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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Remembering The Vivienne, 'RuPaul’s Drag Race UK' winner and musical theater star
James Lee Williams was best known as The Vivienne, a drag queen who competed in the British TV show "Dancing on Ice."
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Bird flu continues to spread widely in cattle and wild birds
President-elect Donald Trump's administration will soon be responsible for tackling the outbreak.
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Few teens are receiving gender-related care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition.
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Study in mice shows how luck factors into success
The findings show that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high.
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Learning CPR: How to help someone in cardiac arrest
Every year, more than 350,000 people go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital in the U.S.
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Jimmy Carter on living 'A Full Life'
We revisit a conversation from 2015 between NPR's Eric Westervelt and former President Jimmy Carter about his memoir, "A Full Life."
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What one 13-year-old said to Jimmy Carter on the phone in 1979
On a rainy Saturday in 1979, 13-year-old Kimberly Powell was playing cards and listening to Pink Floyd with her best friend when the phone rang. It was NPR.
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Yazidi woman reunites with her children after years of enslavement
The woman was enslaved by ISIS.
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What two Israeli soldiers saw in Gaza
Two Israeli soldiers who served in the war in Gaza are wrestling with what they witnessed.
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Scientists work to save a foundational part of the marine food web
Some have dubbed eelgrass restoration a canary in the coal mine for the marine ecosystem.
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Employees at federal science agencies try to shield themselves from political influence
Unions representing certain agencies have bolstered their contracts with language intended to help protect them from political influence.
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White House says it will send billions to Ukraine
It's likely to be the last bit of support from the Biden administration before President-elect Donald Trump's team takes over.
