Here and Now
Weekdays 12 Noon - 2 p.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, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes, the show’s daily lineup includes interviews with NPR reporters, as well as leading newsmakers, innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe.
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Latest Episodes
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Historian Julian Zelizer examines the significance of the election results and what a divided government could mean for Washington.
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A booming technology sector may be masking weaknesses elsewhere in the economy and leaving many Americans behind.
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The pro-democracy activist was sentenced under a Beijing-imposed national security law that critics say has been used to suppress dissent.
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George Saunders' Booker Prize-winning novel becomes an opera exploring grief, loss and the afterlife.
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Democrats won in Republican-leaning states like Michigan, Texas, Montana and Wisconsin, all by delivering a message of economic populism that promised to lower costs for everyday American families.
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Voters made it loud and clear that healthcare was one of their top priorities this midterm election.
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A slate of new progressives will be heading to Washington next year, many of whom cite climate action as a top priority.
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As votes are counted in Alaska, questions remain about a candidate who shares the Republican incumbent's name.
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New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein took a hard look at their kitchens for the new book.
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NATO allies are expressing cautious optimism that a Democratic check on Trump could ease tariffs or strengthen flagging support for Ukraine.