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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,556 episodes available.
January 10, 2023Musicians are being evicted from the Sound Museum. We discuss the uncertain future for those displacedPlus, we discuss ways Massachusetts can be more proactive when it comes to artist displacement....more15minPlay
January 10, 2023New book looks at the slaveholding past of the Grimke SistersWe examine the legacy of Sarah and Angelina Grimke through the eyes of their enslaved family members. That legacy is the subject of a new book called "The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family." Author Kerri Greenidge joins us to talk about it....more16minPlay
January 09, 2023A look at the gap between the state's minimum wage and what it costs to live in MassachusettsAs of a week ago Sunday, the state's minimum wage is $15 an hour. That's more than double the federal minimum wage. But is it actually enough to live in Massachusetts? We take a look at the gap between the minimum and living wage in this week's From the Newsroom....more15minPlay
January 09, 2023Minimum wage and living wage, and changes to federal immigration policyPlus, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on nationally televised Monday Night Football last week. While Hamlin recovers, we discuss the NFL's public relations, ratings and viewer numbers, and the local implications for youth sports....more48minPlay
January 09, 2023Damar Hamlin, the NFL's public relations, and local implicationsOn Monday night's nationally televised football game, Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field....more17minPlay
January 09, 2023Local immigrant advocates on changes to federal policyThe changes come as Massachusetts has been stretched thin by an influx of migrants....more17minPlay
January 06, 2023U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says two years after insurrection, Congress and the country are still dividedCongressman Seth Moulton joined WBUR's Radio Boston to talk about the legacy of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Plus: what it means for Congress right now....more23minPlay
January 06, 2023Remembering the Jan. 6 Insurrection and how it impacted MassachusettsPlus, we discuss how Massachusetts-based breweries navigate a time of the year when some people abstain from consuming alcohol....more48minPlay
January 06, 2023Harvard law professor takes on Jan. 6 in a new graphic novelThe series imagines a world in which the rioters were successful....more12minPlay
January 06, 2023How Massachusetts breweries get through Dry JanuaryPlus, the rise of the nonalcoholic and low alcoholic beer....more14minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,556 episodes available.