The Wake Up

How have history, nature, and industry shaped the land along the Connecticut River? Connecticut Public's Ben James rode his bike along the river, meeting people and hearing their stories to find out.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump debated one another for the first time last night, and GBH's panel of young, engaged voters was watching. Producer Alexi Cohan joins us to share their thoughts.

An art exhibition on the Boston Common represents hundreds of people lost to suicide in Massachusetts. GBH's Craig LeMoult talks to some of the people behind it about what the backpacks represent.

Jeremy speaks with Coral Hoh, the CEO of Dysolve AI, a program that uses generative AI games to try and help students with dyslexia.

What are students thinking about as they head back to school? Changes in routines, worries about friends and teachers, social media, and more. Paris and Craig Aarons-Martin, CEO of the education consulting agency CCM Education Group, take questions from local high schoolers.

It's the first day of school in Boston. So what is Boston Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper hoping students and parents are thinking about? Being ready for class, having their morning meals, and an app that lets parents track school buses.

The City of Boston celebrates its birthday on Sept. 7. GBH's Edgar B. Herwick III has some trivia about our fair city. Can you get it right?

Massachusetts small claims courts are being inundated by corporate debt collectors, seeking money from mostly low-income people whose debt they've purchased from other companies. Jenifer McKim, interim investigations editor at the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting, digs into the issue.

The novel sport of Pickleball has become so popular that it's making its way into state prisons.  Many feel that the sport can be therapeutic for incarcerated people during their rehabilitation.  We hear more from Connecticut Public’s Eddy Martinez.

Our resident meteorologist and avid gardener Dave Epstein breaks down what invasive species mean in the plant world, and how they can impact and wreak havoc on your garden and the entire local ecosystem.