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Reverse Course: Green living in New Mexico

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. In Taos, New Mexico, a community of people are living in self-sufficient Earthships made of recycled materials. Host Peter O'Dowd reports on how these off-grid refuges operate. And, that's not the only form of sustainable building in New Mexico. Here & Now's Chris Bentley reports on how sustainable systems combined with Indigenous building practices allow people to live in green homes. Then, O'Dowd catches up with Eric Mack, who moved his family into a half-built house outside Taos and devoted himself to going off the grid. Plus, heating and cooling American homes accounts for nearly 20% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. So some people are forgoing air conditioning to avoid making the planet even hotter, and O'Dowd shares their stories.

Reverse Course: Green living in New Mexico

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How to see the Perseid meteor shower

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to debate on Sept. 10. Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey and NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montenaro join us to discuss that and the week in political news. And, the new "Memphis" box set includes 111 tracks that Elvis Presley made in the city. Author Robert Gordon, who wrote the box set's liner notes, talks about the collection and Presley's long history in Memphis. Then, the annual Perseid meteor shower will peak Sunday night into Monday morning. Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty explains how people in some places could see 20 to 30 meteors per hour.

How to see the Perseid meteor shower

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'Uncommitted' leaders urge action from Harris on Gaza

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. During Michigan's primary this year, more than 100,000 people cast 'uncommitted' ballots to challenge President Biden's position on the war against Hamas in Gaza. Uncommitted movement leaders Layla Elabed and Abbas Alawieh discuss their Wednesday meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris. And, it's been one year since wildfire on Maui destroyed the town of Lahaina. Mindi Cherry talks about the year since she lost her family home and the school she taught at, and how the island is still recovering. Then, at the Paris Games, we saw world and Olympic records broken in many events. Athletes seem to be getting better and better each year, but how? Journalist David Epstein answers that question and more.

'Uncommitted' leaders urge action from Harris on Gaza

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How the military has influenced Tim Walz and JD Vance

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Stakes are high in Michigan as Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers prepare to fight for an open Senate seat. Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report, joins us. And, Rep. Cori Bush lost her Democratic primary in Missouri. Pro-Israel groups had been sharply critical of Bush's statements about Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and financially backed her opponent. Politico's Kathy Gilsinan joins us to talk about the impact. Then, whether it is Gov. Tim Walz or Sen. JD Vance, the nation's next vice president will almost certainly be a military veteran. Military Times reporter Nikki Wentling discusses how they are being received by the military community. Plus, in Nick Estes' book "Our History is the Future," he tells stories of past Indigenous acts of resistance and how that resistance has lessons for the growing global water crisis.

How the military has influenced Tim Walz and JD Vance

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Why Democrats have Walz-mania

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. Minnesota Reformer's editor-in-chief Patrick Coolican gives us a closer look at Walz. And, video game performers are entering their second week of a mass strike. What do they want from negotiations with video game producers? Chief contract negotiator Ray Rodriguez answers that and more. Then, 'tis the season for sweet, juicy, sun-ripened tomatoes. Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst shares three recipes that show off the seasonal fruit, including a salad, a cold soup and a fried tomato perfect for a sandwich.

Why Democrats have Walz-mania

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How researchers are using AI 'fin' recognition to track whales

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. Astrid Puentes Riaño won a landmark case in Peru on behalf of families sickened by pollution. Now, she's defending everyone's right to a healthy environment as the United Nations' new special rapporteur for human rights and environment. And, archaeologists in Wisconsin discovered 11 canoes that Indigenous people made. One of them is 4,500 years old. Wisconsin State archaeologist Amy Rosebrough joins us. Then, artificial intelligence is helping researchers track whales and dolphins. Ted Cheeseman, founder of Happy Whale, talks with us about how he identifies individual whales.

How researchers are using AI 'fin' recognition to track whales

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Olympic surfing: Danger, drama and huge waves

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles — a Republican — is backing Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign. Giles discusses how the Biden-Harris administration has benefitted his city and why he thinks former President Donald Trump has led the GOP toward extremism. And, almost 10,000 miles from Paris, the Olympics surfing semi-finals will take place this weekend in Tahiti. Dashel Pierson, associate editor of Surfer, breaks down the competition. Then, Friday would have been writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin's 100th birthday. NPR's Walter Ray Watson shares remembrances from those who knew Baldwin.

Olympic surfing: Danger, drama and huge waves

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Meet the people who describe the Olympics for visually impaired fans

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. We get the latest on the prisoner swap between Russia, the U.S. and U.S. allies from investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov. Then, Paul Dans resigned as director of Project 2025, the conservative playbook he helped write for the next Republican president. Alec MacGillis, who has been writing about Project 2025 and its outgoing director, tells us what's next. And, there are announcers at the Olympics who specialize in describing the games to a visually impaired audience. Tony Ambrogio and Norma Jean Wick took time from calling the Olympics in Paris to tell us what it takes to do the job.

Meet the people who describe the Olympics for visually impaired fans

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Massive dragonfly swarm, explained

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. Tensions are high in the Middle East after the death of a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and a Hamas political leader in Iran. The Atlantic Council's Borzou Daragahi and security analyst Jim Walsh join us. Then, journalists Maya King and Jesse Holland talk about the latest from Vice President Kamala Harris' emerging presidential campaign and how former President Donald Trump's invitation to speak to the National Association of Black Journalists is dividing members. And, a massive swarm of dragonflies invaded a peaceful family beach in Rhode Island over the weekend. Biologist Virginia Brown talks about why it may have happened and what we should know about dragonflies.

Massive dragonfly swarm, explained

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How the U.S. commits economic warfare

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. President Biden is pushing for term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court's nine justices, as well as a constitutional amendment to limit the court's recent decision on presidential immunity. But how much can he do in the last six months of his term? Law professor Bertrall Ross joins us. And, over the past four presidential administrations, the U.S. has slapped sanctions on nations around the globe. The Washington Post's Jeff Stein joins us to discuss whether those sanctions have worked. Then, the U.S. men's basketball team will face South Sudan on Wednesday at the Paris Olympics. The Washington Post's Ben Golliver gives us a preview of the game.

How the U.S. commits economic warfare

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