Stare down the barrel of America’s most controversial, protected and lethal industry: guns. Find out how America was forged by the gun industry on this new podcast series from WBUR & The Trace, The Gun Machine. You're listening to The Gun Machine in Short Run—the best long-form audio series from WBUR, Boston's NPR, all in one feed.
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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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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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Greater Boston’s daily podcast where news and culture meet.
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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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Two families and an unthinkable crime at summer camp that binds them together. A new podcast from WBUR, Boston’s NPR, and The Marshall Project explores America’s opaque parole system through a 1986 murder case and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets to decide? And, when someone commits a terrible crime, what does redemption look like?
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Stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.
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Provocative stories and authentic voices from around Boston.
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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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For 18 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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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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Thank you for Circling Round with us! As a Circle Round Club member, this is your stream for ad-free Circle Round episodes and bi-weekly Snuggle Time stories.
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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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From the fallout of a tragic homicide in Boston’s Haitian community, to the search for a real life Willy Wonka in Cambridge, WBUR’s 'Last Seen' podcast is back with a third season of all new mysteries from public radio storytellers about surprising people, places and things that have all gone ... missing.
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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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The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current momen ...
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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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How college radio's tiny signals make big cultural waves
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College radio is a vibe, a nexus for taste making, and a place that forges bonds among students and community members, argues Fitchburg State University history professor Katherine Rye Jewell in her new book, “Live from the Underground: A history of college radio.”By WBUR
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Carbon removal technology: How far have we come and what does the future hold?
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Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley visited locations across the U.S. to understand how carbon removal technology is working to reverse some effects of climate change. They unpack the promising future of this technology and the limitations of it. And, O'Dowd reports on carbon capture technology that sucks CO2 directly from the air and store…
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For the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to grow
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According to a report released this week from the Boston Women's Workforce Council, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank, while the racial wage gap grew. We talk about why, and what to do next.By WBUR
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A conversation with Toni Lynn Washington, Boston's 'Queen of Soul and Blues'
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Radio Boston talks with singer Toni Lynn Washington and WBUR arts contributor Noah Schaffer ahead of a celebration of Washington's career at Regent Theatre in Arlington.By WBUR
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Visa restrictions in place amid rising violence in the West Bank
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The State Department put visa restrictions on individuals who may have been connected to undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank.By WBUR & NPR
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From chiseled abs to discrete illustrations: How romance covers have changed over time
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The Pudding takes a look at 1,400 romance novels from 2011 to 2023 to see how things have shifted.By WBUR & NPR
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Wild honeyguide bird learns human calls, aids in finding honeycomb
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A new study shows that these wild birds somehow learn the distinct calls used by human honey foragers in different countries to indicate that they'd like to partner up on a honey-seeking mission.By WBUR & NPR
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'Poor Things': If Frankenstein was a black comedy
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Emma Stone teams up with director Yorgos Lanthimos for "Poor Things."By WBUR & NPR
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Beatbox House continues tradition of traveling abroad as cultural ambassadors
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The U.S. State Department has been sending American musicians abroad as cultural ambassadors since the 1950s.By WBUR & NPR
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Senators resume talks on border, aid to Ukraine and Israel
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As early as next week the House could vote to approve an impeachment inquiry of the President despite a lack of evidence.By WBUR & NPR
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How Norman Lear's 'Sanford & Son,' 'Good Times,' 'The Jeffersons' changed Black representation in TV
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Lear died this week at 101.By WBUR & NPR
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As final approaches, who is the NBA's in-season tournament for?
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If you’re a person who thought surely there’s only one NBA tournament per season, this year you thought wrong.By WBUR & NPR
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School board election winner sworn in on a stack of challenged books
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After a contested election in Pennsylvania, control of a local school board has flipped from a Republican majority to a Democratic one.By WBUR & NPR
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Remembering Palestinian poet and writer Refaat Alareer
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Alareer was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike that also killed six other members of his family.By WBUR & NPR
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The promise — and limitations — of carbon removal technology
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As part of the Reverse Course series, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley traveled the country to see how scientists and business leaders are trying to lock away planet-warming carbon that's already in the atmosphere.By WBUR & NPR
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Texas judge grants request for emergency abortion
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Kate Cox was 20 weeks pregnant when her fetus was found to have trisomy 18, which has a very low chance for survival and also risks her health and future fertility.By WBUR & NPR
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In places where human beings have done everything they can to pave and plow over nature, what might happen if we just left those places alone? About: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates a…
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In places where human beings have done everything they can to pave and plow over nature, what might happen if we just left those places alone? About: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates a…
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'Solstice' returns to illuminate dark December nights at Mount Auburn Cemetery
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A large-scale, luminescent art installation returns this weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery. Last year, in its debut, it attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Now, what started as an experiment, has been dubbed a holiday tradition.By WBUR
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Harvard professor to receive Nobel Prize in economics
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Her research showed women still face large gaps in pay and levels of employment.By WBUR
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The Jackpod: The disappearance of political persuasion
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A social media post from Donald Trump has On Point news analyst Jack Beatty inquiring about the demise of political argument in the U.S. and what that means for democracy. About: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, an…
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Field Guide: 4 Boston holiday markets to get your shop on
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Procrastinators, beware! The holidays are around the corner but luckily, Boston has a wide selection of holiday markets to find unique and local-made gifts for everyone on your list. WBUR Associate Producer for Newsletters Hanna Ali joins The Common to recommend four Boston-area holiday markets to visit this season. Greater Boston’s daily podcast w…
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Have you ever heard an odd sound that sounds oddly musical? A spatula that rings like a toy piano? A storage container with a satisfying pop? Endless Thread's Ben Brock Johnson brings co-host Amory Sivertson the subreddit r/SoundsLikeMusic, where everyday sounds are turned into music. He then turns to r/whatismycookiecutter, a subreddit of bewilder…
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Boston-area Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid strife abroad and at home
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David Litvak says he has no reservations about displaying the family menorah. "I'd say right now it's the opposite. I desperately want to show that I'm Jewish."By WBUR
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A 'concrete' solution to climate change; Depths of Wikipedia
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A new direct-air-capture plant in Tracy, California, will pull up to 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide directly out of the air each year. The company that built it says the removed carbon will be permanently sequestered inside concrete. As part of our Reverse Course series, Peter O'Dowd went to a concrete plant in San Jose to understand how it works. An…
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Lewiston, Maine, residents still processing trauma from mass shooting
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It's been nearly six weeks since a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, left 18 people dead and more than a dozen injured.By WBUR & NPR
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He'll leave the House at the end of the year.By WBUR & NPR
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