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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Few know what an SJC clerk does — but it's the hottest political race in town
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In an otherwise sleepy state primary, the race for Supreme Judicial Court clerk is drawing a rush of money and high-profile political endorsements.By WBUR
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On this episode of The Common, Boston Globe Climate Reporter Erin Douglas joins the show to discuss how many Boston neighborhoods are built on artificial land, putting them at risk of flooding due climate change. Then, Team Common takes over the WBUR kitchen with senior correspondent Deborah Becker. ____ If you listen to WBUR, you are probably fami…
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This episode was originally released on January 13, 2018. Orgies. Sex in public. Incest. These are the things that some of us think about in the dark. Taboo fantasies can be exciting, but they can also be the source of our deepest shame. In this two-part series on sexual fantasies, the Sugars read letters from people who want to turn off the though…
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The goal: Can the U.S. actually meet its ambitious climate targets?
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Rebroadcast: The United States has set ambitious goals to transition to clean energy. We’ll need more mining to do it. But given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating mineral mining, can the United States meet its climate targets?By WBUR
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The goal: Can the U.S. actually meet its ambitious climate targets?
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Rebroadcast: The United States has set ambitious goals to transition to clean energy. We’ll need more mining to do it. But given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating mineral mining, can the United States meet its climate targets?By WBUR
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Worries and anxieties go up in flames at Zozobra ritual
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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first interview since accepting the Democratic nomination. WABE's Rahul Bali and the Detroit Free Press' Emily Lawler join us to discuss how it's playing in swing states. And, Friday night marks the 100th anniversary of the burn…
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'Seeking Mavis Beacon' documentary explores questions of identity and intellectual property
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The new documentary "Seeking Mavis Beacon" dives into the story of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a software program first developed in the late 1980s.By WBUR & NPR
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How a 'Secret Gate' helped Afghans flee the Taliban
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"The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan" tells the stories of an Afghan women's rights advocate and the American junior diplomat who helps her escape Afghanistan.By WBUR & NPR
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'Only Murders in the Building' succeeds at reinventing itself again
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The show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as a group of podcasters who investigate murders.By WBUR & NPR
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Week in politics: Harris' first interview as Democratic nominee
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Kamala Harris' campaign stopped in southeast Georgia and former President Donald Trump took a trip through the key swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin.By WBUR & NPR
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Birds develop their own nest-building culture, according to new study
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A new study examined what habits birds pick up from their peers.By WBUR & NPR
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Zozobra: the 100th anniversary of a Santa Fe tradition
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A 50-foot-tall structure of Old Man Gloom, stuffed with peoples' worries, anxieties and gloomy thoughts, will be set ablaze.By WBUR & NPR
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Zozobra: The 100th anniversary of a Santa Fe tradition
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A 50-foot-tall structure of Old Man Gloom, stuffed with peoples' worries, anxieties, and gloomy thoughts, will be set ablaze.By WBUR & NPR
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Rising temperatures in the West impact trout fishing in Montana
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Trout need cold water to thrive — and the scorching temperatures across the Western U.S. are warming blue-ribbon waters to the point where some anglers are rethinking their approach to the sport.By WBUR & NPR
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Looking back on summer and ahead to the fall movie season with entertainment reporter John Horn
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"Inside Out 2" and "Deadpool & Wolverine" were the big winners at the box office this summer. But overall, how was the summer movie season, and what are some of the films we should be looking out for this fall?By WBUR & NPR
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Plant tied to listeria outbreak had past violations, reports say
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Nine people have now died, and dozens have been hospitalized in a listeria outbreak linked to a Boar’s Head factory in Virginia that has recalled millions of pounds of deli meat.By WBUR & NPR
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Kroger and Albertsons battle FTC in court. What's at stake with proposed merger
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Federal regulators object to the two conglomerates merging, saying that would lead to a lack of competition, higher prices and bad news for consumers and workers. The grocery giants say their big competition is Walmart, the nation's biggest grocery retailer.By WBUR & NPR
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Federal regulators object to the two conglomerates merging, saying that would lead to a lack of competition, higher prices and bad news for consumers and workers. The grocery giants say their big competition is Walmart, the nation's biggest grocery retailer.By WBUR & NPR
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Israel says it is rooting out militants and has killed a local Hamas leader. These raids are the most extensive military operations Israel has carried out in the West Bank in the past year.By WBUR & NPR
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A Massachusetts minister's permanent housing pathway for Afghan refugees
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It's been three years since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over. Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees were able to settle in the U.S. but finding permanent housing has been a challenge.By WBUR & NPR
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Anger and grief rock residents of Ayer and Dorchester as Steward hospitals close for good
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Steward is closing Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. In both communities, patients and employees are saying a painful goodbye to their local hospitals.By WBUR
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the potency of humiliation in politics today.By WBUR
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Gulls are not beloved creatures. Consult social media, where they are deemed relentless, dirty pests who steal our food and crowd our beaches. As one TikTok user puts it, "Seagulls are the worst animals to ever exist." Such hatred overlooks truths about this intelligent, charismatic animal, and it is masking a big problem: While gulls may seem like…
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A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.By WBUR
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A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.
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A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.By WBUR
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Signed deals emerge for 3 of Steward's Mass. hospitals
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The Rhode Island-based health system Lifespan said it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton for $175 million. Lawrence General has also finalized an agreement to purchase Holy Family Hospital with locations in Methuen and Haverhill.…
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Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on his work with Harris and Walz
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Former Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh spoke with WBUR about his relationship with Vice President Harris, the challenges facing the Democratic party and whether he has plans to return to public office.By WBUR
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The promise of nickel: Power and prosperity in Indonesia
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Rebroadcast: To electrify our economy, the world needs more nickel. Indonesia has plenty and hopes it can pave the road to prosperity. How the rush for metals is shaking up global geopolitics.By WBUR
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The promise of nickel: Power and prosperity in Indonesia
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Rebroadcast: To electrify our economy, the world needs more nickel. Indonesia has plenty and hopes it can pave the road to prosperity. How the rush for metals is shaking up global geopolitics.By WBUR
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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. We explore issues of policing and policies Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump would pursue with the Washington Post's Robert Klemko. Then, we explore the role of emotions in political success with Indiana University political scie…
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Catching up with Grammy-winning global superstar Angélique Kidjo
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Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo has a new single "Sunlight To My Soul" with the Soweto Gospel choir.By WBUR & NPR
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