Here and Now
Weekdays 8-9 a.m.
A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with public radio stations across the country, 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. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson, the show’s daily lineup includes interviews with NPR reporters, editors and bloggers, as well as leading newsmakers, innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe.
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The long stretch of sub-freezing temperatures along the East Coast created some of the best conditions in years for an obscure winter sport: ice boating. -
With the recent layoffs of the Washington Post book section staff, the question arises: where do eager readers go to find out about books? -
While the unemployment rate seems stable, the number of people who've been out of work for six months or more has been ticking up.
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Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died Sunday at the age of 95. -
The Justice Department's released millions of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dorris Wright played a role in desegregating the Greenville, S.C., public library in 1960 with fellow activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. -
Scientists believe there are only a few hundred black-footed ferrets still living in the Western United States. The carnivores once thrived on the plains between Canada and Mexico, but humans plowed up their habitat, and diseases like sylvatic plague reduced their numbers even further. -
A "double-touch" controversy rocked the Olympics curling world. -
Louis Armstrong spent much of his youth at a tailor shop.
