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Massachusetts teen poets 'speak loud' at Teen Spoken Word Festival
For the first time, Mass Poetry is hosting a Teen Spoken Word Festival and poetry slam competition at GrubStreet Center in Boston this weekend. Radio Boston is joined by Daniel Johnson, executive director of Mass Poetry, and a Franklin High School student who is competing.
May 3, 2024
13 min
Sponsorship immigration offers alternative path for refugees to come to Mass.
Radio Boston breaks down how sponsorship immigration works and speaks to people who participate in a local community program bringing people to the state.
May 3, 2024
33 min
WBUR's Last Seen podcast goes deep on the Harvard morgue scandal
Reporter Ally Jarmanning joins us to discuss her podcast Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard.
May 2, 2024
16 min
Tips for good writing: Follow your obsessions and press 'where it hurts'
Author Steve Almond talks about what he's learned about good writing from 30 years of teaching writers.
May 2, 2024
17 min
Brockton's Naomi Westwater wants to reclaim folk music
Naomi Westwater tells Radio Boston what it means to reclaim folk music.
May 2, 2024
13 min
Issues of electric vehicle chargers, family shelter system collide in Foxborough
Radio Boston discusses how electric vehicles and the state's migrant crisis are intersecting in Foxborough with Boston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman.
May 1, 2024
11 min
Lexington native amongst student journalists following police crackdown on protests at Columbia
Rachel Kahn, a Lexington, Massachusetts native and student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, joins Radio Boston. Kahn talks about the protests at Columbia and the efforts by student journalists to cover the events as they unfold.
May 1, 2024
15 min
Once again, housing looms large in Brookline elections
Leaders from the rival Brookline By Design and Brookline For Everyone coalitions sound off on a key issue in Brookline politics: housing.
May 1, 2024
19 min
US Rep. Moulton on war in Gaza, campus protests
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton joins Radio Boston for a conversation about the war in Gaza, protests on campus and a potential ban on TikTok.
Apr 30, 2024
26 min
Does Massachusetts need the prestigious Michelin Guide?
Why doesn't Massachusetts have a Michelin Guide? Radio Boston digs in.
Apr 30, 2024
15 min
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