Here & Now
Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it’s happening in the middle of the day, with timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation.
Episodes
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Women have a long and influential history in beer brewing
For thousands of years, women were at the forefront of producing the world's beer. But these days, brewing is male-dominated.
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Vermont's Dead Creek provides songbirds and geese with refuge
Dead Creek is one of the wildest places in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
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Michigan apple growers work to slow huge harvest
In the big apple-growing state of Michigan, the harvest is expected to be huge for the third year in a row.
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Decades-long volunteer serves a cup full of kindness at free meal program
A free lunch program in Bellingham, Washington, is a mainstay for people in need of a hot meal.
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Remembering Ella Jenkins, the 'first lady of children's music'
Ella Jenkins died on Sunday at age 100.
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Hurricane Helene destruction keeps tourists away from North Carolina
Some towns in North Carolina are bracing for big losses.
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Morton, Illinois, is the pumpkin capital of the U.S.
95% of canned pumpkin in the U.S. originates in Morton, Illinois.
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A story of two sisters unfolds on NPR College Podcast Challenge
One was a college junior, the other was a soldier in the U.S. Army. The podcast catalogs their letters and phone calls as they tried to keep in touch.
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Music producer Joe Boyd's new book is a musical journey around the world
Music Producer Joe Boyd has been an influential force working with artists like Pink Floyd, Nick Drake and R.E.M.
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How oceans turn carbon into 'marine snow'
When it comes to climate change, the oceans have been doing us a big favor. They absorb carbon, which sinks to the sea floor in particles called 'marine snow.' A new study sheds light on just how this process works.
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Colorado jails offer in-person voting for the first time
It's the first state in the country to require all counties to do so.
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Broadway is urging theatergoers to vote
Broadway performers, venues and producers associated with around 25 shows have been campaigning online and from the stage to inspire theatergoers to vote.