Here and Now
Weekdays at 12:00pm
Stay up-to-date with the news between Morning Edition and All Things Considered. 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.
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In "Friends with Words," author Martha Barnette explores the origins of words like "boycott" and "mellifluous" as well as her own love of language.
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This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air.
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Michigan lawmakers are more than a month late in passing an education budget, with no resolution in sight.
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The Food and Drug Administration will soon require drug manufacturers to put new safety warnings on prescription opioids.
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The Endless Thread team introduces us to a man who's made it his life mission to try out old sandwich recipes.
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The Texas House of Representatives is at a standstill, after Democratic members left the state to block a vote on redrawing Texas's congressional maps midway through the special session.
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A massive wildfire on the north rim of the Grand Canyon is still burning, a month after it started.
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The Omaha-based company is sitting on $344 billion in cash. Warren Buffett announced in May that he will retire at the end of the year.
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In 1829, the U.S. government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation. It instead illegally sold it all to white settlers.
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Movie soundtracks are now few and far between.