wbur.org
support wbur today!
Tuesday      
August 3, 2004
Listen

Terror Threat Intelligence

U.S. officials say the detailed surveillance photos and documents that prompted higher terror warnings dated from as far back as 2000 and 2001.

Congress Holds Intelligence Hearings

Listen
Congress is holding two hearings on reforming the decentralized American intelligence community.

Missouri Voters Consider Gay Marriage Ban

Listen
Gay marriage is taking center stage in Missouri, where voters decide whether to ammend the contitution to ban gay marriage.

Isabel Allende

Listen
We speak with writer Isabel Allende. Her new book is called “My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile.”

Pension Funds Bailout

Listen
A Federal guaranty fund for private sector pension plans could go into the red and need big taxpayer bailout because failing industries may default on their obligations.

Hurricane Alex

Listen
Hurricane Alex was upgraded from a tropical storm early this morning as it moved northeast along the coast of North Carolina.

Surname Trends

Listen
A recent study shows that college educated women are increasingly taking the last names of their husbands.

Kerry Numbers

Listen
We take a look at the latest John Kerry pol numbers.

Home Funerals

Listen
We speak to two leaders of the home funeral movement.

RECENT SHOWS
image

Pennsylvania Workers Temporarily Lose Paychecks in Budget Impasse, Great American Songwriters & their Songs, Kaboom!, The Flushing Remonstrance, Revolutionary War Blindspot

more »
image

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

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