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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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.
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Israel raids last hospital in northern Gaza able treat intensive care patients
The raid followed months of intense attacks on the hospital and the area around it throughout which the doctors continued to treat patients.
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Native American New Year brings renewed pact with sacred salmon
The Nisqually tribe celebrated on the solstice under a canopy of winter stars.
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How Jimmy Carter's outsider status reshaped presidential politics
Carter deftly turned his outsider status into an asset and changed presidential politics.