BUNS Podcast

Many of the attackers on Capitol Hill on January 6th, were waving military flags and a number of rioters were identified as military veterans or active duty police officers. WTBU commentator Kyla Denisevich says this behavior must not be tolerated in those who are supposed to be protecting us.

With Washington rejoining international efforts to fight climate change under President Joe Biden, the United States and China are now competing to become the world's leader in green technology. WTBU reporter Iris Tao talks to Dr. Jesse Turiel of Harvard University's Ash Center about the new "green Cold War."

Massachusetts is rethinking the way its police are being held accountable for professional and training standards.

WTBU Steven Gelman reports.

Census data revealed this week that the US population grew at a rate of almost 7 and a half percent since 2010. That’s the second slowest growth rate in the history of the US census -- only 0.1% above the growth rate of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

This downward demographic trend is world wide. BU News Service’s Daphne Mark reports on how other countries have intervened.

President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure bill focuses heavily on water systems. The White House estimates that over the next 20 years, Massachusetts's drinking water infrastructure will need more than $12 billion in additional funding.

WTBU special correspondent Iris Tao asked Julia Blatt, the director of the Mass. Rivers Alliance, about what problems needs to be fixed with the state's water system and how Biden's plan should seek to address them.

With President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure bill, every state in the country is looking to get its piece of the pie. WTBU special correspondent Iris Tao is here to tell us what goodies might come to Massachusetts if the mega-bill ever gets approved in Congress.

In 1986, an all-white jury convicted Darrell Jones of a murder he did not commit. After 32 years in prison, he was finally exonerated in 2019. Bilin Lin speaks with Jones about his fight for freedom and his current activism.

Julia Kim, Isabela Rocha and Elias Miller produce an in-depth look at death, life and grief during the pandemic.

Featuring:

- Pastor Randal Quackenbush of the Anchor Church...

- The Rev. Pam Werntz of Emmanuel Church...

- Litsa Williams, a therapist and co-founder of What's Your Grief...

- Maryanne O’Hara, author of "Little Matches: A Memoir of Grief and Light"

Access to green spaces, like parks, is not equal — even though those spaces are good for us and the environment. As spring draws more people outside, WTBU’s Shannon Sollitt explains how parks aren’t serving everyone, and what some cities are doing about it.

Sierra Sorrentino, Mild Laohapoonrungsee and Deirdre Shahar join Rachael Gottlieb to discuss the re-recording of Taylor Swift's 2008 hit album.