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Hurricane Zeta Storms Ashore In Southeastern Louisiana

By Tegan Wendland • 7 hours ago

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Hurricane Zeta made landfall late today in southeastern Louisiana. The strong Category 2 storm blew ashore with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and a significant storm surge. It's the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year. We're joined now by Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans, where conditions are getting worse.

And Tegan, just to start, how are things looking where you are?

Play It Forward: Nick Hakim Finds Humor In Darkness

By Ari Shapiro & Mano Sundaresan • 7 hours ago

On the last episode of Play It Forward, All Things Considered's chain of musical gratitude, British singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas spoke about Brooklyn-based musician and producer Nick Hakim. In particular, she explained his spellbinding sound and why she considers him one of the greatest musical minds.

How Much Will A Coronavirus Vaccine Cost To Americans With Medicare Or Medicaid?

By editor • 7 hours ago

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Hurricane Zeta made landfall late today in southeastern Louisiana. The strong Category 2 storm blew ashore with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and a significant storm surge. It's the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year. We're joined now by Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans, where conditions are getting worse.

And Tegan, just to start, how are things looking where you are?

He's For Trump, She's For Biden: How A Married Couple Navigate Political Differences

By Bente Birkeland • 9 hours ago

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Hurricane Zeta made landfall late today in southeastern Louisiana. The strong Category 2 storm blew ashore with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and a significant storm surge. It's the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year. We're joined now by Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans, where conditions are getting worse.

And Tegan, just to start, how are things looking where you are?

Global Conflict Experts See Signs Of Potential Violence Around U.S. Election

By Joel Rose • 9 hours ago

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Hurricane Zeta made landfall late today in southeastern Louisiana. The strong Category 2 storm blew ashore with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and a significant storm surge. It's the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year. We're joined now by Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans, where conditions are getting worse.

And Tegan, just to start, how are things looking where you are?

Political Parties In Wisconsin Push For Voters To Turn In Their Ballots On Time

By Maayan Silver • 9 hours ago

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Hurricane Zeta made landfall late today in southeastern Louisiana. The strong Category 2 storm blew ashore with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and a significant storm surge. It's the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year. We're joined now by Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans, where conditions are getting worse.

And Tegan, just to start, how are things looking where you are?

Regionally Speaking, Wednesday, October 28, 2020

By Chris Nolte • 12 hours ago

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Today: We revisit our conversation of September 29th with Michelle Fajman, the director of the Lake County Election and Voter Registration office, about next Tuesday's general election. She goes into detail on how ballots, both ones cast on Election Day and absentee ballots mailed in to her office, will be tallied and she talks about the possibility that final, unofficial totals won't be available right away. We also talk with Walter Mueller, the northwest Indiana representative for "Voters For A Green Indiana," about the non-partisan organization's "green voters guide" that is up on their website. "Voters" is made up of volunteers who take climate change seriously and want to inform voters about candidates that accept climate science and support policies and action to reduce carbon pollution.

2020 Not Scary Enough? Try A Haunted Car Wash

By editor • 14 hours ago

It's just a few days until Halloween, and with coronavirus infection rates climbing again, the prospect of trick-or-treating is looking more and more grim for kids with cautious parents, or those taking advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters

By Danielle Kurtzleben • 16 hours ago

When President Trump was released from the hospital after being treated for COVID-19, he had a prescription for how Americans could handle the coronavirus.

"Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it," he said in a video from the White House. The apparent idea: that the coronavirus, which has killed at least 225,000 people in the U.S., could be wrestled into submission.

Major GOP PAC Targets State House Race In Georgia

By Emma Hurt • 17 hours ago

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Fighting COVID-19 Is A Struggle, Illinois' Public Health Director Says

By editor • 17 hours ago

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And we have the director of public health for the state of Illinois on the line with us this morning, Dr. Ngozi Ezike. Doctor, thanks for being here.

NGOZI EZIKE: A pleasure to be with you. Thank you for having me.

2 Counties In Illinois Have Opposite Effects Controlling Pandemic

By editor • 17 hours ago

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Green Fleet Radio, October 28, 2020

By Lakeshore Public Radio • 19 hours ago

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Carl Lisek, host of "Green Fleet Radio," talks with Eman Ibrahim, Planning Manager for Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.

TikTok Video Leads Woman In Indonesia To Find Her Twin Sister

By editor • 19 hours ago

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As Election Suspicions Increase, Experts Warn Conditions Are Ripe For Conflict

By Joel Rose • 19 hours ago

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Scientists Find Massive Coral Reef In Australia's Great Barrier Reef

By editor • 19 hours ago

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LA Dodgers Are World Series Champions In Pandemic-Shorted Season

By editor • 20 hours ago

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Last night, there were fireworks here in LA and a massive sigh of relief.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPORTS ANNOUNCER #1: Strike three.

