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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,560 episodes available.
June 23, 2022The Worcester Art Museum heist, 50 years laterIn 1972, the Worcester Art Museum was robbed in what was then the world's second-largest postwar museum crime. Four teens were held at gunpoint — and they're still friends today....more20minPlay
June 23, 2022What Chang-Díaz ending her run means for the Mass. governor's raceWe check in with WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks, who attended the Thursday morning press conference where Chang-Díaz made the announcement....more15minPlay
June 22, 2022A local gas station owner talks rising prices, and a look at the fight against the overdose crisisPlus, we talk about local salsa music with WBUR's "Con Salsa!" host José Massó....more47minPlay
June 22, 2022Celebrating salsa music's 'New England sound' with José MassóJosé Massó has hosted WBUR's bilingual music show "Con Salsa!" for 47 years....more14minPlay
June 22, 2022As overdose deaths rise, a Needham mother talks about losing her daughter to fentanylOverdose deaths in Massachusetts reached a record high last year, in large part due to the powerful opioid fentanyl....more21minPlay
June 22, 2022Gas is about $5 per gallon in Massachusetts. How is this affecting you?An average gallon of regular gas recently dipped just under $5 in Massachusetts. We talk to an economist and a local gas station owner about gas prices....more13minPlay
June 21, 2022The COVID vaccine for kids, and a new home for displaced artistsPlus, the little known history of banned arcade games in the South Shore....more48minPlay
June 21, 2022How the housing market is displacing artists in Greater BostonWe lean more about how the housing market is impacting artists in Greater Boston in our latest installment of From the Newsroom....more14minPlay
June 21, 2022How a South Shore town banned arcade games for nearly four decadesForty years ago this week, residents in Marshfield voted to ban arcade games in public spaces in town. We take a look at the ban, and it's impact, as part of our regular monthly series, "Hidden History."...more15minPlay
June 16, 2022What marking Juneteenth means in MassachusettsJoin us for a one-hour special Radio Boston dedicated to Juneteenth here in the Commonwealth, and nationwide. We reflect on Black life in America, Black history, and the racial arc of the country since the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police....more49minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,560 episodes available.