WBUR Up Next

While employers struggle to fill empty jobs, more workers are organizing and striking, like at the Museum of Fine Arts. Will this be just a blip on the radar, or is this a true moment of transformation for labor in this country?

Plus, Rachael Rollins will officially become the first Black woman to serve as US Attorney for Massachusetts.

We take listener questions with Dr. Michael Hirsh, Medical Director of the Department of Public Health in Worcester and director of pediatric trauma at UMass Memorial Health, and Dr. Todd Ellerin, director of infectious diseases at South Shore Health.

Plus, we take your listener questions during Ask the Docs with Dr. Michael Hirsh, Director of the Department of Public Health in Worcester, and Dr. Ted Ellerin, director of infectious diseases at South Shore Health.

Why haven't we gotten a handle on the pandemic? We ask Robert Blendon, he's an emeritus professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard's Chan School of Public Health.

We'll hear from Lynn Margherio, Founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons. She told us about the increased need and what her organization is doing to ease the burden, one that can heighten at the holidays.

Plus, grab your popcorn because we're taking a trip to the movies with writer and film critic Ty Burr. We discuss his favorites of what's come out this year and what he's excited for next.

Plus, we get a temperature check on how the movie industry is adjusting to the pandemic, and how movie-goers are reacting.

Boston-based online fantasy sports and sports betting company Draft Kings has been spending a lot of money on advertising lately, with some analysts wondering if the company is making bad bets. We talk about that with Boston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman. Then, we Check the Score for a preview of tonight's Patriots game with Radio Boston's Chris Citorik.

Plus, the Senate narrowly voted to move forward the nomination of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins for U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.