BUNS Podcast

Nick McCool and Lexi Peery report on Day 2 of CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The two recap the major news conferences of the day with special guest Aaron Ye.

Nick McCool and Lexi Peery report on Day 1 of CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The two recap the trends to watch in 2019 and CES Unveiled.

Maureo Fernandez y Mora works full-time as a drinking water advocate at Clean Water Action. He spends most of his day educating town and city officials about lead pipes that may be in their vicinity. Fernandez y Mora then helps officials take steps to fixing their lead service lines.

But Fernandez y Mora doesn’t even know if his Jamaica Plain apartment has lead pipes.

Audio and story by Lexi Peery.

Ep. 1

The Not Fair team looks at healthcare in the U.S.

Act 1 - Eve Zuckoff explores the role genetics play in cancer predisposition

Act 2 - Adrian Thomas looks at why dental care isn't covered by health insurance

Act 3 - Megan Libby talks about stigmatization of mental health with musician Emma Seslowsky

Ep. 2

Work is

Act 1 - Mariel Cariker investigates how living with disabilities can complicate job hunting

Act 2 - Conner Reed reports on the hazards of life as a nude model

Ep. 3

Home is where the heart (of these stories) is. Not Fair takes a look at housing and community.

Act 1 - Ana Goñi-Lessan dives into gentrification of Chelsea, Mass.

Act 2 - Rob Carter explores the implications of stagnant funding rates for Adult Day Healthcare

Ep. 4

Not Fair team points their microphones at drug abuse.

In the episode's only act, Madeline Carr reveals the struggles of finding housing as a recovering drug addict.

Ep. 5

Noise pollution - it's a great name for a grunge band, but an awful thing to live with. The Not Fair team spends this episode looking into what communities are doing about noise pollution in their neighborhoods.

Act 1 - Erin Wade talks to community leaders combating airplane noise

Act 2 - Learner Liu reports on a group attempting to ban leaf blowers in Newton, Mass.

Ep. 6

In this episode the Not fair team focuses on loss. How do we make sense of it? How do we recover? And how does it serve as motivation going forward

Act 1 - Sarah Silbiger looks at gun violence in the United States

Act 2 - Host Zoë Mitchell takes a turn in the reporter seat, investigating a man trying to avoid losing access to his child after a divorce.

Ep. 7

In our final episode the Not Fair team looks at something our reporters know all too well - the struggles of being a student.

Act 1 - Laney Ruckstuhl talks about trying to stay afloat financially while paying college tuition

Act 2 - Michael Kunov reports on the struggle of finding housing as a foreign exchange student

Act 3 - Megan Libby digs into how MIT student housing expansions are driving up house prices in East Cambridge