Here & Now Anytime

Earthquake kills thousands in Turkey, Syria; This teacher challenged book bans


Listen Later

Residents and officials in southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria are assessing the damage from a devastating earthquake that struck the area Sunday, killing more than 2,300 people. NPR's Peter Kenyon joins us from Istanbul. Then, locals in northeastern Ohio are being urged to evacuate the area due to fears of a potential explosion caused by a train derailment. Julie Grant, managing editor for The Allegheny Front, shares the latest. And, Summer Boismier was an Oklahoma high school English teacher who gave her students a QR code that led to the Brooklyn Public Library's page on banned books. Controversy ensued, leading her to quit her job ultimately. She talks about the "brain drain" these state regulations result in, as aspiring educators avoid areas where lessons are strictly regulated.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Here & Now AnytimeBy NPR

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

937 ratings


More shows like Here & Now Anytime

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,489 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,785 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,782 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,794 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,830 Listeners

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Pop Culture Happy Hour

11,565 Listeners

NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,444 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,208 Listeners

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

3,996 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,671 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,649 Listeners

It's Been a Minute by NPR

It's Been a Minute

9,084 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,543 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,453 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,356 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,554 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,402 Listeners

Sources & Methods by NPR

Sources & Methods

795 Listeners