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Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.
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The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young and Scott Tong with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.
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Radically empathic advice. Produced by WBUR.
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Learn about the most important issues facing Massachusetts from the people in charge and the people most affected.
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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.
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Season 4: "Postmortem" is a National Murrow Award winning podcast (2025) about the stolen bodies of Harvard and the gray market for human remains. Find out what happened at Harvard Medical School: how body parts were stolen and sold across the country. Who did this and why?
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For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via you ...
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Short Run brings you the best long-form audio series from WBUR, Boston's NPR, all in one feed. This season, listen to Jaws Island, a three-part series from WBUR. Reported and hosted by Andrea Shea, the series explores the enduring legacy of the groundbreaking blockbuster movie "Jaws."
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WBUR's reintroducing you to Endless Thread's 2020 series, "Madness," that unraveled the shocking story of forced brainwashing and the murky history of CIA-funded mind-control experiments. This feed is the home of Beyond All Repair, WBUR & ZSP Media's 10-part true crime investigative series as well as Violation, a podcast from WBUR & The Marshall Project, exploring America’s opaque parole system.
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Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.
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Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life. In each episode, hosts and reporters Yasmin Amer and Andrea Asuaje search the world for good news stories that will restore your faith in humanity. A production of WBUR.
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Maria García combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena Quintanilla's life and legacy. She also explores the indelible mark she left on Latino identity and belonging, whether it’s fatherhood, big-butt politics, and the fraught relationship with whiteness and language. Anything for Selena has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.
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An exploration of the life that happens before, behind, and beyond the spotlight. Host Geoff Edgers paints intimate, sound-rich, and surprising portraits of some of the most creative people in the world. The first season includes: Norm Macdonald, Ava Duvernay, Ms. Pat, Hanson and David Letterman. A collaboration between WBUR and The Washington Post.
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A public radio series about sound, music, and listening. From WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station.
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Commentaries on music from NPR's Here and Now and elsewhere... Author Tim Riley has written books on the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Madonna, and his most recent title is FEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA (Picador 2005). He is at work on a major new biography of John Lennon for W.W. Norton slated for 2009. His music commentary is featured regularly on NPR's HERE AND NOW, the nationally-syndicated show produced weekdays out of WBUR-FM in Boston.
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Deep Cover is a show about people who lead double lives. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with federal agents and convicted criminals. Deep Cover Presents: Snowball. A special limited series from the Unravel Podcast team at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Ollie Wards' family lost everything after their brush with a charming Californian con woman. As he embarks on a quest to find out how she did it, why ...
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A four minute weekly radio comic strip. ...It's what Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne might be hotly debating as they walk into the studio -- just before they get on mic. This short radiostrip plays out in the kitchen of 11 Central Ave, the home of an extended family where a hodgepodge of other characters regularly drops in.As they rush around in the morning drinking coffee, reading the paper, looking for their shoes, they're talking about everything from the most compelling topics of our ti ...
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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcY ...
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NEXT was a radio show and podcast that aired its final episode in May 2021 after a successful five-year run. The weekly program focused on New England, one of America's oldest places, at a time of change. NEXT was produced at Connecticut Public Radio and featured stories from journalists across the New England News Collaborative. Most recently, the program was hosted by Morgan Springer. With New England as our laboratory, NEXT asked questions about how we power our society, how we move aroun ...
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'Pure illusion': Book shows Mars craze from century ago fueled by Mass. scientists
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4:15For his latest book, "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn of the Century America," David Baron looked into one source of that fascination: a Harvard astronomer named Percival Lowell.By WBUR
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A gem of the theater world, Boston's Emerson Colonial turns 125
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8:53The Emerson Colonial Theatre turned 125 years old this month. It’s the oldest, continuously running theater in the city.By WBUR
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The Truth About Sarah Revisited (LIVE at WBUR)
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52:33Jake sits down with his Season 6 co-host Jess McHugh at WBUR CitySpace for a live conversation. They discuss the value of trust, share some never-before-heard tape, and give an update on what’s happened with Sarah since our season ended. If you’d like to support Patrol Base Abbate (https://www.pbabbate.org), follow this link: https://donate.pbabbat…
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Why are headlights brighter than they used to be?
