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The Framingham Heart Study changed how we think about heart health
May 29, 2024 16:58 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Framingham Heart Study is the longest running cohort study on cardiovascular health in human history. Last fall, the study turned 75 — we speak with two generations of participants and the study's research director about its impacts.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on how Trump's trial should impact the November election
May 29, 2024 16:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBMassachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Radio Boston to talk about a range of topics, including former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, the future of reproductive health care in the state and what's next for Steward Health Care.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says if found guilty, Trump will step up attacks on legal system
May 29, 2024 16:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBMassachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined Radio Boston to talk about a range of topics, including former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, the future of reproductive health care in the state and what's next for Steward Health Care.
Sen. Warren says if found guilty, Trump likely will make unfounded claims legal system is corrupt
May 29, 2024 16:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBSen. Elizabeth Warren joined WBUR's Radio Boston to talk about a range of topics, including former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, the future of reproductive health care in the state and what's next for Steward Health Care.
U.S. Rep. McGovern says he's concerned about future of democracy if Trump wins reelection
May 28, 2024 17:04 - 18 minutes - 17 MBMassachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern says he’s worried about the future of democracy if former President Donald Trump wins in November.
Gas stations benefit from Memorial Day weekend despite EV growth
May 28, 2024 16:28 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBRadio Boston talks gas prices and summer travel.
Elle Simone Scott talks about how to gift food with style
May 28, 2024 16:28 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBChef, author and executive editor of America's Test Kitchen Elle Simone Scott joins Radio Boston to talk about her new cookbook "Food Gifts, 150+ irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents."
Mayor Wu on summer safety, the future of White Stadium and Vatican climate conference takeaways
May 24, 2024 17:01 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBBoston Mayor Michelle Wu joins Radio Boston to talk about her takeaways from this month's climate conference at the Vatican, her plans to re-develop White Stadium, how she sees summer safety in the city and what's next for her commercial property tax proposal.
11 years later, Young the Giant returns to the Boston Calling stage
May 23, 2024 18:05 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBRadio Boston talks with Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia ahead of their Boston Calling performance.
High cost, shortage of liquor licenses makes life difficult for Boston's aspiring restauranteurs
May 23, 2024 18:05 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBRadio Boston delves into the challenges restaurants face to obtain liquor licenses.
ESL courses help new immigrants in emergency shelters prepare for workforce
May 23, 2024 18:05 - 20 minutes - 19 MBRadio Boston spotlights how local ESL programs are trying to help more people in the state's emergency family shelter system overcome language barriers.
Celebrity chef Tiffani Faison on the WNBA and women in sports
May 22, 2024 17:48 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBCelebrity chef Tiffani Faison joins Radio Boston to talk about the WNBA and women in sports.
Auchincloss threatens funding to colleges over antisemitism claims
May 22, 2024 16:19 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBU.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins Radio Boston to discuss his concerns about the climate on some Boston-area college campuses, as well as the latest on Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Can Boston Celtics conquer themselves on the way to NBA Finals?
May 22, 2024 16:18 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBAbby Chin, Celtics reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joins Radio Boston to talk about what the team needs to do to win big in the playoffs.
4 Boston-area activists on what civic engagement means to them
May 21, 2024 18:31 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBToday's show explores the history of civic engagement in Massachusetts. It also digs into how the local activists think others can get involved and looks ahead to the future of activism in Greater Boston and beyond.
Lynch on Steward Health Care: 'From an investigatory standpoint, bankruptcy is a good thing'
May 20, 2024 16:43 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBU.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch joins Radio Boston to talk about breaking news in the Middle East, the criminal hush money trial of former President Trump and the bankruptcy of Steward Health.
The debate on Nantucket over vacation rentals
May 20, 2024 16:43 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBRadio Boston talks with Nantucket homeowners Charity Benz and Kathy Baird, as well as Josh Zakim, of the advocacy group Housing Forward MA, and Vox correspondent Abdallah Fayyad.
