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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 5,560 episodes available.
June 27, 2022From the Newsroom: Checking in on Beacon HillMassachusetts lawmakers have just over one month left before their legislative session ends, and there's a lot to squeeze in. We talk about what's left to do with WBUR's senior State House reporter Steve Brown....more10minPlay
June 27, 2022Home and rent prices hit record highs last year, and what's left on Beacon Hill's deskPlus, Cambridge-based author Gish Jen joins us to talk her book recommendations for when you're feeling rage....more48minPlay
June 27, 2022A new housing report puts numbers behind your real estate woesA new report finds that prospective home buyers need to earn double the median income to afford a home in Greater Boston. We speak with the managing director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the CEO of the Citizens' Housing And Planning Association on the outlook for Boston's housing market....more16minPlay
June 27, 2022Gish Jen on rage and 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon'The short story collections begins with First Lady Pat Nixon's red coat and ends with the COVID-19 pandemic....more16minPlay
June 24, 2022Rep. Katherine Clark and others react to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. WadeWe also check in with WBUR's Steve Brown, who covered Friday's press conference at the State House, Suffolk University Law Professor Renée Landers, and Ryan Williams, Associate Professor of Law at Boston College Law School....more31minPlay
June 24, 2022Local reactions to the Supreme Court overturning abortion rightsMyrna Maloney Flynn, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, shares her reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling....more9minPlay
June 24, 2022'Massachusetts will be a safe haven': Rep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to SCOTUS rulingMassachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins us to react to today's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade....more7minPlay
June 24, 2022State Sen. Chang-Díaz ends her bid for governor; What a major gun rights ruling means for Mass.Plus, a look at the Worcester middle school no longer permitted to call itself a Catholic school....more48minPlay
June 24, 2022Special Coverage: The end of Roe v. Wade and what that means for MassachusettsWe hear from lawmakers, doctors and legal scholars about how this will resonate with us....more49minPlay
June 23, 2022Worcester school alumnus weighs in on decision to keep Black Lives Matter, Pride flagsThe Diocese of Worcester has told a Catholic middle school that it can't fly LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter flags. The school has chosen to keep the flags....more14minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,560 episodes available.