Maya Shwayder was a freelancer producer for WBUR's Radio Boston.
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On National Intern Day, we explore the push to get State House interns paid
For 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...
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.
'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.
What to make the MBTA right now as safety incidents pile up
A 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.
How cities are dealing with increased rat reports
Are 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...
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It's a hot one: The heat wave, climate change and us
Boston'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...
Sharks, coyotes and bears, oh my! What to do if you encounter a wild animal
Massachusetts'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.
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.
The James Webb Space Telescope is sending back new, startling pictures of our universe
The 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.
Ask the Doctors: Where we're at with COVID rates and vaccines, and how much to worry about monkeypox
For the latest on the numbers, and whether we should be alarmed, we turned to the experts in another edition of "Ask the Doctors."