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Pummeled by blizzard, Scituate and rest of southeastern Mass. digs out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 3:45


More than half of Scituate is without power as of Tuesday morning. Jim Boudreau, the town's administrator, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the cleanup efforts. 

Orleans fire chief on latest blizzard response

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 3:51


Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share the latest on recovery efforts.

Plymouth was hit hard by Monday's blizzard. Here's how the town is digging out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 3:25


The coastal town of Plymouth was walloped by Monday's blizzard, knocking out power to nearly 80% of the community. Town Manager Derek Brindisi joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the effort to get the town back up and running.

Officials say storm cleanup could go on for days. What it means for Tuesday's commute

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 4:46


Mass. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joins WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins to talk about Monday's storm and what it means for Tuesday morning's commute. It comes as Gov. Maura Healey banned all non-essential travel in south eastern parts of the state, including Cape Cod.

1980 Olympic men's hockey gold medalist Mike Eruzione on this year's gold medal team

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 4:23


Mike Eruzione, who was part of the last U.S. men's Olympic hockey team to win the gold back in 1980, spoke to WBUR's Morning Edition from Milan, where he saw the U.S. win the gold. 

Mass. highway administrator on the latest blizzard updates

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 3:49


Mass. Highway Administrator Jonathon Gulliver joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the state's response to the storm and how crews are handling the heavy, wet snow. 

How Henry Knox's 300-mile trek helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 4:24


In 1775, the British were occupying Boston and the Patriots were low on weapons. General George Washington turned to Knox to do what seemed impossible: get more arms from Fort Ticonderoga in New York.

Remembering a legendary documentarian whose film was so controversial, it was banned

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 4:50


Frederick Wiseman died Monday at age 96. The prolific, Boston-born filmmaker made roughly 50 documentaries. His most famous film was a look inside a Massachusetts correctional facility for those with mental illness.

Tracing the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson through the work of Boston's Mel King

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 7:28


Michael Curry, a member of the NAACP national board of directors and head of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Jackson's legacy and it's connection to Boston.

Advocates says law enforcements needs tighter restrictions on facial recognition software

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 7:13


Most of the technology isn't new, but it has many local privacy advocates nervous.

Why one former Massachusetts congressman voted 'no' on the bill that created ICE

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 4:37


Former Massachusetts Congressman Mike Capuano joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

There's a lot to celebrate this weekend in Boston, and it's not just Valentine's Day

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 3:46


Looking for things to do this weekend? We've got some ideas, whether you're celebrating the day of love or not.

How tech companies in Mass. are trying to guard against deepfakes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 4:23


Now that artificial can make very convincing copies of people's voices, technology companies are emerging to help detect AI-created media and fraud.

A look at the Wayland curling club where Olympic medalist Korey Dropkin learned the sport

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 3:00


Broomstones Curling Club president Rich Collier joins WBUR's All Thing Considered.

How 'slow birding' — a new way to bird watch for novices — works

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 3:39


Bridget Butler, a Vermont birding business owner known as the "Bird Diva," explains how slow birding works and which birds hang around in the wintertime.

How the Patriots could win the Super Bowl

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 5:07


ESPN Patriots Reporter Mike Reiss is covering the Super Bowl in Santa Clara. He joins WBUR's Weekend Edition to explain what the New England Patriots need to do to win their seventh Lombardi Trophy.

9-year-old Louis DiVito reports from the Super Bowl

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 4:45


3rd grader Louis DiVito is this year's Super Bowl "kid reporter."

A new art exhibit centers women's experiences of the Holocaust

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 5:03


At Brandeis University, the exhibit "Who Will Draw Our History?" features 10 female artists and their work depicting life during and after the Holocaust. "I'm really struck by their call to duty and what they were able to create," said curator Rachel Perry.

Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 4:37


Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.

South Shore nonprofit head laments loss of Haitian care workers with TPS in limbo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 4:29


The Trump administration's efforts to end temporary protected status for people from Haiti has already resulted in a loss of workers in Massachusetts.

Winter gardening can help brighten up a gloomy season

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 2:48


Gardening writer and radio host Charlie Nardozzi joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share some indoor gardening tips for this winter.

Maine rebuffs ICE surge as resistance to Trump's immigration tactics grows

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 8:48


Reporters James Pindell of the Boston Globe and Emma Davis of the Maine Morning Star join WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the state of immigration politics.

How a Cambridge developer's lawsuit could unravel an affordable housing policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 4:32


Patrick Barrett, with support from the Pioneer New England Legal Foundation, is challenging Cambridge's requirement that 20% of all new developments include affordable units, a policy known as “inclusionary zoning.”

Inside the AI companies hiring in Boston

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 4:23


Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude; Lovable, which makes an AI tool that can create custom software; and xAI, Elon Musk's AI company which makes the chatbot Grok, are hiring in Boston.

40 years after the Challenger explosion, a former student at Christa McAuliffe's high school reflects

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 4:12


In 1985, NASA chose Christa McAuliffe, a Framingham, Mass. native and high school teacher in Concord, New Hampshire, to be the first civilian to go into space.

The Patriots are headed to a familiar place: the Super Bowl

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 4:03


ESPN reporter Mike Reiss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to recap the snowy, low-scoring AFC Championship Game that propelled the New England Patriots to their NFL-record 12th Super Bowl appearance.

Car Talk's expert offers pro tips for snowstorms

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 5:30


New England Patriots are one win away from returning to the Super Bowl

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 6:30


Boston plumber has tips to protect your pipes during polar vortex

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 4:02


Mike Flanagan of Trethewey Brothers, Inc., says keeping your thermostat turned high during the coldest days is important, and there are steps you can take if you suspect a pipe has frozen but it hasn't yet burst.

As the T tries to move forward, its past looms large

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 9:27


WBUR transportation reporter Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez and Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the state of the MBTA.

After magical season, Patriots prepare to face a depleted Broncos in AFC Championship 

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 3:41


The New England Patriots are headed to Denver this weekend to face the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game. Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview the game and reflect on a whirlwind, dazzling Patriots season.

12-year-old cellist from Mass. competes as semifinalist in national competition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 6:30


Sofia Hernandez-Williams of Holden is the youngest semi-finalist in the Sphinx Competition this week in Detroit.

U.S. Rep. Pressley says Haitians losing Temporary Protected Status is like 'a death sentence'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 3:58


Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian populations in the country.

Berklee is preserving sounds of Indigenous instruments

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 4:34


The library includes clips of instruments such as the Persian tar, the Peruvian quena and various flutes. Some instruments, like the Native American White Cedar Flute, are close to extinction.

U.S. Rep. Clark, on the heels of Minnesota trip, calls for more oversight and restrictions on ICE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 4:46


Clark, the second highest-ranking House Democrat, said her Democratic colleagues see an opportunity as Congress weighs a Homeland Security funding bill. 

Patriots face a stout Texans defense in Sunday's playoff game

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 5:04


The New England Patriots notched their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII when they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers last week. Now they hope to keep their unlikely championship run alive Sunday afternoon, when they face the Houston Texans in Foxborough.

BSO's Carlos Simon to premiere music inspired by the Gardner museum

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 4:34


Carlos Simon is the inaugural composer chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He's premiering a collection of music this weekend inspired by one of Boston's famous museums: The Isabella Stewart Gardner. He speaks with WBUR's All Things Considered about the collection, and his other upcoming BSO performances that celebrate the tradition of gospel music.

Vineyard Wind and other offshore wind projects fight against Trump administration in court

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 7:58


Multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration are playing out in courtrooms to attempt to stop the federal government's halting of five offshore wind projects on the East Coast.

7 ideas for the future of Faneuil Hall

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 4:44


Scott Kirsner joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share his own ideas for Faneuil Hall's future. 

Boston nonprofit head reacts to chaos of federal rescission then reinstatement of health grants

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 3:56


Sarah Porter, president and CEO of Victory Programs, calls the whirlwind 24 hours 'aggravating.' She says she's relieved the funds have been restored, but that she's angry the Trump administration is targeting vulnerable communities.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reflects on relationships with state legislators, city council

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 6:45


Boston Mayor Michelle Wu enters her second term on awkward footing with important partners.

New England Patriots in their first playoff game in four years

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 4:32


The New England Patriots appear in their first playoff game in four years when they host the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night. It's New England's first playoff game in four years.

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