Podcasts about Morning Edition

Today was the last day for Dave McGrath as WGTD's local anchor for Morning Edition ..... something he has been doing for more than 25 years! (Dave has opted for retirement.) With the help of his wife Guida Brown as well as assistance from WGTD general manager Dave Cole, we were able to round up some very special guests from Dave's long professional career in radio broadcasting to help give him a fitting send-off.

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After the Congress clawed back $1.1 billion in federal funding to NPR and PBS, Morning Edition host Leila Fadel explains why public media must prevail as a source of independent, free-to-access, independent reporting.

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Scott Kirsner, a columnist from our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the feud. 

On today's Morning Edition, cool, damp weather is helping firefighters get the upper hand on Alaska's wildfire season. And serious charges for an airport operations specialist accused of secretly putting GPS trackers on cars. Here are the red flags to look out for and what to do if you find one on yours.

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NPR veteran Kenya Young on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's shutdown; hard choices for member stations; and the scramble to find new business models to sustain the service. Young, an alum of Morning Edition and WNYC, is the new president and CEO of Louisville Public Media.

Today on the Morning Edition, chaos erupts in Fairbanks as a man reportedly attempts to rush HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Later today, a 100-year-old dive bar faces closure in a small Alaskan fishing village. Details on the fight to save the Red Dog Inn.

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Jeff Speck, partner at the Brookline urban design firm Speck Dempsey, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the potential arrival of automated taxi service Waymo.

Today on the Morning Edition, a protest outside the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Alaska. Later on, a proposed fuel excise tax in the Mat-Su is gassing up some residents due to an increase in prices.

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Today on the Morning Edition, a long road to recovery ahead for a man taken down by Juneau Police over the weekend as an investigation into what happened continues. Later on, a preliminary report offers more clarity into what might have caused a plane to go down in Katmai National Park last month.

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The Boston Globe's Gary Washburn, who first reported Pagliuca's record-breaking offer for the Sun, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview what could be a prolonged battle over the future of the franchise.

Today on the Morning Edition, the family remembers the man who died while paddleboarding on DeLong Lake last week. And later on, majority members gathered enough members of the minority to cross the divide and vote in favor of an override of Gov. Dunleavy's line-item education veto.

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U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, the second most powerful Democrat in House Leadership, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to make the case that Democrats on Capitol Hill are showing signs of life despite recent legislative defeats.

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What do Paul McCartney, up-and-coming singer songwriter Ken Pomeroy, and a guy I passed on the street tugging along a French bulldog have in common? They all support my theory that pets inevitably resemble their owners–sometimes in looks, sometimes in spirit, but always in energy. When Ken Pomeroy introduced her song “Wrango” opening for I'm with Her and Iron & Wine at Asheville Yards on July 12, 2025, she described how the song was inspired by the liability her new dog had become from its quick temper. After WNCW's Joe Kendrick and I spent some time with her, we slowly got to see where the pup's feistiness came from. We talked about what it means to carry songs from childhood into adulthood, the tension between writing for yourself and performing for others, and the unexpected ways public commentary can rattle even the most grounded artists. As Ken says, “I never thought I'd care about online comments. But wow. I didn't know how sensitive I'd be.”And then there's “Flannel Cowboy”, Ken Pomeroy's closing track at her show, that isn't a love song, despite what you might assume. It's a quietly devastating reflection on friendship, ego, and the confusing wreckage of emotional fallout. It's a song about looking in the mirror and realizing that, sometimes, the thing biting at you isn't your dog, or your critics—it's you.Her vulnerability isn't just evident in the lyrics of her 2025 album, Cruel Joke, but in the way she speaks about songwriting as a spiritual act—one that gives form to feelings too big to hold alone. As a writer, I can relate to the need to shed some weight onto the page. Sometimes things get a little too loud and the only way to bring back the quiet is to release. Ken also told us about her connection to Cherokee heritage, her experience contributing to the language revitalization album ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ (Anvdvnelisgi), and what it meant to contribute to a project to empower young people to connect with their heritage. Whether she's reflecting on faith, feeling everything too deeply, or setting boundaries on what parts of her soul she's willing to hand over to strangers, Ken Pomeroy is an artist in full bloom. She's a songwriter first, a performer reluctantly, and a truth-teller always. — Elena Dickson Ken Pomeroy (photo: Kali Spitzer) Songs heard in this episode:John Denver “Leaving On A Jet Plane”“Wrango” by Ken Pomeroy, from Cruel Joke, excerpt“Grey Skies” by Ken Pomeroy, from Cruel Joke, excerpt“Flannel Cowboy” by Ken Pomeroy, from Cruel Joke, excerpt“Galvladi” by Ken Pomeroy, from Anvdvnelisgi Thank you for being here! We hope you enjoy this episode, and can help spread awareness of what we are doing. It is as easy as telling a friend and following this podcast on your platform of choice. You can find us on Apple here, Spotify here and YouTube here — hundreds more episodes await, filled with artists you may know by name, or musicians and bands that are ready to become your next favorites.This series is a part of the lineup of both public radio WNCW and Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. You can follow us on social media: @southstories on Instagram, at Southern Songs and Stories on Facebook, and now on Substack here, where you can read the scripts of these podcasts, and get updates on what we are doing and planning in our quest to explore and celebrate the unfolding history and culture of music rooted in the American South, and going beyond to the styles and artists that it inspired and informed. The radio adaptation of this episode is part of the programming lineup during Morning Edition on public radio WNCW, where we worked with Joshua Meng, who wrote and performed our theme songs. This episode was written and hosted by WNCW intern Elena Dickson, with myself as editor and Ken Pomeroy's co-interviewer. - Joe Kendrick

