine," we look at the problem of urban violence and get a snapshot into the types of guns available on the street. These days those include military-grade weapons. ...
10.27.2023 What's ahead for new House Speaker; Books offer context to Israel-Palestine history Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected as Speaker of the House. Chad Pergram of Fox News and Darlene Superville of the Associated Press join us to talk about what is next for him in this role and more in recent ...
10.26.2023 Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson?; 'The Persian Version' makes Sundance history Israel's war with Hamas after the Hamas attack is causing a devastating humanitarian toll in Gaza. Much less importantly, the war also raises questions in Israel about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his past actions toward Palestinians. The New York ...
10.25.2023 What's inside Colorado's lawsuit against Meta; Fuel shortage in Gaza Relief efforts in Gaza may end Wednesday night without renewed fuel deliveries, according to the United Nations Relief Agency. Reuters Jerusalem correspondent Emily Rose talks about the latest in the crisis. And, Colorado is leading a joint federal lawsuit along ...
10.24.2023 Grandson of Israeli hostages; Why U.S. allows food additives banned in EU Palestinian authorities say Israeli attacks have killed at least 5,300 people since the war started after Hamas' attack on Israel, which killed around 1,400 people. The Washington Post's Steve Hendrix shares the latest. And, Daniel Lifshitz, grandson of released hostage ...
10.23.2023 Possible Israeli invasion of Gaza; Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome Agbaroji Israel is preparing its forces for a possible ground invasion in Gaza. Gen. David Petraeus, former CIA director and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, joins us to talk about it. And, former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and ...
10.21.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 3: Why Americans buy guns How do you convince a bunch of civilians that they need to keep buying new guns? In Episode 3 of "The Gun Machine," host Alain Stephens talks about the man who wrote that playbook: Samuel Colt. He also helped seed ...
10.20.2023 Voices from Gaza; 'Silver Dollar Road' explores Black landowners losing property As war rages on between Israel and Hamas, civilians across the region are suffering. We hear an update about the 21-year-old Israeli Adi Meisel, who disappeared after Hamas attacked a music festival. And, we hear from people trapped within Gaza. ...
10.19.2023 Peace process in Israel-Hamas war; Kathy Gunst's recipes to change up chicken Egypt has agreed to allow aid trucks into Gaza to help with the ongoing humanitarian crisis. NPR's Jane Arraf joins us to talk about it. And, the Israel-Hamas war is just the latest in conflicts that have plagued the region ...
10.18.2023 Saxophonist Joshua Redman's 'Where Are We; Explosion at Gaza hospital NPR's Ruth Sherlock talks about a devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people on Tuesday. President Biden says that an explosion at a Gaza hospital appears to have been set off by Islamists. But intelligence remains ...
10.17.2023 Who is Rep. Jim Jordan?; Alexandra Pelosi's 'The Insurrectionist Next Door' University of Michigan professor Javed Ali and former U.S. Army intelligence officer and director of the Spy Museum Christopher Costa join us to talk about the war between Israel and Hamas from a military standpoint. And, Ohio Republican Jim Jordan ...
10.16.2023 Medical debt is crushing working-class people; The rich history of Palestine The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is still ongoing, and air organizations are responding. Michael Capponi, founder and president of the Global Empowerment Mission, joins us. To understand the context of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, one must understand the history of ...
10.14.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 2: Tracing the roots of the culture of fear used to sell guns Gun advertising sows seeds of mistrust and the promotes need to carry a gun for self-protection. But protection from whom? In Episode 2 of "The Gun Machine," host Alain Stephens talks to historian Carol Anderson about the racist roots of ...
10.13.2023 Misinformation amid Israel-Hamas war; 'World Central Kitchen Cookbook' recipes Palestinians are evacuating the northern part of the Gaza Strip amid relentless Israeli airstrikes. Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low joins us. As violence escalates in the Middle East, misinformation runs rampant. Even news outlets and President Biden have fallen into ...
10.12.2023 Father of missing Israeli man; Palestinians grapple with humanitarian crisis in Gaza The Washington Post's Sarah Dadouch joins us to talk about the Israeli siege on Gaza. Sagui Dekel-Chen was last seen fighting off Hamas militants who stormed his kibbutz on Saturday morning. He hasn't been heard from since. We speak to ...
10.11.2023 Palestinians trapped without resources; Mother pleads for missing daughter in Israel NPR's Aya Batrawy talks to Palestinians trapped in Gaza without food, fuel, water or other resources amid numerous Israeli airstrikes. Last weekend, Hamas militants attacked a music festival near the Gaza border. Ahuva Maizel, whose 21-year-old daughter Adi is missing ...
10.10.2023 Biden, Israel and the Middle East; State Department official on war Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, joins us to talk about the state of the war between Israel and Hamas. And, President Biden addressed the war between Hamas and Israel Tuesday. We discuss the United States' relationship ...
10.09.2023 What to know right now about the deadliest Israel-Palestine conflict since 1970s Israel struck more than 500 targets in Gaza overnight after Hamas killed hundreds in Israel over the weekend. More than 1,000 people have died, making it the deadliest conflict in the region since the Yom Kippur War of 1973. NPR's ...
10.07.2023 'The Gun Machine' Ep. 1: Examining the origin of the U.S.'s gun industry The symbiotic relationship between the gun industry and the government goes all the way back to the 1790s when the Founding Fathers created an open-source think tank in Massachusetts: the Springfield Armory. Its mission: Make the best guns in the ...
10.06.2023 Designing buildings with extreme heat in mind; How 'bout them apple recipes? Phoenix suffered through a record-breaking heat wave in July. But due to climate change, high temperatures are the new normal. But architect Marlene Imirzian designed a heat-abating building that could help keep people safe and cool. Here & Now's Peter ...
10.05.2023 Video game actors authorize strike amid AI fears; The truth about dinosaurs In New York City, the fraud trial of former President Donald Trump is ongoing. We speak to The Washington Post's Devlin Barrett for the latest. And, video game actors may join their Hollywood colleagues on the picket line. Voice performers ...
10.04.2023 Imani Perry awarded MacArthur 'genius' Fellowship; What is proper phone etiquette? Sen. Kevin McCarthy is the first Speaker of the House to be ousted by a vote. The role is vacant, and the House is scrambling. Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell joins us to talk about what's next. And, ...
10.03.2023 Does net zero CO2 goal go far enough?; Black performers shine in 1940s 'soundies' The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a major case that could have vast implications for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a slew of bedrock federal agencies and programs. NPR's Chris Arnold explains. And, climate scientists like Kate Marvel are ...
10.02.2023 Nobel Prize goes to scientists who helped develop mRNA COVID vaccine; New SCOTUS term The civil trial against Former President Donald Trump is underway in New York. The judge already ruled that Trump committed fraud, but the trial will settle how much he will pay for it. NPR politics reporter Ximena Bustillo joins us. ...
09.30.2023 Introducing 'The Gun Machine': A podcast on the American gun industry Produced by WBUR, Boston's NPR station, in partnership with The Trace, The Gun Machine looks into the past to bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class: how early partnerships between mad scientist gunsmiths and a ...

