Lynn Menegon

Producer, Here & Now

Lynn Menegon has been a producer with Here & Now since 2001. Previously she was a news writer and producer for WBUR and also for WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She has also worked in local cable television. Whenever she is not working, she is dancing.

Recently published

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The importance of protecting democracy, avoiding further division after Trump assassination attempt

Both Democrats and Republicans have called for toned-down rhetoric.

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10:48Jul 15, 2024

(L to R) Choreographer Jack Murphy, Sam Phillips as Lord Debling, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Episode 303 of "Bridgerton." (Liam Daniel/Netflix)

Choreographing 'Bridgerton' is much more than just steps

The second half of season three of "Bridgerton" just dropped on Netflix.

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09:50Jun 13, 2024

An aerial picture shows the abandoned site of the weekend attack on the Supernova desert music Festival by Palestinian militants near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert in southern Israel on Oct. 10, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Mother pleads for 21-year-old daughter last seen at music festival in Israel to return home

Maizel's daughter Adi is missing after attending a music festival near the Gaza border that was attacked by Hamas militants.

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06:19Oct 10, 2023

Flowers are piled around crosses with the names of the victims killed in the school shooting at Robb Elementary School. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Uvalde pastors reflect on 1 year since school shooting at Robb Elementary

It's been one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary school. The shooting left 17 others injured.

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09:36May 24, 2023

U.S. Army 3rd Division 3-7 Bradley fighting vehicles take up a position along a road March 19, 2003 inside the demilitarized zone between Kuwait and Iraq. (Scott Nelson/Getty Images)

Iraqi refugee remembers how his life and his country changed when the U.S. invaded 20 years ago

Naseer Nouri, who the Washington Post called their "fixer extraordinaire" in Baghdad in the early years of the war. From 2003-2008, Nouri helped Post journalists report from some of the...

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06:31Mar 23, 2023

Who doesn't love tacos? (Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit)

What makes a great taco?

Texas Monthly taco editor Jose Ralat shares his list of the best taquerias in the state.

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09:44Nov 8, 2022

Black environmentalists concerned they were 'not at the table' to help craft Biden climate agenda

The climate bill the president signed recently has several items for disadvantaged communities. But within the climate justice movement, some say the fundamental problems will remain.

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10:52Sep 5, 2022

Tree-ring increment cores collected from bigcone Douglas fir trees growing on Mount Pinos in Southern California. Each growth ring is a couplet of light colored spring wood and dark colored summer wood. Wide rings form in wet years and narrow rings form in dry years. (Daniel Griffin 2022)

Rising temperatures are harming trees

Tree expert Daniel Griffin shares what tree growth rings in southern California tell him about cycles of drought over centuries in North America.

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09:32Aug 2, 2022

Why the 'Jaws' film theme music is terrifying

Music historian Jon Burlingame joins us to explain.

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02:04Jul 21, 2022

A black-tip sharks is seen swimming during near Durban, South Africa (Photo by Michele Spatari/ AFP via Getty Images)

Sharks aren't out to get you, even though 'Jaws' music makes it seem that way

A string of close encounters with sharks recently on both coasts have left beach goers and officials worried, and some of New York City's most popular beaches have closed.

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09:03Jul 21, 2022