2011 October | Here & Now

From Bernard Hermann to Rob Dougan.

The Rotary Club of Los Altos, Calif. continues its tradition of helping people with AIDS, by focusing efforts on preventing mother-to-child transmission.

Hundreds of passengers spent up to seven hours stranded on the tarmac and later at the terminal of Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn. after stormy weather diverted at least 23 planes from the New York area.

As NATO pulls the curtains down on the Libyan mission officially today, we look at President Obama’s decision-making process on Libya and what it says about his leadership.

Some GOP lawmakers say they may be open to some tax increases as Congress looks for way to cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit.

Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr and Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham examine Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950 classic film “Psycho” to see if the film still packs a wallop.

A Harvard psychiatrist has come up with some theories on how the zombie brain works, or more to the point, doesn’t work.

From Morcheeba to Avishai Cohen.

With Medicare’s open enrollment period underway, we speak with a personal finance columnist who explains the options.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers are playing a World Series for the ages. The Cardinals forced Friday’s 7th and deciding game with a thrilling 10-9, 11-inning win in St. Louis Thursday night.

A high school student died after collapsing while playing in a football game in what experts think was a case of “second impact syndrome.”

Reporter Jesse Eisinger looks at why, after investigations into the Wall Street deals at the heart of the financial market collapse, the SEC has only focused on the low-level players.

From Bonobo to Isaac Hayes.

Music plays a significant and recurring role in all of Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s novels. That’s especially true in his new 900+ page epic “1Q84.’’

Colorado rancher Jim Howell is part of a growing “brown revolution” to change the way animals graze as a way to improve the environment.

Thousands of residents are rushing to leave the Thai capital of Bangkok in preparation for more, potentially severe, flooding over the weekend.

An astronomical rise in throat and neck cancers in men is blamed on the human papillomavirus or HPV which also causes cervical cancer in women. A committee is now recommending HPV vaccinations for 11 and 12 year-old boys.

The mayor of Oakland, Calif. is promising a “light police presence” for the next few days after officers used tear gas to break up protesters there on Tuesday.

In Philadelphia, city officials and protesters are headed for their first major confrontation since the Occupy demonstration began.

From Galaxy 500 to Amon Tobin.