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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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The best long-form audio series from WBUR, Boston's NPR, all in one feed.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How Karen Read's case captivated media, conspiracy theorists and true crime enthusiasts
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A Norfolk Superior Court judge has declared a mistrial in the Karen Read murder case. Former Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss, now the director of media training at Northeastern University, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss how the case morphed into a national spectacle.By WBUR
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'Loot' follows a wood carver in 18th-century India, as the country falls to British forces
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The book is now out in paperback.By WBUR & NPR
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How to prepare for this summer's record-breaking travel season
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This summer has seen some of the busiest travel days in the history of the Transportation Security Administration.By WBUR & NPR
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A library in Idaho is limiting children’s access to comply with new law
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To comply with HB710, at least one library in the state now requires children to have a parent present, or a signed waiver, to even enter the building.By WBUR & NPR
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The trouble with air conditioning: 'Damned if you do, damned if you don't'
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As the planet heats up as a result of climate change, air conditioning will be essential to save people's lives. But the technology also creates a feedback loop, making the planet hotter by burning fossil fuels.By WBUR & NPR
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‘Grievance games’: Can sports still bring people together?
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Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer used to have no doubt about the unifying power of sports. But in recent years, Brewer says that Americans are bringing political divisions to the games.By WBUR
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‘Grievance games’: Can sports still bring people together?
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Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer used to have no doubt about the unifying power of sports. But in recent years, Brewer says that Americans are bringing political divisions to the games.By WBUR
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Rewind: A different approach to supporting loved ones with addiction
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Team Common is currently working on our transition to a weekly show. We’ll be back this summer with new episodes. In the meantime, here’s one from our archives. Almost one-third of adults in the U.S. say they, or someone in their family, have been addicted to opioids. Often, families have been encouraged to use a "tough love" approach with their lo…
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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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Recorded live at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN, this East African tale about unlikely roommates proves that sometimes the smallest can be the strongest of all.By WBUR
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Civil Rights Act turns 60: Activist Elaine Lee Turner reflects
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The Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is assessing the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Ernesto Cooke of the St. Vincent Times shares a first-hand account of the storm. Then, President Biden is forcefully criticizing the Supreme Court's ruling that gives former presidents broad immunity from prosecution for official acts…
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Remembering Mal Goode, a pioneering Black broadcaster
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Goode died in 1995 and many of his accomplishments were lost to history. But that is now changing with a new biography of the pioneering broadcaster.By WBUR & NPR
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Inside the conservative civil war over school vouchers
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Conservative state governments are expanding school voucher programs, but a growing number of Republicans in rural areas are pushing back against their own party.By WBUR & NPR
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Yellowstone is full of natural beauty. It's night skies are no exception
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Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd got a late-night tour of the heavens at Yellowstone back in 2016.By WBUR & NPR
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What powers does the president have now? Unpacking the SCOTUS immunity ruling
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In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.” She says the ruling goes against the intent of the nation's founders.By WBUR & NPR
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Hurricane Beryl leaves path of destruction in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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The now-Category 5 storm swept through the multi-island country Monday leaving serious destruction.By WBUR & NPR
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Civil Rights Act turns 60: Reflecting with a prominent activist from the movement
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Elaine Lee Turner's family took part in pickets, protests and sit-ins, and were part of the 1966 March Against Fear.By WBUR & NPR
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The number of migrants arriving in Yemen annually has tripled between 2021 and 2023, despite the ongoing war in Yemen.By WBUR & NPR
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In 'Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club,' author J. Ryan Stradal pens a love letter to his mom
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The book is now out in paperback.By WBUR & NPR
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Rethinking Smokey Bear’s wildfire messaging ahead of the Fourth of July
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This year marks 80 years that Smokey Bear has been the face of preventing wildfires in the U.S. But now, experts are considering alternative characters that could promote a different view of fire and its role in our future.By WBUR & NPR
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Would Watergate have been legal under new presidential immunity ruling?
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The ruling effectively cleared former President Donald Trump from the Jan. 6 case against him — and fits into a steady march towards greater and greater presidential power.By WBUR & NPR
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Magic mushrooms drive interest in psychedelics
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It's estimated about 3% of Americans used psilocybin, the chemical compound in mushrooms, last year. Many of them are opting to "microdose" instead of taking a full trip.By WBUR & NPR
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Biden campaign seeks to quell calls that he should step aside
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President Biden's poor debate performance last week has sparked calls for him to end his re-election bid.By WBUR & NPR
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Why scientists are raising concerns about alcohol consumption
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During the pandemic, the number of Americans drinking alcohol skyrocketed, and it appears many of us haven't changed our drinking habits since then. Now scientists are raising concerns about the rise in alcohol-related health issues.By WBUR & NPR
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Senator-turned-musician Scott Brown discusses Trump and Biden debate
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Radio Boston talks with the former Republican U.S. senator from Massachusetts a day after the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season.By WBUR
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A tale of two tunnels: examining the state of Mass. infrastructure
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Transit advocacy leaders share their thoughts on two tunnel projects in Massachusetts.By WBUR
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Anxiety is high as Mass. Steward hospitals await auctions
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Steward wants to sell its hospitals at auction this summer. But the sales process is off to a rocky start, raising anxiety for people who rely on Steward hospitals for medical care and jobs.By WBUR
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Where Karen Read's trial fits in the world of criminal defense
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Attorney Shira Diner, president of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the Karen Read murder trial and what comes next.By WBUR
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What it took to reopen one of the nation’s busiest ports
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78 days after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a cargo ship, the Port of Baltimore is back in business. The cleanup involved more than 2,000 people, 18 barges, 13 floating cranes, 10 excavators and 22 tugboats.By WBUR
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