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How artificial intelligence is changing the job hunt
Scott Kirsner, with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss on how the technology is changing the job market.
Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war
Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started...
How the government shutdown led to more elderly patients in Mass. hospitals
Dr. Stephen Dorner, a leader for Mass General Brigham's home hospital program, discusses the impact of the government shutdown.
How the government shutdown impacts research in Massachusetts
UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about how the expected government shutdown will impact r...
'Stunned. Silence. Shock': Cape Cod couple loses their home to bridge replacement
The state plans to take 13 homes through eminent domain for the massive $4.5 billion Sagamore and Bourne Bridge project.
Rep. Jim McGovern on the potential government shutdown
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern joined Deborah Becker on WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about the looming shutdown and concerns for const...
Federal judge in Boston says Trump administration intentionally chilled free speech of international students
Judge William Young said Trump administration officials collaborated to deprive students of their free speech rights, targeting international students...
Rep. Auchincloss: To avert a shutdown, find common ground on issues like police funding
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss says the shutdown fight Tuesday is an opportunity for the Democratic party to rebrand itself.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to talk about crime
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu discusses why crime statistics are always on the tip of her tongue.
The Navy wants autonomous ships. New England startups are racing to deliver
A Lexington, Massachusetts, startup, Blue Water Autonomy, raised $50 million to build a 150-foot autonomous warship.
Local horror author Paul Tremblay and his daughter Emma on what the genre means to them
Local author Paul Tremblay has an essay out this week for a new collection called “Why I Love Horror.” In it, he tells five stories about his earliest...
How one college professor uses AI in the classroom
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Teddy Svoronos is mostly optimistic on the benefits of AI in higher education.
New docuseries explores 86 years of Red Sox fans' torment, faith
"Believers: Boston Red Sox," a docuseries about the 86 years of "cursed" Red Sox seasons between 1918 and 2004, premieres on the ESPN app on Friday.
Without federal action, thousands in Mass. may see insurance premiums rise
A pandemic-era boost to health insurance subsidies is set to expire. State Policy Expert Evan Horowitz joins WBUR’s Morning Edition to unpack what it...
Fall River CEO warns Trump’s trade war is backfiring on U.S. factories
Trump’s trade war is hitting home in Fall River. The CEO of a linen company warns that tariffs are hurting American factories.
Boston archaeologists want to learn about residents who lost everything during the Battle of Bunker Hill
In 1775, British troops set fire to Charlestown during the Battle of Bunker Hill. The thousands of residents who called the neighborhood home lost eve...
Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says RFK Jr.-appointed vaccine panel lacks expertise, vetting
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President Biden, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to...
Taking a look at the state of the Boston mayor's race as Josh Kraft ends his campaign
It appears the path to re-election for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu just got clearer. Last night, philanthropist Josh Kraft ended his campaign just days a...
Festival looks to uplift Afro-Latino music, community during a tense time
Jose Masso joined All Things Considered to talk about the importance of music and celebration during a time when some in Boston's Afro-Latino and immi...
Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod
Scientists have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where they are and how they got there is a mystery.
New book tells the story of a Mass. senator who pushed for school integration a century before it became reality
Boston abolitionist Charles Sumner championed equality before the law long before Brown v. Board. A new biography reveals his overlooked fight for sch...
Former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson on the road ahead for Wu
After yesterday preliminary election, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is a step closer to re-election.
A Tufts professor says higher ed is ideologically homogenous, and wants to do something about it
Tufts University professor Eitan Hersh says colleges like the one he works at are too ideologically narrow — shutting out ideas from conservatives, re...
Why experts are betting on influencers to bust health myths
Boston University researchers tested whether partnering with influencers can help combat health misinformation and help spread more accurate health ad...
Amid campaign shakeup, Kraft hopes to gain ground in preliminary election
Josh Kraft joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the state of his campaign for Boston mayor.
Cambridge-based HubSpot shifts it focus from Massachusetts
HubSpot, a software company headquartered in Cambridge, has a dwindling presence in Mass.
Harvard researcher describes cautious optimism after judge restores federal funds
Francesca Dominici, a Harvard biostatician whose lab lost more than $5 million when the Trump administration froze research money to Harvard, joins WB...
Wu on potential immigration enforcement surge: 'We cannot predict what will happen'
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how the city is preparing for a potential surge of federal immigration enforcement.
Boston Mayor Wu expects deportation fears to affect school attendance
The mayor said that urban school systems around the country, including Boston Public Schools, are anticipating declines in attendance.
New Bedford-area immigrants claim poor treatment during ICE detention
Reporters at The New Bedford Light are documenting the stories of some of the 50-plus immigrants from the New Bedford area they've found have been det...
An announcement about this podcast feed
A change is coming to this podcast feed. While you won't be getting new episodes of Radio Boston here any more, you will be able to find some of the b...
How MBTA workers fixed more than 200 slow zones in a little over a year
The MBTA's subway repair blitz will end Saturday morning, when a section of the Green Line reopens slow zone-free. Radio Boston talks with T repair wo...
Tips for having hard conversations during the holidays
Radio Boston hears from William Kahn, psychologist and Boston University professor, about how to have hard conversations.
New book explores influential — and fun — pieces of history around the Mass. State House
Former state Rep. Josh Cutler, author of the new book "Under the Golden Dome: Historic Talks and Tales from the Massachusetts State House," joins Radi...
'Baroque Christmas' concert to feature the instruments of the early 1700s
The Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Baroque Christmas’ concert features holiday music on pre-1700s instruments. WBUR's Radio Boston sat down with a musici...
Boston's biggest cultural moments in 2024
Today on Radio Boston, we talk about the Celtics, the Olympics and art that made us smile this year.
What defined Massachusetts politics in 2024?
Radio Boston looks back on a year in politics and how close-to-home issues like the cost of living and the migrant crisis helped lift Donald Trump to...
Ideas to strengthen democracy in Massachusetts
On Radio Boston today, we talk about the state of democracy with Danielle Allen, Harvard Professor, democracy activist and president of Partners in De...
State Sen. Nick Collins on his decision to help kill Wu's tax shift plan
State Sen. Nick Collins talks about his opposition to a plan from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu that sought to blunt an anticipated spike in homeowners' ta...
Harvard class explores the role art can play in civic engagement
Radio Boston talks about a Harvard course that helps students participate in civic engagement through art.