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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,633 episodes available.
April 25, 2019Prosecutors Charge Mass. Judge, Ex-Court Officer With Obstruction, Saying Pair Helped Man Evade ICEU.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling has indicted a sitting Massachusetts judge for obstruction of justice....more19minPlay
April 25, 2019Full Episode: Attorney General Lelling Charging State Judge, Massport Cracks Down On Uber/Lyft, Evolution Of The GOP & Climate LegislationHost Callum Borchers speaks with former federal judge Nancy Gertner about U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling charging a state judge and a court officer with obstruction of justice. Also, a former Republican RI Congresswoman on her 1988 bill on climate [...]...more52minPlay
April 24, 2019Week In Sports: Bruins And Celtics Advance To Second Round Of PlayoffsWe look at the major sports stories of the week, including two Boston teams poised to make deep playoff runs....more10minPlay
April 24, 2019Plymouth Braces For Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant's EndWhen Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station closes its doors at the end of May, the town of Plymouth will lose one of its largest economic engines....more12minPlay
April 24, 2019Designer Walé Oyéjidé Discusses Experiments With The Suit And Gender Bending FashionA bold-patterned suit from Philadelpia-based fashion designer Walé Oyéjidé, who founded the fashion brand Ikiré Jones is included in the Gender Bending Fashion Exhibition at the MFA....more10minPlay
April 24, 2019Full Episode: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, Gender Bending Fashion, Bill CosbyHost Callum Borchers speaks with WBUR's Bruce Gellerman on why the closure of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant has town residents worried. Plus, fashion designer Wale Oyejide Of Ikiré Jones on experimenting with the suit and gender bending fashion. [...]...more51minPlay
April 24, 2019America's Dad? The Rise And Fall Of Bill CosbyInvestigative journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan writes about why so many Americans were slow to accept that, quote, "the man who left an entire generation wishing he was their father was also a monster."...more17minPlay
April 24, 2019Full Episode: SCOTUS on Census, Voting Rights For Incarcerated Felons, Merriam-Webster AdditionsHost Callum Borchers speaks with Massachusetts Secretary of State, William Galvin and WBUR's Kimberly Atkins about the SCOTUS hearing oral arguments over whether a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Also, the Boston Herald's Joe Battenfeld [...]...more51minPlay
April 23, 2019Bernie Sanders: All Incarcerated People, Even Boston Marathon Bomber, Deserve Right To Vote"Once you start chipping away and you say ‘Well that guy committed a terrible crime, not going to let him vote’ or ‘That person did that, not going to let that person vote,’ you're running down a slippery slope," Sanders said. But should [...]...more24minPlay
April 23, 2019No "Snowflakes" Here: Merriam-Webster Updates With New Words"Peak," "on-brand" and "stan" are just a few of the 640 entries that Merriam-Webster is adding to the dictionary Tuesday....more10minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,633 episodes available.