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Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts walks to the dugout after striking out against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Houston. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

05:16Oct 23, 2021

Houston Astros end Boston Red Sox season in ALCS Game 6

Boston.com sports writer Khari Thompson joined WBUR's Weekend Edition to discuss the end of the Boston Red Sox post-season run, and what may have contributed to the team's sudden collapse to the Houston Astros in the 2021 ALCS.

Red Sox run out of fight, fall to Astros in ALCS Game 6
Head of the Charles Regatta: After pandemic hiatus, rowers celebrate Boston return
Consider This: The pandemic has turned Martha's Vineyard's housing crunch into a crisis
Annissa Essaibi George talks about race, her personal story at WBUR Town Hall
Week in Review: Acting Mayor Janey declares homelessness a public health crisis, and the latest on COVID boosters and vaccines for children
The latest on boosters, 'Mass and Cass,' and Boston's mayoral race

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A Boston-area school classroom that has been empty since March 2020 when schools began to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. teacher turnover was flat, but diversity increased during the pandemic

Teacher turnover stayed pretty steady in 2020. But where the turnover occurred bucked historical trends.

Oct 22, 2021

Boston implemented a pilot program to provide free fares on route 28 from Mattapan to Ruggles Station. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Free transit had benefits but may not be sustainable, Worcester study concludes

The report finds the Worcester Regional Transit Authority outperformed peer agencies -- including the MBTA -- when it came to recovering ridership lost during the pandemic.

Oct 22, 2021

Thalia Zedek (left) with members of the band Come. (Courtesy Mark C)

Thalia Zedek and the perennial rock of Come’s ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’

Over 25 years after the release of the band’s album, Come’s expanded reissue is an intimately detailed portrait of Boston’s grunge ambassadors at their gritty peak.

Oct 22, 2021

Lynsday Allyn Cox and Michael Underhill in the Huntington’s production of "Witch." (Courtesy T Charles Erickson)

Huntington's 'Witch' asks how we're shaped by our desires

The entertaining play by Jen Silverman focuses on the complicated relationship between the neighborhood outcast and a leather-clad devil.

Oct 22, 2021

Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro perform their cabaret in Kennebunkport, Maine. (Courtesy Celebrity Series Boston)

NPR’s Ari Shapiro reveals his cheeky side in ‘Och & Oy!’, a cabaret with Alan Cumming

The All Things Considered host makes his Boston debut in the two-man cabaret alongside Broadway star and Tony Award-winning Actor Alan Cumming at Symphony Hall Sunday.

Oct 22, 2021

An MBTA Green Line train leaving Science Park Station en route to Lechmere. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Green Line extension is hit with another delay

The MBTA will postpone the opening of a Green Line Extension stop in Somerville by three months, and the already-delayed May 2022 goal for the remainder of the megaproject may...

Oct 21, 2021

The fight over Lawrence Public Schools

After a physical altercation at Lawrence High School grabbed media attention earlier this month, the city is debating who controls its schools. Is it time to end its 10-year receivership?

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17:45Oct 21, 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren urges Democrats to be open to compromise

Plus, we get the latest in the fight to end receivership of Lawrence Public Schools, and discuss how women have been depicted through myths and fairytales, and what that tells...

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47:47Oct 21, 2021

In this May 2021 file photo, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses are prepared for members of the community 12 years and up, at a clinic in southeast Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

So far, 289 health care providers have submitted orders in anticipation of the approval of a vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, according to Health and Human Services Secretary...

Oct 21, 2021

Boston City Council votes to bar police from using new surveillance tech without approval

The Boston City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday barring local police from using new surveillance technologies without the council's approval. It would also ban Boston public school officials from sharing...

Oct 21, 2021

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How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

We take listener calls with Maria Tatar, the author of "The Heroine with 1001 Faces" and the chair of the Program in Folklore and Mythology...

