WBCA Podcasts

Kris Johnson and Jill Vorndran work at Covenant House, a nonprofit that since 1972 has provided support to over 1.5 million young people facing homelessness and survivors of trafficking. They stop by the WBCA Studio on their way to Gillette Stadium for Sleep Out: an event raising awareness and funds for youth homelessness. Learn about Sleep Out, the services offered by Covenant House, how Kris and...

Guest Haywood Fennell invites guest Patricia Courtney, Council President of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, to discuss the church's history & service to the community, its upcoming events, encouraging youth to attend church, & more! Haywood gives updates on the Harlem Renaissance play at the Unitarian Church in Sharon, advocates for housing for veterans, & shares a multitude of progr...

Join Dale and Cheryl for a delicious chicken and asparagus casserole! Ep.#372 PSA Free!

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews guest Serrin M. Foster (President, Feminists For Life) about pro-life feminism and its history, the mission and services of her organization, empowering choices other than abortion, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, & more.

Host Rachel Miselman discusses a few recent social happenings after the results of the 2024 election in tandem with a few critiques for both red and blue voters going forward.

Host Larry Higginbottom explains that mass deportation is not ADOS' fight, minority groups displacing ADOS, employment biases & the oppression of black wealth, & more.

Sharon Hinton speaks to Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, author of Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom. He shares how he became an educator, his experience with special education and the schools in the U.S. and Ghana, the teachers that inspired him, and much more!

Black Coral Inc.'s Pam Goncalves, J. Lynda Blake, Mic Theirry, and Hank Ebanks join the program once again. They speak with host Deborah Shariff about the need to protect the environment around us, and how you can get involved!

Host W. C. Tyler AKA Brother Warren shares how he found God, and teaches that you need to have faith in God in order to be moved by Him. He also reads from Hebrews and discusses what we can learn from the story of Jonah.

Host Rochelle Jones discusses what it means to truly see things from someone else's perspective and what that has to do with the concept of peace under God.

Host Ken Meyer interviews former Commissioner for the MA Commision of the Blind Janet LaBreck about her background, her work with the Commission, difficulties of going to college and getting a job whilst being visually impaired, working for the Obama administration, & more!

City and state officials and the Puerto Rican communtiy gather at the Puerto Rican Veteran's Memorial. Mayor Michelle Wu's Acquisition Opportunity Program (AOP) is celebrated. Girl Scouts join the Greater Boston Food Bank to fight hunger during the holidays. Boston students help shape the future of BPS Eats and the food served at Boston Public Schools. In honor of National Family Literacy Month, a...

Raven Chacon, a Diné composer, performer, and installation artist, visits the WBCA Studio to discuss his practice. His work has been exhibited or performed at LACMA, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, The Kennedy Center, and other institutions, and his composition Voiceless Mass won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Music. He frequently creates and performs site-specifi...

Haywood Fennell invites his guest, Brennan O'Connell, to talk about his work at the William Joiner Institute at UMass Boston in an effort to provide mental health opportunities for recovering veterans.

Join Dale and Cheryl for some delicious pork ribs on the grill and some corn on the cobb! Ep. #370 PSA Free!

This week on Talk of the Neighborhoods, District 3 City Councilor John Fitzgerald joins us on the first half to talk about the challenges he has faced in his first year in office. Then, on the second half, longtime Democratic political strategists Jason Cincotti, (CinCon Group) and Matt O'Neil (O'Neil Strategy Group) join us to analyze the results from the November General Election.

Rachel Miselman discusses national political matters in the wake of the 2024 presidential election. She also shares her thoughts on the 4B movement, affordable housing, and more.

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews guest Randall K. O'Bannon, Ph. D, about the state of abortion in America, the amount of abortions since the overturn of Roe, the risks of mifepristone, the Turnaway study, abortion pill reversal, & more.

Host Sharon Hinton invites her guest, historian and librarian Kantigi Camara, to discuss the importance of black librarianship and how it ties into black representation.

Host Larry Higginbottom shares his belief that American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) should focus more on developing skills and accumulating wealth, as a more effective way to improve quality of life than engaging in politics.

Guest actor and pastor Tyrone Burton!

Host Sharon Hinton invites guests Ruby Reyes & Keondre McClay of Boston Education Justice Alliance to discuss what justice in education looks like, the organization's mission and accomplishments, preventing the BPS system from falling into receivership, Keondre's role in progressing the organization as the incoming Executive Director, & much more!

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Blitz", "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever", "Lost on a Mountain in Maine", and "Memoir of a Snail". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken-word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of November 11th - 15th, 2024.

Host Rochelle Jones and guest Sabine emphasize the importance of never giving up with scripture such as Samuel 17:31 & 1 Corinthians 1:3-4.