Show archive for February, 2009

We tour FDR’s former suite with Michael Weishan, president of the FDR Suite Foundation, Inc. and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

President Obama Announces Iraq Exit Plan, Baller in Chief, FDR SUITE

Obama Pushes for Universal Healthcare, Early Cancer Detection, Conflict Resolution, Snow Emergency Remix, Tapper Talk

World Markets React to President Obama’s Address, Unemployment Funds Dry Up, A New Private School for Low-Income Girls, Does Alcohol increase the Risk of Cancer in Women, Animals Using Tools

We revisit a conversation we had with comedian Jerry Lewis.

President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Plans, Talking to Iran, Globalization Hits Home in Eastern Europe, Jerry Lewis Honored at the Oscars

Here and Now’s space-watcher Kelly Beatty joins us to talk about a rare celestial event.

Balancing the Budget While Spending Money, The Personal Side of Stem Cell Research, Comet Lulin, Arming the Tribes of Afghanistan, Bipolar Child

Show Me the Money, Levittown, Pennsylvania, Breast Cancer Treatment and Health Care Rationing, Racism in Cartoons, Oscar Nominated Cambodia Documentary

Libby, Montana, Flu Shots, Swedish Bank Bailout, No More Bad Meetings, Stolen Blues?

Underwater or In Foreclosure? Obama’s Plan to Help

Underwater or In Foreclosure? Obama’s Plan to Help, Rocket Docket, ‘Unintelligent’ Design, Digital Switch, Flash of Genius

Examples of “unintelligent design” in the human body.

President Obama’s stimulus package sets aside $4.5 billion to upgrade the nation’s electrical grid to a so-called “smart grid.”

We speak with New York Times reporter Micki Maynard about what’s at stake for the US auto industry.

The Stimulus and the Smart Grid, Rocky Mountain High, Golden State Losing Luster, GM and Chrysler Face Bailout Deadline, Will Obama Overturn Bush’s Provider Conscience Rule?, From Mao’s Prison to Playing Willy Loman

Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern on why Lincoln matters

Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

The garage rock trio, the Heartless Bastards, has a new album out.

Pakistan’s Deal with the Taliban, Why Lincoln Matters, 25 Things About Me, The Relevance of Black History Month, The Heartless Bastards Rock Band

Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

9/11 Widow Among Dozens Killed in Buffalo Crash, No Sympathy for Stimulus Package, Trying Non-Violence in Palestine, The Backstory of Senator Judd Gregg’s Withdrawal, Oscar Hammerstein’s Love Songs

Stimulus Plan Details, Lessons from Iraq Reconstruction, Online Dangers: Bullies vs. Sex Offenders, Anthropologist Fatally Attacked in Afghanistan, The Week In Sports, Getting to Yes

Last Valentine’s Day, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr joined us to recommend some romantic films that he feels have withstood the test of time.

The CEOs of eight banks that received government bailout money testify on Capitol Hill about whether they’re using the money well.

Raising Taxes

We speak with Doug Chaffin, president of Monroe Bank and Trust in Michigan — a bank that’s not taking bailout money.

Bankers Testify, The View of a Regional Banker, Divided Israeli Parliament, Raising Taxes, Listener Letters, Valentine’s Day Film Picks

Listener Letters