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FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,549 episodes available.
January 19, 2024Privacy and public interest collide in legal battle over names in sex ring caseThe names of alleged clients of a high-end sex ring remain anonymous, more than two months after authorities uncovered the ring's operations in Watertown and Cambridge.And now, a delay in court proceedings is casting doubt on when—and if— we may ever find out who the alleged buyers are....more17minPlay
January 19, 2024U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on finding compromise to avoid a government shutdownU.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, of Massachusetts, joins Radio Boston to discuss efforts this week to avoid a government shutdown and how he hopes to find compromise with lawmakers across the aisle....more16minPlay
January 18, 2024Boston's The Theater Offensive names new executive directorThis month, The Theater Offensive named Giselle Byrd as their executive director, claiming her as the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theater in the country. Radio Boston speaks with Byrd about the role and her vision for the theater company....more17minPlay
January 18, 2024Bristol County Sheriff talks providing addiction medication to those who are incarceratedBristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is pushing for reform in prison. Heroux joins Radio Boston to talk about latest effort is expanding a program providing addiction medication. Then, WBUR's Deb Becker joins us for analysis....more18minPlay
January 18, 2024Mass. program aims to rehabilitate, not incarcerate, youth offendersRadio Boston delves into a youth diversion program that gives young people support instead of putting them into the juvenile detention system....more13minPlay
January 17, 2024Previewing Healey's first State of the Commonwealth addressEd Lyons, Massachusetts Republican activist and political writer, and Gary Daffin, Executive Director, Multicultural AIDS Coalition and Co-Chair Massachusetts LGBTQ Political Caucus, join us to preview Governor Maura Healey's first State of the Commonwealth address....more14minPlay
January 17, 2024What canceled boosts to cash assistance programs means for low-income recipientsA planned 10% hike to cash assistance programs for low-income parents, as well as elderly and disabled people, is on the chopping block as part of mid-fiscal year state budget cuts....more16minPlay
January 17, 2024Inside the T's Tuesday morning collapseA smoking electrical cable at Downtown Crossing station snarled service on the MBTA's Red and Orange Lines Tuesday. That, with much of the Green Line already shut down for repairs, left commuters twisting in the wind....more13minPlay
January 16, 2024Boston’s Dray Drinks wants to help you go dry for JanuaryRadio Boston tried out some drinks with Pat Dooling, owner of the non-alcoholic bottle shop Dray Drinks....more15minPlay
January 16, 2024Digging into Mayor Wu's plan to make it easier to build in BostonCould Mayor Michelle Wu's new Squares and Streets plan help ease the city's housing shortage?...more18minPlay
FAQs about WBUR Up Next:How many episodes does WBUR Up Next have?The podcast currently has 5,549 episodes available.