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Immigrants move out of Mass. ICE office more quickly, but could face higher legal hurdles

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 4:36


Rep. Seth Moulton toured the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Burlington Monday. He joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the visit, and how faster processing of detainees has left many with worse access to attorneys and family.

Not-so-traditional holiday concerts to check out in December

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 6:18


Journalist Noah Schaffer joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share a great list not-so-traditional holiday concerts for those who want to hear something different this year.

Boston Athenaeum is making manuscripts in Indigenous languages more accessible

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 4:34


The Boston Athenaeum has more than 200 publications in nearly three dozen Indigenous languages from the U.S. and Canada that are being used for revitalization work.

Trump administration plan to re-vet refugees frustrates local immigrant resettlement agencies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 4:24


The Trump administration announced plans to re-vet and re-interview refugees who were admitted to the U.S. under President Biden. That will affect thousands of immigrants living in Massachusetts, according to a local resettlement agency leader.

A look inside the fusion energy device under construction in Mass.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 4:15


Scientists have been trying to solve the riddle of fusion energy for decades. Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to report on Commonwealth Fusion Systems' progress.

How Giselle Byrd is navigating the anti-trans harassment against her

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 4:51


Giselle Byrd, a Black transgender woman, runs a theater company in Boston. She spoke with WBUR Morning Edition Host Tiziana Dearing about how her life has changed following the harassment campaign and why she's determined to stay on the commission.

A gameplan to keep people on Medicaid in Massachusetts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 4:19


Policy analyst Evan Horowitz makes the case that Massachusetts should be able to keep those already on Medicaid insured, despite new eligibility rules that were signed into law by President Trump earlier this year.

Larry Summers is disgraced. Where does Harvard go from here?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 8:39


Larry Summers spent decades leaving his fingerprints on Greater Boston's academic and political institutions. Now, as details of Summers' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein trickle out, those institutions face a reckoning.

New planetarium documentary explores the science of everyday things

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 9:50


"Remixed: The Unexpected Side of Science" is a full dome show, produced by the Museum of Science, Boston in partnership with the Dope Labs Podcast team.

'I know how you feel': Teams provide support after suicide loss

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 7:51


Volunteers who've experienced suicide loss themselves offer support to those in the throes of a loved one's suicide. They're known as LOSS teams, which stands for Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors.

In the South End, a Michelin star is born

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 4:28


311 Omakase, a tiny but elaborate sushi restaurant in the South End, received Boston's first Michelin star at a ceremony Tuesday night.

How federal policy changes may upend efforts to end homelessness in Mass.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 4:35


Joyce Tavon heads the nonprofit Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. She joined WBUR's All Things Considered to explain why she thinks new federal homelessness assistance requirements will upend a longtime policy that works.

Mass. elected officials are taking more political risks in the fight against Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 9:42


Former Mass. state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and Boston Globe political reporter James Pindell join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how likely the strategy is to pay off — and who gets hurt if it doesn't.

Rep. Auchincloss: 'We need a long-term solution' for climbing ACA costs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 7:39


Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share his thoughts on the deal to end the government shutdown.

Fall River bishop calls out Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 4:11


Fall River Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha is pushing back on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations. He says they've gone too far and are hurting families.

This Massachusetts turkey farm is a generational affair

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 4:18


Jenn Brezniak grew up on her grandfather's turkey farm in Lancaster. She speaks with WBUR's Morning Edition about the role generational farms play in communities.

Inside MIT's lab training robots for a future in caregiving

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 4:12


Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a recent trip to the lab and the future of robotic caregivers.

'Silence, for me, is now intolerable': Boston federal judge resigns in protest, citing President Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 4:12


After four decades on the federal bench, Judge Mark Wolf explains why he left.

Gov. Healey blasts shutdown compromise saying, 'I don't understand the deal'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 6:50


Healey argues the compromise doesn't sufficiently protect the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats have made the centerpiece of the shutdown fight.

Why a Boston doctor says we need to test medicines during pregnancy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 4:50


Dr. Leah Pierson says that, to settle any open questions about both Tylenol and other medications, drugmakers must do something uncomfortable.

Mayor Wu on Mamdani, political divisions and being a mayor in America

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 9:15


Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sat down with WBUR Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing about the growing role of mayors in America and several other topics.

Hard hits. Bold nicknames. Boston Roller Derby athletes celebrate inclusive and competitive league

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 4:19


Boston Roller Derby league played its 20th season this year. Its players reflected on how the game literally pulls its players together — through both physical contact and community-building.

