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Here & Now is a news magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR in Boston. We produce independent, high-quality journalism on air, online and on demand. Here's where you can find our work: Visit https://wbur.fm/414ZfJj to read our stories and listen to the show live. Subscribe to our podcast, Here & Now Anytime, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on other social media platforms. Instagram: @hereandnowradio Facebook: HereAndNowRadio TikTok: @hereandnowradio

ALT Here & Now is a news magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR in Boston. We produce independent, high-quality journalism on air, online and on demand. Here's where you can find our work: Visit https://wbur.fm/414ZfJj to read our stories and listen to the show live. Subscribe to our podcast, Here & Now Anytime, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on other social media platforms. Instagram: @hereandnowradio Facebook: HereAndNowRadio TikTok: @hereandnowradio

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Don't avoid social situations just because you experience anxiety, therapist Kati Morton says. wbur.fm/49igOwD

Dealing with social anxiety? How to know and overcome fear

Many people get nervous in social situations, but at what point do nerves turn into full blown social anxiety?

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Sean Ono Lennon and his father John Lennon are both nominated for Grammys this year. wbur.fm/3Pd3gag

Sean Ono Lennon earns first Grammy nomination for box set of father John Lennon's 'Mind Games'

The album got mixed reviews when it was initially released in 1973.

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Here & Now is a news magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR in Boston. We produce independent, high-quality journalism on air, online and on demand. Here's where you can find our work: Visit https://wbur.fm/414ZfJj to read our stories and listen to the show live. Subscribe to our podcast, Here & Now Anytime, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on other social media platforms. Instagram: @hereandnowradio Facebook: HereAndNowRadio TikTok: @hereandnowradio

ALT Here & Now is a news magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR in Boston. We produce independent, high-quality journalism on air, online and on demand. Here's where you can find our work: Visit https://wbur.fm/414ZfJj to read our stories and listen to the show live. Subscribe to our podcast, Here & Now Anytime, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on other social media platforms. Instagram: @hereandnowradio Facebook: HereAndNowRadio TikTok: @hereandnowradio

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Subscribe to Here & Now Anytime for new episodes every weekday. wbur.fm/3MDLddb
Here & Now Anytime is a podcast from Here & Now, a production of NPR and WBUR.

ALT Here & Now Anytime is a podcast from Here & Now, a production of NPR and WBUR.

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Read a note from WBUR's CEO Margaret Low about Twitter: wbur.fm/3KoW0Fy

A note on Twitter from WBUR CEO Margaret Low

NPR has announced that it will no longer post to its official Twitter feeds. WBUR is following suit.

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Be careful who you take financial advice from on social media. Many people portraying themself as experts and giving financial advice don’t have the certifications or expertise to do so, @jillonmoney says. wbur.fm/41CG0XF

Financial literacy can help people avoid scams. 'Financial Capability Month' promotes education

The aim of "National Financial Capability Month" is to highlight “the value of high-quality financial education in improving Americans' financial capability.”

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When a murder-suicide killed 6 adoptive children, @strawburriez found the children's birth families for a reporting assignment. Digging in deeper, she uncovered a flawed foster and adoption system disenfranchising Black families. wbur.fm/40YJVOw

'We Were Once a Family' explores flaws in foster, adoption systems and 6 children's resulting deaths

"We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America" centers around two families whose children were taken away and adopted by a couple who abused and eventually murdered...

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Tell us about the person who cares for your child when you are at work. 💗 👇 wbur.fm/41kS3IU

Parents and families, we want to know why your child care provider rocks

The workers and teachers who care for children from birth to five have long been essential. But they rarely get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.

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6 children were removed from their birth families in Texas by Child Protective Services. But no action was taken when their adoptive parents were suspected of abuse and mistreatment. And the children died as a result. wbur.fm/41hfQt8

'We Were Once a Family' explores flaws in foster, adoption systems and 6 children's resulting deaths

"We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America" centers around two families whose children were taken away and adopted by a couple who abused and eventually murdered...

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The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that could limit the participation of transgender students in sports. This plan essentially bars blanket bans of trans athletes — but leaves room for schools to place some restrictions at more elite levels. wbur.fm/3KLtJdA

Advocates call Biden's transgender athlete proposal either ‘a step forward’ or ‘a betrayal’

The proposed change to Title IX would outlaw broad bans on transgender athletes but still allow some restrictions on participation.

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National Financial Capability Month highlights the value of high-quality financial education in improving Americans' financial capability. But April is also the month of fools — and there are fraudsters out there. wbur.fm/3zKpQPS

Financial literacy can help people avoid scams. 'Financial Capability Month' promotes education

The aim of "National Financial Capability Month" is to highlight “the value of high-quality financial education in improving Americans' financial capability.”

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What has four scaly legs and spends 90% of its life underground? It could be your new pet. wbur.fm/3mplkDe

Stick your neck out and adopt a desert tortoise

More than 300 animals are available this year, mostly because people illegally breed them at home.

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Be careful who you take financial advice from on social media. Many people portraying themself as experts and giving financial advice don’t have the certifications or expertise to do so, @jillonmoney says. wbur.fm/3UnfAqm

Financial literacy can help people avoid scams. 'Financial Capability Month' promotes education

The aim of "National Financial Capability Month" is to highlight “the value of high-quality financial education in improving Americans' financial capability.”

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The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that could limit the participation of transgender students in sports. This plan essentially bars blanket bans of trans athletes — but leaves room for schools to place some restrictions at more elite levels. wbur.fm/3UkyJcq

Advocates call Biden's transgender athlete proposal either ‘a step forward’ or ‘a betrayal’

The proposed change to Title IX would outlaw broad bans on transgender athletes but still allow some restrictions on participation.

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When people consider suicide, they often feel like they have no other options. A safety plan devised with the therapist offers an alternative. wbur.fm/3zT9ZyJ
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The egg — the world's most primal symbol — plays a role in several creation stories. Author @LizzieStark boils down the history of the egg in her egg-squsite new book "Egg: A Dozen Ovatures." wbur.fm/3MzqO9t

'Egg: A Dozen Ovatures' book egg-spounds on the history of the not-so-humble ovals

Author Lizzy Stark's new book takes a look at the history and many uses of the egg throughout the world.

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What has four scaly legs and spends 90% of its life underground? It could be your new pet. wbur.fm/3U5HYgs

Stick your neck out and adopt a desert tortoise

More than 300 animals are available this year, mostly because people illegally breed them at home.

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Searching for Easter dessert ideas? Look no further. This carrot, pineapple and coconut cake with vanilla cream cheese frosting is as easy to make as it is delicious. 🥕 wbur.fm/43dgYjd

Spring into the Passover and Easter holidays with 3 bright recipes

The spring holiday season is here. Passover begins on April 5 and ends on April 13.

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.@des_linden ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2007. She kept coming back to Boston — and eventually won the race in 2018. wbur.fm/40RQ0M2

How 'Choosing to Run' made all the difference for marathon winner Des Linden

Des Linden's new book details her 2018 Boston Marathon victory — but it's also about what happened in her life before she got to the starting line that day.

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