Oh hey! @wbur.org is re-upping my 2020 essay about some casual matriarchal bad-assery! Have some holiday leftovers, y’all! And happy Thanksgiving!

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Massachusetts state Senator Peter Durant about a GOP effort to protect the food assistance program SNAP

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we go full macabre at Harvard. I'll introduce you to a free exhibit of the odd gloomy witty works of the author and illustrator Edward Gorey, an influential virtuoso of offbeat doom.

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- I'll introduce you to "Life on the Other Planet," a new documentary film about the gritty and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- Katy Ruderman of Brookline is the head women's rowing coach at Bucknell University, and we check in with her as she's on the banks of the Charles River and her team prepares for the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we'll visit "Life on the Other Planet". It's a new documentary film about the intense, fun, and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself. I'll chat with the filmmaker, Vince Straggas, about his gritty stroll down memory lane.

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Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading abolitionist Charles Sumner. He was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and his activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org, our conversation with WBUR's Eve Zuckoff who has the story on the Josh Kraft decision to drop out of the race for Boston Mayor

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org--I'll introduce you to the author of a major new biography of a leading 1800s abolitionist. Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, provided the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading 1800s abolitionist Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts whose activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.

Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned. ‪@samlmontano.bsky.social‬

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with MBTA GM Phil Eng

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Ashish Jha. The dean of the Brown University School of Public Health says Massachusetts and other states can reduce the impact of the Republican decision to make cuts to Medicaid.

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the journalist who revealed new developments in the efforts of Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn about Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors trying to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, speaks with me about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some hot button topics in the campaign--White Stadium, and bike lanes

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, with a focus on Mass and Cass

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some issues taking center stage in the campaign--the cost of White Stadium, and the expansion of bike lanes

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, with a focus on her plans to stem the violence and illegal drug use that's spreading from the area of Mass and Cass

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- taking another look at a longstanding Boston problem. You'll hear our conversation with Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald about his proposal for surrounding communities to help support the city's addiction recovery efforts

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald about his bid for surrounding communities to pitch in to help support the city's addiction recovery efforts

If you have failed in your totally reasonable goal of listening to 90.9 WBUR 24/7/365 and thus you missed this story on the lovely sounds of the lauoto when it aired, then you can take a listen now--and of course you can head to Lowell for the folk festival. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- you'll hear the distinctive sounds of the Greek lute via my chat with Vasilis Kostas, a lauoto virtuoso with a musical path leading him from Greece to Boston to this weekend's Lowell Folk Festival.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the Director Emeritus of Harvard's Center for Bioethics about problems in parts of the U.S. organ donation system.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org --our conversation with Vasilis Kostas, a lauoto virtuoso with a musical path leading him from Greece to Boston to this weekend's Lowell Folk Festival

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation about some of the legal issues around artificial intelligence. A Cambridge-based company that uses AI to create music faces accusations of ripping off artists who created hit songs.

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the Chelsea School Superintendent, after the Trump administration announced it's withholding 108 million dollars in previously-approved education grants for Massachusetts

Next on 90.9 @wbur.org--our conversation with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, the new Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org--our conversation with the incoming Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services about his priorities and the challenges the state faces.

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She's accusing her challenger, Josh Kraft, of spreading misinformation about the rebuilding of White Stadium.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She's accusing her challenger, Josh Kraft, of spreading misinformation about the rebuilding of White Stadium.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with Massachusetts congressman Jake Auchincloss about President Trump's decision to target Iranian nuclear sites

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with a couple of scientists/podcasters about how some farmers in Massachusetts are selling cranberry bogs with the property then transformed into wetlands

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org--our conversation with 26-year-old Connor Schoen. He's the co-founder of Breaktime, a Boston-based non-profit with a mission to help young adults escape homelessness. He's also among this year's WBUR Community Honors recipients.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our chat with sports media phenom and proud product of Framingham, Katie Nolan

Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- did you know that Massachusetts is home to the first public library in America? With a backstory that includes assassination gossip, a Welsh philosopher, and a town name switcheroo? And with the original books donated by a founding father? Listen up, just ahead.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org--the first public library in America is in Massachusetts! And what a backstory--a founding father, an assassination rumor, an intervening nephew, a Welsh philosopher, and principles of the Enlightenment! I'll give you the deets, coming right up.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org --our conversation about Harvard's endowment, and the complications involved with accessing that money as the school takes the Trump Administration to court over the freezing of billions of dollars in grants.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org, considering superhuman athletic skills! Specifically, you'll get my conversation with Alex Ashlock about tomorrow's Boston Marathon, and my chat with Abby Chin about the Boston Celtics starting the playoffs against the Magic this afternoon at the Garden.

In case you need a little break from the swirling vortex of current events, there's always...baseball. As we await the Red Sox home opener Friday, here's my radio story on Bob Ellis, an MLB Official Scorer at Fenway Park. www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Hey! The Red Sox home opener is this week! And Bob Ellis will be ready, at his perch in the Fenway Park press box. He's an MLB Official Scorer, keeping track of all those details that make baseball the poetic game it is. I'll introduce you to Bob Ellis, next, on 90.9 @wbur.org

The world can be a confusing muddle, but as sure as there is miserable weather in "spring" in Boston, there is...baseball! And baseball is all about details! Bob Ellis keeps track of those details. He's an MLB official scorer at Fenway Park, and you'll meet him, just ahead, on 90.9 @wbur.org.

In which Ken Reid joins me to lament the loss and celebrate the life of Boston's one and only Twin Donuts. Bonus: listen to the end and you'll hear my new favorite song ever. @kennethwreid.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Happy opening day at Sully's to all who celebrate! Here's my chat this morning with the owner of the South Boston landmark, just before it opened for the season. www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Happy "Sully's opens for the season" day! Next on 90.9 @wbur.org, my conversation with the owner of the iconic restaurant in South Boston. The Castle Island takeout joint is the home of hot dogs, lobster rolls, crinkle fries, burgers, onion rings, soft-serve and generations of memories.