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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,634 episodes available.
April 05, 2019Full Episode: Week In Review, Lori Gottlieb, Styrofoam SurfboardHost Deborah Becker speaks Tom Keane, former Boston city councilor,and Tito Jackson, CEO of Verdant Medical and a former Boston City Councilor. Plus, psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb draws back the curtain on secrets, shame what therapists really [...]...more52minPlay
April 04, 2019Full Episode: MCAS Test Questions, Abortion Debate Signals Split In State Republican Party, University's Examine Sackler Family TiesHost Deborah Becker speaks with Jack Schneider, Assistant Professor of Education at UMass Lowell, as the state pulls a controversial question from the MCAS exam. And, a split among State Republicans over Democratic efforts to expand access to [...]...more52minPlay
April 04, 2019Local Universities Examine Their Ties To Big PharmaTufts University has hired an investigator to review the school's ties to the Sacklers....more21minPlay
April 04, 2019After Backlash, State Scraps Controversial MCAS QuestionThe move comes after students, parents, and advocacy groups said this year's MCAS exam contained a prompt asking students to write from the point of view of a racist character from author Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The [...]...more8minPlay
April 04, 2019The Surprising Story Of How A Brighton Nurse Became A MomElizabeth Smith is the director of nursing at Franciscan Children's Hospital in Brighton, and a new mom....more10minPlay
April 04, 2019Does The Debate Over An Abortion Bill Signal A Shift In The Mass. Republican Party?Members of the Massachusetts Republican Party ramped up opposition to a bill that would expand access to abortion....more10minPlay
April 04, 2019Full Episode: College Admissions Trial, Former Dunkin' Chairman, Author Kwame AlexanderHost Callum Borchers speaks with WBUR's Jerome Campbell who was there when fifteen parents appeared in Boston federal court to face charges that they bribed test administrators and sports coaches to help their children get into elite colleges. [...]...more33minPlay
April 03, 2019College Admissions Scam Goes To TrialOver a dozen parents gathered in Boston federal court Wednesday afternoon to face charges that they bribed test administrators and sports coaches to help their children get into elite colleges....more8minPlay
April 03, 2019'The Undefeated' Is A Love Letter To Black AmericaKwame Alexander says his book is for the undiscovered, the unbelievable, the unbending, the underdogs and the uncertain....more12minPlay
April 02, 2019Uber Incidents Prompt Questions About How Ride-Hailing Companies Can Improve SafetyRecent safety incidents are raising questions about what ride hailing companies like Uber and Lyft could be doing to improve safety....more8minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,634 episodes available.