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Peter O'Dowd

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Here & Now Senior Editor at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Arizona-based senior editor, reporter, and guest host @HereandNow a co-production of @WBUR and @NPR.

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Articles

  • How the 2005 adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice' still bewitches us body and soul, 20 years later

    5 days ago | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd |Hafsa Quraishi |Kalyani Saxena

    Almost 20 years ago, Mr. Darcy strode across a misty field in a loose white shirt and enough yearning to knock a legion of Jane Austen fans dead. All to tell Elizabeth Bennett, “You have bewitched me body and soul and I love ... I love … I love you.

  • 'How to Win at Travel' book gives tips from 'The Points Guy' founder Brian Kelly | Here & Now

    1 month ago | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd |Emiko Tamagawa

    "How to Win at Travel" gives advice on maximizing credit card points and loyalty programs to stretch travel dollars.

  • A tribute to Bisbee the dog

    2 months ago | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd

    Those of you who’ve listened to this show over the years may remember the misadventures of my dog, Bisbee. She was a chihuahua who loved to run. She must have had some Italian greyhound in her blood because her little stick legs could beat me in a footrace.

  • Produce importers ‘panicking’ over tariff threat at the border

    2 months ago | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd

    Produce importers ‘panicking’ over tariff threat at the borderInside a warehouse at the Sykes Produce Company in Nogales, Ariz. This time of year, squash grown in Mexico is shipped to Nogales and then distributed around the country. (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now)Mexican farms provide 63% of the vegetables imported into the United States. And thanks to decades of free trade between the two neighboring countries, those products cross the border without any tariffs.

  • Reporters' notebook: How can we be less wasteful?

    2 months ago | wbur.org | Chris Bentley |Peter O'Dowd

    Chris Bentley Producer, Here & NowChris Bentley is a producer for Here & Now, where he has produced daily news and features since 2015. Chris came to the show from Chicago. Peter O'Dowd Senior Editor, Here & NowPeter O’Dowd has a hand in most parts of Here & Now — producing and overseeing segments, reporting stories and occasionally filling in as host. He came to Boston from KJZZ in Phoenix. Reporters' notebook: How can we be less wasteful?

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Peter O'Dowd
Peter O'Dowd @odowdpeter
1 Sep 23

I'm coming out of Twitter retirement (X?) to say, thank you @crowmedicine & Ketch Secor for spending some time with us.

Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show @crowmedicine

Ketch got the opportunity to talk with @odowdpeter & @WBUR about 25 years of #OCMS & #Jubilee....enjoy! https://t.co/Qvvf0BIMjR

Peter O'Dowd
Peter O'Dowd @odowdpeter
7 Apr 23

We need news that makes us smile. Thanks for offering up some slow-mo joy.

Arizona Game & Fish
Arizona Game & Fish @azgfd

🐢 A big thanks to @odowdpeter & @NPR's @hereandnow for visiting our wildlife center to meet the team & help spread the word about the adoptable tortoises who need forever homes! Great story - don't miss the part about Thanos, the doggiest tortoise 😆 https://t.co/WX3pa8q83U

Peter O'Dowd
Peter O'Dowd @odowdpeter
5 Apr 23

Cool to see it from that perspective. Always admired that church as I walked underneath the steeple.

Dorchester Reporter
Dorchester Reporter @DotNews

Historic steeple taken down for repairs on Second Church in Codman Sq. #Dorchester https://t.co/lwY63Dd2GR https://t.co/FjXGEbID5V