The deadline to get a Real ID is approaching. Here's what you need to know

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🗓️ 11 April 2025

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The deadline to get a Real ID is May 7. After that, U.S. residents will need a Real ID, a passport or other approved identification to travel domestically and enter federal buildings. Georgia Commissioner of Driver Services Spencer Moore joins us. And, author and chef Eric Adjepong talks about his newest cookbook, "Ghana to the World." Then, Grammy-nominated composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol fuses traditional Turkish music with other styles on a custom electric oud. WBUR's Andrea Shea shares more about his work.

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0:00.0	Support for here and now anytime comes from MathWorks, creator of MATLAB and Simulink software for technical computing and model-based design.
0:09.2	MathWorks accelerating the pace of discovery in engineering and science. Learn more at Mathworks.com.
0:17.5	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:28.8	We're creeping in on the best time of the year.
0:30.5	I'm talking about summer people.
0:33.0	Maybe you're planning an idyllic getaway to the relaxing shores of Florida.
0:36.6	Want to try your luck at the slot machines in Vegas?
0:41.3	Maybe you want to get down with the good folks in New Orleans.
0:47.9	Choose your adventure.
0:49.4	But if it's in the U.S. of A and you're planning to take this to get there,
0:55.1	don't even think about booking a domestic flight without this very important document.
1:01.1	It's Friday, April 11th, and this is here now anytime from NPR and WBUR Boston.
1:08.2	I'm Shiko Theuri in for Chris Bentley.
1:18.8	Thank you. WBUR Boston. I'm Shiko Theuri in for Chris Bentley. Today on the show, you have less than a month to secure a real ID if you're planning to hop onto a domestic flight anytime soon.
1:29.0	Speaking of flights, we take a culinary trip to Ghana, where chef Eric Ejepong has his roots.
1:35.3	He captures the country's delicious recipes in his new cookbook, Ghana to the world, including one that invokes childhood memories.
1:42.8	Fried dough, you know, it's a donut.
1:45.2	And In Ghana specifically, it has traces of nutmeg
1:48.6	or other sort of warm spices like clove and cinnamon.
1:51.3	The yeast that really just sort of is the backbone,
1:54.4	and it's fried, and it's as simple as you can get.
1:59.7	Cannot wait for that.
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