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Learn about the most important issues facing Massachusetts from the people in charge and the people most affected.... more
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,710 episodes available.
May 10, 2023A legislative push to shore up transgender rights in MassachusettsWe talk with a lawmaker, an advocate, and a health care provider....more33minPlay
May 10, 2023A legendary Boston journalist steps away from the Bay State BannerWe talk with the Banner's outgoing Managing Editor, Yawu Miller....more15minPlay
May 09, 2023How to support parents who are suffering from postpartum depression in MassachusettsWe explore what postpartum depression looks like in the Commonwealth, including ways the state is and should be supporting parents suffering from the illness...more18minPlay
May 09, 2023When it comes to safety on the MBTA, are we having the right conversation?Listeners, along with our panel of experts, weigh in....more29minPlay
May 08, 2023Optimism for Boston's post-pandemic downtownFoot traffic in neighborhoods like Downtown Crossing is way below pre-pandemic levels....more11minPlay
May 08, 2023The ins and outs of the third party electricity provider industry in MassachusettsWe take a look at a new WBUR series that explores the business of third party electricity providers. They claim to save customers money, but many people end up paying more. WBUR's Miriam Wasser explains, along with Jenifer Bosco, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center....more16minPlay
May 08, 2023Talking about food, the pandemic, and the future with two local James Beard finalistsThree area chefs have been named as finalists for a James Beard award. We chat with two of them: Chef Valentine Howell, of Krasi [KRAH-see], and Rachel Miller of Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn....more21minPlay
May 05, 2023Local program tries to close workforce staffing shortages by training high school students to fill themSo many industries are facing staffing shortages from teachers, to bus drivers, to nurses and healthcare workers. One potential solution is to get young people into their desired professions with on the job experience and training. Local nonprofit Northeast Arc is trying just that. We speak with program coordinators and students currently enrolled....more16minPlay
May 05, 2023What happened to the Bruins, and can the Celtics avoid the same fate?Radio Boston digs into what happened to the Bruins and what's to come for the Celtics....more11minPlay
May 05, 2023How Haiti is testing Boston's capacity to respond to humanitarian crisesA growing number of people fleeing violence in Haiti are sleeping in Boston-area emergency rooms....more22minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,710 episodes available.