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Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.
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Imagine you're accused of something horrific. You swear you didn't do it, but someone says they witnessed it: your own brother. Sophia Johnson was newly married with a baby on the way when she became the prime suspect in her mother-in-law's brutal murder. WBUR's Amory Sivertson reexamines a case unsolved, a family torn apart, and the woman who wasn't believed.
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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.
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Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
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Season 4: "Postmortem" is about the stolen bodies of Harvard and the gray market for human remains. Find out what happened at Harvard Medical School: how body parts were stolen and sold across the country. Who did this and why?
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For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Soon, you’ll need a subscription to keep full access to this show, and to other New York Times podcasts, ...
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Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life. In each episode, hosts and reporters Yasmin Amer and Andrea Asuaje search the world for good news stories that will restore your faith in humanity. A production of WBUR.
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On the podcast Anything for Selena, Apple Podcasts’ Show of the Year of 2021, Maria García combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena's legacy. She also explores the indelible mark she left on Latino identity and belonging, whether it’s fatherhood, big-butt politics, and the fraught relationship with whiteness and language.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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An exploration of the life that happens before, behind, and beyond the spotlight. Host Geoff Edgers paints intimate, sound-rich, and surprising portraits of some of the most creative people in the world. The first season includes: Norm Macdonald, Ava Duvernay, Ms. Pat, Hanson and David Letterman. A collaboration between WBUR and The Washington Post.
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A public radio series about sound, music, and listening. From WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station.
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Commentaries on music from NPR's Here and Now and elsewhere... Author Tim Riley has written books on the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Madonna, and his most recent title is FEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA (Picador 2005). He is at work on a major new biography of John Lennon for W.W. Norton slated for 2009. His music commentary is featured regularly on NPR's HERE AND NOW, the nationally-syndicated show produced weekdays out of WBUR-FM in Boston.
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A four minute weekly radio comic strip. ...It's what Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne might be hotly debating as they walk into the studio -- just before they get on mic. This short radiostrip plays out in the kitchen of 11 Central Ave, the home of an extended family where a hodgepodge of other characters regularly drops in.As they rush around in the morning drinking coffee, reading the paper, looking for their shoes, they're talking about everything from the most compelling topics of our ti ...
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NEXT was a radio show and podcast that aired its final episode in May 2021 after a successful five-year run. The weekly program focused on New England, one of America's oldest places, at a time of change. NEXT was produced at Connecticut Public Radio and featured stories from journalists across the New England News Collaborative. Most recently, the program was hosted by Morgan Springer. With New England as our laboratory, NEXT asked questions about how we power our society, how we move aroun ...
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In September, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performed George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. Cognoscenti spoke to her about her lifelong love of the piano and how it informs her role as a public servant.Af WBUR
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Celebrating emerging artists with WBUR's 2024 Makers
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Each year, the arts and culture reporting team at WBUR put together a list of some of the best emerging artists of color in our region. Three Makers and WBUR arts and culture reporter Arielle Gray join Radio Boston to discuss.Af WBUR
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A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.Af WBUR
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A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.Af WBUR
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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. We discuss the latest in politics with Jonathan Martin of Politico and Julia Terruso of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Then, former President Donald Trump is vowing to "save vaping." His promise comes after he reportedly met with a leading e-cigarette representa…
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The growing controversy around a CBS interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The interview centered on Israel's treatment of Palestinians and generated intense controversy.Af WBUR & NPR
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The stakes of the U.S. election for the world
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With Russia’s war against Ukraine, the wider war in the Middle East, the border issues with Mexico -- the world is watching the U.S. presidential election more than ever. We hear from international observers in Europe in Latin America to Africa about why how you vote matters to the rest of the world.…
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The stakes of the U.S. election for the world
