Harvard President Claudine Gay receives anger and support after congressional hearingHarvard President Claudine Gay enters this week in a midst of a firestorm, after testimony on Capitol Hill last week about antisemitism and free speech riled some members of the...ResumeRadio Boston07:266 hours agoA conversation with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick TutwilerRadio Boston sits down with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutweiler to discuss pandemic recovery, chronic absenteeism, and other pressing education issues.Radio Boston6 hours ago‘Murder in Boston’ documentary sheds light on the Charles Stuart case that set city aflameAdrian Walker of the Boston Globe and Boston historian and journalist Dart Adams joined Radio Boston to reflect on the 1989 Charles Stuart case.ResumeRadio Boston18:446 hours agoHow 2 local textiles artists teach peace and community through mending workshopsRev. Laura Everett and Vernee Wilkinson teach classes on sewing and the history of textiles in New England under the name of "Mending Church." Radio Boston speaks to the pair...Radio Boston7 hours agoFor the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to growAccording to a report released this week from the Boston Women's Workforce Council, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank, while the racial wage gap grew. We talk about...ResumeRadio Boston15:36Dec 8, 2023AdvertisementHow one expert believes we can do philanthropy right this seasonMakeeba McCreary, president of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund and co-author of a WBUR Cognoscenti piece about equitable and sustainable giving, joins Radio Boston to talk...Radio BostonDec 8, 2023A conversation with Toni Lynn Washington, Boston's 'Queen of Soul and Blues'Radio Boston talks with singer Toni Lynn Washington and WBUR arts contributor Noah Schaffer ahead of a celebration of Washington's career at Regent Theatre in Arlington.ResumeRadio Boston11:41Dec 8, 2023How to shop locally and sustainably for the holidaysRadio Boston talks with Boston Globe senior opinion writer and fashion designer Kimberly Atkins Stohr, who authored a new series arguing that that the textile industry is broken — but...ResumeRadio Boston10:58Dec 7, 2023Gov. Healey talks about what her new economic development plan means for the state"I've said for a long time now, the greatest challenge facing our state really is housing and a lack of housing that people can afford," said Healey on WBUR's Radio...ResumeRadio Boston35:21Dec 7, 2023Why we keep sending out holiday letters — no matter how stressful it isLaura McTaggart, contributor for WBUR's Cognoscenti, and local comedian Bethany Van Delft joined Radio Boston to talk about their traditions of sending holiday cards and letters.ResumeRadio Boston10:51Dec 6, 2023Why misinformation expert Joan Donovan filed a whistleblower complaint against HarvardRadio Boston talks with Joan Donovan, the misinformation scholar who claims Harvard University stopped supporting her work at the same time the school received a donation from Facebook's founder.ResumeRadio Boston10:23Dec 6, 2023Checking in on Mass. and Cass a month after the tent sweepWBUR 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.ResumeRadio Boston09:19Dec 5, 2023Banners in Roxbury's Grove Hall honor Black women leaders, past and presentMore 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...ResumeRadio Boston10:02Dec 5, 2023After weeks of uncertainty, Beacon Hill green-lights extra money for shelter systemAfter 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.ResumeRadio Boston11:29Dec 5, 2023Your favorite classic Christmas music might have New England tiesRadio 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...ResumeRadio Boston09:20Dec 4, 2023How 'Boston Ball' changed the way basketball is playedClayton 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...ResumeRadio Boston07:42Dec 4, 2023Rep. Lori Trahan takes place in key Democratic Caucus position ahead of 2024 electionRadio 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.ResumeRadio Boston13:53Dec 4, 2023What state lawmakers are debating as they try to pass a supplemental budgetChris 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...ResumeRadio Boston10:09Dec 1, 2023Members of this prison debate league are scoring wins on and off the stageRadio 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...ResumeRadio Boston14:47Dec 1, 2023Wu on the latest at 'Mass. and Cass,' her transportation goals and Boston's winter plansBoston 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.ResumeRadio Boston30:41Nov 30, 2023Next Page
