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The Culture Show PodcastMay 12, 2025 - Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel of Guster, "The Revenge of the Humanities," and Tracy K. SmithRyan Miller, co-lead singer of Guster and Guster’s drummer Brian Rosenworcel join The Culture Show to talk about their recent performances at The Kennedy Center, which Miller wrote about for The Atlantic. They also previewed two shows in the region; one in North Adams at MASS MoCA on July 26th and Guster’s On the Ocean music festival, August 8-August 10 in Portland, ME. To learn more go here.From there Kirk Carapezza joins The Culture Show to talk through a recent episode of College Uncovered, the podcast that he co-hosts with Jon Marcus. In “The Revenge of the H...2025-05-1255 minThe Culture Show PodcastApril 7, 2025 - Night Side Songs, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and GBH News Rooted“Night Side Songs,” a new musical created by brothers Daniel and Patrick Lazour is a work that explores the myriad experiences of catastrophic illness–the fear, blame and reconciliation. Produced by the American Repertory Theater in association with the Philadelphia Theatre Company, “Night Side Songs” is onstage at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury April 9th through April 20th. Daniel and Patrick Lazour join The Culture Show for an overview. To learn more, go here.From there, famed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, He is the new General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia and he’s on a mission to make opera mo...2025-04-0755 min
College UncoveredAbortion on the ballot … and in the mailGreater Boston – a region famous for its sheer number of colleges – is also home to an underground network that helps women receive abortion pills. Every week, a group including many Boston-area college and medical students meets to put together abortion pill care packages to send to women who need them. While the founders call them “pill packing parties” the work is not without risk. Women in Texas, Mississippi and other states where abortion is illegal or restricted can be prosecuted for aborting a fetus.College students have long been active in the abortion movement, but the activism looks ve...2024-11-0230 minCollege UncoveredThe Politics of the College PresidencyCollege presidents serve for less than six years on average. For women and people of color, that tenure is even shorter – a full year shorter. So what’s going on? College presidents are under fire for what they say about issues like systemic racism, abortion access and war in the Middle East, as well as what they do — or don't do — about campus protests. So why would anyone want to be a college president? And, as a student, does it even matter who your president is? What questions should students and their families be asking of a colleges’ top brass? We...2024-10-1726 minCollege UncoveredDEI BacklashColleges that embraced diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) in the wake of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by police are now fearing litigation and quietly eliminating their DEI programs. North Carolina is one of the latest to do so. At least 20 states have Republican proposals aimed at limiting DEI programs at public universities. State schools in Wisconsin and Alabama are preemptively banning DEI after threats by lawmakers to withhold money and raises. Even colleges in left-leaning states are no longer asking applicants to provide diversity statements for new faculty positions.So how is DEI defined and...2024-10-1034 minCollege UncoveredThe Rural Higher Education BluesDelta State University in rural Mississippi eliminated it’s highly regarded music department. It’ also cut English, math, chemistry, and about a third of the courses that it used to teach.And Delta State’s far from alone. Arkansas State, the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, Youngstown State in Ohio, West Virginia University have all made significant course cutbacks.That’s a problem. People in rural America already have far less access to colleges and universities than people in cities and suburbs. Nearly 13 million people in the US already live in higher education desserts, places well beyond comm...2024-10-0323 minCollege UncoveredThe Borrowers' LamentMore than 40 million Americans have student loan debt, but should the government forgive all or part of it? It’s a debate that’s a source of extreme political division. Opponents call it a transfer of wealth from the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder to the top and people with college degrees; supporters say forgiveness gives some breathing room to graduates who are being crushed by the costs of repayment, in some cases without ever even having graduated. The cost of college is also forcing people to put off marriage, starting families, or buying a house and fuel the Amer...2024-09-2620 minCollege UncoveredThe Politics of ProtestFollowing intense, sometimes violent protests on college campuses last spring, colleges are taking new steps to encourage more civil dialogue and debate among students who disagree. Some schools are offering new guidance and coursework around how students should speak to one another in an effort to bridge deep differences. At the same time, colleges are tightening restrictions on campus protests related to the war in Gaza, and cracking down on protest tactics with heightened enforcement. We’ll explore the new approaches and talk with experts about the efforts to help students speak across their differences.“College Uncovered” is mad...2024-09-1928 min
