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Sewage overflows can make swimming in or even touching water dangerous, and not everyone knows when those overflows happen. But now, thanks to an interactive tracker from WBUR, you can track overflows in real time.

Radio Boston checks in with WBUR senior reporter Willoughby Mariano, who's been following pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses in Greater Boston.

Palaver Strings, a Maine-based string ensemble, is bringing some of history's most iconic protest songs to life in a new way.

Most of the country is forecasted to face record-high temps and more heavy rainfall this summer. We check in with what that means for us here in New England with a local organization working for environmental justice and the head of the regional EPA.

WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann joins Radio Boston to discuss his reporting on Alvin Campbell.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joins Radio Boston to talk about Earth week and her agenda on climate, her budget proposal, and what she's hearing from health leaders of the future of Steward Health Care.

Speaking about WBUR's investigation into the allegations against Alvin Campbell, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu talked to WBUR's Radio Boston about the "tension" between police transparency and protecting victims in sexual assault cases.

Radio Boston celebrates the careers of Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman and Bruins play-by-play man Jack Edwards.

A new study at Tufts University asks a simple yet profound question: how does food affect your body?

Radio Boston talks about the latest humanoid robot from Boston dynamics and what it means for the future of automation and employment in Massachusetts.

A major new shopping plaza set to open at the western end of Newbury Street this summer. Ted Landsmark, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, Catherine Carlock, reporter for the Boston Globe, and Jeff Speck, partner at the city planning firm Speck Dempsey, join Radio Boston to discuss.

Suzanne Giovanetti, of the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, and WBUR's political correspondent Anthony Brooks join Radio Boston to discuss how the inability of many of migrants to legally work in Massachusetts informs the state's emergency shelter crisis.

Mary Magner, an ACP participant in Brighton, and Virginia Benzan, of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, join Radio Boston to discuss.

Radio Boston details a contentious battle between the mayor and city council of Lawrence over the city's urban renewal plan.

Christian MilNeil of StreetsBlogMass and Kate Dineen of the nonprofit A Better City join Radio Boston to discuss the Allston Multimodal Project, which recently received $335 million in federal funding.

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey joins Radio Boston to discuss efforts to pass a foreign aid bill, Steward Health and a project to straighten out the Turnpike in Allston.

Radio Boston gets to the bottom of Greater Boston's rat problem and learns about solutions for rooting out rodents.

Four local charity runners tell us why they're running the Boston Marathon for the first time.

We speak with Boston University set to become the school's first Masters of Fine Arts graduates in visual narrative.

Radio Boston sits down with Emily Reichert, President and CEO of Mass Clean Energy Center, about Massachusetts' climate goals.

Radio Boston speaks with an evolutionary biologist who breaks down the science and origin behind the "runner's high."

James Hills joins Radio Boston to talk about four years of hosting "Java with Jimmy" and how he sees his role in the community.

Boston College and Boston University, two hockey powerhouses, will vie for a berth in the title game in men's NCAA Frozen Four competition tonight.

WBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann, Phineas Baxandall of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center and Stacy Thompson of the transit advocacy group Livable Streets join Radio Boston to discuss budgets proposed by the Massachusetts House and Governor.

Radio Boston explores the challenges that underpin post-pandemic school funding in commonwealth.

Radio Boston spotlights BoriCorridor, an initiative aimed at bringing Puerto Rican artists from the island to the states for a tour.

Radio Boston digs into this year's bittersweet Red Sox home opener and provides some hope that things might be better than fans expect.

In these last few days of the holy month of Ramadan, we check two members of the Greater Boston Muslim community about what this year's holiday means for them.

MBTA CEO and General Manager Phil Eng joins Radio Boston to discuss the T's top challenges, including delayed delivery of hundreds of new train cars and uncertainty around long-term funding.

Chef Joe Gatto, host of Pluto TV's "From Scratch," joins Radio Boston to show us how to make the falafel with hummus.

Radio Boston spotlights Long Live Roxbury's Thursday night jazz series, which revives Boston's long history with jazz music.

Radio Boston talks about the continuing struggles of Brockton Public Schools and what students and families say they need.

Roger Berkowitz knows fish and he knows the fish business. After all, he spent nearly 30 years as the CEO of Legal Sea Foods. He speaks with Radio Boston about climate change, challenges facing restaurants and the ebb and flow of family businesses.

Radio Boston sits down with Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley, scientists and hosts of Dope Labs Podcast, to talk about safety precautions for the viewing the eclipse and some fun facts that you might not know about the celestial event.

Radio Boston digs into the state's third-party energy market, which some legislators and officials say has become too problematic to regulate and should be disbanded.