In Senate race, Markey and Moulton both say Tuesday's election bolsters their cases

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 5:00


Tuesday's night's election results provided a jolt of energy for Democrats nation-wide. Closer to home, Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said the night's events bolstered their case in next year's Senate primary.

Everett's next Mayor Robert Van Campen on his goals for the city

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 4:11


In one the of the biggest upsets in local elections yesterday, City Councilor Robert Van Campen ousted Everett's mayor of 17 years.

Boston's newest city councilor shares his vision for Roxbury

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 4:32


Rev. Miniard Culpepper has been elected to fill the Roxbury-based city council seat, per Boston's unofficial election tally. Culpepper joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss his priorities.

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol on his new record that combines poetry and philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 4:47


New England Conservatory teacher, composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol has a new record out called “Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries.” It features a local singing group called Blue Heron. He tells us why he feels a deep connection to these songs.

Chelsea mom figures out next steps with fewer SNAP benefits

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 4:37


Chelsea mom Iris Ivette Montufar gets a little over $400 each month in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Right now, she only has $30 left to support her and two of her children for November.

The benefits of publicly owned grocery stores

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 4:37


Cuts to federal food assistance and high grocery prices have heightened concerns about hunger in Massachusetts. Some Boston city councilors want to explore a possible solution: publicly owned grocery stores. 

U.S. Rep. Auchincloss reflects on the legacy of Setti Warren

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 3:53


Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a Newton native who served the city alongside Setti Warren, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Warren's life and legacy.

Israeli journalist explores the divide in the American Jewish community

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 7:20


Romy Neumark, an Israeli journalist and a lecturer at Harvard, explores the divide within the American Jewish community in the new podcast "My Home Fronts."

Mass. Republican lawmakers want the state to rescue SNAP

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 4:06


State Sen. Peter Durant joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how local and national politics have aligned to produce the unusual partisan standoff in a high-stakes moment for food access.

U.S. Rep. Trahan says Mass. cannot afford to backstop SNAP, Trump must act

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 4:11


Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan says the state does not have enough money in its rainy day fund to cover the food assistance program SNAP and other federal benefits that will cut off Saturday.

Mass. pharma company jumps into the weight loss market with a drug developed in China

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 4:22


Kailera Therapeutics raised $600 million in a recent funding round for two new drugs to manage obesity.

DEA's claims of busting high-level Sinaloa Cartel members in New England were deceptive, Globe investigation finds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 4:36


The Boston Globe's Spotlight team found the operation mostly caught low-level offenders and people in the throes of addiction.

One year in, sea creatures have turned the Seaport's 'living seawall' into a home

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 4:36


The goal is to mimic the natural features of the shorelines — enough to attract some sea creatures to make the wall their new home. So far, it's working.

A new book examines how the rich (legally) avoid taxes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 4:12


Boston College Law School professor Ray Madoff says the wealthiest Americans are able to effectively opt out of paying taxes altogether.

The legacy of revolution: New Boston Public Library exhibit considers how resistance ages 

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 4:23


As the nation marks 250 years since the American Revolution, a new Boston Public Library exhibit looks at some local acts of resistance beyond the shot heard around the world.

Who shot the iconic Vietnam War 'Napalm Girl' photo? Film claims wrong photographer got the credit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 9:43


The photographer credited with taking the photo, then an AP staff member, won the Pulitzer Prize for it. But a former AP editor says a freelance photographer took the picture. That photographer has always told those close to him that he took the picture. And now an investigative film backs up that claim.

Sen. Markey on his age and challenger: 'I feel more energized than ever'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 6:49


U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton, 46, will challenge Sen. Ed Markey, 79, in the primary next September. Moulton has made Markey's age a main sticking point in this race but Markey says he's "more energized than ever."

Celtics kick off regular season with new faces against rival 76ers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 4:13


Abby Chin, Celtics reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joins WBUR's All Things Considered to preview tonight's game and tell us more about the new editions.

Inside Providence's weird and wild pumpkin tradition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 4:05


Each fall, thousands of intricately carved pumpkins light up Roger Williams Park Zoo's Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular.

Why a 45-year-old tax law is back under the microscope

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 4:45


Evan Horowitz of Tufts University's Center for State Policy Analysis joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain why the seemingly sleepy legislation is in the spotlight.

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