Under the Radar Podcast50 years after busing, two sisters confront their trauma in new GBH documentaryIn September, 1974 – two days after her 14th birthday – Leola Hampton boarded a school bus that would launch her into the heart of one of the most divisive and defining moments in Boston history: court-ordered school desegregation. She and her older sister, Linda Stark, were bused from their home in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Roxbury into the white, working-class neighborhood of South Boston. They navigated a violent and virulently racist high school experience so scarring that a half-century later, they are only now beginning to discuss it with each other. In a new documentary called “‘Never Cried’: Boston’s Busing Legac...2024-09-1623 minCollege UncoveredUn-Welcome to CollegeDivisive protests, police crackdowns, and a chilling backlash against free speech are among the reasons that a growing number of students say they don’t feel welcome on some college campuses. Conflicts over abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and DEI, as well as what can and can’t be taught in classrooms are stirring up campus life against the backdrop of a contentious presidential election. A majority of students say abortion laws and restrictions around the discussion of race and gender would have at least some effect on where they go to college, according to Gallup polling. The same polls also find...2024-09-1219 minCollege UncoveredWhat Do College Students Learn, Anyway?While there are a lot of tests to get into college, there are no exit exams to get out. Despite the soaring price of tuition and the benefits a degree offers, researchers have found that undergrads often spend little time studying compared to other activities like working, socializing or partying. As a result, many show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. “College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff Keating...2024-05-3038 min
The Wake UpWhat is Babesiosis?Babesiosis, a tickborne illness that attacks red blood cells, is causing some concern among public health professionals. So what is it, and what can you do to protect yourself? GBH's Dominique Farrell joins us to discuss. Plus: GBH's Sam Turken has a story about why libraries are hiring social workers.2024-05-2209 minCollege UncoveredJunk FeesStudents at one New York university have a surprise awaiting them: an $8,000-a-year “academic excellence fee.” We have to ask: Isn’t academic excellence included in tuition? In fact, tuition is only part of the cost of college. Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics, fees for building maintenance, fees for libraries, even fees for graduation, the bills for which arrive just as students and their families thought they were finally done paying for college.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:2024-05-1623 minCollege UncoveredThe Other College DebtStudent loans aren’t the only kind of university debt. Colleges and universities have borrowed billions, mostly to build new dorms, dining halls and facilities, spaces they may – or may not – need as student enrollment declines nationally. Today, nearly 10 cents of every dollar in university budgets helps pay interest on institutional debt.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff KeatingExecutive Producer: Ellen London Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & G...2024-05-1617 minCollege UncoveredThe Real Cost of "Free"To boost enrollment and meet workforce needs, more states are offering free community college programs. But do these programs effectively help students graduate from college? And by offering college for free, does that diminish its value? We look at the research, as well as a new free college program in Massachusetts and an old one in Tennessee, where community college has been free for years.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.---------Credits: Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff Keating...2024-05-0221 minThe Wake UpDave Epstein's Spring Garden PrepSpring is springing. What should gardeners know about when and how to get things into the ground? GBH's meteorologist and gardening expert Dave Epstein has the details. Plus: GBH's education reporter Meg Woolhouse has the story about a push in Concord to rename the town's middle school for a local educator and abolitionist, Ellen Garrison.2024-04-3010 minCollege UncoveredClosing TimeOkay, so you’re going to college. But will the college you pick still have its lights on before you graduate? It’s a question more and more families face as colleges experience financial and enrollment challenges that force them to close or merge. We’ll look at what colleges are doing to stay alive, whether should states disclose institutions’ financial health to consumers, and what happens to students - and their credits - when their school suddenly shuts down.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapez...2024-04-1826 minCollege UncoveredLoss LeadersUniversities dole out more than half of the revenue they collect from tuition in the form of discounts and financial aid in their efforts to attract students. The US average is 56 percent. If a private company discounted its products by more than half, it would probably go out of business. So why do colleges use this self-destructive business model that leaves many prospective students thinking college costs more than it does? We explore.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Edit...2024-04-1818 minCollege UncoveredBait and SwitchColleges work hard to make their prices seem much lower than they actually are. The problem has become so frustrating for families that now there’s an effort to fix it. But don’t hold your breath. Colleges are fighting attempts to make financial aid forms easier to compare and more understandable. We’ll give you tips on how to negotiate for more financial aid and ask for a better offer.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan Woolhouse2024-04-0416 minCollege UncoveredBuyer BewareCongratulations, you got accepted to college! The next notification you’ll get: a financial aid offer, telling you what it will cost. And those financial aid offer letters are notoriously indecipherable and misleading, making it difficult to make college cost comparisons or even know how much you’ll owe.“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff KeatingExecutive Producer: Ellen London Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & Gary MottThem...2024-04-0414 minCollege UncoveredCollege Uncovered Season 2 is here!College Uncovered Season 2 is here!----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff KeatingExecutive Producer: Ellen London Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & Gary MottTheme Song and original music: Left-RomanArtwork: Matt Welch Project Manager: Meiqian HeConsulting Producer and Head of GBH Podcasts: Devin Maverick RobinsCollege Uncovered is a production of GBH News and The Hechinger Report and made possible by Lumina Foundation. 2024-03-2102 minUnder the Radar PodcastNew documentary shows how flight attendants fought to transform workplace, break gender barriersIn the 1950s, most single, white middle-class women were expected to marry and raise a family — much like their mothers before them.