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For Many Military Personnel, Voting By Mail Is Not Unusual

By editor • 20 hours ago

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Berlin Orders Curfew For 1st Time In 70 Years As COVID-19 Cases Rise

By Esme Nicholson • 20 hours ago

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Lakeshore Sports for 10-28-2020

By Tommy Williams • 23 hours ago

For Michigan City to advance in the Class 5A sectionals Friday night, they must defeat unbeaten Valparaiso. To do that, they will rely on their very talented quarterback Giovani Laurent. More on that coming up on today's sports, plus the baseball season is now over. We'll talk about a team who ended a long wait since their last title right here.

Tom Lounges’ FALL & WINTER "MIDWEST BEAT" Program Schedule of Guests

By Tom Lounges • Oct 27, 2020

UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF TOM LOUNGES’ LAKESHORE PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMS

TOM LOUNGES CELEBRITY INTERVIEW PROGRAMS NOW TWICE WEEKLY!

"MIDWEST BEAT with Tom Lounges" airs TUESDAYS - 7:00-8:00pm CST (with this same show being rebroadcast the following Friday Night - 11:00pm CST)

"MIDWEST BEAT with Tom Lounges" also airs a new and different afternoon show each and every FRIDAY from 12:00-2:00pm CST.

'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

By Tovia Smith • Oct 27, 2020

If you find yourself fighting with a friend over politics, or frustrated and furious with your nearest and dearest over whom they're supporting for president, you're hardly alone. A recent survey shows just how much the nation's bitter political divide is causing social splintering and taking a toll on friendships. Even decades-long relationships have been caving under the pressure, giving new meaning to "social distancing."

Disrupting Climate Politics with Steve Schmidt and Varshini Prakash

By Lakeshore Public Radio • Oct 27, 2020

Can we break up the political log jam on climate? “The brokenness of our politics,” says Republican political strategist Stephen Schmidt, “is that we have 90% agreement on a dozen different solutions that we cannot get through the state or federal legislative processes -- because of the systemic brokenness of politics.”

Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

By Nina Feldman • Oct 27, 2020

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Where Are Presidential Candidates A Week Before Election Day?

By Scott Detrow • Oct 27, 2020

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Democrats Take Campaign Fundraising To New Levels In 2020

By Susan Davis • Oct 27, 2020

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OK. Here's a new term - fundraging (ph). It is when someone channels their emotions into their political donations. In 2020, Democrats have taken fundraging to historic new levels, as NPR's Susan Davis reports.

SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: If 2008 was about hope and change for Democrats, 2020 is about anger and fear.

BARBARA RAVAGE: I'm terrified. And if I were not as old as I am, I'd be out on the streets.

DAVIS: The pandemic has kept 75-year-old Barbara Ravage away from volunteering in person this year, so she's been giving money instead.

Region Nerd Alert Epi. 50 "Halloween VR Show": RNA Goes VirtuAl...Again!

By Jose Rodriguez • Oct 27, 2020

Who says Halloween has to be scary? Here at Region Nerd Alert, we can have a great time without the spookiness! We are inside our virtual avatars again costume shopping in VR Chat all while talking about our favorite Halloween stuff that doesn't necessarily go BUMP in the night! Come Spoop out!

Regionally Speaking, Tuesday, October 27, 2020

By Chris Nolte • Oct 27, 2020

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Today: Franciscan Health Northwest Indiana spokesman Robert Blaszkiewicz tells us about the changes in visitor restrictions that had to be put in place at the healthcare provider's hospitals in Dyer, Hammond and Munster on Friday because of the surge in COVID-19 cases in northwest Indiana. We also bring back our conversation with Aaliyah Stewart, a young northwest Indiana resident who wants to establish a youth center in Gary and is raising funds toward its construction. Seema Verma, the Adminstrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C. (and a former Hoosier healthcare consultant) talks about the open enrollment period for Medicare for 2021 that is currently underway through December 7th. This is the only time of year when more than 60 million Americans on Medicare -- 1,280,707 in Indiana -- can review their health coverage to find new health and drug plans and new benefits and, in the process, save money. And we have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University.

You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy

By Pallavi Gogoi • Oct 27, 2020

Stay out.

It's what people are being asked to tell each other. Less than 10 days ago, London banned people who live in different households from meeting each other indoors, to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

"Nobody wants to see more restrictions, but this is deemed to be necessary in order to protect Londoners' lives," London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the London Assembly.

A World Without Legal Abortion: How Activists Envision A 'Post-Roe' Nation

By Sarah McCammon • Oct 27, 2020

Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation could open the door to a world that many anti-abortion-rights activists have been envisioning for decades.

"I hope and pray that we will be in a world post-Roe v. Wade," said Carrie Murray Nellis, 41, an adoption attorney based in Georgia.

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