The WBUR Festival
The 2026 WBUR Festival runs May 29-30. Get your tickets at festival.wbur.org. Below, see our past coverage of the Festival's inaugural year and its speakers.
Two artists on the creative process and making bad art
At The WBUR Festival, NPR Tiny Desk winner and local singer-songwriter Alisa Amador and former Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola talked about how they develop their work and shared tips...
Scientists under siege: What Anthony Fauci said at The WBUR Festival
Fauci spoke with On Point’s Meghna Chakrabarti at the WBUR Festival about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the how to rebuild trust in science institutions.
At The WBUR Festival, exploring the good and bad scenarios for Massachusetts’ future
The panelists laid out some reasons for optimism about the future of innovation in our state, and also some reasons for concern.
Meet the 5 Bostonians awarded WBUR's Community Honors
Meet WBUR's Community Honors Award winners. These five individuals represent a powerful narrative of community service in Greater Boston — past, present and future.
If elected mayor, Kraft says he’d lean on philanthropy and improve community engagement
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her lead challenger Josh Kraft both agree that federal funding cuts will hit the city hard. But Kraft, the former CEO of Boston Boys &...
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Photos: Fauci, McCarthy, Goldberg, Wu, Kraft and more at The WBUR Festival
Celebrating the public radio station's 75th birthday, the festival featured more than 200 speakers across eight stages in conversation, live podcast tapings and musical performances.
As Trump bears down on Boston, Mayor Wu says she'll keep the focus on city residents
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said "everything that the city represents is under attack" by the Trump administration and local communities are being harmed. As she runs for a second term,...
Katie Nolan talks sports like a Boston bartender. It’s because she was one
Katie Nolan hosts "Casuals," a SiriusXM podcast that takes a breezy, comedic look at sports news. She spoke with WBUR about how her Massachusetts roots have shaped her career.
Economist Paul Krugman says Boston's 'Jenga tower' economy teeters on Harvard
Paul Krugman argues that if Harvard crumbles under pressure from the Trump administration, the rest of Greater Boston's economy could crumble with it.
What to know before you go to The WBUR Festival
From the schedule and lineup to how to get around, here's what you need to know before heading to our big birthday bash from May 29 to May 31.
6 ways to spend your day at the WBUR Festival
The WBUR Festival descends on Boston's Commonwealth Avenue on May 29-31! We’ve curated six festival itineraries based on interests like food, culture, climate and news to help you schedule your...
Economist Paul Krugman on globalization and tariffs
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman talks about whether President Trump's tariffs signal the end of this prevailing international trade system.
Mount Holyoke College president: 'Colleges are not the enemy'
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
Going long: How these Boston institutions made it past 75 years in business
Boston has a rich history of charitable organizations and family businesses that have been around nearly a century — or two. So as WBUR turns 75, we asked the leaders...
In honor of WBUR's 75th, staffers share their favorite Boston-area birthday cakes
WBUR's 75th birthday falls on March 1. To mark the occasion, we asked our staffers where they like to get their birthday cake.
Sandwiches of History: Give it 'a go!'
Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts, joins Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk...
New book lays out optimistic possibilities for climate future, asking 'What if we get it right?'
Marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson turns the gloom and doom surrounding climate predictions on its head, laying out what the future could look like if we...
Violinist Pranav Swaroop fuses music from around the globe
The 27-year-old began his musical journey in Bangalore, India. Now, his band Project MishraM brings its signature blend of traditional Carnatic vocals, guitar shredding and synthesizer to international stages.
Musician Naomi Westwater uses song to conjure new ideas of belonging
The singer-songwriter has always loved folk music, but the genre hasn’t always uplifted non-white artists. They are working to expand the perception of folk music to include people of color...
New media artist Caleb Hawkins sculpts with light
As design director at MASARY Studios, Hawkins executes luminescent, large-scale art installations using architecture, technology and algorithms.