Radio Boston: Today's Show

A list of every full broadcast of WBUR's Radio Boston, updated daily.

Members of The Paulist Center in Boston consider themselves an intentional community, where Catholics of all backgrounds are welcomed to worship. (Shannon Dooling/WBUR)

Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions

Plus: a local children's choir collaborates with a Colombian group, and Mass Design Group finds dignity through architecture.

Radio Boston

48:32Oct 21, 2020

An ambulance rolls pass a sign alerting drivers, that due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, no visitors are allowed at Essex County's Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Mass., Thursday, April 23, 2020. (Charles Krupa/AP)

'Great Barrington' And 'John Snow:' Controversy Grows Over How To Move Forward In The Pandemic

Plus, as a part of our "Living Through Corona" series, we talk about the balance between business and public safety with the owner of a haunted house in business in...

Radio Boston

48:10Oct 20, 2020

Cars driving along Storrow Drive in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A Renewed Debate Over The Right To Repair In Massachusetts

Plus, a new Boston Globe investigation finds nearly one in every five state troopers on the current roster has at least one sustained misconduct charge.

Radio Boston

47:57Oct 19, 2020

A Chelsea resident inserts a swab up his nose during free COVID-19 testing offered by the state in Chelsea Square. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Week In Review: Pandemic, Politics And Policing

We take listener calls and discuss it all with our Week in Review panelists.

Radio Boston

46:15Oct 16, 2020

A health care worker in a haz-mat suit places a cotton swab into a vial after taking the sample from someone being tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing area at Somerville Hospital. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Massachusetts Now Has 63 Cities And Towns Labeled As 'High Risk' For The Coronavirus

Plus, with the state eviction moratorium set to expire on Saturday, what do tenants and landlords need to know?

Radio Boston

48:21Oct 15, 2020

Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at a press conference flanked by members of the Boston Police Reform Task Force as he announced a plan for a slate of reforms to the Boston Police Department. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/Pool)

Local Activist And Police Union President Respond To Boston Police Reform Task Force's Recommendations

Plus, Sen. Ed Markey joins us to explain why he believes voters should re-elect him to the Senate.

Radio Boston

48:03Oct 14, 2020

Early voting in the Massachusetts primary at the Boston Public Library. Half of the number of voting booths were taped off and restrtcted from use to facilitate social distancing while voting. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Debate Over Ranked Choice Voting

Plus, we hear from a member of Mayor Walsh's Boston Police Reform Task Force on the group's final recommendations.

Radio Boston

46:39Oct 13, 2020

Chali'Naru Dones and other protesters call for Indigenous Peoples' Day to replace Columbus Day in Boston.

Where We Stand Today On The Question Of Columbus And Indigenous Peoples Day

Plus, what lessons we can learn by paying attention to the ongoing battle between professional sports and the coronavirus?

Radio Boston

48:03Oct 12, 2020

Staffers at the Broad Institute process coronavirus tests at 320 Charles St in Cambridge (Photo: Scott Sassone, courtesy of the Broad Institute.)

Week In Review: Coronavirus Concerns Delay Boston School Plans, Trump Returns To White House, ICE Agents Stop A Black Jogger

We take calls and discuss it all with our Week in Review panelists.

Radio Boston

37:35Oct 9, 2020

One of three men who identified themselves as ICE agents after stopping a West Roxbury jogger. (Screenshot from Facebook video)

Black Runner Stopped And Questioned By ICE Officers In West Roxbury

Plus, we get local analysis of Wednesday's vice presidential debate.

Radio Boston

37:12Oct 8, 2020

Mayor Marty Walsh and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius pose for a photograph together at the Salvation Army and TD Garden's Back to School Celebration in Dorchester on Aug. 18, 2020. ( Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Boston Delays School Reopening Plan

Plus, how are restaurants surviving during the pandemic?

Radio Boston

37:04Oct 7, 2020

One of the most popular attractions for tourists in Salem during October is the Samantha Statue, which is deserted. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Again In Massachusetts

Plus: What's it like to play competitive high school sports in the time of COVID?

Radio Boston

36:54Oct 6, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.(Dan Tuohy/NHPR)

President Trump Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

We bring you live coverage of the developing news regarding President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, and take listener calls with our panel...

Radio Boston

47:56Oct 2, 2020

A man with the Proud Boys, a right-wing pro-Trump group, carries a club as the group gathers in a rally in Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 26, 2020. (John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

White Supremacy Groups See Boost In Membership Following Debate

Plus, with President Trump calling for a more "patriotic" education, a look at how we teach history in Massachusetts.

Radio Boston

48:33Oct 1, 2020

Secretary of State William Galvin speaks during a press conference at the State House to provide information on the Sept. 1 primary election and give an update on early voting and vote-by-mail turnout. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Secretary of State Bill Galvin On The Integrity Of Our Elections

Plus, we take listener calls and hear expert analysis of the first presidential debate.

Radio Boston

47:39Sep 30, 2020

Rachael Rollins, speaking Tuesday, June 2, at the gates of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

DA Rollins Releases Police Watch List

Plus, we look ahead to the first presidential debate.

Radio Boston

47:07Sep 29, 2020

Deval Patrick speaking to supporters at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Dorchester on Jan. 22. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Former Governor Patrick Says 'Policing In America Has To Change'

Plus, Boston officials struggle to sniff out the city's rat problem.

Radio Boston

47:46Sep 28, 2020

Candice Woodson, from Dorchester, holds a "Justice For Breonna Taylor!" sign at the evening protest in Franklin Park. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Week In Review: Ginsburg Lies In State, Breonna Taylor Charging Decisions, And School Tensions

Plus, on Friday AG Maura Healey's office brought new criminal charges against the leaders of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home for their role in the nursing facility's COVID-19 outbreak.

Radio Boston

47:23Sep 25, 2020

City Councillor Andrea Campbell announces her candidacy for mayor of Boston at the Grant Manor Apartments in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell Is Running For Mayor

Plus, how the news that none of the officers involved will be charged over Breonna Taylor's killing is reverberating in Boston.

Radio Boston

47:54Sep 24, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, celebrating her 20th anniversary on the bench, is photographed in the East conference room at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Aug. 30, 2013. (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Justice Ginsburg Lies In Repose

Plus, six months into the isolation of pandemic life, how can we fulfill our social needs while still protecting ourselves and each other from the pandemic?

Radio Boston

48:05Sep 23, 2020

BBC Newsday

Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions

'Great Barrington' And 'John Snow:' Controversy Grows Over How To Move Forward In The Pandemic

A Renewed Debate Over The Right To Repair In Massachusetts

Week In Review: Pandemic, Politics And Policing

Massachusetts Now Has 63 Cities And Towns Labeled As 'High Risk' For The Coronavirus

Local Activist And Police Union President Respond To Boston Police Reform Task Force's Recommendations

The Debate Over Ranked Choice Voting

Where We Stand Today On The Question Of Columbus And Indigenous Peoples Day

Week In Review: Coronavirus Concerns Delay Boston School Plans, Trump Returns To White House, ICE Agents Stop A Black Jogger

Black Runner Stopped And Questioned By ICE Officers In West Roxbury

Boston Delays School Reopening Plan

Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Again In Massachusetts

President Trump Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

White Supremacy Groups See Boost In Membership Following Debate

Mass. Secretary of State Bill Galvin On The Integrity Of Our Elections

DA Rollins Releases Police Watch List

Former Governor Patrick Says 'Policing In America Has To Change'

Week In Review: Ginsburg Lies In State, Breonna Taylor Charging Decisions, And School Tensions

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell Is Running For Mayor

Justice Ginsburg Lies In Repose