Singer-songwriter Ava Della Pietra is making waves in the pop music world. She talks about her writing process and says overcoming writer's block requires having new experiences.

New book tells stories of women whose children were charged with murder. We talk about the experiences of women in the Massachusetts criminal legal system.

Radio Boston talked to veteran sports writer Bob Ryan about his lifetime of work and what's to come for Boston's teams.

In efforts to eliminate lead pipes by the next decade, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission announced a replacement program, which allows residents to replace lead pipes at zero cost.

Dr. Kevin Tabb, president and CEO of Beth Israel Lahey Health, joins us. We talk about his leadership journey, the state of healthcare right now and the challenges it may face in the future.

The former Saturday Night Live star Kevin Nealon joins Radio Boston ahead of his stand-up set at City Winery Thursday.

Steve Koczela of MassINC, Harvard professor and former gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen and Wendy Wakemen, a Massachusetts GOP strategist, join Radio Boston to discuss what growing unenrollment means for future candidates and ballot measures.

Radio Boston sits down with Lee McIntyre, a Boston University professor, author and senior advisor for Trust in Science at the Aspen Institute, to discuss the need to defend science from denialism and conspiracies.

John McDonough of Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Health joins Radio Boston to discuss the future of healthcare in Massachusetts.

Historian Susan Wilson joins us to discuss her new book: "Women and Children First: the trailblazing life of Susan Dimock M.D."

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing for greater oversight of all social media companies with a bipartisan bill that would cover issues from foreign ownership to protecting consumers' personal data.

Radio Boston talks with Dr. Winfred Williams, the doctor of the man who received a genetically modified pig kidney in a first-of-its-kind operation.

Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of Meet Boston, the city's visitors and conventions bureau, joins us to talk about the current state of the tourism industry in Greater Boston and what's next for growth in the coming years.

WBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann gives us the latest on the bills moving through the Massachusetts Legislature which would send more funding to the state emergency shelter system and impose time limits on shelter stays.

The nation's largest creative writing center is located right here in Boston. GrubStreet has taught students from around the world for the last 27 years. We talk with GrubStreet's founder and executive director about its mission and what's next for the center and its writers.

Massachusetts is a major hub for biotech and life sciences, and lab space in the state is needed for industry players. But since the real estate boom in lab spaces post-COVID, many are now opening up empty.

Brookline bans anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2000 from buying any tobacco products. The bylaw, adopted in 2020 and upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month, paves the way for other communities in the commonwealth to install similar generational bans on tobacco purchases.

Radio Boston speaks with local food organizations about how inflation has worsened food insecurity in Massachusetts and abroad.

Amid growing pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the country, Colette Phillips, author of the book "The Includers," and Bob Rivers, CEO of Eastern Bank, sit down with Radio Boston to discuss why white men are key to move the work of inclusion forward.

"There is no issue that I am moving with greater urgency and intention than this issue of housing," said Healey. She said that to fix the housing shortage, state and local governments need to work together and that the problem needs “collective action.”

Radio Boston discusses East Boston's immigrant community and changing landscape in connection with a new documentary called "Open Your Heart: Immigrant Stories from Boston and Beyond".

Only 1% of wine businesses in the U.S. are Black-owned, according to the Association of African American Vintners. Boston is home to one of them. Radio Boston speaks with TJ Douglas about his growing business, Urban Grape, and what's next.

Screenwriter Simon Stephenson claims Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers," steals the broader structures, themes and character dynamics of Stephenson's unproduced screenplay "Frisco." Two Intellectual property law experts and a film critic join Radio Boston to dissect the allegations.

Radio Boston sits down with WBUR senior podcast producer Amory Sivertson to talk about her new podcast, "Beyond All Repair." Sivertson recounts her reporting process and how a he-said-she-said case with a complex web of family secrets has unraveled decades later.

Newton-born folk singer Aoife O'Donovan joined Radio Boston to talk about her upcoming album, which digs into women's suffrage in America and the rights women still have to fight for.

Healey office said a blanket pardon of those convicted of simple marijuana possession could affect "hundreds of thousands" of people in Massachusetts.  But what impact will this have on the daily lives of people with previous convictions?

Somerville's Petsi Pies founder Renee McLeod tells us why pies are important to her and gives tips on how to make the best pies at home.

Radio Boston checks in on the maple crop this season and learn where people can visit sugarhouses to celebrate Maple Weekend.

New York Times' best-selling author James Swanson examines that one event in his new book, “The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America." Swanson joins Radio Boston to discuss how this history is remembered.

