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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. 

Radio Boston breaks down how sponsorship immigration works and speaks to people who participate in a local community program bringing people to the state.

Reporter Ally Jarmanning joins us to discuss her podcast Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard.

Author Steve Almond talks about what he's learned about good writing from 30 years of teaching writers.

Naomi Westwater tells Radio Boston what it means to reclaim folk music.

Radio Boston discusses how electric vehicles and the state's migrant crisis are intersecting in Foxborough with Boston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman.