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Kane's new report "Always Broke" explores more than 100 years of public transit history in Boston in an attempt to understand how to fix funding and management dysfunction going forward. 

A new Boston University class is exploring how people throughout the centuries have believed in the unbelievable — and what that tells us about our ourselves.

Thomas Hochman, a policy manager at the Foundation for American Innovation, explains why he thinks the recent major state climate bill has elements that undermine real change.

WBUR's Walt Wuthmann joins Radio Boston to share his reporting on Tania Fernandes Anderson, the Boston city councilor who is reportedly facing a federal investigation.

On Radio Boston, WBUR's Emily Piper-Vallillo shares her reporting on how educators are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump's second term. Then, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville reflects on the impact Trump had on education in his first term.

Radio Boston checks in with Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley on what lessons she thinks Democrats need to take away from the results of this year's election.

WBUR's Walt Wuthmann joins Radio Boston to share his reporting about why New Bedford fishermen are turning away from the Democratic Party.

Zahili Gonzalez Zamora joined Radio Boston to talk about the inspiration for her music and her journey to Boston.

Chef and restaurateur Ana Sortun is known for her big flavors. As the mastermind behind restaurants Oleana and Sarma, she's led with spice and creativity. We speak with Sortun about everything food, including her current obsession of crafting the perfect sandwich.

John Griffin, managing partner for Partners in Democracy, and joins Radio Boston to break down the challenges to democracy in Massachusetts. 

For more than a century, just one statue has stood outside the Museum of Fine Arts Huntington Avenue entrance.. As of earlier this month, there are now three. We speak with the artist behind the two new sculptures and the people whom the sculptures are created of.

The left-leaning group Act on Mass and the right-leaning Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance worry lawmakers will de-fang this year's Ballot Question 1, which gives state auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to audit the legislature.

On Radio Boston, we take a deeper dive into how the current political landscape and shared history in Haiti and the Dominican Republic played a role in the 2024 election.

Some people are already thinking about gift-buying as the holiday season approaches. If that's you, remember: local businesses are competing for your dollars, too.

Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, joins us to talk about what Trump's appointments could mean for health care and health policy in Massachusetts.

On Radio Boston, WBUR’s Martha Bebinger breaks down the data on abortions in Massachusetts and Dr. Luu Ireland, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, shares what this looks like in practice. They also discuss how abortion rights groups are planning for President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

Paul Heroux, sheriff of Bristol County, joins Radio Boston to talk about local law enforcement's role in immigration in the incoming Trump administration.

Nigerian-American Playwright Mfoniso Udofia wanted to explore the immigrant dream and where it could all fall apart. She did so in a series of nine plays called the "Ufot Family Cycle." The first play in the series will be showcased at the Huntington Theatre through Dec. 1.

Radio Boston, Kade Crawford, director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses their campaign to ban the sale and trade of cell phone data.

Radio Boston explores the ways trans people are thinking about their own safety, and how LGBTQ+ organizations preparing for another Trump presidency.

Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Jim Aloisi joins Radio Boston to discuss the challenges ahead for the MBTA.

The Boston Globe's Aaron Pressman joins Radio Boston to discuss Boston-based DraftKings' interest in entering the election betting market business.

Across the country, Trump made big gains with Latino voters. One Massachusetts city that saw this trend is Lawrence. On Radio Boston, WBUR's Simón Rios shares his reporting from Lawrence and Luisa Peña Lyons, political strategist and founder of the economic mobility organization the Bridge Forward, reacts.

Transgender Day of Remembrance was sparked 25 years ago after the murder of Rita Hester, a Black transgender women who was killed in her Allston apartment. Radio Boston speaks with Hester's family and other local trans advocates about this year's gathering and what it means in this moment.

Back in 2016, Governor Maura Healey, then the state's Attorney General, was vocally opposed to Donald Trump. This time around, her rhetoric seems more subdued. WBUR senior correspondent Anthony Brooks joins Radio Boston to discuss why and what's changed.