Checking in on Mass. and Cass a month after the tent sweep

WBUR senior correspondent Deborah Becker joins Radio Boston to discuss what happens to people who come to "Mass. and Cass" for addiction services after the city cleared tent encampments.

Banners in Roxbury's Grove Hall honor Black women leaders, past and present

More than 200 banners are now hung around Roxbury honoring Black women leaders in the city. Radio Boston is joined by Ed Gaskin is the executive director of Grove Hall...

After weeks of uncertainty, Beacon Hill green-lights extra money for shelter system

After weeks of back-and-forth, state lawmakers passed a supplemental budget on Monday. Gov. Maura Healey signed it as soon as it landed on her desk.

Your favorite classic Christmas music might have New England ties

Radio Boston revisits its 2021 conversation with Joe Bennett, a professor and musicologist at Berklee School of Music, about some local Christmas classics that we've come to love over the...

How 'Boston Ball' changed the way basketball is played

Clayton Trutor, author of the book "Boston Ball," joined Radio Boston to talk about how a revival of fast, scrappy basketball in 1980s Boston helped change the way basketball is...

Rep. Lori Trahan takes place in key Democratic Caucus position ahead of 2024 election

Radio Boston talks with Massachusetts Rep. Lori Trahan, who will co-chair the Democratic Policy and Communications Commission at a critical time ahead of the 2024 election.

What state lawmakers are debating as they try to pass a supplemental budget

Chris Van Buskirk of the Boston Herald joins us from the State House to talk about what's at stake as lawmakers try to come to a consensus on a nearly...

Members of this prison debate league are scoring wins on and off the stage

Radio Boston talks with Daniel Throop and George Vicente of the National Prison Debate League. The two men were part of a team of formerly incarcerated people who recently debated...

Wu on the latest at 'Mass. and Cass,' her transportation goals and Boston's winter plans

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins Radio Boston to discuss the latest at the area known as "Mass. and Cass," her transportation goals for 2024 and the city's winter plans.

When will you be able to visit a cannabis café in Massachusetts?

Radio Boston talks with Cannabis Control Commission Bruce Stebbins about where cannabis cafés stand today.

Sen. Warren calls for two-state solution for Israel and Gaza

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for peace between Israel and Hamas, but stopped short of calling for a permanent ceasefire. Instead, Warren said peace means a political solution, a...

Radio Boston

16:55Nov 29, 2023

Kendall Square was almost a central hub for NASA — until the plan fell apart

Boston Globe reporter Scott Kirsner joins Radio Boton to talk about the unrealized promise of Kendall Square as a key NASA hub and what it could've meant for the region.

Radio Boston

06:41Nov 29, 2023

How to take care of your mental health during the holiday season

For many, the holidays are a time of fun and hope. But for others, the holiday season is a low point. Being in a region where the sun sets by...

Radio Boston

10:43Nov 28, 2023

What happened to the New England Patriots?

After this Sunday's loss, the Patriots, once one of football's greatest dynasties, is now the third-worst team in the league. And it looks like Bill Belichick's time could soon be...

Radio Boston

07:18Nov 28, 2023

Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops during a rehearsal for the Holiday Pops concerts at Symphony Hall. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Conductor Keith Lockhart reflects on 50 years of Holiday Pops and previews what's to come

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joins Radio Boston to preview this year's Holiday Pops. The annual holiday tradition turns 50 this year and we look back on what five decades...

Radio Boston

12:35Nov 28, 2023

An MBTA Green Line train pulling out of Longwood Station in Brookline. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Greater Boston communities debate multifamily zoning around MBTA as end-of-year deadline approaches

State Rep. Andy Vargas talks about the MBTA Communities Act, the landmark housing law he championed, and how the debate around the law is playing out in communities.

Radio Boston

13:08Nov 27, 2023

In Newton, a bitter battle over multifamily houses

In Newton, where median home value surpasses $1.5 million, city leaders are in the midst of a contentious fight over how to comply with a state law that requires zoning...

Radio Boston

17:15Nov 27, 2023

Mass. Historical Society podcast explores momentous and bizarre objects from history

The Massachusetts Historical Society preserves hundreds of objects from the commonwealth's history. Some of those items and their pasts are the subject of a podcast from the organization called "The...

Radio Boston

12:14Nov 27, 2023

Why the OpenAI drama matters in Massachusetts

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is back at his post, less than a week after the company's board fired him. The chaos is sending shockwaves through the tech industry, and it...

Radio Boston

18:38Nov 22, 2023

A batch of Joe Frogger cookies. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Hidden North Shore history as told through Marblehead's signature rum and molasses cookie

Joe Frogger cookies have been featured on the menu at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Radio Boston

11:30Nov 22, 2023