Behind the scenes at the DNC

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Here & Now's Chris Bentley joins us to talk about what he's hearing at the Democratic National Convention ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' acceptance speech. And, a study published in JAMA Oncology found that spouses of cancer patients were at a significantly higher risk of suicide and death compared to those married to people without cancer. Angus Chen, cancer reporter at STAT, joins us. Then, Netflix's "The Decameron" follows a group of aristocrats escaping to an Italian villa in the countryside to avoid the Black Plague in the mid-1300s. Creator and executive producer Kathleen Jordan joins us.

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0:28.0	where we bring you the news of the day to keep you up to speed
0:31.0	along with some arts and culture to help you kick back. Go on and subscribe, follow and share. Let's get
0:37.1	started. Let me be clear to my Republican friends at home watching. If you vote for Kamala Harris in 2024 you're not a Democrat,
0:46.1	you're a patriot.
0:48.4	Messaging to lure Republicans coming from the floor of the Democratic National Convention.
0:55.0	It is Thursday, August 22nd. From NPR and W-W-B-U-R Boston, welcome to hear and now any time. I'm Shirley jihad. Today on the show, the realities of
1:16.8	caregiving, not for the faint of heart, and then a satirical romp, through the black plague, we talk with the creator of the
1:26.4	mini-series, The Decamron. I'm hoping that it has a touch of Monty Python, a
1:32.1	touch of the favorite, Amadeus.
1:36.2	First now, the Democrats have had a rousing week in Chicago, and tonight is the big night with Democratic presidential nominee
1:44.8	Kamala Harris delivering her address. It's been a historic sprint to this point for
1:50.2	her. This week the Democrats seem to be recapturing some of the all-American
1:55.5	messaging talking freedom, football, and patriotism. Our own Chris Bentley is based in Chicago and he's been out on the streets and inside the convention hall this week
2:07.4	And he's here now to share some observations and Chris we're having this conversation at the beautiful
2:13.7	headquarters of our own affiliate Chicago public media. Yes indeed. Right here
2:18.8	overlooking Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline and it's so great to be face to face with you.
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