@hereandnowrobin

CoHost of NPR's midday news program @hereandnow interested in all creatures great and small. Human and otherwise.

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Joined March 2012
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Here's our visit with long time friend #PatMetheny @PatMethenyNews =- from Gary Burton and Charlie Haden ( hi @HadenTriplets ) to ChrisFishmanMusic and Joe_Dyson (insta) and the new cd #SideEyeIII+. lovely. wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/10/…

Pat Metheny spotlights younger musicians on 'Side Eye III+'

It's been 50 years since Pat Metheny released his first album in 1976.

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Hi there.. attention @PatMetheny fans.. our visit coming up this hour !! Hereandnow.org or your friendly member station. Thank you for your attention etc.

Here & Now

NPR and WBUR's live midday news program.

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#farmAid on @cnn @MissMargoPrice just did #johnPrine s “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore”, now “Oval Room” (“he’s the president, but I don’t care….”) with a little finger salute was that? With @davematthewsbnd . Whew.
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The thing I didn't know I needed! Christophe Waggoner in #Austin giving away 3868 (at last count) #halloween #costumes on September 26 that's he's carefully collected, cleaned, repaired over the past year after seeing kids without costumes 10 years ago. ❤️ wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/…

One man's mission to give every kid a Halloween costume

It started as a small operation out of his garage, but has now expanded to take up a full school field to give away 2,000 costumes this year.

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what was 9/11 #wtc like? This. wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/…

Sept. 11 attacks changed countless lives forever. We look back at how we covered the day

Through words and sound, we capture key moments from Sept. 11, 2001.

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sometimes I can't even believe what I'm hearing from guests. Thank you @CarolynBMaloney for sharing that you who fought for benefits for #firstresponders for what you knew was a 9/11 syndrome, now has it. Wishing you the best with #worldtradecenter cough. wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/…

Congresswoman who helped create 9/11 health fund says she has a 9/11-related illness

Former New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney was instrumental in the creation of the World Trade Center Health Program and September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. She says she is now suffering from the "World...

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On #StarTrek's 60th anniversary, #WilliamShatner and his daughter Melanie join @NPR's @hereandnow & @hereandnowrobin to talk about facing stage 4 cancers—and what it taught them about living fully, right now. Hear their remarkable story, then listen to—or watch—their new podcast, @notimebutnowpod wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/…

Known for fighting Klingons, actor William Shatner's recent battle was stage 4 cancer. He won

William Shatner fought stage 4 melanoma alongside his 61-year-old daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch, who was undergoing treatment for stage 4 breast cancer.

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I’ve seen the future of women’s #tennis and it is #jovic #eala. 18 and 21. #usopen . Unbelievable.
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Without her? I wouldn’t have been able to do this, starting in early ‘70’s. #quotababy . Thank you, and rest, #gloriasteinem .
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#journalism students! Rewind @AudieCornish today. “That’s not what I said. Here is what I said”. Textbook. It hasn’t changed since scouting. Be prepared! Brava.
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is horror having a moment because there are so many horrifying things happening?great talk w/ playwright & d stars @thnx4Chering & @taknight of #ParanormalActivity #Broadway. Run,don't walk.(you can't run!) hhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/08/24/paranormal-activity-broadway
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#CarolGilligan s "In A Different Voice" changed the way the male dominated psychology viewed woman, from "deficient" and hysterical, to caring. She's now out with new novel that looks at marriage and re examines #AdamandEve! @PenguinRandom @nyuniversity wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/08/…

'In a Different Voice' author Carol Gilligan is out with a new novel

Her new novel "Solstice" interweaves Adam and Eve, a troubled marriage, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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And? Here it is. A doozy of a rain.
Robin Young@hereandnowrobinJul 4
So everyone at #hatchshell , people who’ve lined up for hours to get in. All 15 thousand, ( hundreds of thousands are lining the river) are being told they have to leave NOW because of bad weather cell moving in. 🥴
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So everyone at #hatchshell , people who’ve lined up for hours to get in. All 15 thousand, ( hundreds of thousands are lining the river) are being told they have to leave NOW because of bad weather cell moving in. 🥴
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Naomi Osaka is her ✨
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a belated thanks to #celesteNg for our talk about your 3 gorgeous novels, including "Our Missing Hearts", the latest. Being of #Asian descent. How you write. What you hope readers do with what they learn in your stories. @penguinrandom wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/…

A sit-down with best-selling author Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng's most recent novel, "Our Missing Hearts," takes place in a dystopian future where China and people of Asian descent are considered enemies of the United States.

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thanks @ZaydDohrn for talk about being born into the radical #WeatherUnderground , child of Weathermen #BernadeenDohrn and #BillAyers "Dangerous Dirty Violent and Young", terrific read. @wwnorton wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/…

Zayd Ayers Dohrn's new book tells tale of life on the run

Zayd Ayers Dohrn was the son of two leaders of the radical left group, the Weather Underground, and spent much of his childhood with his parents on the run from the law.

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what a wonderful sit down (crossed legs on hotel room bed down!?!) with #AnnPatchett about her #1 @nytimes bestselling novel #Whistler. Plus, she has a recovered memory. I'm honored! @HarperCollins @Harperbooks wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/…

Author Ann Patchett on new novel 'Whistler' and how it came to be

"Whistler" is Ann Patchett's 11th novel.

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Oh wow that’s me!
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The inimitable @NPR veteran @hereandnowrobin Young reaches her milestone 75, the @BostonGlobe reports. @WBUR bostonglobe.com/2026/06/12/l…

At 75, Robin Young looks back — and ahead — in broadcasting - The Boston Globe

She was a young secretary at Channel 38. Now she's the cohost of WBUR’s "Here & Now," distributed by NPR to about 5 million listeners nationwide. Here's how she got there, one interview at a time.

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a pleasure to speak with @chefjoseandres about @WCKitchen and new beautiful cookbook Spain My Way @HarperCollins and his new @MarvelComicsHQ with @SpiderMan !!!! Oh and STOP CUTTING US AID!!! wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/…

Chef José Andrés on humanitarian work, new cookbook and appearing in a Marvel comic

José Andrés founded the food aid organization World Central Kitchen with his wife after responding to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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