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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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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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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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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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Greater Boston’s daily podcast where news and culture meet.
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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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Season 4: "Postmortem" is about the stolen bodies of Harvard and the grey 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? Coming soon, April 2024.
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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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College students disillusioned over political choices, lean toward Biden
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A new Harvard Kennedy School poll found adults under 30 favoring President Biden, especially women. Leading concerns among young voters are the economy, abortion rights and the war in Gaza. Students in Greater Boston echoed these concerns in interviews with WBUR.By WBUR
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Trump's alleged 'hush money' scheme, explained
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Russia launched airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, killing 18 people. The Washington Post's Siobhan O'Grady shares the latest. Then, Georgetown law professor Mary McCord explains Trump's criminal trial in New York. And, author Lissa Soep talks about her new book, "Other People's Words," where she reflects on how the voices …
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Boston Dynamics latest splash in the world of robotics could have ripple effects in Mass.
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Radio Boston talks about the latest humanoid robot from Boston dynamics and what it means for the future of automation and employment in Massachusetts.By WBUR
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Bernie Sanders proposes new program aimed at researching long COVID therapies
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has drafted a $10 billion proposal to fund the National Institute of Health's research toward designing new therapies to treat long COVID.By WBUR & NPR
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'Landslide' podcast traces the roots of our political divide
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It centers on the 1976 presidential race, the tightest primary ever and the sharp rise of the conservative wing of the Republican party.By WBUR & NPR
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With strict catch limits, more than half of the fish caught by recreational fishermen in Florida are returned to the water. Efforts are underway to ensure that the released fish survive to be caught on another day.By WBUR & NPR
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Columbia president testifies on antisemitism
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Minouche Shafik was scrutinized for three hours by Congress about how Columbia has been fighting antisemitism on campus.By WBUR & NPR
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Trump's alleged 'hush money' scheme, explained
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New York district attorney Alvin Bragg says the case is really about trying to influence the 2016 election outcome.By WBUR & NPR
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Russian airstrike kills 18 in Chernihiv, Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram that the attack could have been thwarted if Ukraine had adequate air defense systems.By WBUR & NPR
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In India, land-sharing deal between Hindus and Muslims unravels
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They decided to share a piece of land that Hindus hold as sacred — and where Muslims had long worshipped in a Mediaeval mosque.By WBUR & NPR
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How Vice Media went bust after a multi-billion dollar valuation
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Vice grew into a $5.7 billion behemoth. It’s now a bare shadow of itself.By WBUR & NPR
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FDA's sickle cell therapy approval help Black Minnesotans dream of 'life without any restrictions'
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Roughly 100,000 Americans, most of whom are Black, are living with sickle cell disease. The recent Food and Drug Administration approval of two new gene therapies brings the promise of a cure.By WBUR & NPR
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'Other People's Words' explores how others' voices make up our own
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In the book, author Lissa Soep remembers two close friends who died and reflects on how their voices continue to speak through their loved ones.By WBUR & NPR
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Federal Reserve chair signals interest rate cuts may be delayed, cites stubborn inflation
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he's focused on bringing down inflation.By WBUR & NPR
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What might Iran do next: The short game and the long game
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Israel is weighing its options for retaliation as government leaders in Iran send warnings that any new attack will spark a powerful response from the Islamic Republic.By WBUR & NPR
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Boeing whistleblowers testify in Senate hearings
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Senators heard from engineers, managers and others about failings at the company, and allegations that some of those workers were harassed to stay quiet.By WBUR & NPR
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Coming soon: towers and a shopping plaza over the Pike in Back Bay
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A major new shopping plaza set to open at the western end of Newbury Street this summer. Ted Landsmark, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, Catherine Carlock, reporter for the Boston Globe, and Jeff Speck, partner at the city planning firm Speck Dempsey, join Radio Boston to discuss.…
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Your data, the U.S. government and the 'new American surveillance state'
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Your exact location, what apps you use, the last thing you bought online. Your data is for sale – and the U.S. government is buying it. About: On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world.…
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Your data, the U.S. government and the 'new American surveillance state'
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Your exact location, what apps you use, the last thing you bought online. Your data is for sale – and the U.S. government is buying it. About: On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world.…
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After disappearing before he was supposed to testify in Sophia's second trial, Sean reappears in Guyana under the name Anthony Snow. He has since launched various ventures, including a short-lived campaign for president of Guyana in 2011, a land development business that’s been the source of allegations of fraud, and a robust social media presence.…
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This Chelsea teen is organizing her peers for a greener future
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April is Earth Month, so all month long we are featuring weekly conversations with people in Greater Boston working to build our region’s resilience in the face of a changing climate. Arianna Perdomo is a 17-year-old high school senior living in Chelsea. She's a member of Gov. Maura Healey and Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer's Youth Clim…
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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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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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For the first time, Boston has a chief climate officer
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Brian Swett will be Boston's first chief climate officer. The role will oversee address climate change efforts across city departments.By WBUR
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Grift cards: The gift card fraud scheme costing consumers millions
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Workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant are voting on whether to unionize. Michael Martinez of Automotive News shares the latest. Then, are we in a new era of drone warfare? RAND political scientist Caitlin Lee weighs in. And, ProPublica's Craig Silverman talks about a coordinated gift card scam that totals hundreds of millions of dollars. Learn mo…
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Done warfare played a predominant role in Iran’s strike against Israel. Israel has been using drones supplemented with Artificial Intelligence in its war in Gaza.By WBUR & NPR
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E-bike battery swap network aims to end fires caused by unsafe charging
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The lithium-ion batteries the bikes rely on have become one of the most common causes of fires and fire-related deaths in New York.By WBUR & NPR
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What Beyond All Repair podcast has revealed about cold murder case
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Beyond All Repair unspools the story of a woman, accused of killing her mother-in-law. She has always denied doing it, but she was implicated in the crime by her own brother.By WBUR & NPR
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What EPA's new rule for chemical plants means for clean air
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The agency announced last week that plants across the country will be required to reduce emissions of two chemicals linked to cancer.By WBUR & NPR
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Loss of federally-subsidized internet program will affect hundreds of thousands of Mass. families
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Mary Magner, an ACP participant in Brighton, and Virginia Benzan, of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, join Radio Boston to discuss.By WBUR
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