The best long-form audio series from WBUR, Boston's NPR, all in one feed.
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Imagine you're accused of something horrific. You swear you didn't do it, but someone says they witnessed it: your own brother. Sophia Johnson was newly married with a baby on the way when she became the prime suspect in her mother-in-law's brutal murder. WBUR's Amory Sivertson reexamines a case unsolved, a family torn apart, and the woman who wasn't believed.
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Radically empathic advice. Produced by WBUR.
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NPR and WBUR's live midday news program.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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News, interviews, commentaries, reviews and offbeat features.
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The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.
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Stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.
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Greater Boston’s daily podcast where news and culture meet.
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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.
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Season 4: "Postmortem" is about the stolen bodies of Harvard and the gray market for human remains. Find out what happened at Harvard Medical School: how body parts were stolen and sold across the country. Who did this and why?
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Provocative stories and authentic voices from around Boston.
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Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
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For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at ny ...
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Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life. In each episode, hosts and reporters Yasmin Amer and Andrea Asuaje search the world for good news stories that will restore your faith in humanity. A production of WBUR.
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On the podcast Anything for Selena, Apple Podcasts’ Show of the Year of 2021, Maria García combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena's legacy. She also explores the indelible mark she left on Latino identity and belonging, whether it’s fatherhood, big-butt politics, and the fraught relationship with whiteness and language.
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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An exploration of the life that happens before, behind, and beyond the spotlight. Host Geoff Edgers paints intimate, sound-rich, and surprising portraits of some of the most creative people in the world. The first season includes: Norm Macdonald, Ava Duvernay, Ms. Pat, Hanson and David Letterman. A collaboration between WBUR and The Washington Post.
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A public radio series about sound, music, and listening. From WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station.
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Commentaries on music from NPR's Here and Now and elsewhere... Author Tim Riley has written books on the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Madonna, and his most recent title is FEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA (Picador 2005). He is at work on a major new biography of John Lennon for W.W. Norton slated for 2009. His music commentary is featured regularly on NPR's HERE AND NOW, the nationally-syndicated show produced weekdays out of WBUR-FM in Boston.
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A four minute weekly radio comic strip. ...It's what Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne might be hotly debating as they walk into the studio -- just before they get on mic. This short radiostrip plays out in the kitchen of 11 Central Ave, the home of an extended family where a hodgepodge of other characters regularly drops in.As they rush around in the morning drinking coffee, reading the paper, looking for their shoes, they're talking about everything from the most compelling topics of our ti ...
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NEXT was a radio show and podcast that aired its final episode in May 2021 after a successful five-year run. The weekly program focused on New England, one of America's oldest places, at a time of change. NEXT was produced at Connecticut Public Radio and featured stories from journalists across the New England News Collaborative. Most recently, the program was hosted by Morgan Springer. With New England as our laboratory, NEXT asked questions about how we power our society, how we move aroun ...
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Berklee student’s search for home leads to the top of NPR’s Tiny Desk contest
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Mae Valerio's song “Home” was recently included in NPR’s Top Shelf, a kind of finalist list of Tiny Desk contestants. They started writing the song in their first semester at Berklee, caught in what they described as a “never-ending loop” of feeling alienated wherever they go.Av WBUR
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WBUR's Last Seen podcast goes deep on the Harvard morgue scandal
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Reporter Ally Jarmanning joins us to discuss her podcast Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard.Av WBUR
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WBUR will cut up to 14% of staff with buyouts and layoffs
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We're going to be upfront with you. Last week was a hard one at WBUR. On Wednesday it was announced that the station would be cutting up to 14% of its staff through buyouts and layoffs in an attempt to reduce the station’s expenses by $4 million. This comes after a significant drop in underwriting revenue in recent years, adding to the trend of per…
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There is a move toward AI "agents" that take actions on users' behalf rather than just regurgitate information.Av WBUR & NPR
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What warming weather means for the types of plants you can grow this year in your backyard
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Did you know your yard might have moved from a 5a to a 6? That's according to the latest update from the USDA's Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It means some plants that previously might not have survived in the region now could.Av WBUR
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Chef Jody Adams on Boston's changing dining scene and what's next in the industry
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Chef Jody Adams has been cooking in Greater Boston for more than 30 years. And later this month, she'll be opening a new restaurant in the city. We check in with her about her new venture and where she sees the city's restaurant industry now and in the future.Av WBUR
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How seeds for genetically modified purple tomatoes ended up in a non-GMO seed catalog
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The seeds released this year inadvertently made it on to the cover of a non-GMO seed catalog.Av WBUR & NPR
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Indigenous climate activists honored for defeating offshore drilling effort
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Each year, the Goldman Prize awards scientists, activists and artists for their work for environmental causes.Av WBUR & NPR