But becoming a flight attendant, or a "stewardess" as they were referred to then, offered another kind of life for young women — a life of adventure.
From GBH’s "American Experience" program, the new documentary "Fly with Me" showcases the firsthand accounts of the pioneering women, who historians argue, transformed the workplace — both in the air and on the ground.
Co-director Sarah Colt describes the stewardesses featured in the film as women fi...2024-02-2523 minUnder the Radar PodcastAmerica has grappled with reparations for centuries. Will it happen in Boston?Forty acres and a mule. That’s what was promised to thousands of the formerly enslaved in a post-Civil War nation. Since then, America has grappled with the idea of reparations for Black Americans.
But in recent years, some cities, towns, and states have begun to consider — and move forward — with reparations as atonement for America’s cruel history of slavery.
A new 7-part podcast from GBH News called "What Is Owed?" explores what reparations might look like in Boston, one of the oldest cities in America, and if there is an achievable plan for the rest...2024-02-2534 minUnder the Radar PodcastGBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg on the importance of 'Reckoning and Repair' initiativeAlmost thirty years ago, President Bill Clinton formally declared the “President's Initiative on Race” with the goal of jumpstarting a national discussion about race. Arguably, there ended up being more conversation about the initiative than the actual discussions he’d hoped it would inspire.
In 2016, former Boston mayor Marty Walsh ushered in a similar citywide race conversation.
Last month, GBH announced a multifaceted program to spark a new public conversation about the nation’s race history. GBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg joins Under the Radar to discuss the importance of the new “Reckoning and Repair” in...2024-02-1108 minThe Wake UpFAFSA FiascoThe new forms for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, were supposed to make things easier for high schoolers applying to college and seeking financial aid in an ever-more-expensive landscape. But local students and counselors say it's done just the opposite, GBH's Kirk Carapezza reports. Plus: GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein remembers the blizzard of '78.2024-02-0609 minThe Wake UpThe people caught up in Steward Health Care’s crisisSteward Health, the for-profit company that owns St. Elizabeth's Medical Center and other health care facilities in Massachusetts, is in financial crisis. And the people of Allston and Brighton are already feeling the repercussions, a new GBH News investigation from Jeremy shows. Plus: GBH's State House reporter Katie Lannan tells Paris about gun bills working their way through the legislature.2024-02-0510 minThe Wake UpWhat's the Cost of Inheritance?The ramifications of slavery have reverberated through the centuries. Now, filmmaker Yoruba Richen has a new documentary, The Cost of Inheritance, looking at how reparations might help address the harm done. Richen and and Chris Hastings of GBH's The World join Paris to discuss the film. Plus: GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joins Paris to talk about what's going on in the city's arts scene.2024-02-0112 min
What is Owed?Introducing What Is Owed?Boston - like many cities around the US - has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. But in Boston, this debate is layered in history. It was here that slavery was first legalized in the American colonies; it was here that founders of American independence are buried alongside the Black people they enslaved; and it was here that legislation was introduced in the 1980s that became the model of a national bill calling for reparations - a bill that is still on agenda...2024-02-0102 minThe Wake UpHappy Perihelion DayJan. 3 is Perihelion Day, the point in which Earth is closest to the sun. GBH Meteorologist Dave Epstein talks to Paris to explains what that means. Plus: What's up with the WNDR, the new attraction in Downtown Crossing? GBH's Catherine Hurley went there to find out.2024-01-0209 minCollege UncoveredThe Enrollment Industrial ComplexColleges are quietly buying – or as they like to spin it, licensing – lists of potential student names and personal information from companies administering tests like the SAT and ACT. The goal? Recruit, but also recruit to reject. The more applicants a college recruits, the more selective and prestigious they seem in the college rankings.In this final episode of Season One, Kirk and Jon explore how both selective and less selective colleges and universities use enrollment and financial aid management strategies to increase their applicant pool, lower admission rates and meet their bottom line.And here...2023-12-1420 minCollege UncoveredThe “M” WordSome colleges and universities now spend more on marketing than on financial aid.They’re hiring marketing professionals who have worked at Fortune 500 companies and using digital marketing tools to follow you around the internet. They know how much time you spend on a website, when you save something for later, and what other sites you visit. A growing number also sneakily collect your personal information so they can target you for recruitment by touting their graduates’ high paying jobs or connections within competitive industries. Some less scrupulous schools have been warned by the Federal Trade...2023-12-1418 minCollege UncoveredGraduation FrustrationA bachelor’s degree in four years is one of the most basic promises colleges make, and one of the biggest frustrations their customers face.Fewer than half of students will actually graduate in four years. And the numbers are even worse for Black and Hispanic students.Consider this surprising number: at more than 100 US colleges and universities, not a single student graduated within four years.In this episode, Kirk and Jon talk about what colleges don’t want you to know around graduation rates, and dig up the behind-the-scenes maneuver by a famo...2023-11-3015 minCollege UncoveredThe Transfer TrapMany students go to a two year or community college thinking it’s a bargain: attend for two years, then transfer to a four year school, saving tens of thousands of dollars in tuition. But it doesn't always work out that way. Nearly half of all college credits don't end up transferring when a student changes schools.Kirk Carapezza and Esteban Bustillos talk about why the transfer system short-changes students, and how colleges and universities have wide discretion when it comes to deciding which credits to accept or deny.Many students are left with so-called “stra...2023-11-3021 min
The FRONTLINE DispatchIntroducing The Big Dig Part 1: We Were Wrong from GBH NewsThe FRONTLINE Dispatch presents The Big Dig, Part 1: “We Were Wrong.”The Big Dig is a new 9-part podcast series from GBH News, hosted by Ian Coss.There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure — whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind — it feels like this country can’t build big things anymore. No one project embodies that cynicism quite like Boston’s Big Dig. Infamous for its ever-increasing price tag, this massive highway tunneling effort became a symbol of waste and corruption. Yet the project delivered on its promise to transform t...2023-11-2353 minCollege UncoveredThe Meritocracy MythWhile colleges make it seem like they choose applicants solely on their merit as students, that’s not always the case. Former admissions officer Kyra Tyler shares her experience working in an admissions office, where she was asked to prioritize less academically qualified students with family connections and wealth.GBH’s Kirk Carapezza and GBH guest host Kana Ruhalter also dive into new research that exposes a shift in how colleges distribute financial aid.Researcher Steven Burd studied admissions packages at hundreds of selective public and private colleges and found that colleges are spending billions on s...2023-11-0921 minCollege UncoveredSecret Sophomore AdmissionsGetting turned down by your dream college doesn’t always mean you’ve been categorically rejected. Some applicants who fail to get in as freshmen, for example, are invited back … as sophomores. They don’t even need to reapply. It’s one of many secrets admissions officers prefer to keep quiet.Colleges don’t do this kind of thing out of the goodness of their hearts. They know a shamefully high number of freshmen – about one in four on average, will drop out. That’s a lot of seats they need to fill.Colleges also know that the st...2023-11-0920 minThe Wake UpA "Wydah" LookEdgar 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. 2023-11-0307 minCollege UncoveredAffirmative Action … for the RichThe 2019 Varsity Blues scandal exposed just how far rich, famous and entitled parents would go to get their kids into big name colleges.But the truth is there are many ways colleges already give preferences to wealthy students. And they are completely legal. GBH’s Kirk Carapezza and Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report dig into how college admissions favor students who can pay giant tuition bills out of pocket. And this happens even as the U.S. Supreme Court withdraws affirmative action advantages benefiting low-income students of color.In this episode, we expla...2023-10-2618 minCollege UncoveredMisleading UColleges are increasingly hard up for students so they make a lot of promises they don’t keep. In this episode, GBH’s Kirk Carapezza and Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report talk with students, economists and industry experts about what you need to know before handing over that giant tuition deposit.And it all starts with how much college will cost. Although it’s one of the biggest lifetime investments a person can make, most consumers don’t know what they’ll ultimately spend on a degree. Colleges overwhelmingly do not disclose – or simply understate – how much families...2023-10-2620 minThe Wake UpAhead of the Head of the CharlesParis 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.2023-10-2011 minCollege UncoveredIntroducing College Uncovered Season 1Higher education looms large in the American psyche: as the route to prosperity, a good job and a stable career. But the college dream can also be the source of crushing debt, an unfinished degree, and, sometimes, both.----------Credits:Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon MarcusSupervising Editor: Megan WoolhouseEditor: Jeff KeatingExecutive Producer: Ellen London Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & Gary MottTheme Song and original music: Left-RomanArtwork: Matt Welch Project Manager: Meiqian HeCo...2023-10-1202 minThe Wake UpVice President Kamala Harris: The GBH InterviewParis gives a behind the scenes look at her interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Listen to the full interview today at 11 a.m. on the GBH News YouTube channel.2023-07-3110 min
Molly of DenaliIntroducing - Keyshawn Solves ItIf you love the Molly of Denali Podcast, then GBH Kids has a new show you’re sure to enjoy: Keyshawn Solves It! Created by Ed Jenkins, the Keyshawn Solves It podcast is an 8-episode serialized mystery about a 10-year-old African-American boy who inherits a set of keys that can unlock almost any door. With help from his friend Kiki, Keyshawn uses these keys to help solve the mystery of disappearing bikes in his North Minneapolis neighborhood, ensuring that his community’s Juneteenth bike parade can go on. Listeners will be introduced to Juneteenth and its origins, as well as t...2023-06-0600 min
Pinkalicious & PeterrificIntroducing - Keyshawn Solves ItIf you love the Pinkalicious & Peterrific Podcast, then GBH Kids has a new show you’re sure to enjoy: Keyshawn Solves It! Created by Ed Jenkins, the Keyshawn Solves It podcast is an 8-episode serialized mystery about a 10-year-old African-American boy who inherits a set of keys that can unlock almost any door. With help from his friend Kiki, Keyshawn uses these keys to help solve the mystery of disappearing bikes in his North Minneapolis neighborhood, ensuring that his community’s Juneteenth bike parade can go on. Listeners will be introduced to Juneteenth and its origins, as well as to “...2023-06-0600 min
The Arthur PodcastIntroducing - Keyshawn Solves ItIf you love the The Arthur Podcast, then GBH Kids has a new show you’re sure to enjoy: Keyshawn Solves It. Created by Ed Jenkins, the Keyshawn Solves It podcast is an 8-episode serialized mystery about a 10-year-old African-American boy who inherits a set of keys that can unlock almost any door. With help from his friend Kiki, Keyshawn uses these keys to help solve the mystery of disappearing bikes in his North Minneapolis neighborhood, ensuring that his community’s Juneteenth bike parade can go on. Listeners will be introduced to Juneteenth and its origins, as well as to “...2023-06-0600 min
Keyshawn Solves ItIntroducing Keyshawn Solves ItIf you love The Arthur Podcast, then GBH Kids has a new show you’re sure to enjoy: Keyshawn Solves It. Keyshawn Solves It is produced by GBH Kids and distributed by PRX and PBS KIDS. Funding is made possible in part by Black Public Media. Keyshawn Solves It was originally developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. The project was funded by a Ready To Learn grant [PR/Award No. S295A200004, CFD...2023-05-2201 minUnder the Radar PodcastBoston has a decorated jazz history, but it's no longer as easy to find jam sessionsJazz, one of America’s great art forms, has a decorated history in Boston. Charlie Parker performed here in the early '50s. Clubs from the Hi-Hat to Savoy Café lined the streets. And Miles Davis resuscitated his career here in 1981, playing a string of sold-out shows.
Sue Auclair helped coordinate Davis' return. She described the moment she broke the news to Eric Jackson, who spearheaded decades of radio programming at GBH: "I said, 'You're not gonna believe this but Miles is coming to Boston.' I told him the details, he cut the music midstream — which no on...2023-04-0932 minThe Wake UpHow to fill out a March Madness bracket (when you know nothing about basketball)March Madness, that celebration of college basketball, is upon us. GBH's sports reporter Esteban Bustillos, a March Madness maven, and GBH News commentator Callie Crossley, a bracket novice, join Paris and Jeremy to discuss.2023-03-1411 minThe Wake UpSuper Bowl trivia (that isn't about football)Will New Hampshire's politicians abide by the Democratic National Committee's decision to move the country's first presidential primary to South Carolina? GBH politics reporter Adam Reilly joins Paris and Jeremy to discuss. Plus: Need something to talk about this weekend that isn't the Super Bowl? GBH's Edgar B. Herwick has some trivia for you.2023-02-1012 min
The Wake UpWhat’s On Tap: Fine Dining in the Mess HallHow are people shuttling, biking, and driving around Boston during the Orange and Green line shutdowns? GBH News Morning Edition co-hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel talk about transit, the best dorm foods (shoutout to Sam the Minuteman), and how the drought is affecting wildfires in Massachusetts. Want to contribute to The Wake Up? Send us your audio diaries about getting around during the MBTA’s shutdowns. Email us at thewakeup@wgbh.org for more details.2022-08-2311 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursLet's Get NakedIn 2014 a gorgeous painting was brought to GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in Bismarck, ND. The appraisal was selected by producers but ultimately cut from the episode before it aired. What made this piece of art so controversial? The late 1800s oil featured a nude woman. Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the tricky question of which parts of the body can be shown on broadcast TV and how issues of culture, politics, religion, viewer complaints and FCC regulations all play a role. But does this painting get a second chance on the airwaves?2022-04-1132 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe Boy in the BottleLongtime folk art expert for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, Wes Cowan, has seen so many unusual items that very little surprises him. But a perplexing apothecary bottle filled with colored sand brought to the show in Hot Springs, AR in 2002 led to his discovery of a 19th century artist with an amazing story and no auction records at that time. Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the story of the artist who lost his hearing and speech as a result of a childhood illness and later designed remarkable sand art created grain-by-grain, and the two appraisers who would be...2022-03-2830 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursMan vs. Rat vs. ConscienceA collection of vintage mousetraps appraised on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in 2016 became eerily relevant as DETOURS host Adam Monahan faced an ongoing war with rats in his own urban backyard. Are these disease-carrying pests or intelligent emotional beings? Join the lively journey tracing back to the earliest forms of traps and efforts to control rat populations along with expert musings from the rat’s point of view on whether there really is a better way to build a mouse trap.2022-03-1429 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursVery Truly Yours, Frank SinatraCelebrity letters provide a glimpse into what was happening in that person’s life in a particular moment in time, beyond what the newspapers were printing. When a fiery letter written by legendary star Frank Sinatra was appraised on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in Tulsa, OK in 2018 that glimpse revealed a raw response to a letter from a prison chaplain, asking forgiveness for the two men who abducted Sinatra’s son in 1963. What was the one point around the kidnapping deemed unforgivable by the entertainer? Join host Adam Monahan as he digs into the kidnapping and its tragic and lastin...2022-02-2829 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursA Bronze in the HaystackIt’s a little-known fact that appraisers on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow are not paid to appear on the show. What keeps them on-set for 10+ hour days season after season? The special excitement from coming face-to-face with a once-in-a-lifetime object. So when a guest brought what they thought to be Rodin’s sculpture “Eternal Spring” to the show in Fort Worth, TX, would the piece of art turn out to be an extraordinary find or a fake? Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the surprising story of the sculpture and the lasting mark left on two appraisers.2022-02-1423 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursA ReappraisalA cast-iron mechanical bank appraised in 1997 and broadcast on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow was resurfaced by producers when reviewing archival content for an upcoming show. The appraisal is strikingly outdated in that it never properly acknowledged an aspect that today feels impossible to ignore – racism. But can an ugly part of history be used to inspire important conversations? Join host Adam Monahan as he seeks to learn from experts about discussing items with offensive historical backgrounds and how a show about the past should approach difficult topics in the future.2022-01-3131 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursMo's Mystery BustWhen humorist Mo Rocca appeared on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, he was eager to find out the true identity of a treasured antique store purchase - a bronze-painted plaster bust he long believed was President Grover Cleveland. Though his TV appraisal yielded no answer, the name of the stranger he’s lived with for years has finally been revealed! Join host Adam Monahan on a hilarious journey - which included the New York Times, New York Police Department and Cleveland’s own grandson - to unravel the mystery behind the mustachioed model.2022-01-1723 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursIf it’s Brown it’s DownAn early-American desk and bookcase set was appraised in 2006 at GBH’s Antiques Roadshow for a whopping $250,000. But was this coveted circa 1775 two-piece secretary a match made in heaven? Join host Adam Monahan as he discovers how a shocking secret revealed after the show making the piece even more rare, along with a powerful new market trend combine to dramatically change the value.2022-01-0329 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe Most Valuable Reindeer of AllCan you put a price on Christmas? Years after a visit to GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, Santa and Rudolph original puppets from the beloved 1964 stop-motion-animation holiday special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer made their way to the auction block. Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the story of the puppet’s discovery and restoration, the bidding surprise at auction no one expected, and whether efforts to keep these cultural touchstones on public display succeeded!2021-12-0638 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursWhose Club Is It?A guest’s experience at GBH’s Antiques Roadshow starts an investigative journey to determine if her family’s heirloom Tongan war club was actually brought to England aboard one of Captain Cook’s ships as family notes suggested. If proven true, the value of the club soars to over $100,000. Join host Adam Monahan to discover what we learned - and how a strange tale from another ship’s captain led to the club’s shocking history and a call for it to be returned to its land of origin.2021-11-2236 min
NOVA NowThis is NOVA Now Universe RevealedThis is NOVA Now Universe Revealed, hosted by Alok Patel, a physician, science communicator, and somewhat of a space nerd. In this special 5-part podcast series, blast off with us to explore alien worlds, galaxies, stars, black holes, and the start of the universe itself, the Big Bang. NOVA Now Universe Revealed drops on Thursday, November 4th. This podcast has been made possible by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Produced by GBH and PRX.2021-10-2902 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe Roadshow Kids... Where Are They Now?The producers for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow know - “kids with old stuff make great TV.” And after 25 seasons some of those kids are, well, no longer kids! From dumpster finds to $2 auction buys, join host Adam Monahan as he discovers what happened to these young guests and their famous items, how they became antiquers at such a young age and if any of them are still collecting?2021-10-2521 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursDavid and the Two LampsA pair of Tiffany lamps go missing years after appearing on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow. Just how far would someone go to get their hands on these lamps? And just how far would someone else go to get them back? DETOURS host Adam Monahan talks to those close to the story including the private investigator who ultimately cracked the case.
