Here & Now: Editors' PicksStories selected by Here & Now editors.Journalists discuss haunting photos from Gaza and the choice to print themAn Israeli delegation is expected to arrive on Monday in Qatar for talks with mediators trying to broker a temporary ceasefire and hostage release.Resume10:49Mar 18, 2024New children’s book ‘Flap Your Hands’ celebrates stimming as expressionPeople with autism often face a stigma for stimming — a repetitive behavior to regulate emotions that can sometimes look like someone flapping their hands or wiggling their fingers.Resume05:52Mar 18, 2024Puppeteer Megan Piphus creates hip-hop album for kidsA few years ago, Megan Piphus became the first Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street.Resume05:50Mar 18, 2024Mothers and children experiencing ‘severe anxiety’ at border campsAfter a recent trip to migrant camps along the U.S.-Mexico border, a mental health expert is sharing her observations to better inform how policymakers and advocates understand the challenges facing...Resume09:25Mar 18, 2024U.S. citizens fleeing Haiti arrive in MiamiHaiti's prime minister announced that he'd step down after gangs seized much of the capitol.Resume05:13Mar 18, 2024AdvertisementWith Maui animal shelters overflowing, volunteers step in to walk the pups3,000 animals lost their homes during last year's fires.Resume08:26Mar 18, 2024Massachusetts looks to pardon marijuana convictionsState officials say the decision this week is the most far-reaching action taken since the Biden Administration pardoned low-level federal cannabis offenses in 2022.Resume02:41Mar 15, 2024Women have a history of beer. These groups are helping reclaim their placeFor thousands of years, women were at the forefront of producing the world's beer. But these days, brewing is male-dominated.Resume05:20Mar 15, 2024How high school seniors are coping with senioritis and burnoutClass of 2024 students An'Davantae' Bussey and Leanne Nasser talk about coping with senioritis and burnout as they finish their final stretch of high school.Resume09:30Mar 15, 2024How Girl Scouts promote plastic wasteThe debate how damaging plastic are to the environment or how essential they are to everyday life is playing out in front of young American kids. Resume08:17Mar 15, 2024Julian Dennison taps Maori roots for his role in 'Uproar'The film "Uproar" takes place in New Zealand in 1981 when a touring South Africa rugby team sparked widespread protests.Resume11:01Mar 14, 2024Gas utility company to launch geothermal energy project to reduce reliance on fossil fuelsEversource is the first utility company to build a so-called "networked geothermal system" to deliver climate-friendly heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings.Resume05:50Mar 14, 2024Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail nonstop, alone around the worldShe finished the 30,000-mile, 130-day journey in her 40-foot sailboat last week in Spain.Resume09:30Mar 14, 202460 years after the Civil Rights Act, Urban League CEO calls for a 'third emancipation'If current conditions persist, it will take Black Americans 180 years to achieve parity with White American, according to the latest edition of the State of Black America report.Resume05:54Mar 14, 2024Catching up with young author and activist Estela JuarezThe 13-year-old's her picture book "Until Someone Listens" tells of her mother's deportation and Estela's efforts on her behalf.Resume05:44Mar 13, 2024'Exposed' podcast about Columbia gynecologist's abuse nominated for Ambies awardsReporter Laura Beil unfurls the story of Dr. Robert Hadden, who assaulted hundreds — perhaps thousands — of unsuspecting patients and the efforts to bring him to justice, while his...Resume09:29Mar 13, 2024Sophia Johnson swears she didn't kill her mother in law. But her brother claims he saw her do itWBUR has a new true crime podcast called "Beyond All Repair" that unspools the storyResume11:04Mar 13, 2024Kenya closing in on 100% renewables target thanks to geothermal powerKenya stumbled across geothermal as a power option in the 1970s when tensions in the Middle East led to an oil embargo and drove up costs and the need for...Resume05:41Mar 13, 2024In 'Feeding Ghosts,' Tessa Hulls explores impact of China's Cultural Revolution on her familyThe artist and author's grandmother and mother were refugees from Communist China.Resume09:35Mar 12, 2024Bay Area creatives find harmonious synergy with their new rural neighborsArtists, dancers and creatives are being priced out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Many are seeking the rural pastures about an hour away in the San Joaquin River Delta.Resume04:56Mar 12, 2024Next Page
