"For me, it's been like a long trudge, you know," Evan Dando said. "It’s really a lot of hard work, and I've gotten to a place where I like this if I'm doing it a lot better than I used to."

"One foot in front of the other. Keep going until something stops you." The amazing Sue Goldie — a professor, a triathlete, an inspiration.

Jane Goodall has died at 91. Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO

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Meet the @wbur.org 2025 Makers, 10 artists of color foregrounding the environment — its beauty and its fragility — in their work.

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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Tracy Slater, author of "Together in Manzanar," which tells the true story of a family of mixed heritage sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II. https://n.pr/3Iz0M6f

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"I want people to remember the legacy of his connections to other people. I want people to remember the human." Remembering Boston artist Rob Stull:

"It's just so weird to make really personal decisions in this political climate. We're constantly having to prove to the world that being transgender is real, that it's not something I'm making up, that my kid has a right to exist."

For @npr.org, I look at why states in Northeast are counting on offshore wind, and what the Trump administration has done to hinder that work. www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-53... Tune into @wbur.org around 5:50 pm to hear the story 🎧

Palestinian "No Other Land" filmmaker Hamdan Ballal is free, less than a day after Israeli military and police forces detained him following a brutal attack by settlers.

Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and later arrested by the Israeli army, according to activists and a neighbor who spoke to The Post.

"I had very strong doubts that this text group was real, because I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the United States would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans..."

From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won two gold medals over the weekend, will testify in Norway against his father who goes on trial for charges of abuse in close relationships against two of his seven children. nyti.ms/4j0cbJb

"She had a way of turning demons into possibilities for others. It's just extraordinary."

Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.

The deputy director of a left-leaning project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she's linked to a group the U.S. government says funds terrorists — a claim that surfaced three days ago on a news site that's powered at least in part by A.I., and one she denies.

It’s Persephone’s last night in the underworld, and she’s got a lot to sing about before she leaves.

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@mayorwu.boston.gov arrives at DC hearing - photo by @simonfrios.bsky.social who is there reporting @wbur.org

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is set to appear before a congressional committee alongside mayors from New York, Chicago and Denver. The hearing is set to begin at 10 a.m. Watch here:

I love that every early 2000s rom-com had to have a group dance scene. See: "Legally Blonde" with the bend and snap, and "What A Girl Wants" has multiple. #planethoughts

Federal immigration police detained a Brazilian man living in Marlborough, and in a surprise move, swiftly transported him to a Texas facility. Attorneys say the transfer indicates he is being tracked for deportation, despite entering the U.S. legally and possessing no criminal record. @wbur.org

As we celebrate this milestone, we’re looking ahead to the next five years and launching an endowment campaign aimed at sustaining our organization for the long haul.

Reflecting on the cultural moments of 2024 with two comedians on @wbur.org's Radio Boston. From the eclipse to the beloved "Pommel Horse Guy," listen to the hot takes with me just laughing in the background.

From Constantinople to Norwell, Mass., the Zildjian family has guarded their secret cymbal-making process for 400 years. And it all started with an attempt to make gold, reports @wbur.org's Andrea Shea.

Leila Fadel's reporting from Syria should be required listening. The stories she has brought to @npr.org listeners are critical and captivating. Today: Syrians can finally tell their stories about Assad's chemical attacks

Western monarchs — the ones that overwinter on the California coast — have a more than 99% chance of extinction by 2080, wildlife officials say. 😮 That and other unhappy findings prompted officials to recommend adding the butterflies to the endangered species list. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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A student was murdered, and her body dumped in a field. A long-distance Olympic runner died after she was severely burned in a gasoline attack. Almost 100 women were killed in Kenya in the span of three months, the police said. Rights groups want the president to declare femicide a national crisis.

Legendary radio host David Brudnoy died 20 years ago today. @wbur.org film critic @splicedpersonality.bsky.social remembers his friend and the lasting lessons he imparted. "David was a mentor to me not so much with regard to my work ... but rather he taught me a way to engage with the world."

Castle of Our Skins is getting a permanent home in Boston — located at the site of the former Harriet Tubman House. "It's a place not only where we'll practice, but it is also a place where we'll serve our community through our artistry," Executive Director Ciyadh Wells told @wbur.org.

Chicken is the goodest gal helping our pups ❤️ 🐶 ❤️

It's going to be a very Mocha Mousse 2025, according to Pantone.

The small town of Carrboro, North Carolina is suing one of the country's largest electric utilities, Duke Energy, over climate change -- here's my story for @npr.org www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...

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I was listening to my favorite songs from high school in the car tonight. I learned I memorized one of the songs with the skip from a scratch on my CD. You're telling me the lyrics aren't "So bury me in memory/ skRrthch around your throat"? Fall Out Boy encapsulates all teen angst.

Finally! The Boston Athletic Association is writing a long overdue $100,000 check to 2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba.

"Without food, without the stories, there wouldn't be language." How local Indigenous communities are reclaiming their food sovereignty, reported by @amandabeland.bsky.social for @wbur.org.

If she becomes education secretary, Linda McMahon could revise Title IX rules that serve to protect students from sex discrimination, including sexual violence. The accusations against her have raised questions about whether she can keep students safe.

The real Alice from Arlo Guthrie's 18-minute folk ramble "Alice's Restaurant" has died. "This coming Thanksgiving will be the first without her," the singer wrote on Facebook. More on @wbur.org:

Almost 50 years ago, a Boston church gifted a Tiffany stained-glass triptych from 1899 to the Worcester Art Museum. As it was being prepared for transportation, one of the panels was stolen. Last year, it turned up at an auction house in New York.

Last year's dual release of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" created a box office juggernaut. This year, "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" try to recapture the magic. But @wbur.org's @splicedpersonality.bsky.social says lightning doesn't strike twice, especially when "the films themselves aren't that great."

Once banned for obscenity, John Waters' X-rated comedies are canonized in the Criterion Collection and National Film Registry. Now, he's receiving the Coolidge Award. "I'm getting so respectable, it's scary," he told @wbur.org film critic @splicedpersonality.bsky.social:

Allow me to (re)introduce myself... now that I have a photo and so many more people are here! You can find me editing for @wbur.org's arts & culture team. For a taste of what we do (and a palette cleanser), check out our series highlighting 10 artists of color from Greater Boston:

“Next time is next time. Now is now.” Read Sean Burns powerful and personal review of Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days" for @wbur.org