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For one energetic hour each weekday, Here & Now combines the best in news journalism with intelligent, broad-ranging conversation to form a fast-paced program that updates the news from the morning and adds important conversations on public policy and foreign affairs, science and technology, and the arts: film, theater, music, food, and more.
Monday, May 21st, 2012
ALS Patients Conduct DIY Drug Trials; President Obama Says He's Confident Afghans Can Take Security Lead; The Role Of Diamond Mining In Sierra Leone Economy; Philadelphia Priest Trial To Resume With Monsignor Defense; Take Electronica, Add Soul And You Get British Artist Jamie Woon; Saying Goodbye To British Pop Icon, Robin Gibb;
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Facebook Euphoria Comes Amid Bank Scandals, Europe Fears On Wall Street; A Firsthand View Of A Suicide Bomb In Afghanistan; Vermont Bans Fracking, As North Carolina Advances Bill To Make It Legal; Food Deserts May Exist, But Do They Matter?; A Road Trip Along Italy's Ancient Appian Way;
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Jamie Dimon, The Man Behind JPMorgan's Multi-billion Dollar Loss; Preventing Underage Drinking By Educating Parents About 'Social Host Liability'; Why Some College Sports Programs Are Running In The Red; John Fullbright May Be Okemah, Okla.'s Next Musical Son; Provocative Republican Super PAC Ad Campaign Shot Down;
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Jamie Dimon, The Man Behind JPMorgan's Multi-billion Dollar Loss; Preventing Underage Drinking By Educating Parents About 'Social Host Liability'; Why Some College Sports Programs Are Running In The Red; John Fullbright May Be Okemah, Okla.'s Next Musical Son; Provocative Republican Super PAC Ad Campaign Shot Down;
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Defense Rests Without Calling Edwards, Mistress; Hearing On 'Too Big To Fail' Banks; New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik Explores Our History With Food; Greek Austerity Takes Toll On Health Care; Listener Letters: From Catholics To Student Loans; The Films That Dictators Loved;
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
JPMorgan Chase Faces Angry Shareholders; Graduating College With $120K In Student Loan Debt; Syrian Violence Spills Into Lebanon; Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Washington State; Folk Singer Tom Rush Kickstarts 50th Anniversary Concert; A Graduation Anthem For Moving On;
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Heads Roll At JP Morgan After $2 Billion Loss; Has 'Attachment Parenting' Crossed A Line?; Anger Simmers Over Austerity In Greece; Mass. Senate Race Heats Up; Helping Others Helped Him Overcome OCD;
Friday, May 11th, 2012
High School Comes Back To Haunt Romney; Mark Zuckerberg: 'How A Brat Tycoon Became A Brilliant CEO'; UN Condemns Deadly Attacks In Syria; Prosecution Rests In John Edwards Trial; Listeners Share Their Recipes From Mom;
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
How To Avoid A Heart Attack: Sit Less and Smile More; Will Pres. Obama's Support Of Gay Marriage Hurt Him With Black Voters?; Older Americans Struggle With Student Loan Debt; Classic Russian Literature Sheds Light On Putin's Russia; The Watch That Kickstarter Kick-Started;
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
How To Avoid A Heart Attack: Sit Less and Smile More; Will Pres. Obama's Support Of Gay Marriage Hurt Him With Black Voters?; Older Americans Struggle With Student Loan Debt; Classic Russian Literature Sheds Light On Putin's Russia; The Watch That Kickstarter Kick-Started;
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Could American Airport Security Detect Al Qaida's New Non-Metallic Bomb?; Eurovision Contest Draws Attention To Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Azerbaijan; Amid Facebook IPO Hype, Some Doubt Company's Future; Broadway Goddess Bernadette Peters Opens Boston Pops Season;
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Remembering An Old Friend, And A Beloved Pet; For POW-Turned-Doctor, 'Every Day Is A Holiday'; GOP Blocks Senate Debate On Dem Student Loan Bill; Catholic Bishops Call For Protests Over Government Overreach; In Maine, Race For Snowe's Senate Seat Focuses On One Man; Remembering Maurice Sendak;
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Elections In Europe Seen As Referendum On Austerity; Longtime Indiana Senator Richard Lugar Facing Challenge;
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Bass Trombonist's Last Blast At Symphony Hall; 9/11 Defendants Head To Court At Gitmo; Deadly Sailboat Accidents A 'Wake-Up Call'; Farmer Says Manure Is Most Misunderstood Natural Resource; Chinese Dissident Finds Friend And Legal Adviser In NYU Professor;
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
American Beer Drinkers Turn To Craft Varieties; Blind Chinese Activist Reportedly Wants To Leave China; Dirt Vs. Synthetic Tracks - What's Best For Horse Racing?; Are We In The Midst Of A 'War Against Youth?'; FBI: Men Unknowingly Put Fake Bombs At Ohio Bridge;
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
A Horticultural Treasure Trove In Jeopardy; Getting Life Without Parole, At 17; The View From Kentucky: Challenges Facing Horse Racing; Presidential Candidates Try To Woo Hispanic Voters; Bin Laden Killing Becomes Fodder For Presidential Campaign; Delta Airlines Is Getting Into Fuel Business;
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Turning Picky Eaters Into Wholesome Chefs; Wisconsin Recall Vote Foreshadows November Battle; Excited About The Olympics? For One Londoner, Not So Much; Did Gated Community 'Groupthink' Play A Role In Trayvon Martin's Shooting?; Asylum For Blind Chinese Lawyer Could Become Flashpoint In Clinton Visit;
Friday, April 27th, 2012
The Many Voices Of Singer Martin Sexton; In Massachusetts Town, Cats Will Continue To Roam; Beijing Auto Show: Year of the Dragon; Edwards Aide On Stand For Fifth Day; Military Analyst Calls For More Accountability With Soldier Misconduct; Secret Service Scandal Expands Further Into South America, Russia;
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
A Conversation With 'Sookie Stackhouse' Creator Charlaine Harris; Could Asteroid Mining Work? An Outer Space Lawyer Weighs In; States Re-Examine 'Stand Your Ground' Laws; What It Means To Grow Up Medicated; Political Battle Heats Up Over Student Loans;
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Much Ado About Pulitzer; Egypt's Bumpy Road To Democracy; With Charles Taylor Verdict Expected, A Look At Post-War Sierra Leone; Are Colleges As We Know Them Endangered?; Supreme Court Takes Up Arizona Immigration Law;
