Latest Wgbh Podcast Episodes
Soil building inspiration from the Amazon
The Local Food Report - January 04, 2024 13:08 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, soil building inspiration all the way from the Amazon.
A local chef uses walnuts and almonds to create two Italian-inspired after-dinner drinks
The Local Food Report - December 28, 2023 13:59 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week a chef in Provincetown uses walnuts and almonds to create two Italian-inspired after-dinner drinks.
Not your grandmother's fruitcake... ice cream
The Local Food Report - December 21, 2023 11:43 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, Elspeth gets the holiday scoop from a local ice cream maker.
Holiday pies and memories
The Local Food Report - December 14, 2023 12:57 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis time of year, I miss my grandmother. When I was a kid Biee always came to visit for Christmas and she spent most of her time in the kitchen.
A rare local fruit is making its way back to Cape Cod
The Local Food Report - November 30, 2023 12:49 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, a Falmouth man heads to the Midwest to meet a rare local fruit.
Nora Hay, age 9, teaches us to make her favorite fall dish
The Local Food Report - November 23, 2023 13:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth’s daughter, Nora Hay, age 9, teaches us to make her favorite fall dish.
Eugénie Derouand, World on Fire Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio - November 20, 2023 01:40 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of World on Fire Season 2. This season, actor Eugénie Derouand’s character, Henriette Guilbert, moves into the foreground. As the Nazis tighten their grip on the hospital, Henriette moves her resistance efforts to the French countr...
A powerful but often overlooked wild berry
The Local Food Report - November 16, 2023 13:18 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m walking the back roads of Truro with my friend Nicole Cormier, who works as a dietician and is studying herbalism. We’re looking for something called Aronia which grows dark purple almost black berries.
Mark Bonnar, World on Fire Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio - November 13, 2023 01:40 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 5 of World on Fire Season 2. Actor Mark Bonnar turns up the charm this season with his suave and elegant character, Sir James Danemere. But what lies behind this sly demeanor? This week, Mark Bonnar brings us inside the head of Sir J...
Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo
FRONTLINE: Film Audio Track | PBS - November 09, 2023 15:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsListen to the FRONTLINE Film Audio Track for the seminal 2002 documentary on how the Israeli-Palestinian peace process begun at Oslo was derailed and ultimately undone by the dynamics of politics and violence on both sides. Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo traced how cautious optimi...
Blue ribbon garlic winner reveals tips for growing bigger cloves
The Local Food Report - November 09, 2023 11:43 - 4 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBen Chung is obsessed with garlic. He lives in East Orleans with his wife, six kids, and uncle, and he works as a dentist. But when he’s not cleaning teeth, he’s outside working in his garden, where he grows over fifty kinds of garlic.
Ahad Raza Mir, World on Fire Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio - November 06, 2023 01:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of World on Fire Season 2. Actor Ahad Raza Mir joins Season 2 of World on Fire as the heroic leader of the British Indian Army’s Sapper unit, Rajib Pal. In this interview, he discusses the complexity of his character, and how Rajib...
Tips for beginning mushroom hunters from a Wellfleet enthusiast
The Local Food Report - November 02, 2023 14:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m walking the woods on a beautiful fall day looking for fungi with Alex Emmons.He points out dead oak trees and explains how they have a symbiotic relationship with mushrooms.
Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
FRONTLINE: Film Audio Track | PBS - November 01, 2023 14:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsFRONTLINE traces Elon Musk's long and often troubled relationship with Twitter.
Meenu Gaur, World on Fire Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio - October 30, 2023 00:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode 3 of World on Fire Season 2. For director Meenu Gaur, it’s important to bring a new perspective to the stories and genres that have been around for decades. And that’s what drew her to World on Fire. In this interview, Gaur discusses...
Bumblebee diversity necessary for food security
The Local Food Report - October 26, 2023 10:57 - 4 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFor decades, Anne Averill has been researching how our agricultural systems impact native bees. More specifically, she's been studying the diversity and abundance of bumblebees for 30 years now.
The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball
FRONTLINE: Film Audio Track | PBS - October 20, 2023 13:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsFRONTLINE examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the documentary traces the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern Major League Baseball history, the limited accountability and how the Astros’ approach to...
