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Scott Tong

Washington, D.C.

Co-host at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Co-host at Here & Now

Co-host, @hereandnow from @NPR @WBUR. Author, A Village with My Name. Former China bureau chief, Marketplace.

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  • Judges and Supreme Court Justices trade topical jokes in annual D.C. mock trial

    1 week ago | wbur.org | Scott Tong

    Judges and Supreme Court Justices trade topical jokes in annual D.C. mock trialLawyers, judges, and Supreme Court Justices like Ketanji Brown Jackson converged in a D.C. theater to put literary figure Dr. Frankenstein on trial. The event, hosted annually by the Shakespeare Theater Company and Bard Association, brings topical humor to wonky subject matter. Here & Now's Scott Tong reports. This segment airs on April 11, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

  • ‘Scam Inc’ podcast shows how AI, crypto and social media are making online scams more sophisticated | Here & Now

    4 weeks ago | wbur.org | Scott Tong |Julia Corcoran

    The Economist podcast "Scam Inc." tells the story of the global online scam industry, which is growing larger and more sophisticated all the time.

  • What experts got wrong about the cholera epidemic of 1854

    Dec 6, 2024 | wbur.org | Scott Tong

    What experts got wrong about the cholera epidemic of 1854Click here for the original audio. The cholera epidemic of 1854 quickly killed more than 600 people in a neighborhood of London. Officials incorrectly assumed it spread through smelly air until one maverick doctor insisted that contaminated water was the culprit.

  • Surviving Thanksgiving when it's not your family

    Nov 28, 2024 | wbur.org | Scott Tong |Samantha Raphelson

    On the menu this Thanksgiving: turkey with a side of family drama. Many of us are not so thankful for this particular holiday. It can be stressful. Unresolved family conflicts can come up. Not to mention, many people are still reeling from post-election stress. But what if it’s not your family? Maybe you’re spending Thanksgiving with your partner’s family or your roommate’s. You don’t know what you’re walking into, so when things get tense, do you look at your shoes or your fork? What do you do?

  • She voted for Trump. He voted for Harris: How one couple navigates a political divide

    Nov 18, 2024 | wbur.org | Scott Tong

    She voted for Trump. He voted for Harris: How one couple navigates a political divideAn SUV passes Trump Vance and Harris Walz campaign signs. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)Just about two weeks after the election, the political ads are over, but there is still great division in the country. For many people, the political divide exists in their families. That is the case for Tracey and Ed Danka. She voted for President-elect Donald Trump and also attended the Jan.

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RT @NickKristof: Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It…

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RT @anneapplebaum: "At the current pace of advance, as per ISW, it would take Russia 83 years to capture the remaining 80% of Ukraine it do…

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RT @kyledcheney: NEW: The head of the criminal division in the Washington, D.C. US Attorney's Office abruptly resigned today for reasons t…