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Provocative stories and authentic voices from around Boston.
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Mayor Wu talks about Biden bowing out of 2024 race, and police accountability in Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins Radio Boston to talk about President Biden's decision to withdraw from the presidential race, as well as what police transparency and accountability looks like within the Boston Police Department after the recent demotion of a Boston police leader.
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Boston's new mixtape is a way to bolster local talent
Boston's new mixtape dropped this month. It features six local DJs and 17 musicians across different genres. "Dear Summer Vol. 2," which follows last year's "Dear Summer Vol. 1" is a project funded by the city.
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Spilka calls new budget 'transformational' for Massachusetts
Massachusetts will offer free community college tuition to all state residents as part of its proposed fiscal 2025 budget.
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New England's oldest comic book shop turns 50
Cambridge's Million Year Picnic is marking five decades in operation this weekend. We preview the festivities and talk about what's next for the shop.
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Exploring how to make New England's food system more local and resilient
We dig into what it would take to build a more reliable and local food system with Jen Faigel, co-founder and executive director of CommonWealth Kitchen, and Shane Rogers, program and communication director for Food Solutions New England.
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Boston-based musician Yoni Battat on exploring his Jewish and Iraqi heritage
Radio Boston speaks with the oud and violin player Yoni Battat about how his music reflects his Iraqi and Jewish roots ahead of his performance at the Lowell Folk Festival.
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“Elites” being elites
If you want a very one sided take of your news, without any pushback, this is your place. Listened to the Gay episode, and there was absolutely no ability by the individuals to speak on the various complexities of the case, which there are. Just a lot of elites trying to sound profound, carrying a narrative to appease the powers that be. If you were going to talk to me about how important academic integrity is at Harvard, and then say what happened to Claudine Gay what is a travesty, don’t talk to me about academic integrity, or how important it is at Harvard.
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