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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,625 episodes available.
June 04, 2020Local Transit Leaders Criticize MBTA's Move To Close Stations Following ProtestsWe talk about the MBTA shutting down key T stations during protests Sunday and Tuesday night....more17minPlay
June 04, 2020What Forms Of Protest Does America Find 'Acceptable'?Kellie Carter Jackson, an assistant professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, wrote about the subject in The Atlantic, and joins us to discuss the historical double standard in what kinds of protest are seen as acceptable....more11minPlay
June 04, 2020A Difficult Balance: Protecting Free Speech And Public Health During A PandemicPlus, at the protests in Boston on Sunday and Tuesday, the MBTA closed stations, and some protestors said they were not able to easily leave. We dig into that decision....more49minPlay
June 04, 2020Free Speech And Public Health, During A Pandemic: What's The Balance?With thousands attending protests against police brutality in Massachusetts and beyond, will we see a spike in coronavirus cases?...more21minPlay
June 03, 2020Sheriff Tompkins Reflects On Local Protests Over Police BrutalitySuffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins talks about the ongoing protests, and how the law enforcement community can and should respond....more11minPlay
June 03, 2020Another Night Of Demonstrations Over The Death Of George FloydWe hear a historical perspective on policing in America from Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a Harvard professor of history, race, and public policy....more50minPlay
June 03, 2020Taking Stock Of The Demonstrations In Boston And Brockton On TuesdayBoston protests last night were tense at times but remained peaceful. Just south of the city in Brockton, after several hours of peaceful protesting, the second wave of demonstrations escalated, and included clashes with police....more28minPlay
June 03, 2020How America's History With Race And Policing Holds Us Back From ReformWe look at the issue of race and policing in America from a historical perspective....more11minPlay
June 02, 2020President Trump Tells Governors To "Dominate," Threatens Military InterventionWBUR's Kimberly Atkins recaps an eventful day in the nation's capital....more14minPlay
June 02, 2020Making Sense Of Where We Are On Race, PoliceWe've take stock of the moment we're in with a national response to George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers....more19minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,625 episodes available.