You Are Here is a weekly public affairs and news talk show from WERS 88.9FM at Emerson College. You Are Here explores issues commonly ignored by mainstream media outlets and covers issues of local and global importance. You Are Here takes a critical look at the politics and events that shape our world today. Past topics have included Global Warming, Election Coverage, Health Care, and Homelessness in Boston.
Download the podcast to listen to the show, and also hear interviews with national news makers such as Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay, Congressman Barney Frank, political commentator Ann Coulter, CNN's Lou Dobbs, and a few presidential candidates.
By Nicholas Garlow -- June 20, 2010 Estephanie Vásquez and César Augusto Muñoz Toro are two student-artists from Medellin studying art at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellin. They were given the opportunity to come to Boston to show their artwork and work with students from Emerson College.
By Nicholas Garlow -- June 19, 2010 Dr. Harold Urschel is an alcohol and drug addiction expert, stationed in Houston, Texas. He is the founder and CEO of the Urschel Science Recovery Institute, and recently visited Boston and WERS to discuss the problems the United States faces in the continued War on Drugs.
By Nicholas Garlow -- June 9, 2010 Mossville is a small community located in the southwest region of Louisiana. The community has been overtaken by industrial plants in the past 50 years, causing health and environmental concerns for its residents.
By Nicholas Garlow -- April 6, 2010 On Tuesday, March 29th, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Health Care for America Act into Law. The bill totals $940 billion, and is expected to insure 32 million more Americans over the next ten years. It affects students and students, and those currently uninsured.
By Justine Frostad -- March 30, 2010 Technology has completely changed the way people approach dating. Today, online dating services are recognized as the most widely used form of dating. There are over one thousand different dating sites available online and each year the number of active visitors increases.
By Nicolette Orlemans -- March 14, 2010 It all started on April 12, 1961. Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space and to orbit the Earth. Eight years later, Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin performed the first ever moon walk.
By Joshua Sackheim -- March 12, 2010 A strong push by Curling in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games has given the sport a new air of legitimacy, and popularity. I had the opportunity to discuss the sport with the USA Curling President.
By Kassandra Sundt -- March 8, 2010 Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts
is one of only a handful of publicly acknowledged gay politicians in the United
Sates. Representative Frank has been a member of Congress for almost three
decades.
By Nicholas Garlow -- February 27, 2010 In 2000, Indiana University student Jared Fogle became the face of the Subway sandwich company after numerous stories appeared profiling Fogles diet success with Subway sandwiches. Jared lost over 200 pounds on the diet, and eventually became a spokesman for the Subway company, inheriting the name, "Subway Jared."
By Nicholas Garlow -- February 27, 2010 Haiti is a Caribbean nation located just southwest of the United States. It's one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, and on January 12th of this year, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
You Are Here is a weekly public affairs and news talk show from WERS 88.9FM at Emerson College. You Are Here explores issues commonly ignored by mainstream media outlets and covers issues of local and global importance. You Are Here takes a critical look at the politics and events that shape our world today. Past topics have included Global Warming, Election Coverage, Health Care, and Homelessness in Boston.
