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  • How DJ Cassidy turned the DNC roll call into a party

    How DJ Cassidy turned the DNC roll call into a party
    Aug 23 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. The Democratic National Convention is over, and now delegates head back to their home states to build support for Kamala Harris. Here & Now's Chris Bentley has been speaking with delegates in swing states about how they plan to do that. Then, performers who do stunts and behind-the-scenes body movements for video games say they want their work included in AI protections. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports. And, at the DNC, roll call was set to music for the first time, with a different song played for each state. DJ Cassidy talks about turning a normally unexciting convention roll call into a party.

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    29 mins
  • Behind the scenes at the DNC

    Behind the scenes at the DNC
    Aug 22 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Here & Now's Chris Bentley joins us to talk about what he's hearing at the Democratic National Convention ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' acceptance speech. And, a study published in JAMA Oncology found that spouses of cancer patients were at a significantly higher risk of suicide and death compared to those married to people without cancer. Angus Chen, cancer reporter at STAT, joins us. Then, Netflix's "The Decameron" follows a group of aristocrats escaping to an Italian villa in the countryside to avoid the Black Plague in the mid-1300s. Creator and executive producer Kathleen Jordan joins us.

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    31 mins
  • Author Carl Hiaasen on the TV adaptation of his book 'Bad Monkey'

    Author Carl Hiaasen on the TV adaptation of his book 'Bad Monkey'
    Aug 21 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. The support of the country's Black voters — a diverse group that has carried the party in incredibly tight races — is crucial for Democrats this fall. We touch base with two Black voters from South Carolina. Then, when President Biden bowed out and ended his campaign for reelection, he put his own ambitions aside. The New York Times' Robert Draper discusses Biden's legacy. And, author Carl Hiaasen talks about the Apple TV+ adaptation of his book "Bad Monkey.

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    35 mins
  • How pro-Palestinian protests are impacting the DNC

    How pro-Palestinian protests are impacting the DNC
    Aug 20 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago is officially underway. KFF Health News' Julie Rovner and The 19th's Chabeli Carrazana talk about what Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing on health care, retirement and family support. Then, outside the DNC, protests are taking place over the war against Hamas in Gaza. For more on the protests and what impact they are having on the convention, Here & Now's Chris Bentley joins us from Chicago. And, it's corn season in many of parts of the country. Resident chef Kathy Gunst is celebrating with three new recipes.

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    25 mins
  • Who's really for the working class in the 2024 presidential race?

    Who's really for the working class in the 2024 presidential race?
    Aug 19 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. As the Democratic National Convention kicks off, political philosopher Michael Sandel talks about how Democrats can win back the trust of working Americans who have been hurt by decades of trade and economic policies that both parties have pursued. Then, a protest march against Israel's war in Gaza is taking place in Chicago on the first day of the DNC. Here & Now's Chris Bentley is in Chicago's Union Park, where the protesters are gathering. And, archaeologists recently discovered a 3,500-year-old clay tablet in Turkey that appears to be a shopping list. Ancient Assyria expert Jacob Lauinger joins us to discuss his work interpreting the tablet and the many questions it raises.

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    24 mins
  • Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill is embracing a disability he didn't know he had

    Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill is embracing a disability he didn't know he had
    Aug 16 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Evan Gershkovich and others returned to the U.S. in a historic prisoner swap with Russia. But they face a long road to recovery, and Liz Cathcart, executive director for Hostage U.S., explains what it will take to reintegrate them. And, Dr. Adeline Goss is grappling with the best way to treat her mother's Alzheimer's disease. She explains how the disease is affecting her family. Then, Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder. But he didn't always know about his diagnosis, and he certainly didn't let it stop him from excelling at swimming — he took home a bronze medal at Tokyo, and is going for gold in the Paralympic Games in Paris.

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    32 mins
  • How to help seniors with mental health issues

    How to help seniors with mental health issues
    Aug 15 2024
    Negotiations are underway in Doha to end the war in Gaza, but no one from Hamas is there. The Washington Post's John Hudson tells us more. Then, some Republicans are calling for former President Donald Trump's campaign to reset. Tim Miller, former communications director for Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign, weighs in. And, grief and loss, chronic illness, isolation and dementia are all risk factors that can make seniors prone to depression. Patrick Raue of the University of Washington AIMS Center joins us to discuss how mental health issues show up in seniors and what we can do to help.

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    21 mins
  • Shining a light on solar panel installation scams

    Shining a light on solar panel installation scams
    Aug 14 2024
    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Rep. Ilhan Omar just won her primary. But members of "The Squad" have taken some major hits. Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost their primary races. Politico's Ally Mutnick joins us. And, the solar panel industry is booming. Despite the benefits, some consumers take issue with the sales tactics and misinformation around the financing terms for solar installation. NPR climate and energy correspondent Jeff Brady joins us. Then, Suzanne Flament-Smith talks with us about the bottle she found washed ashore after Hurricane Debby struck Florida. The enclosed letter seems to have been written by a sailor toward the end of World War II.

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    19 mins