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18:11Oct 21, 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren outside her home in Cambridge, March 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

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11:40Oct 21, 2021

People wait outside of the Southampton Street Shelter in the Mass & Cass area earlier this year. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

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14:33Oct 20, 2021

On a one-mile stretch between Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Boston, it's not uncommon to witness people using drugs. Here, we’ve digitally blurred this person’s face to prevent identification. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

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47:44Oct 20, 2021

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Moderna, J&J recipients could soon be eligible for boosters

For more on the FDA decision, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Dr. Ofer Levy. He is a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee and the director of the...

04:37Oct 21, 2021

Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George speaks to the news media after voting on Election Day. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Annissa Essaibi George's journey — the mother, the teacher and the would-be-mayor of Boston

"We've got to make sure that we're filling pot holes, repairing our sidewalks, building playgrounds, picking up the trash and turning on the lights," she said. "It's not sexy. It's...

06:28Oct 21, 2021

Kirsten Cairns, foreground, watches as Matthew DiBattista sings in a rehearsal for "Curlew River." (Courtesy Enigma Chamber Opera)

5 things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Plus, a production of “Witch” at The Huntington and a “boo-tanical” garden experience for children.

Oct 21, 2021

Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

The president met with Democratic leaders yesterday, including Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark. Clark joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.

04:42Oct 20, 2021

Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George on the campaign trail. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

Sparks flew Tuesday night in the latest Boston mayoral debate as Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George battled over key issues like housing and transportation. Tuesday night's debate, hosted...

Oct 20, 2021

The Magnetic Fields (Courtesy The Magnetic Fields)

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

The eclectic group got its start in Boston around 1988, although initially under different monikers. They settled upon The Magnetic Fields in 1990, but by everyone’s account, including bandleader Stephin...

Oct 20, 2021

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

This year’s lineup of fiction, non-fiction, and short format films at the Boston Asian American Film Festival capture “a wide range and diversity at the core of who the film...

Oct 20, 2021

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

Boston's acting Mayor Kim Janey is declaring homelessness and addiction issues near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard a public health crisis.

04:39Oct 19, 2021

Acting Mayor Kim Janey. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass

Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey is scheduled to make a public health announcement Tuesday, and is expected to unveil a new plan to address homelessness, addiction, and the ongoing problems...

Oct 19, 2021

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Houston Astros end Boston Red Sox season in ALCS Game 6

More Boston Headlines

Mass. teacher turnover was flat, but diversity increased during the pandemic

Free transit had benefits but may not be sustainable, Worcester study concludes

Thalia Zedek and the perennial rock of Come’s ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’

Huntington's 'Witch' asks how we're shaped by our desires

NPR’s Ari Shapiro reveals his cheeky side in ‘Och & Oy!’, a cabaret with Alan Cumming

The Green Line extension is hit with another delay

The fight over Lawrence Public Schools

Radio Boston

Senator Elizabeth Warren urges Democrats to be open to compromise

Radio Boston

State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

Boston City Council votes to bar police from using new surveillance tech without approval

Radio Boston

How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

Radio Boston

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

Radio Boston

The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

Radio Boston

The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

Radio Boston

More Boston Headlines

Moderna, J&J recipients could soon be eligible for boosters

Annissa Essaibi George's journey — the mother, the teacher and the would-be-mayor of Boston

5 things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass

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Houston Astros end Boston Red Sox season in ALCS Game 6

Mass. teacher turnover was flat, but diversity increased during the pandemic

Free transit had benefits but may not be sustainable, Worcester study concludes

Thalia Zedek and the perennial rock of Come’s ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’

Huntington's 'Witch' asks how we're shaped by our desires

NPR’s Ari Shapiro reveals his cheeky side in ‘Och & Oy!’, a cabaret with Alan Cumming

The Green Line extension is hit with another delay

The fight over Lawrence Public Schools

Senator Elizabeth Warren urges Democrats to be open to compromise

State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

Boston City Council votes to bar police from using new surveillance tech without approval

How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

Moderna, J&J recipients could soon be eligible for boosters

Annissa Essaibi George's journey — the mother, the teacher and the would-be-mayor of Boston

5 things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass