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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 5,616 episodes available.
August 12, 2022Dancing downtown, art-making in Watertown, and more weekend ideasWith the mild weather expected this weekend, get outside for several outdoor festivals. Or, enjoy one of the concerts planned in and around Boston....more5minPlay
August 12, 2022Reactions to the Mass. secretary of state, auditor and attorney general primary debatesPlus, the latest in the race to replace Gov. Charlie Baker....more34minPlay
August 11, 2022New research on how to reduce poverty, and the Boston gym doing itFriendships between people of different class backgrounds appear to reduce poverty, according to a new study. And one nonprofit gym founded in Boston is living proof of the findings....more25minPlay
August 11, 2022How the region plans to contain 'forever chemicals'According to a state task force, at least 127 public water systems in Massachusetts have reported elevated levels of PFAS contamination....more12minPlay
August 11, 2022New research on how to reduce poverty, and one group already doing the workPlus, we check in with Hiawatha Bray in our biweekly segment, Tech Talk, and EPA Regional Administrator David Cash gives us a crash course on PFAS, also called, "forever chemicals."...more48minPlay
August 11, 2022What Amazon's acquisition of the company behind the Roomba means for Boston's tech sceneBoston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray says it's the latest in a series of Boston companies bought up by tech giants....more11minPlay
August 10, 2022WATCH: Democrats in attorney general primary race debateThe three Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general met to debate Wednesday at 11 a.m. at WBUR's CitySpace in the hopes of winning voters' support for the wide-open seat....more1h 0minPlay
August 10, 2022Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general debateLive from WBUR's CitySpace, we bring you a special one-hour debate between Andrea Campbell, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey....more1h 0minPlay
August 09, 2022New research on long COVID and the connection to an older diseaseUMass researchers find a connection between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome....more14minPlay
August 09, 2022Massachusetts task force considers baby bonds to address racial wealth gapIf legislation moves forward, Massachusetts could be among only a handful of states to consider a statewide baby bonds program....more14minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,616 episodes available.