Radio Boston: Today's Show

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

Boston Police District B-2 station in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Latest On COVID, Boston Police, And Bipartisan Infrastructure

Plus, we check in on a very unique Olympics experience with John Powers of the Boston Globe.

Radio Boston

47:02Jul 30, 2021

A Tokyo 2020 Olympic flag flies over the bleachers at Ariake Tennis Center in Tokyo. (Kiichiro Sato/AP)

New England Goes To The Olympics

Plus, we take listener calls on the billionaire space race.

Radio Boston

47:55Jul 29, 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) holds a news conference to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt, COVID-19

Plus, as the federal eviction moratorium comes to an end, what's the impact here in Massachusetts?

Radio Boston

47:51Jul 28, 2021

A view of the Prudential Tower from Somerville on Monday afternoon. Smoke from the wildfires from the western part of the country and Canada returned to Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Wildfires Hundreds Of Miles Away Smoke Out Massachusetts

Plus, a conversation with former State Senator and Democratic candidate for governor Ben Downing.

Radio Boston

47:46Jul 27, 2021

In May, Boston Mayor Kim Janey outraised other candidates competing to become the next mayor of Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mayor Janey Reacts To Biden Nominating Rachael Rollins As US Attorney For Massachusetts

Plus, are you feeling lucky? Today is the first drawing for Massachusetts VaxMillions lottery, and one vaccinated Massachusetts resident will be walking away with one million dollars.

Radio Boston

48:15Jul 26, 2021

Signs are posted around the business district of Provincetown reminding everyone to wear a mask in public to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

COVID Scares From Provincetown To Tokyo

Plus, we check in with a local correspondent about the Olympic opening ceremonies in Tokyo.

Radio Boston

47:56Jul 23, 2021

Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Sports Betting

Plus, can talking to strangers really be a good thing?

Radio Boston

48:07Jul 22, 2021

A Charlie Ticket for the MBTA. (Chitose Suzuki/AP)

Should All Rides On The T Be Free?

Plus, we catch up with Congressman Jake Auchincloss about the rise in COVID cases in the Commonwealth and President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Radio Boston

47:45Jul 21, 2021

All of the ducks of the “Make Way For Ducklings” sculpture in the Boston Public Garden were donning yellow masks. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Delta Variant, Talk Of Booster Shots, And Vaccine Mandates Show We Are Not Yet Out Of The Pandemic

Plus, a months-long traffic headache on I-93 after a truck hit a bridge.

Radio Boston

48:24Jul 20, 2021

Two-year-old Jonah Klein and his mother Stephanie return from a quick morning walk in the cold rain along Carson Beach in South Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Record-Breaking July Rains Bring Doom, Gloom, And A Red Tide

Plus, Provincetown struggles to contain breakthrough COVID cases.

Radio Boston

48:07Jul 19, 2021

Week In Review: Boston Mayoral Race, Exam School Equity, And Concerning COVID Trends

Plus, the intersection between COVID, vaccines, and sports.

Radio Boston

47:29Jul 16, 2021

The Boston Latin School. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

School Committee Unanimously Adopts Controversial New Exam School Admissions Policy

Plus, the impact of monthly child tax credit payments on children and families in the Commonwealth.

Radio Boston

48:20Jul 15, 2021

Government supporters shout slogans as anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs. (Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)

Rep. Jim McGovern On Protests In Cuba And Hunger In America

Plus, we take listener calls about how their lives have changed as a result of the pandemic.

Radio Boston

47:22Jul 14, 2021

Mass. GOP Chairman Jim Lyons (State House News Service)

A Shake-Up In The Boston Mayoral Race, And Mass GOP Divisions Grow

Plus, a panel of Boston LGBTQ+ activists discuss the disbanding of Boston Pride, and we take your questions on viruses, vaccines, and variants on another edition of "Ask The Doctors."

Radio Boston

47:24Jul 13, 2021

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR)

DA Rollins Gives Update On Weekend Shootings In The Commonwealth

Plus, we hear from home improvement experts for help with our pandemic home improvement projects, and check the score with WBUR's Chris Citorik.

Radio Boston

47:55Jul 12, 2021

Police work in the area of an hours long standoff with a group of armed men that partially shut down I-95 on Saturday in Wakefield, Mass. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

From A Weekend Standoff To The World Of Politics, We Review Week's Biggest News

Plus, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins us to talk about a number of issues, including infrastructure, her efforts to abolish the death penalty, and the ongoing situation in Haiti.

Radio Boston

47:08Jul 9, 2021

A woman waves a Haitian flag during a rally Friday at Boston City Hall denouncing the Trump administration's decision to cancel the Temporary Protected Status program for Haitians and President Trump's alleged insulting remarks about Haiti. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Local Haitian Community Still Processing Assassination Of President Jovenel Moïse

Plus, what we can expect when Tropical Storm Elsa rolls through, and a conversation with former state rep. Geoff Diehl on his run for governor.

Radio Boston

47:53Jul 8, 2021

Legal Analysis Of The Wakefield Standoff And Mandatory Vaccines

We also talk to Professor Ibram X. Kendi about his new podcast "Be Antiracist." Plus, two Cape Cod Rabies Task Force members join us to talk about a new vaccination...

Radio Boston

47:51Jul 7, 2021

Wakefield Standoff Raises Questions, Stirs Confusion

Plus, starting next week, families who qualify for the expanded Child Tax Credit will start receiving their payments.

Radio Boston

48:05Jul 6, 2021

The Mayflower II docks into Plymouth, Massachusetts. (David Goldman/AP)

Special Hour: Remembering, And Re-Examining, The Mayflower

As we remember our country's founding, we re-examine one of the nation's founding stories: the arrival of the pilgrims on the Mayflower.

Radio Boston

45:50Jul 5, 2021

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Latest On COVID, Boston Police, And Bipartisan Infrastructure

New England Goes To The Olympics

Senator Elizabeth Warren On Student Debt, COVID-19

Wildfires Hundreds Of Miles Away Smoke Out Massachusetts

Mayor Janey Reacts To Biden Nominating Rachael Rollins As US Attorney For Massachusetts

COVID Scares From Provincetown To Tokyo

Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Sports Betting

Should All Rides On The T Be Free?

The Delta Variant, Talk Of Booster Shots, And Vaccine Mandates Show We Are Not Yet Out Of The Pandemic

Record-Breaking July Rains Bring Doom, Gloom, And A Red Tide

Week In Review: Boston Mayoral Race, Exam School Equity, And Concerning COVID Trends

School Committee Unanimously Adopts Controversial New Exam School Admissions Policy

Rep. Jim McGovern On Protests In Cuba And Hunger In America

A Shake-Up In The Boston Mayoral Race, And Mass GOP Divisions Grow

DA Rollins Gives Update On Weekend Shootings In The Commonwealth

From A Weekend Standoff To The World Of Politics, We Review Week's Biggest News

Local Haitian Community Still Processing Assassination Of President Jovenel Moïse

Legal Analysis Of The Wakefield Standoff And Mandatory Vaccines

Wakefield Standoff Raises Questions, Stirs Confusion

Special Hour: Remembering, And Re-Examining, The Mayflower