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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.
June 30, 2017Travel Ban; Red Sox And 'The Impossible Dream'Host Anthony Brooks talks about the president's travel ban, which goes into effect tonight. We also discuss Massachusetts' investment in wind energy and look at the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Plus: remembering the Red Sox's 'Impossible Dream' season and what it meant to so many fans....more51minPlay
June 30, 2017Week In Review; Marijuana Bill; Boston Pops MusicHost Anthony Brooks reviews the week's biggest headlines with John Carroll and Jim Stergios. We also look at where the marijuana bill is on Beacon Hill and what's happening in Maine with the government shutdown. Plus: Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart on how the 1812 Overture became a symbol of American independence....more51minPlay
June 28, 2017Freak Out And Carry On; Grilling SecretsHost Anthony Brooks talks to the two hosts of WBUR's new podcast, 'Freak Out And Carry On,' about the health care bill battle in DC. We also look at the latest in the Bella Bond case and news from the world of sports. Plus: We head to the backyard and debunk some common grilling myths....more51minPlay
June 27, 2017WBUR Poll; Prosecutorial Misconduct; Who Is John McCormack?Host Anthony Brooks discusses the results of the latest WBUR poll on the governor's race and climate change. We also discuss alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case of lab chemist Sonia Farak. And we remember Mitchell Chester, commissioner of elementary and secondary education. Plus: a new biography on John W. McCormack, the Speaker of the House who didn't want to be remembered....more51minPlay
June 26, 2017Travel Ban; Harry Potter; NECC TrialHost Anthony Brooks examines the news that SCOTUS will take up the travel ban case in the fall. We also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book being released in the U.K., and look at how light affects migraines. Plus: a federal judge sentences the former co-owner and head pharmacist of the New England Compounding Center in Framingham....more51minPlay
June 23, 2017Week In Review; Latrell JamesHost Meghna Chakrabarti reviews the week's biggest headlines with our panel. We also talk to Dorchester hip hop artist Latrell James, the new voice for Cheerios....more51minPlay
June 22, 2017Health Care Bill; Dookhan SuitHost Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the senate's version of the Republican health care bill with analysts and New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan. We also talk about what happens now that a federal judge has ordered former state lab chemist Annie Dookhan to pay $2 million to a man wrongly convicted. Plus: A look at the biggest business/tech stories of the week with Asma Khalid....more51minPlay
June 21, 2017Women At Work; Migrant Crisis; Remembering ProdigyHost Meghna Chakrabarti talks about the legal questions still lingering in the Bella Bond trial. We also look at the resignation of Travis Kalanick at Uber and women in the workplace. And we speak to a midwife who worked for Doctors Without Borders, rescuing migrants and refugees on the Mediterranean. Plus: Sports with Bill Littlefield and remembering hip-hop icon Prodigy....more51minPlay
June 20, 2017Bella Bond Trial; Racism In BostonHost Meghna Chakrabarti looks at what the jury must deliberate over in the murder trial of Bella Bond. We also take a look at where the health care bill discussion is right now and talk to the director of MASS MoCA about the museum's huge expansion. Plus: a frank discussion of racism in Boston after a WBUR reporter overheard an outburst on the street....more51minPlay
June 19, 2017GOP Health Care Bill; Facial Recognition; Shakespeare ControversyHost Meghna Chakrabarti looks at what we know about the Senate's version of the GOP health care bill. We also discuss what the verdict in the trial of Michelle Carter means and preview the facial recognition technology being tested by jetBlue at Logan Airport. Also, what makes us turn into food zombies? And the founding artistic director of Shakespeare and Company on the controversy over the New York Public Theater's 'Julius Caesar.'...more51minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,638 episodes available.