Radio Boston: Today's Show

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

Mayor Michelle Wu joins host Tiziana Dearing on Radio Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Mayor Wu talks ZBA and immigration

Plus, her thoughts on new Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper.

Radio Boston

37:01Sep 27, 2022

Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka reacts during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, June 16, 2022, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP File)

The impact of bank closures on communities and local businesses, and the latest on the Celtics coach suspension

Plus, we discuss the documentary "Tipping the Pain Scale," which premieres in Boston tonight.

Radio Boston

37:28Sep 26, 2022

President Joe Biden exits Air Force One on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden says the pandemic is over. Boston doctors weigh in

Plus, a Boston Globe technology reporter joins us for another edition of "Tech Talk," in which we discuss wind power, electric vehicle charging and more.

Radio Boston

49:43Sep 23, 2022

Using comic books to better understand medicine and public health

Plus, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey discusses the questions about legality and accountability regarding the nearly 50 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Radio Boston

47:57Sep 22, 2022

This image from the GOES-13 satellite at 7:32 a.m. EDT on September 3 shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern U.S. A disorganized Fiona is seen at the bottom right. (NASA)

Checking in on relief efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona hits the island

Plus, a look at a new federal child poverty report and how that data compares to the situation here in Massachusetts.

Radio Boston

48:27Sep 21, 2022

Immigrants and volunteers are arm-in-arm in a huddle leaving St. Andrews Parish House in Edgartown. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Legal ramifications for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard

Plus, a disabled T rider shares how she wound up miles beyond her destination, highlighting issues with the commuter rail.

Radio Boston

47:42Sep 20, 2022

Passengers wait to board an Orange Line MBTA train as it pulls into Green St. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

After a month-long shutdown, the Orange Line resumes service

Plus, we meet Somerville photographer Iaritza Menjivar, one of 15 artists featured in WBUR's The Makers series.

Radio Boston

47:47Sep 19, 2022

Several migrants flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard stand outside St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown. (Sam Fleming for WBUR)

The latest on the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard

Plus, we hear the migration stories of two South American families that recently arrived in Massachusetts.

Radio Boston

47:34Sep 16, 2022

Still from Alejandro Loayza Grisi's "Utama." (Courtesy CineFest Latino)

CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival, and Florida governor pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard

Plus, local chefs compete to create the best apple-inspired dish.

Radio Boston

47:22Sep 15, 2022

A Merriam-Webster dictionary sits atop their citation files for the 2014 word of the year, "culture," at the dictionary publisher's offices in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

'Adorkable,' 'cringe' and 'lewks,': Springfield-based Merriam-Webster dictionary adds hundreds of words

Plus, the effort to get more addiction specialists to provide care in Massachusetts hospitals and we meet two local grandmothers that have been traveling across the state.

Radio Boston

47:29Sep 14, 2022

Vials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Doctors discuss how much protection new COVID boosters provide

Plus, a conversation about Ken Burns' new documentary, "The U.S. and the Holocaust."

Radio Boston

47:27Sep 13, 2022

Understanding medical malpractice in Massachusetts, and what's next for The Boston Globe as its top editor departs

Plus, John Hancock has announced 2023 will be its last year as the lead corporate sponsor for the Boston Marathon.

Radio Boston

47:53Sep 12, 2022

Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey at their respective primary night victory parties. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR and Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What this week's primary election results mean for Massachusetts

We look ahead to the New England Patriot's first regular season game on Sunday.

Radio Boston

47:59Sep 9, 2022

A lead pipe is seen in a hole a kitchen ceiling in Newark, New Jersey. (Julio Cortez/AP)

A look at lead pipe remediation in Massachusetts

Plus, new technology that could make transporting organs meant for donation easier and more efficient.

Radio Boston

47:53Sep 8, 2022

Primary election results and what to expect on the ballot in November

Plus, a conversation on why food allergies in children are becoming more common and the wide world of comic books and graphic storytelling.

Radio Boston

48:10Sep 7, 2022

Voters walk through the rain to the Higginson-Lewis K-8 school in Boston as voting gets under way. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR).

Voters head to the polls in the rain for primary election

Plus, will the rain help this summer's drought?

Radio Boston

48:22Sep 6, 2022

Celebrity chef and restauranteur Tiffani Faison reacts after throwing out the opening pitch before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics on Pride Night at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Boston. (Mary Schwalm/AP)

Boston's food scene in three acts: Culinary TV, gourmet ice cream and green crab whiskey

Will Robinson, a distiller at Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile, joins us to talk about their new green crab-flavored whiskey.

Radio Boston

48:55Sep 5, 2022

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak and state Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler walk into a garage at the Wellington train yard in Medford this summer. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Federal government orders MBTA to address 53 problem areas

Plus, a judge on Thursday ordered the Boston Police Department to unseal all documents related to a 17-year-old sexual assault case involving DA candidate Ricardo Arroyo.

Radio Boston

46:55Sep 2, 2022

Kevin Hayden, left, and Ricardo Arroyo, the candidates for Suffolk County district attorney. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How the Suffolk County district attorney race got ugly

Plus, we meet Lambert Givens, the Boston-based chef that recently won a challenge on the Food Network show Beat Bobby Flay.

Radio Boston

47:26Sep 1, 2022

The MBTA Orange line is seen here at Wellington Station in Medford where inspectors looked over damage from a fire in early August. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Reactions to federal transit officials' final report on T's safety woes

Plus, we hear from experts about a teacher shortage in Massachusetts and efforts to recruit teachers of color, in particular.

Radio Boston

48:03Aug 31, 2022

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Boston Mayor Wu talks ZBA and immigration

The impact of bank closures on communities and local businesses, and the latest on the Celtics coach suspension

Biden says the pandemic is over. Boston doctors weigh in

Using comic books to better understand medicine and public health

Checking in on relief efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona hits the island

Legal ramifications for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard

After a month-long shutdown, the Orange Line resumes service

The latest on the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard

CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival, and Florida governor pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard

'Adorkable,' 'cringe' and 'lewks,': Springfield-based Merriam-Webster dictionary adds hundreds of words

Doctors discuss how much protection new COVID boosters provide

Understanding medical malpractice in Massachusetts, and what's next for The Boston Globe as its top editor departs

What this week's primary election results mean for Massachusetts

A look at lead pipe remediation in Massachusetts

Primary election results and what to expect on the ballot in November

Voters head to the polls in the rain for primary election

Boston's food scene in three acts: Culinary TV, gourmet ice cream and green crab whiskey

Federal government orders MBTA to address 53 problem areas

How the Suffolk County district attorney race got ugly

Reactions to federal transit officials' final report on T's safety woes