Frankenstein and Jurassic Park and robots, oh my! Professor Todd Avery joined Radio Boston to talk about what we can learn from famous sci-fi monsters.

This week, we're talking about "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," a 1973 film that critic Ty Burr says is foundational to Boston crime movies.

Plus, we speak with a local lifelong birder who tells us which birds are coming and going this fall.

Plus, what they learned about themselves in the process.

With around 100 institutions of higher education in the Greater Boston area, the decision could have a massive impact on the hundreds of thousands of college students that call Boston home.

According to BirdCast, a migration tracker through The Cornell Lab, roughly 1,000 birds crossed over Suffolk County on Tuesday night as part of this fall's yearly migration.

Rachel Meyer noticed a historic cemetery in Gloucester was in a state of disrepair, so she developed the skills to fix it.

Plus, WBUR's Deborah Becker discusses the latest on a supportive housing push in Boston.

Plus, the duo share the needs of immigrants as they settle in the area.

WBUR reporter Deborah Becker spent the day in the area on Monday, and talks with us about what she saw. Plus, state Sen. Nick Collins, who represents the 1st Suffolk District, joins us to discuss what state aid could or should look like.