The Wake Up

When students are deciding where they want to go college... one option for them is to apply early decision. It’s a way for students to signal that a particular university is their top choice. But the catch is that they often must commit to attending before seeing their financial aid package. But does that process give students with the greatest wealth and resources an advantage? GBH’s Kirk Carapezza reports.

The former Lemuel Shattuck hospital near Franklin Park may soon be redeveloped into treatment and housing for people dealing with substance use issues. So what do neighbors and the people who may benefit from those treatment options think about it? GBH's Tori Bedford reports explores the issues.

Our regular podcast format is on hold while we are in our Fall Membership Pledge Drive (thank you for your support!) so today we present our conversation with GBH’s Jared Bowen on all that is happening in the world of art around Boston.

40 years ago, Boston embarked on an unthinkably ambitious project: Move the elevated highways underground. By the time the project wrapped, the Big Dig became shorthand for over-time, over-budget government boondoggles. But as America's list of necessary big infrastructure projects grows, can the Big Dig teach us about what it takes to do big things? Paris talks to Ian Cross, host of The Big Dig podcast from GBH News.

GBH's own Brian O'Donovan, host of Celtic Sojourn who brought Celtic music to radio and live audiences with joy and passion, died this weekend. Paris and Jeremy hear from listeners about what Brian and his work meant to them.

Several cities, including Boston, have named the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples Day. For Massachusetts as a whole, it’s formally Columbus Day. How should teachers handle discussions about the day and its origins in the classroom? Jeremy talks to Elizabeth "Lizzy" Carroll, program director at the nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves, and Eric Soto-Shed, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Jeremy Siegel is joined by executive producer Karen Marshall, and special guest from the Curiosity Desk, GBH's Edgar B Hurwick III. Ever wonder why Jeremy loves apples so much? Edgar has questions, Jeremy has answers.

Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill that would require companies to list a salary range on job postings. How does your workplace handle salary discussions?

Rare good news for MBTA passengers in East Boston: The agency is expanding ferry service to and from downtown Boston. Should all T riders take to the sea?

What are your Boston-area Halloween haunts? Paris and Jeremy discuss.