wbur.org
support wbur today!
Monday      
October 8, 2007
Listen

Nobel Prize in Medicine

Americans Mario Capecchi, Oliver Smithies, and Briton Martin Evans are awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a technology known as gene targeting. The technique is used to manipulate genes in mice and has helped in researching heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more.

2008 Congressional Races

Listen
We speak with Bob Benenson, editor of CQ Politics.Com …

New Refugee Crisis in Balkans

Listen
There are fears of a new refugee crisis in the Balkans. We speak with Christian Science Monitor’s Beth Kampschror …

Muslim Foot Baths and The ACLU

Listen
Officials at universities and airports are considering building foot baths to accommodate Muslims who need to wash their feet before prayers …

Take It to The Bridge

Listen
We talk with Joseph Bertolozzi about his progress on a piece he’s composing on Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge …

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