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) War is deadly. Why is Trump turning it into a meme?
Israel says it killed two of Iran’s highest-ranking leaders in an airstrike on Monday night. And President Trump is bashing allies for declining to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has eff...Show More
8) Why U.S. allies are saying 'no' to Trump
As the war in Iran enters its third week, the Straight of Hormuz remains effectively closed, with Iran blocking oil tankers from moving through. This has caused oil and gas prices to skyrocket. Now, P...Show More
9) Oscars: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ and ‘Hamnet’ vie for Best Picture and more
"Sinners”, the horror film that blends blues music, history and vampires, is up for a record-breaking 16 Academy Awards. One of those nominations is for the new Best Casting category. Casting director...Show More
10) What swing voters think of the war in Iran
Radin Yad was born in Iran and now lives in Europe. He shares what he's hearing from his family in Tehran and how he views the U.S. and Israeli war against his country. Then, we hear about how swing v...Show More