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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,638 episodes available.
August 27, 2018McCain, Marijuana Host CommunitiesHost Tiziana Dearing speaks with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Senator Edward Kennedy, on the death of John McCain. Plus, we hear from an advisor to McCain's 2008 campaign for president, Stephen Duprey. Also, marijuana companies are considering [...]...more51minPlay
August 27, 2018'Crazy Rich Asians,' Cape Cod CuisineHost Jamie Bologna speaks with Asian filmmakers and writers from Boston about their take on the hit film "Crazy Rich Asians" and it's importance in 2018. Plus, food writer Annie Copps speaks with us about the food culture on Cape Cod, from [...]...more51minPlay
August 27, 2018Manafort, Bernstein CentennialHost Chris Citorik speaks with legal analyst Nancy Gertner after an extraordinary admission from President Trump's former lawyer in a Manhattan court house. Plus, Andris Nelsons and a former student of Leonard Bernstein remember him on his 100th [...]...more51minPlay
August 21, 2018Elizabeth Warren, Richard RussoHost Maria Garcia speaks with Senator Elizabeth Warren, who today unveiled a major anti-corruption bill, that would fundamentally change the way D.C. operates. Also, local reaction to a letter calling on all Catholic bishops in the U.S. to resign [...]...more51minPlay
August 20, 2018Rep. McGovern, Titus KapharHost Maria Garcia speaks with Congressman Jim McGovern, who just back from a fact finding-trip to El Salvador and Honduras, to shine a spotlight on conditions in those countries. Plus, contemporary artist Titus Kaphar on how his art interacts with [...]...more51minPlay
August 17, 2018Week In Review, PawsoxHost Deborah Becker speaks with WBUR’s Quincy Walters about the PawSox relocation to Worcester. Plus, we break down the week's biggest headlines, including the Democratic primary for secretary of state moving into heated territory. Also, we [...]...more51minPlay
August 16, 2018State Judges, Arethra FranklinHost Deborah Becker speaks with Judge Issac Borenstein and Judge Nancy Gertner on why Mass. judges are coming under fire by those who say they need to be tougher on criminal defendants. Plus, hundreds of newsrooms around the country join the Boston [...]...more51minPlay
August 15, 2018Clergy Sex Report, Northern Ave. BridgeHost Deborah Becker speaks with Dan McNichol on the future of Boston's Northern Avenue bridge. Plus, on the heels of the disturbing new report about clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania, we’re talking about how the investigation could affect the [...]...more51minPlay
August 14, 2018Immigration, Legal MarijuanaHost Deborah Becker speaks with WBUR's Fred Thys about court filings by the ACLU that accuse ICE and CIS officials of working together to deport the undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens. Also, we check some of the claims made by the candidates [...]...more51minPlay
August 13, 2018Richard Sipe, Voting ImprovementsHost Evan Horowitz speaks with the former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Michael Rezendes about Richard Sipe, whose research helped exposed the pattern of sex abuse and secrecy within the Catholic Church. Plus, how automatic voter registration, [...]...more51minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,638 episodes available.