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Hosted by Robin Young, Here and Now is public radio's midday news magazine.

For one energetic hour each weekday, Here and Now combines the best in news journalism with intelligent, broad-ranging conversation to form a fast-paced program that updates the news from the morning and adds important conversations on public policy and foreign affairs, science and technology, and the arts: film, theater, music, food and more.

The guest roster boasts such notables as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam, professor Anita Hill, actor and director John Malkovich, authors Isabel Allende, Jonathan Safron Foer, Marilyn Robinson, "The Wall Street Journal's" John Harwood, jazzman Sonny Rollins and actress Jane Fonda.

Enlighten your middays with the dynamic Robin Young and Here and Now

Music From The Show

From Morcheeba to Charles Mingus.

The Films That Dictators Loved

Prepare to be offended by Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, "The Dictator," dedicated to the memory of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. We take a look back at films that Kim and other dictators watched.

Listener Letters: From Catholics To Student Loans

We take listener feedback after our recent stories on a debate in the Catholic church, student loan debt and manure as a natural resource.

Greek Austerity Takes Toll On Health Care

As Greece grapples with the task of trying to form a new government, the state is pressing ahead with the harsh austerity measures it promised to enact in return for bailout funds.One sector that has been particularly affected is the national health service.

New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik Explores Our History With Food

What do French philosophy, Keith Richards' guitar, and science have to do with how we eat? Quite a bit, according to New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik.

Hearing On ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks

The topic at a House Financial Services Committee hearing Wednesday briefly turned to JPMorgan's $2 billion loss in risky trading.

Defense Rests Without Calling Edwards, Mistress

John Edwards' defense team has rested their case without the former presidential candidate or his mistress taking the witness stand.

Music From The Show

From Steely Dan To The Pulse.

A Graduation Anthem For Moving On

Ever since folk singer Tom Rush recorded his version of Murray McLauchlan's "Child's Song" about a young man leaving home, it's become not only a concert staple for Rush but also a part of many graduation ceremonies.

Folk Singer Tom Rush Kickstarts 50th Anniversary Concert

Tom Rush is turning to the website Kickstarter to fund his 50th anniversary concert in Boston.

Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Washington State

Health officials in Washington have declared a whooping cough epidemic, but the down economy isn't helping treatment and vaccination efforts.

Syrian Violence Spills Into Lebanon

"Inevitably what happens in Syria has a huge impact in Lebanon. It's like walking on egg shells and everyone expects those egg shells to crack at some stage," the BBC’s Jonathan Head said of the violence in Syria that has spread to Lebanon.

Graduating College With $120K In Student Loan Debt

"I felt that just because my parents didn't make a lot of money, that I should still be able to go to a great university," Ohio Northern graduating senior Kelsey Griffith said. We look at how debt burdens impact graduating students.

JPMorgan Chase Faces Angry Shareholders

At today's shareholder meeting, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon beat back shareholder resolutions to strip him of his board chairmanship and claw back some executive incentive pay for the bank's recent $2 billion dollar loss from risky trades.

Music From The Show

From Ken Vandermark to Bonobo.