Richard Overy, World on Fire Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio - October 16, 2023 00:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode 1 of World on Fire Season 2. Historical advisor Richard Overy joins us as we kick off Season 2 of World on Fire. A lot happened in that first year of WWII, and because this show closely follows the real life history of the war, we wa...
Making kombucha from scratch
The Local Food Report - October 12, 2023 10:25 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAmy Costa of Truro got into fermentation kind of accidentally. She had just stopped working as a bartender but wanted to keep creating drinks and her friend was brewing kombucha from a kit.
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Chris Lang Reflect on Unforgotten Season 5
MASTERPIECE Studio - October 09, 2023 00:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Unforgotten Season 5. For actor Sanjeev Bhaskar and writer and creator Chris Lang, Season 5 of Unforgotten was full of new challenges and uncomfortable moments. But by the end of this season, we’re left with a glimmer of hope. As Sanjeev and...
A surprising way to get more veggies
The Local Food Report - September 28, 2023 12:39 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe were talking about cucumbers — I’ve had a really productive season and I was trying to figure out why — and he mentioned that how frequently you pick from your plants can impact how many fruits they make.
Chris Lang Explores the Depths of Grief in Unforgotten Season Five
MASTERPIECE Studio - September 25, 2023 00:40 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode four of Season Five of Unforgotten. Unforgotten creator and writer Chris Lang knew it would take time for both audiences and characters to grieve the loss of the beloved Cassie Stuart, played by Nicola Walker, and welcome in Jessica J...
Creating drought-resistant raised beds
The Local Food Report - September 21, 2023 11:41 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on The Local Food Report, Elspeth learns about building drought-resistant raised beds.
World on Fire | A Recap of Season 1
MASTERPIECE Studio - September 18, 2023 00:40 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWARNING: This episode contains spoilers for World on Fire Season 1. It’s been more than three years since MASTERPIECE aired Season 1 of World on Fire in 2020 — so don’t worry if you don’t remember exactly what happened in the first season. But rest assured: we’ve got you covered. With ...
Canning local bluefin tuna a good option for a big catch
The Local Food Report - September 14, 2023 10:44 - 5 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m standing in front of 18 mason jars, an impeccably clean kitchen counter, and about 16 pounds of fresh Bluefin tuna. Why? Well, a few years ago, Ken Mason and his wife took a trip to Portugal.
"Two Strikes" and "Tutwiler"
FRONTLINE: Film Audio Track | PBS - September 12, 2023 15:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings"Two Strikes," a film produced with The Marshall Project as part of FRONTLINE’s fellowship with Firelight Media, examines the impact of a little-known “two-strikes” law. "Tutwiler," a documentary short from FRONTLINE and The Marshall Project, offers a powerful and unforgettable window into the l...
Unforgotten Co-Star Sinéad Keenan Has Big Boots to Fill
MASTERPIECE Studio - September 11, 2023 00:40 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsAs an Unforgotten fan herself, actor Sinéad Keenan was well aware of the boots she was filling by stepping into the role of the new DCI. And as if that wasn’t enough of a hurdle for her character DCI Jessica James, less than an hour before her first day at work, Jess’s husband Steve dro...
A fizzy fermented drink made from leftover bread
The Local Food Report - September 08, 2023 00:13 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHelen loved kvass. The flavor, the fizz, everything about this drink made from fermenting stale bread with water and sugar. But when she got home, she forgot about it for almost forty years.
Unforgotten Star Sanjeev Bhaskar Previews The Changes To Come For Sunny Khan
MASTERPIECE Studio - September 04, 2023 00:40 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsAt the end of Season 4 of Unforgotten DCI Cassie Stuart, played by Nicola Walker, tragically died in a car accident, sending shockwaves out to the other characters, actors, and viewers alike. But Sunny Khan is hit especially hard, given his close working relationship with Cassie. Sanjee...
Encore: Angela Lansbury Is A Woman Of Her Time In ‘Little Women’
MASTERPIECE Studio - August 28, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWarning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of 'Little Women'. This is an encore release of an earlier podcast episode. Dame Angela Lansbury was an acting icon for more than 75 years. Her credits spanned from Gaslight, Mame, and Murder, She Wrote to Beauty and the Beast a...