Spanish media outlet El Planeta celebrates 20 years
May 17, 2024 16:19 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBRadio Boston speaks with El Planeta executive Javier Marin about the importance of language access in media.
In Back Bay, more than 100 new apartments for people previously unhoused
May 17, 2024 16:19 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBRadio Boston visits 140 Clarendon Street, now home of Boston's largest supportive housing community. We hear what the project means to four stakeholders.
Getting to know Juana Matias, HUD's New England administrator
May 16, 2024 18:37 - 16 minutes - 15 MBJuana Matias, New England regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, joins Radio Boston.
How statewide legalization of accessory dwelling units could change housing in Mass.
May 16, 2024 18:36 - 15 minutes - 14 MBRadio Boston learns about accessory dwelling units, which Gov. Maura Healey is hoping to legalize statewide.
Affordable housing advocate Paul Grogan talks about his new memoir and the next generation of civic activists
May 16, 2024 17:52 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBPaul Grogan's new memoir, "Be Prepared to be Lucky: Reflections on 50 years of Public and Community Service," reflects on his life of civic activism. Grogan joined Radio Boston to look back on his career and talk about his hopes for the future.
The push and pull over bike lanes in Cambridge
May 15, 2024 16:28 - 20 minutes - 19 MBLast month, Cambridge City Council voted to postpone implementation of an ambitious bike lane plan on three major city streets. City Councilors Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Joan Pickett join Radio Boston to discuss.
Chef Joe Gatto shows us how to make bruschetta for your next barbeque
May 14, 2024 18:22 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBChef Joe Gatto shows Radio Boston how to make bruschetta to bring to your next barbeque.
Museum of Science works to create new generation of engineers with STEM outreach programs
May 14, 2024 16:13 - 12 minutes - 11 MBRadio Boston highlights Boston's Museum of Science's vision for increasing representation in STEM fields.
After more than a decade as transportation committee chair, Bill Straus is leaving Beacon Hill
May 14, 2024 16:12 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBRep. Bill Straus, the longtime chair of the legislative Joint Committee on Transportation joins Radio Boston.
The increasingly public fight over MBTA funding
May 13, 2024 17:19 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJarred Johnson of the advocacy group TransitMatters, Brian Kane of the MBTA Advisory Board and Universal Hub blogger Adam Gaffin join Radio Boston to discuss the fight over the T's finances.
Beloved Boston chef and restauranteur Jasper White dies
May 13, 2024 16:31 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBRadio Boston celebrates Boston chef and restauranteur, who died this past week, and his impact on Boston's dining industry.
Boston Ballet's principal dancer John Lam is set to take his final bow. Here's what comes next for him
May 13, 2024 14:28 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBBoston Ballet's principal dancer John Lam will take his final bow for the company later this month after two decades of dancing for them. Radio Boston checks in with him on what's next.
Woman shares IVF journey through audio diary
May 10, 2024 15:48 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBEvery year, thousands of people in Massachusetts pursue parenthood through fertility treatments. One mother shares her story.
With plans on the table, the state budget negotiation begins
May 09, 2024 16:19 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann and Evan Horowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University join Radio Boston to discuss state budget negotiations.
Local experts say helicopter parenting is a bigger danger to child mental health than screens
May 09, 2024 16:18 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBRadio Boston speaks with two local experts who think our concerns about screen time might be blinding us to other issues causing anxiety in our children.
College encampments raise questions about role of protests in society
May 08, 2024 16:17 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBRadio Boston talks about the protest encampments at universities, what the institutions' handling of the camps says about the role of protests in today's world and the purpose of higher learning.
Conductor Keith Lockhart previews upcoming Boston Pops spring season
May 07, 2024 16:48 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBBoston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews the upcoming spring season, which kicks off on Friday. Tickets are on sale now.
