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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 16, 2017Week In Review; Poet Robert LowellHost Anthony Brooks reviews the week's biggest headlines with Tom Keane and Michael Jonas. And, a judge has found Michelle Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter, we talk about the legal precedent. Also, a look at Trump's stance on Cuba and a biography of poet Robert Lowell....more51minPlay
June 14, 2017Special Hour: Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev A Federal Informant?This hour, host Meghna Chakrabarti looks into the claim that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a federal informant prior to the Boston Marathon bombing. Produced by Meghna Chakrabarti and Jamie Bologna. Mixed by Tim Skoog....more53minPlay
June 14, 2017Shooting In AlexandriaHost Meghna Chakrabarti looks at the latest news out of the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia with Matt Viser of the Boston Globe, Mass. Congressman Bill Keating, and former Mass. Congressman Bill Delahunt....more12minPlay
June 12, 2017GE CEO Steps Down; Setti Warren Running For Gov.Host Meghna Chakrabarti talks about GE CEO Jeff Immelt's decision to retire this August. We also speak to Newton Mayor Setti Warren about his run for governor in 2018. Also, more testimony in the case of a woman accused of encouraging her friend to commit suicide via text and a look at the new pushback against chocolate milk for school lunches....more51minPlay
June 09, 2017Week In Review; Senator MarkeyHost Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the week's biggest headlines with our panel. We also talk to Sen. Edward Markey about the GOP health care bill and former FBI Director James Comey's testimony....more26minPlay
June 08, 2017What We Learned From Former FBI Director James ComeyWe talk about James Comey's testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee....more49minPlay
June 07, 2017FISA Hearing; Vehicular Terrorism; SportsHost Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the Senate intelligence committee's hearing today on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We also look at the rise of vehicular terrorism and why we're seeing it more often. Plus: We check in on the teen texting suicide trial. And we talk sports with Bill Littlefield....more51minPlay
June 06, 2017Biomed Leaders; Obstruction Of Justice; HackingHost Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the biomedical ecosystem with the CEOs of Vertex and Partners HealthCare. We also look at the opening statements in the case of a teen who texted her boyfriend, encouraging him to kill himself. And we talk to Judge Nancy Gertner about what obstruction of justice really means. Plus: the Former NSA Inspector General on the leaked report detailing Russian hacking of a U.S. voting system manufacturer....more51minPlay
June 05, 2017Bella Bond Trial; 'Boston Basics' For ParentsHost Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the latest in the trial regarding the murder of Bella Bond. And we look at what we're learning out of the attacks in London over the weekend. We also discuss the annual meeting of sleep researchers, now in Boston and a parenting campaign known as 'Boston Basics.'...more51minPlay
June 02, 2017Week In Review; Tech MonopoliesHost Meghna Chakrabarti reviews the week's news with our panel. And we talk to a doctor who wants to put Naloxone in lockboxes across Cambridge to help those overdosing on opioids. Plus: the author of "Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy."...more50minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,638 episodes available.