Maya ShwayderFormer StaffEmail EmailMaya Shwayder was a freelancer producer for WBUR's Radio Boston.Recently publishedOn National Intern Day, we explore the push to get State House interns paidFor those who want to work in politics in Massachusetts, an unpaid internship can be a foot in the door. But only some can afford to take those roles. We...ResumeRadio Boston13:35Jul 28, 2022Who's watching the white supremacists?U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins fills us in on the state and federal responses to the recent far-right marches and activity in Boston.ResumeRadio Boston13:51Jul 27, 2022'Mass. and Cass': What is working, what isn't and who is responsible?Business and law enforcement leaders join to discuss the outlook for the center of the city's addiction crisis.ResumeRadio Boston17:28Jul 27, 2022What to make the MBTA right now as safety incidents pile upA fire on the Orange Line last week and a runaway Red Line train this week are the latest in a string of incidents the beleaguered MBTA has experienced.ResumeRadio Boston16:32Jul 26, 2022How cities are dealing with increased rat reportsAre there more rats are we are just seeing rats more often? Our reporter Walt Wuthmann dives into his reporting, and John Ulrich from Boston's Inspectional Services joins us to...ResumeRadio Boston12:25Jul 25, 2022AdvertisementIt's a hot one: The heat wave, climate change and usBoston's temperatures are soaring about 90 degrees for most of this week. We break down what we need to learn from this experience to better prepare for a very warm...ResumeRadio Boston04:11Jul 20, 2022Sharks, coyotes and bears, oh my! What to do if you encounter a wild animalMassachusetts's land and water is teeming with life. Here's how to behave appropriately if you meet an animal, small or large, in the great outdoors.ResumeRadio Boston18:46Jul 18, 2022Who is Boston's new police commissioner and what could we expect?We'll have the story from WBUR's senior correspondent, and a former colleague on to speak about the future of the Boston Police Department.ResumeRadio Boston16:05Jul 14, 2022The James Webb Space Telescope is sending back new, startling pictures of our universeThe first new images of our cosmos came out this week. We're joined by a local star and space enthusiast to help us marvel at these new 13-billion-year-old stars.ResumeRadio Boston12:35Jul 13, 2022Ask the Doctors: Where we're at with COVID rates and vaccines, and how much to worry about monkeypoxFor the latest on the numbers, and whether we should be alarmed, we turned to the experts in another edition of "Ask the Doctors."ResumeRadio Boston18:12Jul 12, 2022Next Page
On National Intern Day, we explore the push to get State House interns paidFor those who want to work in politics in Massachusetts, an unpaid internship can be a foot in the door. But only some can afford to take those roles. We...ResumeRadio Boston13:35Jul 28, 2022
Who's watching the white supremacists?U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins fills us in on the state and federal responses to the recent far-right marches and activity in Boston.ResumeRadio Boston13:51Jul 27, 2022
'Mass. and Cass': What is working, what isn't and who is responsible?Business and law enforcement leaders join to discuss the outlook for the center of the city's addiction crisis.ResumeRadio Boston17:28Jul 27, 2022
What to make the MBTA right now as safety incidents pile upA fire on the Orange Line last week and a runaway Red Line train this week are the latest in a string of incidents the beleaguered MBTA has experienced.ResumeRadio Boston16:32Jul 26, 2022
How cities are dealing with increased rat reportsAre there more rats are we are just seeing rats more often? Our reporter Walt Wuthmann dives into his reporting, and John Ulrich from Boston's Inspectional Services joins us to...ResumeRadio Boston12:25Jul 25, 2022
It's a hot one: The heat wave, climate change and usBoston's temperatures are soaring about 90 degrees for most of this week. We break down what we need to learn from this experience to better prepare for a very warm...ResumeRadio Boston04:11Jul 20, 2022
Sharks, coyotes and bears, oh my! What to do if you encounter a wild animalMassachusetts's land and water is teeming with life. Here's how to behave appropriately if you meet an animal, small or large, in the great outdoors.ResumeRadio Boston18:46Jul 18, 2022
Who is Boston's new police commissioner and what could we expect?We'll have the story from WBUR's senior correspondent, and a former colleague on to speak about the future of the Boston Police Department.ResumeRadio Boston16:05Jul 14, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope is sending back new, startling pictures of our universeThe first new images of our cosmos came out this week. We're joined by a local star and space enthusiast to help us marvel at these new 13-billion-year-old stars.ResumeRadio Boston12:35Jul 13, 2022
Ask the Doctors: Where we're at with COVID rates and vaccines, and how much to worry about monkeypoxFor the latest on the numbers, and whether we should be alarmed, we turned to the experts in another edition of "Ask the Doctors."ResumeRadio Boston18:12Jul 12, 2022