Radio Boston looks at the chaos happening Haiti's capital of Port-Au-Prince through the eyes of our local Haitian-American community.

Boston Globe transportation reporter Taylor Dolven and Brain Kane of the MBTA Advisory Board join Radio Boston to dissect another wild week at the T.

From "sleepy girl mocktail" to an all-meat diet, experts weigh in on internet wellness trends.

WBUR investigations correspondent Todd Wallack joins Radio Boston for an update on the thousands of vacancies in Massachusetts' public housing system he first uncovered in 2023.

The 28X project, which envisioned Boston's first ever bus rapid transit line along Blue Hill Avenue, met significant community opposition after it was first proposed 2009. Now, 15 years later, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is trying to advance her own vision for bus lane project on the street. Are the differences big enough for history not to repeat itself?

The gambling industry, which includes the year-old sports betting program, casinos, and the lottery, is big business in Massachusetts. Radio Boston explores the ethical tensions that loom over gambling in the commonwealth.

Radio Boston reflects on four years of the COVID-19 pandemic with health care leaders.

The Oscars will take place this Sunday, and "American Fiction," directed by Cord Jefferson, is one of the two Best Picture nominees set in the Greater Boston.

Radio Boston previews Berklee’s third annual International Hip-Hop Symposium this evening a few Boston-based DJs.

A measure passed by the Massachusetts House yesterday would limit stays in the state's emergency shelter system to between 9 and twelve months.

Radio Boston talks with Jennifer Nassour, who chaired Nikki Haley's campaign in Massachusetts and served as chair of the Massachusetts GOP from 2009 to 2011.

Radio Boston talks with WBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann, the Boston Globe's James Pindell, and John Milligan, executive director of the Massachusetts Republican Party.

We learn more about a program through Berklee College of Music is teaching teens in the juvenile justice system about music and songwriting.

Denny Swenson, a leader of the "No for Milton" campaign that forced a successful local referendum against state-mandated zoning changes around T stops, joins Radio Boston to discuss growing pushback to the MBTA Communities law.

WBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann joins Radio Boston from a polling place in Townsend with the latest on Super Tuesday voting in the commonwealth.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins Radio Boston to talk about the clash between wanting to get policy priorities done and the tension of community pushback.

A modern silent slapstick comedy, "Hundreds of Beavers," is having its Boston-area premiere at the Somerville Theater tonight, and is showing through March 7.

The 14-foot shark, named LeeBeth, is now swimming off the cost of Matamoros, Mexico, more westward into the Gulf than researchers have ever seen.

WBUR political correspondent Anthony Brooks joins Radio Boston to discuss what's at stake for Republicans in Massachusetts on Super Tuesday.

Radio Boston talks about the rise of Christian nationalism in the U.S. and what it means for Massachusetts.

Author David Grann joins Radio Boston to talk about his book, "Killers of the Flower Moon." It tells the story of a series of murders of the Osage people in Oklahoma after oil was discovered on their tribal land, and how J. Edgar Hoover used the investigation of the murder to launch the FBI.

Former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien is headed to Chestnut Hill, for reasons, he tells Radio Boston, that have as much to do with family as they do with football.

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, along with Evan Horowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, share their ideas on how Massachusetts can fund transportation projects in a future in which electric car adoption makes the state gas tax obsolete.

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss provides an update on the latest in Washington, where a major foreign aid package is held up amidst Republican infighting.

Chef Joe Gatto serves up his recipe for a healthy, homemade bowl of ramen.

Radio Boston sat down with three Boston locals to talk about how they successfully found their group of friends, and how they made the city feel a little less lonely.

U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts joins Radio Boston to talk about the latest with the financially troubled Steward Health and whether Congress can avoid a government shutdown this week.

Radio Boston wanted to ask the question again: Can the Celtics go all the way this time?

Radio Boston digs into some higher education institutions' decisions to bring back the SAT and ACT requirements for college applications.

Boston's online radio station SparkFM was founded just under four years ago, and so much has happened since then including a global pandemic. Founder and CEO Danielle Johnson joins us to talk about how it started and how it's going.

Author and professor John O'Connor, joins us to discuss his new book: "The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster." He centers Massachusetts in the book, he tells us why.

Radio Boston talks with Salim Furth, a Milton native who now works as a Senior Research Fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, and Ed Lyons, a Republican activist and political writer.

Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins Radio Boston to talk about Steward Health, pharmacies closing in her district, student loan forgiveness, and marking Black History Month.

Radio Boston sat down with Huntington Theatre Artistic Director Loretta Greco, and actor Haley Wong to talk about the making of "John Proctor is the Villain."