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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,713 episodes available.
June 28, 2022The Business of Boston: How local manufacturing affects communities and consumersWe talk with a local Marblehead company that moved their manufacturing back to America. Then, we'll get some context on what producing goods locally means for the country — and Massachusetts....more15minPlay
June 28, 2022A look at what changes are coming for Boston Public Schools, and how to negotiate and influence peopleAlso, supply chain snarls pushed one Marblehead-based company to move its manufacturing back to Massachusetts....more47minPlay
June 28, 2022Officials agree to Boston schools' 'improvement plan' ahead of superintendent selectionWe speak with WBUR's education reporter and the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees on the 'systemic improvement plan' for Boston Public Schools and the upcoming vote for a new superintendent....more17minPlay
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
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,713 episodes available.