Harvard President Claudine Gay receives anger and support after congressional hearingHarvard President Claudine Gay enters this week in a midst of a firestorm, after testimony on Capitol Hill last week about antisemitism and free speech riled some members of the...ResumeRadio Boston07:266 hours ago
A conversation with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick TutwilerRadio Boston sits down with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutweiler to discuss pandemic recovery, chronic absenteeism, and other pressing education issues.Radio Boston6 hours ago
‘Murder in Boston’ documentary sheds light on the Charles Stuart case that set city aflameAdrian Walker of the Boston Globe and Boston historian and journalist Dart Adams joined Radio Boston to reflect on the 1989 Charles Stuart case.ResumeRadio Boston18:446 hours ago
How 2 local textiles artists teach peace and community through mending workshopsRev. Laura Everett and Vernee Wilkinson teach classes on sewing and the history of textiles in New England under the name of "Mending Church." Radio Boston speaks to the pair...Radio Boston7 hours ago
For the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to growAccording to a report released this week from the Boston Women's Workforce Council, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank, while the racial wage gap grew. We talk about...ResumeRadio Boston15:36Dec 8, 2023
How one expert believes we can do philanthropy right this seasonMakeeba McCreary, president of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund and co-author of a WBUR Cognoscenti piece about equitable and sustainable giving, joins Radio Boston to talk...Radio BostonDec 8, 2023
A conversation with Toni Lynn Washington, Boston's 'Queen of Soul and Blues'Radio Boston talks with singer Toni Lynn Washington and WBUR arts contributor Noah Schaffer ahead of a celebration of Washington's career at Regent Theatre in Arlington.ResumeRadio Boston11:41Dec 8, 2023
How to shop locally and sustainably for the holidaysRadio Boston talks with Boston Globe senior opinion writer and fashion designer Kimberly Atkins Stohr, who authored a new series arguing that that the textile industry is broken — but...ResumeRadio Boston10:58Dec 7, 2023
Gov. Healey talks about what her new economic development plan means for the state"I've said for a long time now, the greatest challenge facing our state really is housing and a lack of housing that people can afford," said Healey on WBUR's Radio...ResumeRadio Boston35:21Dec 7, 2023
Why we keep sending out holiday letters — no matter how stressful it isLaura McTaggart, contributor for WBUR's Cognoscenti, and local comedian Bethany Van Delft joined Radio Boston to talk about their traditions of sending holiday cards and letters.ResumeRadio Boston10:51Dec 6, 2023
Why misinformation expert Joan Donovan filed a whistleblower complaint against HarvardRadio Boston talks with Joan Donovan, the misinformation scholar who claims Harvard University stopped supporting her work at the same time the school received a donation from Facebook's founder.ResumeRadio Boston10:23Dec 6, 2023
Checking in on Mass. and Cass a month after the tent sweepWBUR 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.ResumeRadio Boston09:19Dec 5, 2023
Banners in Roxbury's Grove Hall honor Black women leaders, past and presentMore 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...ResumeRadio Boston10:02Dec 5, 2023
After weeks of uncertainty, Beacon Hill green-lights extra money for shelter systemAfter 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.ResumeRadio Boston11:29Dec 5, 2023
Your favorite classic Christmas music might have New England tiesRadio 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...ResumeRadio Boston09:20Dec 4, 2023
How 'Boston Ball' changed the way basketball is playedClayton 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...ResumeRadio Boston07:42Dec 4, 2023
Rep. Lori Trahan takes place in key Democratic Caucus position ahead of 2024 electionRadio 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.ResumeRadio Boston13:53Dec 4, 2023
What state lawmakers are debating as they try to pass a supplemental budgetChris 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...ResumeRadio Boston10:09Dec 1, 2023
Members of this prison debate league are scoring wins on and off the stageRadio 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...ResumeRadio Boston14:47Dec 1, 2023
Wu on the latest at 'Mass. and Cass,' her transportation goals and Boston's winter plansBoston 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.ResumeRadio Boston30:41Nov 30, 2023