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34:13If you feel like car headlights have gotten too bright, you’re not alone. The National Highway Traffic Administration receives more consumer complaints about headlight brightness than any other topic. How did this happen? And can we fix it? ***Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: www.wbur.org/giveonpoint…
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Trump threatens intervention as deadly protests rock Iran
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21:44Protests in Iran have stretched on for six days, sparked by rising prices and the collapse of the country’s currency, the rial. Johns Hopkins University professor Vali Nasr joins us. And, Israel will soon ban more than three dozen aid organizations operating in Gaza. The American Friends Service Committee is one of those groups. AFSC's Kerri Kenned…
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Trump says cost was behind his water pipeline veto, but some say it's retribution
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2:36The president says his veto of a Colorado infrastructure project is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons.By WBUR & NPR
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Merriam-Webster's 12th edition is the first hardcover in more than two decades
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5:34The 12th Edition includes some 5,000 new words and weighs almost five pounds.By WBUR & NPR
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Bestie vibes only: How to make and keep friends as an adult
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6:26Having friends is important for your health and well-being. But for some adults, it’s a struggle.By WBUR & NPR
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Affordability and other political challenges continue into 2026
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11:51In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is vowing to govern “audaciously.”By WBUR & NPR
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Affordability is a major source of anxiety for many Americans.By WBUR & NPR
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Mocktails to inspire you through Dry January
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11:02In 2025, tens of millions of Americans said they went alcohol-free for the month of January.By WBUR & NPR
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Group finds 'high levels of conflict are the new normal' worldwide
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5:52Global conflicts are happening everywhere from Ukraine and Gaza to Myanmar and Sudan.By WBUR & NPR
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The semicolon has been described as a "graceful pause" in writing.By WBUR & NPR
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How one school counselor is increasing AP access
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5:01Danielle Crankfield was named the 2026 National School Counselor of the Year.By WBUR & NPR
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Israel bans Quaker aid group that's worked with Palestinians in Gaza since 1948
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5:51More than three dozen aid organizations will soon be barred from Gaza.By WBUR & NPR
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The protests were sparked by rising prices and the collapse of Iran’s currency, the rial.By WBUR & NPR
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Hurricane Helene survivors in North Carolina are still waiting on FEMA relief
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3:47Some people in North Carolina say the agency is stalling applications for relief.By WBUR & NPR
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Stay active in the new year with these exercise tips
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9:42Drumming up the motivation to get off the couch — especially in January — can be harder than the workout itself.By WBUR & NPR
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Rewind: Today You, Tomorrow Me: Why A Decade-Old Reddit Comment Still Resonates Today
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23:4810 years ago, Justin found himself on the side of the road with a blown out tire. Hours went by and no one stopped to help. But just as he was about to give up, something happened that changed Justin forever. This episode was originally published on Nov. 13, 2020. ***Survey alert: Tell us what you love about the show, what you want more of; what yo…
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Full Broadcast - January 2 at 1:43 PM ET
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2:29:57A weekday evening wrap-up of both national and local news stories.By WBUR
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A recent study shows that people using AI to write for them experience some negative cognitive effects. Why? Because there's something special about what writing does in your brain. ***Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: www.wbur.org/giveonpointBy WBUR
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New year, new laws: What states are doing differently in 2026
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20:00New laws are taking effect across the country on Jan. 1. In Hawai'i, there is now a new tax on tourists that will fund efforts to fight climate change. And in Utah, a new law took effect that restricts some people with drunk driving convictions from purchasing alcohol. The Associated Press’ David Lieb breaks down some trends in state laws. And, Zoh…
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What's next for Zohran Mamdani as he officially becomes New York's mayor?
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5:48We get the latest on the democratic socialist's agenda and how his politics may influence the Democratic Party ahead of the 2026 midterms.By WBUR & NPR
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Why some tenants in Raytown, Missouri, are on a rent strike
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5:48Half of the residents of a building outside of Kansas City have stopped paying rent because they say their apartments are moldy, cockroach-infested and dilapidated.By WBUR & NPR
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SNAP cuts are having a disproportionate effect on one already vulnerable group — LGBTQ+ people.By WBUR & NPR
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