The Common

Some young Black people are trading in Boston for cities in the South, in what's being called "reverse migration." Boston Globe reporter Tiana Woodard joins the show to discuss. 

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The colder months are finally upon us and energy prices are through the roof this year. WBUR senior environment reporter Miriam Wasser joins the show to share some tips and tricks on how to heat your home without burning your wallet for warmth.

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The first week of "The Common" is come and gone. To celebrate, we sat down with WBUR CitySpace assistant director Candice Springer, who always has her finger on the pulse of what is up in this city. She fills us in on everything there is to watch, experience and eat in Boston during the month of November. 

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Earlier this week Massachusetts voters made history when they elected Maura Healey as Governor of Massachusetts. She’ll be the first women and openly gay person to hold the office. They also sent four other women to statewide offices including Andrea Campbell, who won her bid for Attorney General, making her the first Black woman to be elected to a statewide office In Massachusetts.

Dr. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, director of the Center for Women in politics and public policy at UMass Boston, joins the show to help us deconstruct the significance of this election. 

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Another election is in the books. "The Common" team spent Election Day morning visiting polling locations in East Boston to hear how voters in the neighborhood were feeling about casting their midterm ballots. Host Darryl C. Murphy compares notes with WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann, who covered the polls in Dorchester and Roxbury. 

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It's Election Day here in Massachusetts. Kind of a big deal. Today on The Common, we're talking about something that isn't "officially" on the ballot, but whose future will be greatly affected by Election Day results. That's right, today's all about the MBTA.

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Question 4 on the state's ballot asks voters whether or not to repeal a law that will allow undocumented residents to obtain a driver’s license starting in 2023. It has heavy implications for undocumented Bay Staters from all over the world, in particular, the region’s growing Latino community, which makes up the largest share of the state’s undocumented population. Javier Marin, CEO and publisher of El Planeta, joins the show to discuss how Latino voters are approaching this ballot initiative. 

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The Common is WBUR’s daily podcast where local news and culture meet. Hosted by Darryl C. Murphy, The Common delivers in-depth conversations about Greater Boston with an ear toward the stories that reflect how our region is changing. Listen every weekday morning starting Nov. 7.

Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.