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share when residents can expect an update on the White Stadium price tag.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss her approach to policing outdoor drug use in the South End amidst growing concern over violence and disorder in some parts of the neighborhood.

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Imagine, you're sitting in a small radio station in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert in Far West Texas. The air is dry and still. You've spent the day reporting on a long county commissioner's meeting. Maybe you've edited a story about the local herbarium and its keepers. Maybe you sat in the host chair for Morning Edition and All Things Considered, reporting the weather. Perhaps, on this day, you trundled your truck up a mountain to the Marfa Public Radio tower. It's quiet up there.Looking out from the top of this mountain, you can see everything. You stand for a moment, let it all sink in, visualize that signal sailing through the clear blue sky. Airwaves, airborne.And then it hits you. That signal is at risk. It could be snatched right out of the sky. Congress has just passed the Rescissions Act of 2025, H.R.4, eliminating all federal funding for public media. At Marfa Public Radio, this means one third of our budget is disappearing. For now, everything's still humming, machinery whirring, tower broadcasting.But it occurs to you: if people don't step up their financial support of this listener-funded station in this crucial moment for the future of public media — the gentle humming and whirring of the broadcast equipment could cease. It also occurs to you that people can quite easily donate at marfapublicradio.org/donate or by calling the station at 1-800-893-5787. As you await the listeners' calls - you begin to wonder, what is the Rescissions Act of 2025, really? In this episode, Senior Producer Zoe Kurland reads the Rescissions Act of 2025 and the senate and house votes that passed it. This episode of Marfa Public Radio Puts You To Sleep was written, produced, and hosted by Zoe Kurland. 

This weekend is the annual Lowell Folk Festival and local lauoto player Vasilis Kostas will be playing. The lauoto is an eight-string, long necked instrument also called the Greek lute. Kostas joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about his journey as a musician ahead of the festival.

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Last Friday, Congress approved the Trump administration's request to rescind federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS. While this move will impact all NPR stations, the smaller, rural ones are most vulnerable. Today, we are dedicating an entire episode to discuss the impacts of these cuts, hearing community reactions, and discussing potential solutions with a panel of guests from NPR stations across the country. Philip Manning, general manager of KTNA in Talkeetna, Alaska; Jarle Kvale, program director at KEYA on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota; and Lori Gilbert, Morning Edition host and the only local radio news reporter at KNCC in Elko, Nevada, join us.___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you!  Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Boston Globe reporter Billy Baker, who's been following the story since 2023, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share what he's learned about the deaths.

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