Journalists discuss haunting photos from Gaza and the choice to print themAn Israeli delegation is expected to arrive on Monday in Qatar for talks with mediators trying to broker a temporary ceasefire and hostage release.Resume10:49Mar 18, 2024
New children’s book ‘Flap Your Hands’ celebrates stimming as expressionPeople with autism often face a stigma for stimming — a repetitive behavior to regulate emotions that can sometimes look like someone flapping their hands or wiggling their fingers.Resume05:52Mar 18, 2024
Puppeteer Megan Piphus creates hip-hop album for kidsA few years ago, Megan Piphus became the first Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street.Resume05:50Mar 18, 2024
Mothers and children experiencing ‘severe anxiety’ at border campsAfter a recent trip to migrant camps along the U.S.-Mexico border, a mental health expert is sharing her observations to better inform how policymakers and advocates understand the challenges facing...Resume09:25Mar 18, 2024
U.S. citizens fleeing Haiti arrive in MiamiHaiti's prime minister announced that he'd step down after gangs seized much of the capitol.Resume05:13Mar 18, 2024
With Maui animal shelters overflowing, volunteers step in to walk the pups3,000 animals lost their homes during last year's fires.Resume08:26Mar 18, 2024
Massachusetts looks to pardon marijuana convictionsState officials say the decision this week is the most far-reaching action taken since the Biden Administration pardoned low-level federal cannabis offenses in 2022.Resume02:41Mar 15, 2024
Women have a history of beer. These groups are helping reclaim their placeFor thousands of years, women were at the forefront of producing the world's beer. But these days, brewing is male-dominated.Resume05:20Mar 15, 2024
How high school seniors are coping with senioritis and burnoutClass of 2024 students An'Davantae' Bussey and Leanne Nasser talk about coping with senioritis and burnout as they finish their final stretch of high school.Resume09:30Mar 15, 2024
How Girl Scouts promote plastic wasteThe debate how damaging plastic are to the environment or how essential they are to everyday life is playing out in front of young American kids. Resume08:17Mar 15, 2024
Julian Dennison taps Maori roots for his role in 'Uproar'The film "Uproar" takes place in New Zealand in 1981 when a touring South Africa rugby team sparked widespread protests.Resume11:01Mar 14, 2024
Gas utility company to launch geothermal energy project to reduce reliance on fossil fuelsEversource is the first utility company to build a so-called "networked geothermal system" to deliver climate-friendly heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings.Resume05:50Mar 14, 2024
Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail nonstop, alone around the worldShe finished the 30,000-mile, 130-day journey in her 40-foot sailboat last week in Spain.Resume09:30Mar 14, 2024
60 years after the Civil Rights Act, Urban League CEO calls for a 'third emancipation'If current conditions persist, it will take Black Americans 180 years to achieve parity with White American, according to the latest edition of the State of Black America report.Resume05:54Mar 14, 2024
Catching up with young author and activist Estela JuarezThe 13-year-old's her picture book "Until Someone Listens" tells of her mother's deportation and Estela's efforts on her behalf.Resume05:44Mar 13, 2024
'Exposed' podcast about Columbia gynecologist's abuse nominated for Ambies awardsReporter Laura Beil unfurls the story of Dr. Robert Hadden, who assaulted hundreds — perhaps thousands — of unsuspecting patients and the efforts to bring him to justice, while his...Resume09:29Mar 13, 2024
Sophia Johnson swears she didn't kill her mother in law. But her brother claims he saw her do itWBUR has a new true crime podcast called "Beyond All Repair" that unspools the storyResume11:04Mar 13, 2024
Kenya closing in on 100% renewables target thanks to geothermal powerKenya stumbled across geothermal as a power option in the 1970s when tensions in the Middle East led to an oil embargo and drove up costs and the need for...Resume05:41Mar 13, 2024
In 'Feeding Ghosts,' Tessa Hulls explores impact of China's Cultural Revolution on her familyThe artist and author's grandmother and mother were refugees from Communist China.Resume09:35Mar 12, 2024
Bay Area creatives find harmonious synergy with their new rural neighborsArtists, dancers and creatives are being priced out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Many are seeking the rural pastures about an hour away in the San Joaquin River Delta.Resume04:56Mar 12, 2024