wbur.org
support wbur today!
Wednesday      
November 5, 2003
Listen

Dean Faces Critics on Confederate Flag Comment

Howard Dean is facing criticism about a remark he made about the Confederate Flag.

Republicans Charge Through South

Listen
Four democratic senators won’t be seeking re-election; and two Republicans win gubernatorial seats in the South.

David Macaulay’s “Mosque”

Listen
Author and illustrator David Macaulay builds a mosque in his new book.

Rebels Attack U.S. Forces in Mosul

Listen
Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a U.S. military compound and a bomb exploded near a convoy in the center of Mosul, Iraq.

Feds Find the 20th Hijacker

Listen
Federal officials believe they have identified the man who was to have been the 20th hijacker on Sept. 11, 2001.

Canadian-Syrian Suspect

Listen
A Canadian citizen of Syrian descent says last year, American officials, suspecting him of being a terrorist, detained him and deported him to Syria where he was tortured.

Cholesterol Study

Listen
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that just a few treatments with an experimental drug can reverse plaque in coronary arteries.

Healthy Fast Food

Listen
A company known for yogurt takes a look at fast food and comes up with a new approach to eating on the run.

RECENT SHOWS
image

Marines Storm into Southern Afghanistan, America: The Untold Story, Sports with Bill Littlefield, Energy Secretary Profile, Singer-Songwriter Freedy Johnston

more »
image

The Dangers of Acetaminophen, Ayn Rand & Economic Collapse, Iraq, Does Language Shape the Way We Think?, Grilling with Kathy Gunst

more »
RECENT STORIES
image

Grilling is not only an American phenomenon, it’s a global one.

(Wednesday, July 1, 2009)
more »
image

A who’s who of Iranian clerics and political leaders.

(Thursday, June 25, 2009)
more »
NOTES & UPDATES

Welcome to our new listeners! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

more »

Here and Now listeners- look for a daily interview or story from the largest news gathering organization in the world.

more »

Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy— Scholar Mahmood Mamdani’s provocative take on the conflict in Darfur, Sonya Sotomayor’s ‘Ricci’ ruling, the Office’s John Krasinski and more.

more »

Here & Now producers share their website and blog picks.

more »
PRIBBC World Service
ADVERTISEMENT