The 6 Best Here & Now Anytime Podcast Episodes
1) Red, white and purple: 40 years of Prince's 'Purple Rain'
Author Boyce Upholt's new book "The Great River" tells the story of the river, the Indigenous people who lived alongside the Mississippi and the white settlers who came along to claim it. Then, Here &...Show More
2) Black bluegrass musician Arnold Shultz's forgotten legacy; Preparing for a hurricane
As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida, residents in several counties are under an evacuation order. Hillsborough County Fire Chief Dennis Jones describes how local residents are preparing for the reg...Show More
3) Black girls left behind by Title IX; Somalia faces food crisis amid war in Ukraine
Tina Sloan Green has dedicated her career to leveling the playing field for girls and women of color and founded the Black Women in Sports Foundation. Sloan Green joins us to discuss how Title IX left...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Plastic is the new coal, report finds; Latina Equal Pay Day
The group Beyond Plastics is out with a new report that says in the next decade, plastic will emit more climate-changing greenhouse gases than coal-fired power plants. Beyond Plastics President Judith...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Pedaling Across The Great Divide; Local Bookstores Struggle To Survive
Nate Hegyi, host of the new podcast "Facing West," pedaled 800 miles on his bike, from Montana through Idaho and Wyoming to Colorado, listening to Americans ahead of the election. He talks about his j...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Oct. 15, 2019: Climate Change Insurance; California's Homeless Crisis
Last year, insurance payouts caused by climate-related events totaled $2.4 trillion worldwide. The Economist reporter Matthieu Favas recently wrote about the issue and joins host Robin Young to discus...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) The superfans who made 'Jaws' a cult classic
Embark on a journey to Martha’s Vineyard, the real-life “Amity Island,” for the 50th anniversary celebration of the blockbuster film “Jaws.” Through conversations with longtime fans, collectors, and c...Show More
8) Epstein survivor on why she doesn't support releasing names of his associates
Liz Stein, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking, joins us to talk about why she wants the Department of Justice to continue investigating the case, but doesn't support publicly releasing a ...Show More
9) China holds a massive military parade. What message does it send to the U.S.?
China held a massive military parade on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un joined Chinese leader Xi Jinpi...Show More
10) As Israel intensifies Gaza offensive, ceasefire and hostage deals at impasse
Some 60,000 Israeli reservists began mobilizing on Tuesday as Israel intensifies its offensive in Gaza City. Former Middle East hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin explains whether peace is even an opti...Show More