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  • 4 minutes 24 seconds
    ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ tells the stories of overlooked performers

    Ayodele Casel's new theatrical memoir tells the story of past and present Black women tap dancers.

    26 December 2024, 1:16 pm
  • 4 minutes 57 seconds
    Women who are homeless in Boston find safe space and care at 'HER Saturday'

    Organizers with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program say providing a safe and fun space makes it more likely women will access care and open up about things for which they might not otherwise seek help.

    20 December 2024, 10:54 pm
  • 4 minutes 17 seconds
    With Trump's return to office, memories of 2017 restrictions worry colleges, international students

    Some colleges, including UMass, are recommending international students head back to the U.S. by January 20, when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. They are worried about a repeat of travel restrictions Trump imposed at the start of his first term.

    20 December 2024, 2:52 pm
  • 4 minutes 53 seconds
    Sen. Warren fights back on Elon Musk's call to 'delete' watchdog agency

    Warren says it would be a mistake to weaken an agency that protects thousands of American consumers from financial malfeasance, and argues the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help Trump make good on a promise to cap credit card rates.

    20 December 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 20 seconds
    The mystery and history of narwhals revealed at PEM

    Narwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. The Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of the tusked “unicorns of the sea.”

    20 December 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 18 seconds
    U.S. Rep. Clark calls on Republicans to bring failed bipartisan funding deal back to the floor

    Democratic House Whip Katherine Clark said Republicans have "not contacted Democrats" since the initial bipartisan stop-gap funding bill failed. The measure is necessary to avert a partial government shutdown, which will go into effect if no deal is reached by midnight. 

    20 December 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 13 seconds
    Some people keep a notebook. As a musician, I keep a very long list

    David Tanklefsky has been a performing musician for more than 20 years. He has a list of every show he’s played — all 900 of them — along with each setlist. It’s like a decades-long diary, in shorthand.

    20 December 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 34 seconds
    Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson has a trail of troubled finances

    Public records show the councilor's campaign committee received nearly 70 audit letters and reviews in her file seeking documentation of financial transactions since 2021, far more than is typical.

    18 December 2024, 10:22 pm
  • 6 minutes 21 seconds
    Inside Zildjian, a 400-year-old cymbal-making company in Massachusetts

    Drummers across the globe know the Zildjian name because it’s emblazoned on every shiny cymbal they make. What’s less known is that the family has been making their famous cymbals, with a secret process, for more than four centuries.

    18 December 2024, 1:24 pm
  • 7 minutes 31 seconds
    After tax battle on Beacon Hill, Wu looks ahead to 2025

    WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing talks with Wu about her challenges on Beacon Hill and what is to come in 2025. 

    17 December 2024, 1:40 pm
  • 5 minutes 3 seconds
    How remote blood pressure data helps fight strokes and the effects of racism

    To detect warning signs of heart problems in high-risk patients, some hospitals and health centers use remote blood pressure monitoring. Patients take their readings at home on devices that send their data to medical providers. And MassHealth is now picking up some of these treatment costs.

    16 December 2024, 1:48 pm
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