Is Friday afternoon too early for a party? Not for us –– so you're invited to our BPL Studios, where The Curiosity Desk will be broadcasting LIVE every Friday from 1-2pm along with Boston Public Radio and The Culture Show! 3 favs in 1 spot. Listen at the BPL or on @gbhnews.bsky.social's YouTube ⬇️

"'TV Guidance' for $200 please, Ken."

Happiest little spare on planet Earth.

Happiest little spare on planet Earth.

“We live in a world now where we’re sort of post-fact, post-truth, and I don’t accept that. And I think public broadcasting doesn’t accept that and most people out there aren’t going to say the sky is green when it’s blue.” — Ken Burns

“We live in a world now where we’re sort of post-fact, post-truth, and I don’t accept that. And I think public broadcasting doesn’t accept that and most people out there aren’t going to say the sky is green when it’s blue.” — Ken Burns

Today is: Mister Rogers' birthday ✅ Big Bird's birthday ✅ The first day of spring ✅ What a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

We're not going to tell you who to root for at this month's Milano Cortina Paralympics... but we kind of are. Meet Sean O'Neill. The Falmouth resident is one of seven athletes getting ready to represent the U.S. in wheelchair curling at this year's Games, which begin Friday.

Holding a sign that had been made by her late mother in her 90s, Newton resident Susan Mirsky joined hundreds of protestors on the Boston Common this past weekend to condemn the joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday.

Trump launches US strikes against Iran with the goal of regime change. Iran has retaliated by launching missiles at Israel and a US naval base. https://bit.ly/4s8YsnU

"There are people who hate his guts and people who admire him. There are people who think he got everything he deserved and people who think he was wrongfully prosecuted." READ: A below-the-docks Q&A with "Catching The Codfather" podcast host @iancoss.bsky.social!

We lost the kindest neighbor on this day 23 years ago. Thanks for always keeping your door open, Fred. 🙏

Every parent should listen to the latest Big Little Feelings podcast with PBS KIDS Senior VP and GM Sara DeWitt. Co-host Kristin Gallant: "It made me feel even stronger that we need to protect PBS KIDS at all costs."

🐟As Somerville’s foremost elected podcast reviewer, I truly cannot believe how good the latest is from the team that brought us THE BIG DIG and SCRATCH AND WIN (secret history of the MA lottery): CATCHING THE CODFATHER. So friggin good @iancoss.bsky.social www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the...

Breakups are never easy. Particularly when Congress is your ex — and they ended things via the federal equivalent of a text. But you, our ride-or-dies from day one, stepped up in a major way to support us. Thank you for being our forever Valentines. Wishing you a year full of love and public media!

The PBS science show “Nova” has a fun new episode, which will undoubtedly get lots of views: “Can Dogs Talk?” www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...

Today I learned that @wgbh.org has a new true crime podcast called "Catching The Codfather." CC: @antoniafarzan.bsky.social

Today, we're going down to the docks! 🐟 That's where the story of Carlos "The Codfather" Rafael unfolds. But who is he really – a folk hero, a crook, a righteous rebel, or a selfish conman? Ep. 1 of "Catching The Codfather" from @gbhnews.bsky.social is out now ⬇️

🐟 NEW COD POD 🐟 Who is Carlos "The Codfather" Rafael really – a folk hero, a crook, a righteous rebel, a selfish conman? Listen to the trailer for Season 3 of The Big Dig hosted by @iancoss.bsky.social! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! (First ep drops Feb. 11)

In Season 3, we go down to the docks. Trailer out now.

I can't begin to convey how excited I am for this series to return -- if I was truly rich, I'd fund a hundred Big Dig podcasts.

🐟 NEW COD POD 🐟 Who is Carlos "The Codfather" Rafael really – a folk hero, a crook, a righteous rebel, a selfish conman? Listen to the trailer for Season 3 of The Big Dig hosted by @iancoss.bsky.social! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! (First ep drops Feb. 11)

"I'm proud that we're still here, and that people love to watch our show. I remember when I first started the show, I remember my (very young) kids saying to me, 'Mom, you're finally working on a show that my friends know the name of!'" Happy 30th, @roadshowpbs.bsky.social! 🎉

Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH's newest show, The Curiosity Desk, weekday afternoons beginning Feb. 2. Tune in for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in. Watch The Curiosity Desk on GBH News YouTube or listen daily on GBH.org or 89.7 FM. https://bit.ly/4q85pnP

A fishing tycoon is arrested in an elaborate sting operation, but claims he’s the real hero fighting back against an overbearing state. So who is Carlos “The Codfather” Rafael really? In Season 3 of The Big Dig podcast, “Catching The Codfather,” we go down to the docks. https://bit.ly/4rc1S8W

What role should our government play in the life and death choices we all face? PBS's groundbreaking series is back with “BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Matter of Life and Death,” premiering tonight (Jan. 20) at 9pm on GBH-2, the PBS app + PBS YouTube channel.