See the missing lamps at www.wgbh.org/detours.2021-10-1125 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsBoston's Race Into History: The Housing CrisisThe Scrum is on hiatus through Boston’s final mayoral election, in part because we’re doing a limited-run show on Boston’s mayoral race, “Boston’s Race Into History.” You can watch it Fridays at 7 pm on GBH Channel 2, or find it at GBHNews.org or on YouTube — but we’re also going to post the audio of episodes here. Video doesn’t work for everyone, and we want as many people as possible to hear what Saraya Wintersmith, Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis, and other contributors have to say on politics and policy as Election Day approaches.In this episode...2021-09-2927 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursWhen Appraisers Get it WrongIn 2015, a guest brought a strange looking pot to the set of GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in Spokane, WA, where an expert appraised it as a “19th century grotesque face jug” worth $30,000 - $50,000. After the episode aired, a viewer contacted the series to share information which shocked producers and wound up in the national news. Find out what they learned and what happened next when DETOURS host Adam Monahan sets out to find answers.
See the original full appraisal at www.wgbh.org/detours.2021-09-2725 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe Rolex EffectViewed over 20 million times, the two most popular videos on the YouTube page for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow were posted years apart but are remarkably similar: both feature appraisals of Rolex watches. Why do these timepieces capture the public in a way unlike any other object featured on the show? And what is it like to be the unexpected star of a “viral” video? Join DETOURS host Adam Monahan as he dives deep into the world of vintage watch collecting, both online and off.
Watch the Rolex appraisals and more at www.wgbh.org/detours. 2021-09-1330 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursSeason 2 TrailerStep behind-the-scenes as Season 2 of DETOURS podcast pulls the curtain back on America’s favorite antiques show! Join Adam Monahan, host and longtime producer for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, as he dives into all new mysteries, magic, and mistakes that happened after the cameras stopped rolling.2021-08-3002 min
GBH's Talking Politics"Black women candidates are not interchangeable": Andrea Campbell In The Eye Of The StormIt’s been a busy — and high-stress — stretch for Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell. A supporter of Acting Mayor Kim Janey emailed Campbell supporters suggesting that she drop out of the race to clear a path for Janey’s election citywide, prompting Campbell, who’s been running since September 2020, to retort, “Black women candidates for public office are not interchangeable.” And the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association sparred with Campbell on Twitter, implying without evidence that she’d been complicit in the criminal activity of her brother Alvin — who’s accused of raping nine women while impersonating a rideshare driver — and/or of her...2021-05-0526 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsRon Mariano: Different From The Old Boss?There are certain stereotypes attached to Massachusetts State Government. The Senate is liberal; the House is (relatively) conservative; and they tend not to get along. When they do join forces, they’re often checked by the governor, and sometimes return the favor — though during Charlie Baker’s tenure, things have been pretty amicable.Three months into Ron Mariano’s tenure as speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, though, the dynamics that have applied for years may be shifting in subtle but significant ways. Adam Reilly talks about Mariano’s style and its implications for policymaking with Mike Deeha...2021-04-0525 minUnder the Radar PodcastLatinx News: Border 'Crisis,' Chelsea Shortchanged, Few Latinos At OscarsThe situation at the southern border worsens, but the Biden administration resists calling it a crisis; Chelsea — one of the Massachusetts communities hit hardest by COVID — gets short-changed in the new COVID relief bill; and Latino entertainers are overlooked in this year’s Oscar nominations, again. It's our Latinx roundtable.
Guests:
Marcela Garcia – columnist for the Boston Globe
Julio Ricardo Varela - editorial director at Futuro Media, co-host of the “In The Thick” podcast, and founder of Latino Rebels
Update: After this segment was taped, Gov. Baker's administration announced it will direct $100 million to Chels...2021-03-2857 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsIf Denver Can Elect Black Mayors, Why Can't Boston?It’s looking increasingly likely that the next mayor of Boston will be a female person of color — but for years, the city’s inability or unwillingness to elect anyone other than white men has been a defining trait. In Denver, meanwhile, which resembles Boston in several respects, three of the last four mayors have been people of color. So what gives? Nearly a decade ago, GBH News senior editor Ken Cooper — who grew up in Denver, but has called Boston home for years — offered some answers in an article published by UMass Boston’s Trotter Review. He joined Pe...2021-02-1934 minUnder the Radar PodcastHow Boston Set The Stage For A 'Legacy Of Love' Between Martin Luther King Jr. And Coretta Scott KingThey were just two of the thousands of students who each year arrive in Boston for college. He, the heir to a historic ministry, she the poor small-town girl with big music dreams. In 1950s Boston, Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott met and fell in love in what became the early stages of a lifelong commitment to each other and to the civil rights movement. Their Boston story is captured in the documentary film, "Legacy of Love.”
