Full Episode: Suffolk County Sheriff Will No Longer Hold I.C.E. Detainees, Sen. Warren In South Carolina, Why Black Riders Spend More Time On MBTA Buses

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who says his department will no longer hold detainees for US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Plus, as Mass. Senator Elizabeth...

Radio Boston

49:25Oct 9, 2019

A system-wide survey as part of the MBTA's Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure found that four out of five bus stops across the MBTA network have at least one "significant barrier." (bradlee9119/Flickr)

Black Riders Spend More Time On Average On MBTA Buses. A New Report Offers Solutions

A new report tackles racial equity in the MBTA bus system.

Radio Boston

21:51Oct 9, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Looks To Gain Traction In South Carolina

We check in with reporter Anthony Brooks, who is in South Carolina covering the race.

Radio Boston

11:57Oct 9, 2019

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins On Why He's Cutting Ties With ICE

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins announced he was ending his department's contract with ICE Tuesday night, saying he'd use the space to hold the increasing population of women entering the...

Radio Boston

14:34Oct 9, 2019

In this April 19, 2011, file photo, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. (Pat Sullivan, File/AP)

Checking The Score: The NBA's China Problem, Celtics Center Allegedly Harassed, Red Sox Trade Rumors

We get the latest on some of the biggest sports stories of the week.

Radio Boston

10:43Oct 8, 2019

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a panel in Washington on Feb. 23. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The State Of The Massachusetts Republican Party

We look at where the Massachusetts Republican Party stands currently, and whether the impeachment inquiry against President Trump could impact the party's cohesiveness.

Radio Boston

22:43Oct 8, 2019

Visitors line up at the Supreme Court in Washington as the justices prepare to hand down decisions, Monday, June 17, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Supreme Court Weighs Labor Protections For LGBTQ Workers

The justices are weighing whether federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination.

Radio Boston

14:53Oct 8, 2019

Full Episode: SCOTUS Mulls Whether Labor Protections Extend To LGBTQ Workers, Is There A Rift In The Mass. GOP?, Sports

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with WBUR's Kimberly Atkins who heard arguments at the US Supreme Court on a case weighing whether federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender people...

Radio Boston

49:29Oct 8, 2019

William G. Kaelin Jr. holds a model of his work as he speaks at a news conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Boston, after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Kaelin, who teaches at Harvard Medical School, shares the prize with Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability, the Nobel Committee announced Monday. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Boston Doctor Among Trio To Win Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

We talk to a Boston-based researcher about what it was like to get an early morning phone call with the life-changing news.

Radio Boston

09:41Oct 7, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s new book is "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

What It Took To Break The Harvey Weinstein Story

Two years after the New York Times published their story on the transgressions of the movie producer, the two women reporters who wrote the story reflect on their impact.

Radio Boston

18:51Oct 7, 2019

Full Episode: Nobel Prize Winner, Breaking The Weinstein Story, Brookline Holocaust Survivors

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Dr. William Kaelin, a researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sidney Farber professor of medicine Harvard Medical School, who is among three researchers...

Radio Boston

49:44Oct 7, 2019

The men and women featured in "Soul Witness: The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project." (Courtesy of Harvey Bravman)

'Soul Witness' Tells Forgotten Stories Of Brookline Holocaust Survivors

Stories of Brookline's holocaust survivors were locked up and forgotten in a storage closet for decades. Now, we can hear them:

Radio Boston

20:03Oct 7, 2019

In this 2018 photo, the John Harvard statue looks over Harvard Yard at Harvard University. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Week-In-Review: Harvard Admissions Case, Supervised Consumption Sites, Vaping Ban, Impeachment

From the court ruling in favor of Harvard's race-conscious admissions policy, to the renewed debate over the legality of supervised consumption sites, to the legal tussle over Governor Baker's temporary...

Radio Boston

38:32Oct 4, 2019

Fall foliage as the mountaintops of Acadia National Park are seen in the background on Oct. 9, 2007. (Pat Wellenbach/AP)

It's A Great Weekend To Hit The Trails. So Where Should You Go?

We run through some of the best hiking spots around New England.

Radio Boston

09:51Oct 4, 2019

Full Episode: Week In Review On Harvard Admission And Impeachment, Hiking In New England

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with our Week In Review panelists on the decision in the Harvard admission case, legal news from the weeks including the vaping ban challenges, and the...

Radio Boston

49:35Oct 4, 2019

Cranes stretch into the sky over what will become three-buildings of luxury apartments and condominiums, the EchelonSeaport. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A Conversation With Linda Henry From The 5th Annual HubWeek

As part of our HubWeek coverage, we check in with Linda Henry, co-founder of HubWeek and managing director of the Boston Globe.

Radio Boston

09:57Oct 3, 2019

Insite, a supervised injection site in Vancouver (Courtesy Insite)

Cambridge Mayor Says His City Should Build A Supervised Consumption Site Following Philadelphia Court Ruling

A federal judge in Philadelphia is ruling that a nonprofit there can go forward with its plans to open a supervised consumption site in the city.

Radio Boston

11:26Oct 3, 2019

Jake Brennan's "Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

'Disgraceland' Explores Musicians Who've Flirted With The Darker Side Of Rock 'N' Roll

Elvis Presley. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. Sam Cooke. Axl Rose. Jerry Lee Lewis. While the music of these artists doesn't sound alike, these stars actually have a lot in common:...

Radio Boston

12:06Oct 3, 2019

Full Episode: Supervised Consumption Sites Approved By Federal Judge, The Boston Globe's Linda Henry, 'Disgraceland' Explores Darkers Side Of Rock

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern after a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled that a non-profit there can go forward with its plans to open a supervised...

Radio Boston

34:39Oct 3, 2019

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle down the Charles River past the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Local Reaction To The Ruling In The Harvard Admission's Case

The ruling came from a federal judge Tuesday in the high-profile case, which centered on whether the school's admissions process discriminates against Asian Americans.

Radio Boston

20:37Oct 2, 2019

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