Got questions for @mayorwu.boston.gov? You'll have a chance to ask them today on Boston Public Radio during "Ask The Mayor" from 12-1pm. Tune in to GBH 89.7 or the @gbhnews.bsky.social YouTube livestream with your questions ⬇️

I grew up spoiled on @wgbh.org. This Old House, Nova, Arthur, Zoom, Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego (with help from WQED!), Antiques Roadshow. All brought to you from Allston, Ma.

@massago.bsky.social Andrea Campbell is LIVE on Boston Public Radio today from 11am-12pm for Ask The Attorney General. Tune in to GBH 89.7 or the @gbhnews.bsky.social YouTube livestream with your questions ⬇️

@vulture.com loved @gbhnews.bsky.social's SCRATCH & WIN as much as we did, naming it one of their top 10 narrative podcasts of the year! 👏👏 Appreciate the shout-out, @nwquah.bsky.social!

Sounds like a 2026 problem. 😉

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90% of parents agree that PBS remains a trusted source for kids' shows + games. But the vital funding pool that has helped stations like GBH create innovative programs like ZOOM, Arthur + Molly of Denali has shrunk significantly after the loss of nearly $30 million in federal cuts to PBS KIDS.

Immigrants that were already approved to be naturalized at Faneuil Hall in Boston last week were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that they are now not eligible. (via @gbhnews.bsky.social)

90% of parents agree that PBS remains a trusted source for kids' shows + games. But the vital funding pool that has helped stations like GBH create innovative programs like ZOOM, Arthur + Molly of Denali has shrunk significantly after the loss of nearly $30 million in federal cuts to PBS KIDS.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Spotted in Kendall Square. 👀👀

"Public media's been truly innovative in reaching underserved audiences. It was [a] public TV station that first invented closed captioning in the 1970s." Thanks for the Last Week Tonight shout-out, John Oliver!

Boston Public Radio and The Culture Show are on the move this week –– rather than being in our Boston Public Library studios, they'll be streaming LIVE from Brighton on the @gbhnews.bsky.social YouTube channel ⬇️

When a hypothetical school board decision ignites a social media wildfire of disinformation, an expert panel tries to turn down the temperature and find common ground. UC Davis Law Prof. Aaron Tang moderates an all-new #DeadlockPBS, premiering tonight at 9p on GBH-2, the PBS app + PBS YouTube.

We love you right back. ❤️

Legend has it that when Jane Goodall learned to crawl, she hid in a henhouse to watch a chicken lay an egg. Over the next 91 years until her passing this week, she devoted her life to reshaping the way we perceive humans' closest living biological relatives and the natural world at-large. RIP JG. 🙏

We’re pleased to partner with @wgbh.org for the inaugural Ralph Lowell Lecture on October 9, 2025. Join us online or in person at GBH Studios to hear political philosopher Michael Sandel on his updated book, "Democracy's Discontent." More about this free event:

Congress told us to “Go Fund Yourself.” And with your help, we can. Our federal funding might be gone, but we’re still here. Public media needs your support now more than ever.

Congress told us to “Go Fund Yourself.” And with your help, we can. Our federal funding might be gone, but we’re still here. Public media needs your support now more than ever.

Since 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has helped make all of your favorite docs, children's programming, trusted news, and more possible. Now that Congress has defunded public media, CPB will cease to exist. We'll pause today on 📻 (11:59a) and 📺 (7p) to reflect on this historic loss.

need a head start on picking out a Halloween costume? Wishbone has you covered

We have a SuperBundle package that gets you the best of PBS + NPR for $8/month. Just sayin'!

On Wednesday, staff members from NeighborHealth and @publichealth.boston.gov came together in East Boston to unveil the city's first-ever 24-hour public health vending machine, stocked with items such as Narcan, fentanyl test strips, safe injection kits, condoms, socks, blankets and more.

It's real. Can confirm. 😉