
Deepa Fernandes
@deepafern
Now: cohost @NPR’s @hereandnow. Past: radio/print journo. Always: Mama. Yogi. 2x immigrant - India-born, Aussie-raised, U.S-settled, on Ohlone land.
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One of the best books I’ve read — so much heart and info for those of us living with elders & dementia. Thank you Sandeep Jauhar

“It’s troubling that President Donald J. Trump is resurrecting a Trump policy that's inconsistent with US asylum law, which has been on the books for 7 decades, and imposes restrictions that would eviscerate asylum seekers’ legal rights” Krish O'Mara Vignarajah and Deepa Fernandes 🎧👇 wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

HAPPENING NOW: LAST FEW MINUTES of Title 42 and no signs or indications of an invasion or rush to border. Lots of military force, concertina wire, DPS, drones & few hundred migrants waiting 4 hours to turn themselves to a fickle nation. Dianne Solis ✍🏽 Arcelia Martin

Thank you Here & Now for highlighting these beautiful words of gratitude for #childcare providers: hubs.li/Q01PCly20. Need a Friday pick-me-up? Read this piece and then say #thankyouchildcare to a provider in your life. #ProviderAppreciationDay Deepa Fernandes @ABaileyLocke

Oh hey, this was my story with the great Deepa Fernandes. What a nice surprise.

>> Guatemalan authorities imprisoned my father, journalist #JoséRubénZamora 297 days ago & elPeriódico was forced to shut down on May 15. I joined Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes to discuss what the closure of elPeriódico means for Guatemala: wbur.org/hereandnow/202… v/NPR Here & Now


Loved talking with Deepa Fernandes on @npr's Here & Now today Our story asks: "Will California crack down on cash apps that trap women in debt?" wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Got to join Deepa Fernandes on Here & Now to talk about DACA, and so thankful for Norma’s leadership. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

My two cents on post election mood in #Turkey with Deepa Fernandes and Here & Now wbur.org/hereandnow/202…



The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in a case over water rights, with Justice Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion. Monte Mills, Director of UW Law's Native American Law Center, spoke with Deepa Fernandes, cohost of Here & Now, on the issue. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…


"There's a waitlist of 14 months for our daughter to get into daycare, one of us had to stop working because there was literally no other option." Danny from our NC #StrollingThunder family on Here & Now about the #ChildCare crisis: wbur.fm/3qSG2NP @wbur Deepa Fernandes


I was happy to join Deepa Fernandes on Here & Now to talk about my story on two friends and the betrayal that tore them apart. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

🔊 Listen to LIRS President and CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah discuss the recent block of the Biden administration’s asylum restrictions: wbur.fm/3rKoKTt Here & Now Deepa Fernandes

I sat down w/Deepa Fernandes, host of Here & Now to discuss "Lies About Black People." I really appreciate what Deepa & NPR do on the real issues we face today. I hope you also find this conversation helpful on your #antiracist journey! wbur.org/hereandnow/202… #npr #hereandnow


Enjoyed chatting w/ Deepa Fernandes NPR Here & Now. We discussed the current uptick, should folks change behavior, & my own case... which she learned of when she saw my banged-up face while she was suffering from Covid while camping in an Aussie rain forest. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…