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Provocative stories and authentic voices from around Boston
Episodes
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U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón returning to Cape Cod roots to unveil new poetry project
12/06/2024 Duration: 16minRadio Boston chats with poet laureate Ada Limón about her upcoming project, “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks.”
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A Boston billionaire says we need a new internet — so he's funding one
12/06/2024 Duration: 19minBoston billionaire Frank McCourt thinks the internet is broken. He goes so far as to say the way we use the internet today robs us of "our humanity" and "our personhood."
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Boston's outdoor dining scene struggles in post-pandemic world
12/06/2024 Duration: 11minWhy has Boston's outdoor dining scene fallen off so hard after the pandemic? Radio Boston explores.
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Reflecting on 'The Embrace' a year later, and why Boston need more monuments of love
11/06/2024 Duration: 17minRadio Boston reflects on The Embrace statue a year a half since the unveiling.
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This woman is on a mission to teach young kids to invest
10/06/2024 Duration: 14minTo Sarah Samuels, of Boston's NEPC, learning to invest is about learning to tackle something that seems complicated and scary. It's a lesson in bravery -- and it's one that stretches far beyond finances.
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One-of-a-kind orca Old Thom holds unique place in New England's marine culture
10/06/2024 Duration: 09minRadio Boston talks about "Old Thom" the orca, one of the rare animals of his kind regularly seen in New England.
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Kellie Carter Jackson explores the history of Black resistance in new book
10/06/2024 Duration: 16minCarter Jackson joins Radio Boston to discuss her new book "We Refuse: a Forceful History of Black Resistance."
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What Steward Health Care's hospital sell off means for Massachusetts
07/06/2024 Duration: 10minWhat does the latest bankruptcy ruling on Steward Health Care mean for the seven Massachusetts hospitals in Steward's network?
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Sen. Markey on Biden's border tactics, contraception rights
07/06/2024 Duration: 22minSenator Ed Markey joins Radio Boston.
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A Cambridge company is the latest to generate AI music. What does it mean for the industry?
07/06/2024 Duration: 13minBoston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman joins Radio Boston to talk about his reporting. A Cambridge company creating music through AI.
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'Idea City': Top Boston thinkers on city's present and future
06/06/2024 Duration: 29minDavid Gamble, editor of "Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient," joins Radio Boston, along with Boston Globe columnist Renée Loth, urban planner Ted Landsmark, and real estate attorney Matthew Kiefer, who contributed to the book.
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Your guide to a Celtics NBA Finals watch party
06/06/2024 Duration: 17minThe last step of the Celtics' quest for Banner No. 18 begins tonight as they take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Radio Boston brings on two friends of the show who know the Celtics very well to get fans ready for the action.
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In cities and towns across Mass. a landmark — and controversial — zoning mandate unfolds
05/06/2024 Duration: 47minLexington's Paul Kennealy, Brookline's Paul Warren, Newton's Deb Crossley and Ipswich's Charlotte Kahn, along with Boston Globe reporter Andrew Brinker, join Radio Boston to talk about the MBTA Communities Act.
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Amplify Latinx's latest initiative seeks to boost state's Latino-owned businesses
05/06/2024 Duration: 18minRadio Boston dives into Amplify Latinx's new business pitch contest that gives cash prizes to Latino-owned businesses hoping to get off the ground in Boston.
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Long-promised tap-to-pay system for T finally approaching rollout
04/06/2024 Duration: 18minRadio Boston to discusses the MBTA's announcement that it will launch a long-delayed tap-to-pay fare system this summer.
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Turmoil at the Cannabis Control Commission continues with allegations of bullying
04/06/2024 Duration: 10minRadio Boston breaks down the latest news of the Cannabis Control Commission's inner turmoil.
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Understanding Trump's conviction through Massachusetts' legal history
03/06/2024 Duration: 11minBoston College Law school associate professor Jeffrey Cohen joins Radio Boston to discuss what the Boston Massacre, Sacco and Vanzetti and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trials can teach us about the prosecution of Donald Trump.
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Former U.S. Attorney for Mass. speaks on Trump's conviction
03/06/2024 Duration: 13minMichael Sullivan, who served as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush, joins Radio Boston to talk about Donald Trump's felony conviction.
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Polling offers insight into how Trump conviction will shape 2024 races in Mass.
03/06/2024 Duration: 10minSteve Koczela of MassINC Polling Group and Lisa Kashinsky of Politico join Radio Boston to talk about the potential impacts of Donald Trump's felony conviction on the presidential election.
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Mass. GOP chair on the 2024 presidential race, post-Trump conviction
03/06/2024 Duration: 11minAmy Carnevale, chair of the Massachusetts GOP, joins Radio Boston to discuss the future of her party and the impacts of former President Donald Trump's felony conviction.