Guests:
Roberto Mighty, writer, producer, and director of "Legacy of Love."
Reverend Walter Fluker, th...2021-01-1857 minUnder the Radar PodcastThe Legacy Of Tunney Lee: Preserving The History Of Boston's ChinatownBoston’s Chinatown lost a pillar of its community this summer. MIT professor emeritus Tunney Lee, an urban planner, architect, and historian died in July of complications from cancer.
Lee immigrated from China in 1938 at the age of seven. He spent his life shaping the growth of his Boston neighborhood, always working to preserve its history with an eye toward the future. Tunney Lee's research focused on community-based design and engagement. His Boston Chinatown Atlas, an interactive online platform, documents the history of Boston's Chinatown. Urban planners and historians say the Atlas is a one-of-a-kind project which wi...2020-12-2157 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursCarolyn’s Next ChapterCarolyn Hollander brought two items for appraisal at GBH’s Antiques Roadshow: an engraved gold watch and a leather bound book. The book is over two hundred pages thick, complete with photographs, a family tree, and personal stories -- all compiled by her grandfather, a supreme court judge in 1930s Germany. Carolyn never met her grandfather, who was killed during the Holocaust. Carolyn’s visit to Roadshow begins a journey to recover her family’s artifacts lost during the Holocaust.
See pages from Carolyn’s family record book and more: www.wgbh.org/detours.2020-11-2333 min
Molly of DenaliIntroducing the Pinkalicious & Peterrific PodcastIf you love the Molly of Denali podcast, then GBH Kids has a new show you’ll adore: Pinkalicious & Peterrific Podcast. Join Pinkalicious and her little brother Peter as they sing along to their favorite songs from the hit PBS Kids show, Pinkalicious & Peterrific. Based on the bestselling picture book Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.
Subscribe to the Pinkalicious & Peterrific Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
www.pbskids.org/pinkalicious2020-10-2802 minUnder the Radar PodcastPreserving The Present: Efforts To Archive Ongoing BLM ProtestsHistorians call it ephemera: the ticket stubs and posters that often are just thrown away or put in scrapbooks. But there are times when the humble handmade sign becomes more than a personal memory — it becomes documentary evidence of a special moment in time. That’s why Smithsonian archivists started collecting the handmade posters and other materials especially created for the street protests following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Why is it important to collect this protest art? And what is its historic meaning?
Guests:
Aaron Bryant, museum curator at the...2020-10-2657 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe King of Fakes Gets FakedIn 2013, GBH’s Antiques Roadshow appraiser John Buxton met a guest claiming to have an ancient Mayan carving. Buxton’s gut said this was a fake but the guest had paperwork proving otherwise. Is it possible Buxton’s instinct was right all along? DETOURS host Adam dives into the deceitful world of forged artifacts, following a story that still eludes appraiser John Buxton, AKA ‘the King of Fakes.’
Judge for yourself. Check out the Mayan Jade and more: www.wgbh.org/detours2020-10-1233 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsWu For 2021: A GBH-MassINC Poll Sets The Stage For The Mayoral RaceRight now, the 2021 Boston mayor’s race has one (1) official candidate: at-large city councilor Michelle Wu, who made things official last week after months of speculation — and after the incumbent, Marty Walsh, gave her campaign an unconventional “soft launch” of his own. So how does Wu stack up against Walsh (if he runs) — and her fellow city councilor Andrea Campbell (ditto)? And what are the big takeaways from a new GBH News / MassINC poll on the state of the race and the issues on Boston voters’ minds? Peter Kadzis, Adam Reilly, and Saraya Wintersmith talk it through.2020-09-2127 min
Antiques Roadshow DetoursThe Hardest Fact I Ever CheckedAdam Monahan, producer for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, attempts to verify what could be one of the most valuable objects to ever appear on the program: a flag from John F. Kennedy’s famed navy boat, the PT-109. With the help of a chemist, an appraiser, an author and a curator (oh, and his mom too), Adam tries to determine whether or not we have a national treasure on our hands.2020-09-1435 min
GBH's Talking Politics#MAPrimary 2020: The Exit InterviewWhat to make of this week’s primary election? On the one hand, a slew of incumbent Democrats had credible challengers — which suggests an era of intra-party stasis and timidity has finally come to a close. Then again…those challengers all lost. So maybe incumbency still has some advantages? In this, the first Scrum of the GBH era, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly kick it around with Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi — along with Joe Kennedy’s future and whether the drama in #mapoli is done for the year (spoiler: it isn’t).2020-09-0420 min