Explain Boston to Me

Making land, from the Back Bay to Logan Airport, with Jake Sconyers


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We're talking with Jake Sconyers, host of the Hub History podcast, about the work it took take transform Boston from a 475 acre peninsula surrounded by sea and marshland to a booming city comprised of 15,000 acres. The Back Bay might be the most iconic infill neighborhood, but it's not the only one.

The new Pennsylvania license plate.

Kelly's Roast Beef is bought by a private equity firm.

Spoon's "Rhthm & Soul"

The Ted Williams tunnel floods (December 2024)

Check out Camp Zero by local novelist Michelle Min Sterling, featuring a floating city in Boston Harbor.

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