As Israel intensifies Gaza offensive, ceasefire and hostage deals at impasse
Here & Now Anytime
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🗓️ 2 September 2025
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And, Congress must pass a spending bill by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown. The Washington Post's Kadia Goba talks about where negotiations stand as lawmakers return from their summer recess.
Then, actor Graham Greene rose to stardom alongside Kevin Costner in the 1990 movie “Dances with Wolves.” Greene died on Monday at age 73, and Levi Rickert, editor and publisher of Native News Online, joins us to remember Greene’s legacy.
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| 0:00.0 | Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. |
| 0:11.5 | On the web at theshmit.org. |
| 0:15.8 | WBUR podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:20.2 | I've been out there trying to get the families of hostages to have a say in the future of their loved ones. |
| 0:27.5 | Israel continues to escalate its war in Gaza. |
| 0:30.9 | One negotiator says Netanyahu is jeopardizing the lives of countless Palestinians, |
| 0:35.1 | as well as the remaining Israeli hostages. |
| 0:46.4 | It's Tuesday, September 2nd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBWR. |
| 0:51.7 | I'm Chris Bentley. |
| 0:56.3 | Today on the show, was today your first day back at work after a little summer break? |
| 1:01.5 | It was for Congress, and it's deja vu all over again as lawmakers face the prospect of a government |
| 1:07.7 | shutdown if they don't pass some form of spending bill by the end of the month. |
| 1:12.0 | Also, Graham Green has died. |
| 1:14.6 | He belonged to the Oneida tribe and helped blaze a trail for indigenous actors on the big screen. |
| 1:20.4 | We are happy that Hollywood has really discovered. |
| 1:24.5 | Once again, Native America is in the talent, and our stories really need to be told. |
| 1:30.2 | But first, Palestinians are fleeing Israeli airstrikes in the heart of Gaza City. Israel is telling |
| 1:38.0 | people to leave the area, but the head of the Red Cross warned on Saturday that it would be |
| 1:42.5 | impossible to keep people safe during a mass |
| 1:45.2 | evacuation of Gaza City. Israel killed dozens of Palestinian civilians in the city over the weekend |
| 1:51.8 | as it pushes ahead with its plan to take full control of the Gaza Strip. That despite |
| 1:58.4 | international condemnation and even some dissent from within Israel, |
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