Radio Boston

Dec 20 2024 100 ep. 15 mins 939
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Tips for having hard conversations during the holidays

Dec 20 2024 15 mins  
Radio Boston hears from William Kahn, psychologist and Boston University professor, about how to have hard conversations.

New book explores influential — and fun — pieces of history around the Mass. State House

Dec 20 2024 14 mins  
Former state Rep. Josh Cutler, author of the new book "Under the Golden Dome: Historic Talks and Tales from the Massachusetts State House," joins Radio Boston to talk about it.

How MBTA workers fixed more than 200 slow zones in a little over a year

Dec 20 2024 13 mins  
The MBTA's subway repair blitz will end Saturday morning, when a section of the Green Line reopens slow zone-free. Radio Boston talks with T repair workers about their efforts.

'Baroque Christmas' concert to feature the instruments of the early 1700s

Dec 20 2024 10 mins  
The Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Baroque Christmas’ concert features holiday music on pre-1700s instruments. WBUR's Radio Boston sat down with a musician and the guest conductor of the production.

Boston's biggest cultural moments in 2024

Dec 19 2024 30 mins  
Today on Radio Boston, we talk about the Celtics, the Olympics and art that made us smile this year.

State Sen. Nick Collins on his decision to help kill Wu's tax shift plan

Dec 18 2024 8 mins  
State Sen. Nick Collins talks about his opposition to a plan from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu that sought to blunt an anticipated spike in homeowners' taxes by raising rates on commercial properties.

What defined Massachusetts politics in 2024?

Dec 18 2024 20 mins  
Radio Boston looks back on a year in politics and how close-to-home issues like the cost of living and the migrant crisis helped lift Donald Trump to a second term as President.

Ideas to strengthen democracy in Massachusetts

Dec 18 2024 13 mins  
On Radio Boston today, we talk about the state of democracy with Danielle Allen, Harvard Professor, democracy activist and president of Partners in Democracy.

Harvard class explores the role art can play in civic engagement

Dec 17 2024 15 mins  
Radio Boston talks about a Harvard course that helps students participate in civic engagement through art.

Unpacking 2024's biggest health care headlines

Dec 17 2024 32 mins  
Radio Boston looks back on the biggest headlines in healthcare from this year to unpack the takeaways and look ahead to what they might tell us about health in 2025.