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Learn about the most important issues facing Massachusetts from the people in charge and the people most affected.... more
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,573 episodes available.
March 20, 2020The Latest From The State House On The CoronavirusWBUR's Steve Brown updates us on what's happening at the Mass. State House, as Gov. Baker prepares to address the media....more14minPlay
March 20, 2020How Hotel And Service Workers Are Dealing With Layoffs And Temporary ClosuresWe speak with a hotel cook who has been laid off and the incoming president of Boston's Local 26, which represents service workers....more4minPlay
March 20, 2020Local Restaurant Owners On Temporary Closures, Slowdowns Amid OutbreakBusiness is not as usual at Esperia Grill in Brighton or Moonshine 152 in Southie....more33minPlay
March 20, 2020Layoffs, Closures, And Uncertainty: How The Coronavirus Is Affecting The Local EconomyIn our first hour, we're focused on how the coronavirus is affecting our local economy. Then, we check in with WBUR reporters and take stock of the week in our Week-In-Review....more1h 43minPlay
March 19, 2020District Attorney Rachael Rollins Wants To Release 'Vulnerable' Inmates Amid Coronavirus OutbreakPlus, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak on what the MBTA is doing. Plus, lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic....more48minPlay
March 19, 2020MBTA Head Steve Poftak: Ridership Down 70%-80% Amid Coronavirus PandemicThe T is reducing service and increasing cleaning of its vehicles in response to the coronavirus....more10minPlay
March 19, 2020More Listeners Questions With Two Boston Doctors, AnsweredWe've been taking your questions on the coronavirus all week....more17minPlay
March 19, 2020DA Rollins On Her Decision To Release 'Vulnerable' Inmates In Response To Coronavirus OutbreakSuffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says she's working to release inmates from custody who may be vulnerable to the coronavirus because of their "health, age, socio-economic status, or circumstances, but pose no meaningful risk to public safety."...more8minPlay
March 19, 2020Lessons From Boston's 1918 Flu OutbreakWhat can we learn from great influenza outbreak of 1918 in Boston? We speak with Suffolk University historian Robert Allison and Skip Desjardin, author of "September 1918: War, Plague, And The World Series."...more14minPlay
March 18, 2020Public Health Experts Say Lack Of Coronavirus Testing Will Harm Efforts To Stop The SpreadPlus, Rep. Joe Kennedy on potential plans for the federal government to send checks to American families....more55minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,573 episodes available.