# Peter O’Dowd

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Reverse Course: Cloning, tracking and rebuilding to save animals on the brink

There are only a few hundred black-footed ferrets still living in the Western United States. But scientists have been able to clone ferrets from genetic specimens collected in the 1980s. Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd talks with Ryan Phelan, co-founder of Revive & Restore, an organization involved with …

The 'desperate cry' for affordable housing

More than 100 years ago, miners in Tonopah, Nev., risked their lives to pull a fortune of silver and gold from the nearby mountains. The mines are quiet now, but Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd visited the town of a little more than 2,000 people to learn why residents are betting that another boom is on …

Reverse Course: Sheep meet solar, AI detects wildfires

When farmer Bryant Parker noticed solar farms popping up in his area, he spotted an opportunity. Now, Parker brings his flock of sheep to several solar farms to chow down on grass. Here & Now’s Chris Bentley reports from central Illinois about the practice called agrivoltaics, or the combination of…

'Torched' and 'Wildfire Days' look at California's wildfires from the front lines

This summer, wildfires have swept across Europe, Northern Africa, Canada and the U.S. – and today’s episode features firsthand accounts of deadly fires in California. In Torched, CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti writes about political mismanagement of the 2025 Palisades Fire. He spoke with…

'How We Disappear' is a Stanford historian's take on our personal archives

Thomas Mullaney is a historian at Stanford University. After his father died, Mullaney began to think about the archive he left behind: papers, documents, photos, objects and more. How We Disappear is a personal and academic history of information – and the role information plays in a naturally cha…

‘Bridging Our Stories’ plays the Goldtown | Foundation for End of Life Care presents Dr. Lani Leary | Here and Now’s Peter O’Dowd | Fat Bear Week preview with Na Mee

Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Friday, September 18 “Bridging Our Stories” is a documentary film that follows the story of when Ketchikan’s last Filipino community center closes and a Filipina who has spent her life resisting her heritage travels to the Philippines to rediscover her roo…

Melting glaciers, crumbling mountains, and Alaska's climate crisis

Across Southeast Alaska, landslides have killed at least a dozen people since August 2015. Landslides happen across the U.S., but geologists say they’re inescapable in Southeast Alaska. In the latest installment of our climate series Reverse Course, Here & Now’s Chris Bentley reports on the role of…

Why some Americans are getting surprise medical-debt relief

When Brittany Gurney’s son was 14 months old, he had a medical emergency. The bill came out to $15,000. Gurney paid what she could, but it wasn’t enough. Her debt went to collections. But, a surprise letter arrived in the mail: Her debt had been forgiven. Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd reports on a comp…

Kevin Roose on the quasi-religious pursuit of artificial general intelligence

Over the past few months, some industry insiders have warned that rogue AI could escape its human creators, resulting in dangerous – and perhaps existential – consequences. But in his new book, Kevin Roose reminds readers that billionaire tech executives behind the technology have been fighting abo…

The independents who will decide Arizona's congressional races

Midterm elections are just days away, and Democrats in Arizona are trying to flip at least two congressional seats there. Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd checks in from a key battleground in the Democrats’ fight to regain Congress.Then, President Trump and other Republicans are facing backlash over comme…