Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOpen enrollment is coming. How much will your health insurance cost?
Premiums for people who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are set to jump by thousands of dollars when open enrollment begins in a couple of weeks. Cynthia Cox, v…
Published on 11 hours ago
Former ICE director on why immigration raids are making U.S. less safe
Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director John Sandweg weighs in on the agency’s policing tactics and surveillance technology being used to conduct mass deportations and monitor thos…
Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago
Hidden Levels: Mr. Boomshakalaka
“NBA Jam” was beloved by players and served as an introduction to basketball for many of them. The game didn’t mirror the sport, though, allowing users to do crazy moves and trick shots. But what rea…
Published on 3 days, 21 hours ago
The Cars' decade of hits
Starting in 1978, the Boston-based band The Cars had a series of hit songs and videos before breaking up 10 years later. Now, musician and author Bill Janovitz tells their story in the new book "The …
Published on 4 days, 12 hours ago
'An unnecessary act of force': ICE agents tear-gas Chicago neighborhood
Chicago resident and environmental activist Gina Ramirez explains what's happening in the city’s Southeast Side as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents try to take more people into custody.
And,…
Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago
Federal worker worries about making November rent if shutdown drags on
Furloughed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worker Peter Farruggia talks about how he will pay his bills if the government shutdown continues much longer. His last paycheck was last Friday.…
Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago
What's next for Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
While a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza resulted in celebrations on both sides, the hard work required to maintain it is now getting underway. Hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin was involved in back…
Published on 1 week ago
The real story of Sacagawea
The story of Sacagawea that most of us know is incomplete and not entirely correct. The Hidatsa tribe and other tribes have a long oral history that tells a different story of her life, including tha…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
It's cuffing season. Why readers are hitched to romance novels
Here & Now’s resident romance readers Kalyani Saxena and Hafsa Quraishi discuss their love for the genre and all its tropes, from friends-to-lovers to dark, torrid love affairs.
And, Quraishi attended…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
How a hostage family and Gaza aid worker are reacting to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Avihai Brodutch's wife and three young children were kidnapped by Hamas and taken into Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks. They were later freed. We get his perspective on the ceasefire plan that Hamas an…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago