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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,637 episodes available.
January 10, 2019There's A Boston Leader Behind The Push For A Green New DealWe speak with Varshini Prakash, a Massachusetts native and Boston-based co-founder of the Sunrise Movement....more11minPlay
January 09, 2019Mayor Marty Walsh On His Priorities For The Year AheadWalsh joined us in studio to discuss the ongoing government shutdown, education funding, and taxing short-term rentals like AirBnB....more35minPlay
January 09, 2019Full Episode: Mayor Marty Walsh, David & Nic Sheff, Who Were The Inspiration Behind The Movie 'Beautiful Boy'Host Callum Borchers speaks with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, to discuss his 2019 agenda for education funding, affordable housing, public transit, and more. Plus, David and Nic Sheff, the father-son duo behind the movie "Beautiful Boy."...more52minPlay
January 09, 2019In Book, Father And Son Behind 'Beautiful Boy' Educate Teens About Drug Use And AddictionThe father-son duo behind "Beautiful Boy" have teamed up to write a book educating teens and tweens about drug and alcohol use and addiction....more16minPlay
January 08, 2019Full Episode: Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Medical Marketing, Likability In PoliticsHost Callum Borchers speaks with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley about the government shutdown and what she hopes to accomplish in her firm term. Plus, a new study has found that spending on medical marketing has skyrocketed, with spending on [...]...more51minPlay
January 08, 2019Study Shows Significant Increase In Medical Marketing Spending Over Past 2 DecadesA new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that spending on medical marketing skyrocketed from $17.7 billion dollars in 1997 to $29.9 billion dollars in 2016....more13minPlay
January 08, 2019Why Does A Woman Running for President Have To Be Likable?Is it sexist to label women candidates unlikable? And what does this fixation on "likable" women say about American political and popular culture?...more19minPlay
January 08, 2019Rep. Ayanna Pressley On The Shutdown And Her Legislative Agenda"This has nothing to do with border security. Your shutdown, another Trump-generated crisis, has brought a tsunami of hurt to the American people"...more18minPlay
January 07, 2019Can A Compromise Be Reached To End The Government Shutdown?The President has doubled down on his ask of $5.7 billion for a wall at the Mexican-American border. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi calls the wall an "immorality."...more25minPlay
January 07, 2019Unions Agree To Deal With National Grid, Ending 6-Month LockoutThe contract allows the 1,250 locked-out union members to get back to work by the week of Jan. 20....more9minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,637 episodes available.