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With Russia’s war against Ukraine, the wider war in the Middle East, the border issues with Mexico -- the world is watching the U.S. presidential election more than ever. We hear from international observers in Europe in Latin America to Africa about why how you vote matters to the rest of the world.…
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This week in politics: Trump insults Detroit, Obama scolds Black men
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Former President Barack Obama made his first appearance on the campaign trail.Af WBUR & NPR
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TD Bank pays $3 billion in money laundering settlement
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TD Bank admitted it failed to curb money laundering through its financial services.Af WBUR & NPR
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Rabbi reflects on what it means to be Jewish ahead of Yom Kippur
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Yom Kippur begins Friday night. It is Judaism's holiest day and many Jewish people fast and seek forgiveness.Af WBUR & NPR
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Virtuoso pianist Lang Lang honored with a Hollywood star
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Lang Lang also released the album "Saint-Saëns."Af WBUR & NPR
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Former President Donald Trump vowed to 'save vaping' last month after a private meeting with a leading e-cigarette representative. The story shows how big businesses can influence Washington politicians.Af WBUR & NPR
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TikTok tried to keep these documents secret. Here's what they show about the app
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Kentucky is one of 14 states suing TikTok for failing to protect kids on the app.Af WBUR & NPR
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Native communities in Louisiana working to restore river cane
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In Louisiana, river cane has been essential to the environment and the culture of Native tribes. But this type of bamboo is vanishing there.Af WBUR & NPR
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
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Nihon Hidankyo is a grassroots movement of people who survived the 1945 nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Nobel committee said the group helped demonstrate through witness testimony “that nuclear weapons must never be used again."Af WBUR & NPR
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Father of Israeli-American captured by Hamas pushes for ceasefire one year after Oct. 7 attacks
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Edan Alexander was taken hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. He's one of the four American captives still believed to be alive in Gaza.Af WBUR & NPR
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Hurricane Milton devastated coastal St. Lucie County
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Several tornados hit that area, causing multiple deaths and extensive damage to local infrastructure.Af WBUR & NPR
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As Haiti's gang violence surges, can Kenyan peacekeepers make a difference?
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The latest uptick in violence comes several months after Kenyan peacekeeping troops arrived in the country to help restore order in Haiti.Af WBUR & NPR
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Students working to fill gaps in child brain development research
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The functional near-infrared spectroscopy cap, or fNIRS cap, is used to study the brain activity of children. But it has limits.Af WBUR & NPR
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How one woman is working to keep the Wampanoag language alive in Mass.
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When Jessie Little Doe Baird co-founded the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project to reteach her language to her community and her family. She joins Radio Boston to talk about the project.Af WBUR
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How to make Boston's election-inspired cocktail, the Ward 8
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We talk with Thea Engst, a long-time bartender, writer and author of a handful of cocktail books, about the Ward 8, Boston's election-inspired cocktail.Af WBUR
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The Patriots need a savior. Here comes Drake Maye
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Drake Maye, the highly-touted 22-year-old rookie quarterback, will make his first start for the New England Patriots on Sunday. Khari D. Thompson, of B-Side Sports, joins Radio Boston to discuss.Af WBUR
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Teen competitors preview the 4-H goat shows at the Topsfield Fair
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The Topsfield Fair wraps up this weekend, and there are there are plenty of agricultural competitions packed into the last few days. Two high school-age competitors and an event organizer join WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the goat competitions.Af WBUR
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Visual artist Maria Servellón creates with a little magic and a lot of herself
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The 34-year-old writes, produces and directs her own films. Her calling card is dreamlike, emotional authenticity.Af WBUR
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty draws a line from Donald Trump’s appearance as a savvy businessman on The Apprentice to his belief in tariffs as a powerful tool to benefit the U.S. economy, and even prevent war.Af WBUR
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Gun ownership in America has long been associated with the political right. Forty-five percent of Republicans and conservative independents own a firearm, compared to 20 percent of their liberal counterparts, according to a 2023 Pew survey. But in recent years, gun ownership has been changing. More liberals are buying firearms, and left-leaning gun…
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