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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.
April 13, 2022Learning to live with COVID and continued calls for accountability over Holyoke Soldier's Home outbreakA new film by Massachusetts musician Laura Wetzler follows three women — Gwen, her mother, and a certified nursing assistant — as COVID-19 hits and kills 78 people at a local veterans home....more34minPlay
April 12, 2022How the effort to create social equity in the state's recreational marijuana industry is goingWe talk about equity in the state's marijuana industry with the owner of Cambridge's first recreational dispensary, which opened its doors this week....more10minPlay
April 12, 2022Wild turkeys ruffle some feathers in search for a mateSpring fever is in full swing, and it comes with an uptick in turkey sightings....more15minPlay
April 12, 2022Somerville swimming legend honored with pool in her name 70 years laterBorn in 1937, she became the youngest swimmer to ever win the 1500-meter New England Championship. She had 80 gold medals by age 15....more10minPlay
April 12, 2022Mating season emboldens wild turkeys and a cannabis dispensary opens in CambridgePlus, Virginia "Ginny" Smithers-Sanders first made waves as a middle-school swimmer roughly 70 years ago. Now, the city of Somerville is naming the pool at the John F. Kennedy School in her honor....more34minPlay
April 12, 2022'Unfinished justice:' Globe Spotlight team identifies men serving life sentences for murders they did not commitThe Boston Globe Spotlight team found at least 23 men -- all but one Black or Hispanic -- are still serving life in prison without parole because someone died during a felony they were convicted of committing....more27minPlay
April 12, 2022The Boston Marathon is back, but runners from Russia and Belarus won't be thereThe Boston Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from competing in this year's Boston Marathon....more8minPlay
April 12, 2022Massachusetts Senate staffers push to unionizeStaffers in the Massachusetts Senate want to unionize for better pay, benefits and workplace protections. But, it's unclear whether state law even allows legislative branch employees to collectively bargain....more11minPlay
April 12, 2022Globe investigation examines why some men serving life sentences under defunct law should be freedPlus, a look at a decision from the Boston Athletic Association to not allow runners under Russian or Belarusian flags to participate in this year's race....more35minPlay
April 11, 2022Congresswoman Trahan discusses U.S. response to Russian invasion of UkraineLast month, U.S. Congresswoman Lori Trahan joined a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers touring the Ukrainian border. Since returning, Trahan has rattled cages about the response, including pressing oil executives about gas prices and their response to the Russian invasion....more10minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,560 episodes available.