WBUR investigation uncovers oversight failures in Massachusetts' special education system
May 07, 2024 16:10 - 14 minutes - 13 MBRadio Boston spotlights a WBUR investigation that has uncovered potential conflicts of interest and a lack of oversight in Massachusetts' special education programs.
What warming weather means for the types of plants you can grow this year in your backyard
May 06, 2024 18:05 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBDid you know your yard might have moved from a 5a to a 6? That's according to the latest update from the USDA's Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It means some plants that previously might not have survived in the region now could.
Chef Jody Adams on Boston's changing dining scene and what's next in the industry
May 06, 2024 18:04 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBChef Jody Adams has been cooking in Greater Boston for more than 30 years. And later this month, she'll be opening a new restaurant in the city. We check in with her about her new venture and where she sees the city's restaurant industry now and in the future.
Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy. A look at what may happen next for its Mass. hospitals
May 06, 2024 16:12 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThe Boston Globe's Robert Weisman joins Radio Boston to discuss the uncertainty around Steward's future and what that may mean for the hospital landscape in Massachusetts and beyond.
Massachusetts teen poets 'speak loud' at Teen Spoken Word Festival
May 03, 2024 16:18 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBFor the first time, Mass Poetry is hosting a Teen Spoken Word Festival and poetry slam competition at GrubStreet Center in Boston this weekend. Radio Boston is joined by Daniel Johnson, executive director of Mass Poetry, and a Franklin High School student who is competing.
Sponsorship immigration offers alternative path for refugees to come to Mass.
May 03, 2024 16:17 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBRadio Boston breaks down how sponsorship immigration works and speaks to people who participate in a local community program bringing people to the state.
WBUR's Last Seen podcast goes deep on the Harvard morgue scandal
May 02, 2024 17:11 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBReporter Ally Jarmanning joins us to discuss her podcast Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard.
Tips for good writing: Follow your obsessions and press 'where it hurts'
May 02, 2024 17:11 - 17 minutes - 16 MBAuthor Steve Almond talks about what he's learned about good writing from 30 years of teaching writers.
Brockton's Naomi Westwater wants to reclaim folk music
May 02, 2024 17:11 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBNaomi Westwater tells Radio Boston what it means to reclaim folk music.
Issues of electric vehicle chargers, family shelter system collide in Foxborough
May 01, 2024 18:36 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBRadio Boston discusses how electric vehicles and the state's migrant crisis are intersecting in Foxborough with Boston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman.
Lexington native amongst student journalists following police crackdown on protests at Columbia
May 01, 2024 16:35 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBRachel Kahn, a Lexington, Massachusetts native and student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, joins Radio Boston. Kahn talks about the protests at Columbia and the efforts by student journalists to cover the events as they unfold.
Once again, housing looms large in Brookline elections
May 01, 2024 16:34 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBLeaders from the rival Brookline By Design and Brookline For Everyone coalitions sound off on a key issue in Brookline politics: housing.
US Rep. Moulton on war in Gaza, campus protests
April 30, 2024 16:29 - 26 minutes - 24 MBU.S. Rep. Seth Moulton joins Radio Boston for a conversation about the war in Gaza, protests on campus and a potential ban on TikTok.
Does Massachusetts need the prestigious Michelin Guide?
April 30, 2024 16:28 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBWhy doesn't Massachusetts have a Michelin Guide? Radio Boston digs in.
How leaders are thinking about police reform 4 years after George Floyd's murder
April 29, 2024 16:49 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBNext month will mark four years since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. What have we accomplished in terms of police accountability and reform, and what more is left to do? Radio Boston reflects with Floyd's uncle and a panel of local leaders.
Real-time tracker helps you find out where the "dirty water" is in Boston
April 26, 2024 17:23 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBSewage overflows can make swimming in or even touching water dangerous, and not everyone knows when those overflows happen. But now, thanks to an interactive tracker from WBUR, you can track overflows in real time.