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One economic hurdle people with disabilities face? A limit on savings

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 8: Accounting for the true cost of gun violence

Make Thanksgiving leftovers taste even better the second time around

Feast your ears on Dwight Garner's memoir about eating

Have we lost empathy amid war in the Middle East?

How eSims are helping thousands in Gaza stay connected amid blackouts

UN warns of 'hellish' climate warming; Show-stealing Thanksgiving sides

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 7: Why it's so hard for the ATF to do its job

Fuel shortages in Gaza; 'Latingrass' duo combines bluegrass, Venezuelan music

'Time has not been exhausted yet' hostages taken by Hamas; U.S. ambassador to China

Palestinian-American family escapes Gaza; Remembering Israeli activist Vivian Silver

National Climate Assessment warns of sickness, death; Maui tourists return after fire

Gaza hospitals go dark amidst fuel shortage; Denver mayor on migrant crisis

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 6: How the NRA gained the power and influence it has

Abortion at center of politics; 'The Race to Be Myself' by Olympian Caster Semenya

Gaza aid worker calls for ceasefire; Black voters and abortion rights in Ohio

UAW's Shawn Fain on successful strikes; 5 years after The Camp Fire

Utah's Great Salt Lake in crisis; Families of Israeli hostages plead for safe return

U.S. life expectancy falls; Hear Lera Lynn's music in new space-western video game

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 5: The police are one of the gun industry's biggest customers

Phoenix closes major encampment; Romney's path from GOP candidate to pariah

Rabbi interrupts Biden with call for ceasefire; The Beatles release 'final song'

Free tattoo removal for former gang members; Teens talk cyberbullying and fake news

'The Exorcist' turns 50; 'Alan Wake 2' offers uniquely frightening gameplay

Psychological impact of witnessing a mass shooting; Fall in love with pumpkin recipes

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 4: Many guns on the streets of the U.S. are illegal

What's ahead for new House Speaker; Books offer context to Israel-Palestine history

Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson?; 'The Persian Version' makes Sundance history

What's inside Colorado's lawsuit against Meta; Fuel shortage in Gaza

Grandson of Israeli hostages; Why U.S. allows food additives banned in EU

Possible Israeli invasion of Gaza; Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome Agbaroji

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 3: Why Americans buy guns

Voices from Gaza; 'Silver Dollar Road' explores Black landowners losing property

Peace process in Israel-Hamas war; Kathy Gunst's recipes to change up chicken

Saxophonist Joshua Redman's 'Where Are We; Explosion at Gaza hospital

Who is Rep. Jim Jordan?; Alexandra Pelosi's 'The Insurrectionist Next Door'

Medical debt is crushing working-class people; The rich history of Palestine

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 2: Tracing the roots of the culture of fear used to sell guns

Misinformation amid Israel-Hamas war; 'World Central Kitchen Cookbook' recipes

Father of missing Israeli man; Palestinians grapple with humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Palestinians trapped without resources; Mother pleads for missing daughter in Israel

Biden, Israel and the Middle East; State Department official on war

What to know right now about the deadliest Israel-Palestine conflict since 1970s

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 1: Examining the origin of the U.S.'s gun industry

Designing buildings with extreme heat in mind; How 'bout them apple recipes?

Video game actors authorize strike amid AI fears; The truth about dinosaurs

Imani Perry awarded MacArthur 'genius' Fellowship; What is proper phone etiquette?

Does net zero CO2 goal go far enough?; Black performers shine in 1940s 'soundies'

Nobel Prize goes to scientists who helped develop mRNA COVID vaccine; New SCOTUS term

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