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Fight over new Title IX rules puts schools, LGBTQ students in the middle
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The Biden administration published new Title IX rules that expand protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.Av WBUR & NPR
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Republicans divided over push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, has vowed to call a vote this week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson after he supported passing aid to Ukraine.Av WBUR & NPR
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Rep. Don Bacon calls out plan to oust speaker Mike Johnson
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, has vowed to call a vote this week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson after he supported passing aid to Ukraine.Av WBUR & NPR
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Jeffrey Miller died at Kent State in 1970. His brother shares memories
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More than half a century after the National Guard was called onto the Kent State campus to quell a non-violent anti-Vietnam protest.Av WBUR & NPR
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Singer Judith Hill reclaims her voice on 'Letters from a Black Widow'
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Singer Judith Hill worked with both Michael Jackson and Prince, and faced online vitriol after their deaths.Av WBUR & NPR
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Israel orders thousands of Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate
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Ceasefire talks fell apart over the weekend.Av WBUR & NPR
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Henry Cuellar indictment places his South Texas congressional seat in jeopardy
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South Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted on bribery charges Friday.Av WBUR & NPR
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History of campus protests from the 1964 to now
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The Free Speech Movement on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in the mid-1960s opened the door to the era of campus activism.Av WBUR & NPR
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Israel raids, shuts down Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem
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This is first time that Israel has blocked a foreign media outlet operating within the country.Av WBUR & NPR
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Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy. A look at what may happen next for its Mass. hospitals
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The Boston Globe's Robert Weisman joins Radio Boston to discuss the uncertainty around Steward's future and what that may mean for the hospital landscape in Massachusetts and beyond.Av WBUR
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The story behind 2022's secret Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations
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The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted over two years. But just weeks after Russia's 2022 invasion, both sides came close to a settlement that could have ended the war and saved thousands of lives. What happened? About: On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative convers…
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The story behind 2022's secret Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations
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The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted over two years. But just weeks after Russia's 2022 invasion, both sides came close to a settlement that could have ended the war and saved thousands of lives. What happened? About: On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative convers…
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Potential conflicts of interest widespread at Mass. special ed schools
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Taxpayer-funded special ed schools have hired relatives and struck business deals with board members. Nearly three out of every four of the private organizations had possible conflicts. State oversight of the schools’ finances is lax.Av WBUR
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What humanitarian parole means for Boston's Haitian community
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Early last year, the Biden administration issued a policy to allow temporary entry for up to 30,000 people a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela — countries facing extreme unrest and violence. People in the program, called humanitarian parole, are allowed to live and work in the United States for two years. The Common speaks with WBUR r…
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A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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A musical journey to Havana Jazz Festival, Nonesuch catalogs and a new game
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The record label Nonesuch turns 60 this year. The label's president David Bither showcases artists including Rhiannon Giddens and Hurray for the Riff Raff. And, the 39th annual Havana Jazz Festival took place this year, and NPR's Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre report Cuba's musical culture is thriving. Then, "Tales of Kenzera: …
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A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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The best Boston-area shops to find unique gifts for your mom, dad or new grad
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Looking for a present for Mother's Day, Father's Day or an upcoming wedding or graduation? These eclectic Boston-area shops will make your search easier — and maybe more enjoyable, too.Av WBUR
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Week in politics centers around campus protests
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This week in politics has seen party divides.Av WBUR & NPR
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Hundreds of comedians perform at Netflix Is A Joke festival
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From now until May 12, some 300 comedians are taking over some of LA’s most iconic theaters to do live stand-up, table reads, sketch comedy shows and more.Av WBUR & NPR
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Biden awards Presidential Medals of Freedom
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Among the recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor is Opal Lee, who led the effort to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.Av WBUR & NPR
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College newspaper editors reflect on the politics of campus protests
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College protests are reverberating politically on campus as commencement approaches.Av WBUR & NPR
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Can you survive summer indoors without AC? In Arizona, many don’t
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Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk of dying indoors.Av WBUR & NPR
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Employers slowed hiring in April, report shows
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It's a sign that the American job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a move that has been expected and hoped for by economists for a long time.Av WBUR & NPR
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