The Wake Up

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has already approved more clemency petitions for people with criminal convictions that any of her predecessors since Gov. Michael Dukakis. What are clemency requests anyway, and what makes them important? GBH reporter Katie Lannan joins Paris and Jeremy to discuss.

Edgar B Hurwick III from GBH’s Curiosity Desk and the new GBH Culture Show joins Paris and Jeremy to take a quick romp through this week in Massachusetts’ History, including a pirate ship’s ties to the Bay State.

Paris and Jeremy speak with National Security Expert and Harvard professor Juliette Kayyem following the announcement that Maine’s Governor Janet Mills will be establishing an independent commission to determine the facts surrounding the Lewiston tragedy, including how several warning signs were seemingly ignored.

Massachusetts has gotten more migrant students in its schools. While some districts are struggling to find classroom space, bilingual teachers, and emotional support for them, others have been providing education for years. What can we learn? Axios Boston's Steph Solis joins Paris and Jeremy to discuss.

Boston city workers began to clear tents Monday morning near the troubled intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue, part of a new encampment ban across the city. What does that mean for the people who have been living in the area? GBH's Tori Bedford joins Paris to discuss.

Massachusetts is helping house 7,500 families, and the state will soon exceed its capacity for shelters and other places to stay. What happens next? GBH reporter Katie Lannan joins Paris and Jeremy to explain.

After a mass shooting Wednesday night, the people of Lewiston, Maine are grieving and questioning where to go next. GBH reporter Mark Herz joins Paris from Maine.

At least 17 people have died in mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. Paris and Jeremy hear from GBH reporter Mark Herz, who has been talking to local residents about how they are processing what happened.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is joining 41 other state attorneys general in suing Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, on allegations that the tech giant is deliberately creating addictive features and doing little to fix it. Are we all doomed to scroll forever?

Boston Beer Company has alleged that a former employee used an external USB drive to download the company’s “proprietary and confidential” information in the days after he submitted his resignation. Paris and Jeremy discuss the brewing legal battle.

Film writer and critic Sarah G. Vincent of Cambridge Day joins us to talk about what to watch this Halloween season.

Paris Alston with special guests Edgar B Hurwick III from GBH’s Curiosity Desk and GBH News’ Mark Herz break down the beginning of the Head of the Charles Regatta, an annual fall tradition here in Boston.

Are you still watching? Netflix reported a profit after cracking down on password-sharing. Paris and Jeremy discuss that and more news of the day.

Eight women who have worked for Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui are accusing her of toxic behavior in the workplace according to a new investigation from The Boston Globe. Siddiqui has positioned herself as a bastion of progressivism and is the first Muslim elected to lead a major Massachusetts city. But these allegations are painting a different picture. Reporters Diti Kohli and Emma Platoff join...

When students are deciding where they want to go college... one option for them is to apply early decision. It’s a way for students to signal that a particular university is their top choice. But the catch is that they often must commit to attending before seeing their financial aid package. But does that process give students with the greatest wealth and resources an advantage? GBH’s Kirk Carapez...

The former Lemuel Shattuck hospital near Franklin Park may soon be redeveloped into treatment and housing for people dealing with substance use issues. So what do neighbors and the people who may benefit from those treatment options think about it? GBH's Tori Bedford reports explores the issues.

Our regular podcast format is on hold while we are in our Fall Membership Pledge Drive (thank you for your support!) so today we present our conversation with GBH’s Jared Bowen on all that is happening in the world of art around Boston.

40 years ago, Boston embarked on an unthinkably ambitious project: Move the elevated highways underground. By the time the project wrapped, the Big Dig became shorthand for over-time, over-budget government boondoggles. But as America's list of necessary big infrastructure projects grows, can the Big Dig teach us about what it takes to do big things? Paris talks to Ian Cross, host of  The Big Dig...

GBH's own Brian O'Donovan, host of Celtic Sojourn who brought Celtic music to radio and live audiences with joy and passion, died this weekend. Paris and Jeremy hear from listeners about what Brian and his work meant to them.

Several cities, including Boston, have named the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples Day. For Massachusetts as a whole, it’s formally Columbus Day. How should teachers handle discussions about the day and its origins in the classroom? Jeremy talks to Elizabeth "Lizzy" Carroll, program director at the nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves, and Eric Soto-Shed, a professor at the Harvard Gra...

Jeremy Siegel is joined by executive producer Karen Marshall, and special guest from the Curiosity Desk, GBH's Edgar B Hurwick III. Ever wonder why Jeremy loves apples so much? Edgar has questions, Jeremy has answers.

Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill that would require companies to list a salary range on job postings. How does your workplace handle salary discussions?

Rare good news for MBTA passengers in East Boston: The agency is expanding ferry service to and from downtown Boston. Should all T riders take to the sea?

What are your Boston-area Halloween haunts? Paris and Jeremy discuss.

Jeremy Siegel and Executive Producer Karen Marshall discuss Massachusetts’ latest Nobel Prize winner (this time for medicine) and we fondly remember Red Sox fan favorite (and Jimmy Fund ambassador) Tim Wakefield.