Radio Boston talks with Matthew Gross, a blogger for SB Nation's Over the Monster whose writing explores the intersection between his love of the Sox and his gay identity, about the impact of Jarren Duran's use of a homophobic slur.

The mayor told Radio Boston the project is on track for the 2026 professional women's soccer season.

The Perseid meteor shower peaked Sunday night and this morning, with dozens of meteors lighting up the sky every hour. If you missed it, you'll get a second chance tonight and possibly Tuesday. Sky & Telescope magazine senior editor Kelly Beatty tells us how.

Gov. Maura Healey joins Radio Boston from WBUR's State House office. We talk about what got done -- and what didn't -- on Beacon Hill at the end of the legislative session. Plus, the latest on the state's emergency shelter system and what's next for the embattled Steward Health Care.

As the number of those seeking emergency shelter in Massachusetts has increased, the state has relied on hotels to add more capacity to the system. It's been bringing in big bucks for the hotel owners with state contracts, but it's also displaced those who had been long-term renters.

Radio Boston guest host Amory Sivertson spoke with Ayanbeku about life as an athlete, the Paralympics, and juggling sports with life as a new mom.

This weekend, Boston's City Hall Plaza is hosting The GLD FSTVL. It's a free festival celebrating hip-hop music and culture. It'll feature Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan, along with a slew of local artists.

Skippy White is a legend in Boston. He owned numerous record shops in the city and was a well-known radio DJ. He brought the latest R&B, gospel, doo-wop and soul to the city at the time when no one else was selling or playing it on the radio.

Instability in Venezuela, now heightened by what's widely seen as a fraudulent election, has led to many protesting or fleeing the country. 

Negotiations continued Tuesday in bankruptcy court on the pending sale of five Steward Health Care hospitals. At the same time, many are rallying against the presumed closure of two of its facilities: Carney Hospital in Dorchester, and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.