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Episodes
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How A Skeptical Journalist Got Engaged To A Con Man
Journalist Abby Ellin has a reputation for getting the facts right. So it came as a surprise when she found out the man she was engaged to wasn't telling the truth.
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CBD Is Budding In Popularity. But What Is The Cannabis Extract, Exactly?
Dr. Jeff Chen, director of the Cannabis Research Initiative at UCLA, joins us to take a closer look at CBD, which is popping up in products like beverages and cosmetics.
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He Started Puberty When He Was 2 Years Old. Now, He's Sharing His Experience
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Patrick Burleigh, who due to a rare genetic mutation went through what doctors call "precocious puberty," or testotoxicosis.
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'Sharenting': Can Parents Post Too Much About Their Kids Online?
For many of us, posting on social media is a daily habit. For parents, that often means updates about what their young children are up to.
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Shutdown Highlights That Many Americans Don't Have Enough Saved For A Rainy Day
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Jeanne Fisher, a financial planner, about how much people should be saving for emergencies.
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Doctor Says Shutdown May Force Him To Turn Away Patients Addicted To Opioids
After they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid addiction.
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What Is The Dreaded Polar Vortex, And When Could It Arrive?
Meteorologists are warning the band of frigid Arctic air known as the polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the U.S. in the coming weeks.
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Claims Of Anti-Semitism Cloud The Women's March
As organizers prepare for another Women's March later this month, there's a split in the movement between some women of color and a former march leader.
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Factory-Made Homes Grow More Popular As U.S. Cities Face Housing Crunch
Modular construction is growing as the cost of building a home in many U.S. cities continues to rise.
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NOVA Documentary Takes A Look Back At Humans' First Trek To The Moon On Apollo 8
Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 8 left Earth, went to the moon and orbited it 10 times. "Apollo's Daring Mission" explores the journey.
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DJ Sessions: Christmas Music Old And New
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with one of his favorite childhood DJs, Mike Haile of WHMS in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, about his favorite holiday tunes.
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Millennials And Money: How 2 Young Adults Are Figuring Out Personal Finance
Rebecca Boyle and Sam Giangrasso tell Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd they received two very different sets of lessons about money growing up.