Radio Boston: Today's Show

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

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination is administered to one of the first Tufts Medical Center employees on December 15. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

FDA Clears Pfizer Vaccine For Use In Children

We speak to local doctors and take listener questions on the latest vaccine and reopening news. Plus, we check in with reporter Ben Burke on the trial of former Fall...

Radio Boston

48:03May 11, 2021

Housing on Clark Avenue in Chelsea. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

New Data On Chelsea's Guaranteed Basic Income Program

Plus, we follow up with former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson and his adoptive mother, Rosa Jackson.

Radio Boston

47:38May 10, 2021

A photo of an image of David Almond contained in the Office of the Child Advocate's report on his death. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Week In Review: A Week Of Both Failures And Promises

We review the major news stories of the week, highlighting major institutional failures, and also some potential promises for a better future. We'll discuss it all and take listener calls...

Radio Boston

47:34May 7, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker removes his mask as he steps to the microphone during a press conference on Monday, April 26, at the State House. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

To Mask, Or Not To Mask? That Seems To Be The Existential Question

Plus, a new film explores systemic inequities in Boston.

Radio Boston

47:42May 6, 2021

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey, right, responds to questions from reporters as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., left, looks on during a news conference, April 1, 2021, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey Calls For Vaccine Mandate, New Hate Crime Laws

Plus, we discuss the questions surrounding the death of a Black teenager in Hopkinton and how it's been handled by law enforcement.

Radio Boston

48:17May 5, 2021

The Massachusetts state flag flies in front of the State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Lawmakers Grill DCF Leadership After The Death Of Another Child In Its Care

Plus, we take listener questions and talk about herd immunity and outdoor mask mandates with our panel of doctors.

Radio Boston

47:58May 4, 2021

Mayor Kim Janey speaks at the Medal of Honor Park in Boston on March 25, 2021. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Checking In With Acting Mayor Kim Janey

Plus, we take our listeners back in time with a pre-pandemic conversation with comedian, author and actor John Hodgman.

Radio Boston

47:56May 3, 2021

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., look on. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP)

Week In Review: Masks Come Off Outdoors, And The Impact Of Massachusetts Progressives In D.C.

We discuss the week's news with Jennifer Braceras, director of the Independent Women's Law Center, and Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and...

Radio Boston

48:54Apr 30, 2021

A resident of an affordable housing unit on Massachusetts Avenue walks up the stairs to enter her apartment, one of the buildings managed by the Tenants’ Development Corp. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Fight To Protect Affordable Housing

Plus, we hear from Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey on how President Biden's multi-trillion dollar plans affect Massachusetts.

Radio Boston

47:51Apr 29, 2021

A Boston-area school classroom that has been empty since March 2020 when schools began to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston-Area Students Return To In-Person Learning

Plus, a good walk outdoors has been a newfound pandemic hobby meant to help us wind down and safely engage with the outside world.

Radio Boston

47:57Apr 29, 2021

In this Sunday, April 5, 2020 file photo an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident is shown in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP)

How The U.S. Census Results Impact New England

Plus, we take listener calls on this very different "back to school" season.

Radio Boston

48:20Apr 28, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker puts on a mask after announcing new restrictions on businesses during the fall coronavirus surge (Sam Doran/SHNS)

Gov. Baker Loosens Outdoor Mask Requirements And Charts A Path To Full Reopening

Plus, a conversation with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on police reform.

Radio Boston

47:48Apr 27, 2021

Tears stream from the eyes of an overjoyed Al Action, as he speaks about the Derek Chauvin verdict in Nubian Square on Tuesday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Week In Review: Chauvin Verdict, Police Accountability And The Pandemic

As part of our Week in Review, we discuss the aftermath of and local response to the Derek Chauvin verdict, and where we are on the pandemic and vaccinations.

Radio Boston

47:49Apr 23, 2021

Tito Jackson speaks during the a rally in January in downtown Boston. Jackson is now the CEO of marijuana dispensary Verdant Medical Inc. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Did Massachusetts' COVID-19 Restrictions Actually Work?

Plus, former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson and his birth mother, Rachel Twymon, recently reunited. They tell us their painful and joyful story of finding each other.

Radio Boston

47:54Apr 22, 2021

People march through the streets after the verdict was announced for Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021 in Atlanta, United States. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Accountability, Not Justice: Local Reactions to the Guilty Chauvin Verdict

We hear legal and community reactions to the guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. Plus, we discuss police accountability...

Radio Boston

48:06Apr 21, 2021

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Lawmakers Introduce An Act To Stop Mass Shootings

Plus, we take listener calls and answer your questions about the coronavirus, variants, and vaccines, on another edition of "Ask the Docs."

Radio Boston

47:11Apr 20, 2021

The deserted Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton on Patriots' Day in 2020. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

With Another Marathon-Less Monday, A Look At The True Meaning Of Patriots' Day

Plus, as of today, all Massachusetts residents aged 16 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Radio Boston

47:55Apr 19, 2021

In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, Boston police officers stand in a street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood near the Statehouse in Boston as a precaution against demonstrations following the breach of the U.S. Capitol earlier in the month.(Michael Dwyer/AP File)

Week In Review: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back

This week, we're joined by former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift, and John Carroll, WBUR senior news analyst.

Radio Boston

47:37Apr 16, 2021

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton speaks during a 2017 appearance in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Rep. Moulton On U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Plus, we check in with Northeastern University, the first school in Massachusetts to announce it will require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting in the fall.

Radio Boston

47:35Apr 15, 2021

Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum after the robbery, as seen on "This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist." (Courtesy of Netflix)

Wu And Janey Lead The Mayoral Pack: Poll

Plus, there's yet another deep dive into the unsolved Gardner Museum Art Heist on Netflix. We talk to the filmmakers.

Radio Boston

47:56Apr 14, 2021

Here & Now

FDA Clears Pfizer Vaccine For Use In Children

New Data On Chelsea's Guaranteed Basic Income Program

Week In Review: A Week Of Both Failures And Promises

To Mask, Or Not To Mask? That Seems To Be The Existential Question

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey Calls For Vaccine Mandate, New Hate Crime Laws

Lawmakers Grill DCF Leadership After The Death Of Another Child In Its Care

Checking In With Acting Mayor Kim Janey

Week In Review: Masks Come Off Outdoors, And The Impact Of Massachusetts Progressives In D.C.

The Fight To Protect Affordable Housing

Boston-Area Students Return To In-Person Learning

How The U.S. Census Results Impact New England

Gov. Baker Loosens Outdoor Mask Requirements And Charts A Path To Full Reopening

Week In Review: Chauvin Verdict, Police Accountability And The Pandemic

Did Massachusetts' COVID-19 Restrictions Actually Work?

Accountability, Not Justice: Local Reactions to the Guilty Chauvin Verdict

Mass. Lawmakers Introduce An Act To Stop Mass Shootings

With Another Marathon-Less Monday, A Look At The True Meaning Of Patriots' Day

Week In Review: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back

Rep. Moulton On U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Wu And Janey Lead The Mayoral Pack: Poll