Radio Boston: Today's Show
A list of the top segments from WBUR's Radio Boston, updated daily.
How MBTA workers fixed more than 200 slow zones in a little over a year
The MBTA's subway repair blitz will end Saturday morning, when a section of the Green Line reopens slow zone-free. Radio Boston talks with T repair workers about their efforts.
Boston's biggest cultural moments in 2024
Today on Radio Boston, we talk about the Celtics, the Olympics and art that made us smile this year.
What defined Massachusetts politics in 2024?
Radio Boston looks back on a year in politics and how close-to-home issues like the cost of living and the migrant crisis helped lift Donald Trump to a second term...
Unpacking 2024's biggest health care headlines
Radio Boston looks back on the biggest headlines in healthcare from this year to unpack the takeaways and look ahead to what they might tell us about health in 2025.
What changed in Boston's tech industry in 2024
Radio Boston looks back at some of the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2024 in our region.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on why her tax proposal died on Beacon Hill
There's been months of back and forth on a tax proposal by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. But this week, that proposal effectively died on Beacon Hill after some legislators raised...
A new Boston Globe podcast digs into 'culture wars at Harvard
Today on Radio Boston we spoke to Ilya Maritz, the reporter and host of a new Boston Globe podcast series.
State Sen. Brownsberger on why he's out on Wu's property tax shift plan
Massachusetts state Sen. Will Brownsberger joins Radio Boston to discuss the collapse of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's plan to avert a property tax spike for city homeowners by temporarily raising...
How genetically engineered mice could stop the spread of Lyme disease
Kevin Esvelt, an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab and the inventor of CRISPR-based gene drive, joins Radio Boston.
MBTA analyst Brian Kane on how the T fell apart, and how to fix it
Kane's new report "Always Broke" explores more than 100 years of public transit history in Boston in an attempt to understand how to fix funding and management dysfunction going forward....
New BU class looks at the stories about UFOs and Bigfoot throughout the centuries
A new Boston University class is exploring how people throughout the centuries have believed in the unbelievable — and what that tells us about our ourselves.
Mass. education leaders discuss potential impacts of a second Trump term
On Radio Boston, WBUR's Emily Piper-Vallillo shares her reporting on how educators are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump's second term. Then, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville reflects on...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley talks lessons learned for Democrats after the election
Radio Boston checks in with Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley on what lessons she thinks Democrats need to take away from the results of this year's election.
Zahili Gonzalez Zamora finds inspiration for her jazz music from her Cuban heritage
Zahili Gonzalez Zamora joined Radio Boston to talk about the inspiration for her music and her journey to Boston.
The role of Haiti-Dominican Republic relations in shaping voter sentiment in 2024
On Radio Boston, we take a deeper dive into how the current political landscape and shared history in Haiti and the Dominican Republic played a role in the 2024 election.
Exploring what health care could look like in Mass. in a second Trump term
Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, joins us to talk about what Trump's appointments could mean for health care and health policy in...
Playwright Udofia explores how dreams for immigrants in America often play out over generations
Nigerian-American Playwright Mfoniso Udofia wanted to explore the immigrant dream and where it could all fall apart. She did so in a series of nine plays called the "Ufot Family...
Putting Phil Eng's leadership at the MBTA in historical context
Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Jim Aloisi joins Radio Boston to discuss the challenges ahead for the MBTA.
Reflecting on the legacy of Rita Hester on Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance was sparked 25 years ago after the murder of Rita Hester, a Black transgender women who was killed in her Allston apartment. Radio Boston speaks with...
A new report shows how public land could be a solution to Greater Boston's housing problems
The Boston Indicators report found that developing on just 5% of public land in Greater Boston could create 85,000 new homes.