• He shaped the Catholic Church's stance on nuclear weapons in the '80s. What he makes of this moment
    Apr 24 2026

    Father J. Bryan Hehir, a top official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, articulated a global off-ramp from nuclear apocalypse in his 1983 letter with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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    6 mins
  • How WBUR's new fiction podcast engages kids in climate solutions
    Apr 22 2026

    The fiction podcast tells the story of 12-year-old Joule Watts-Green, who accidentally steps through her mom's time machine into an unrecognizable Boston, where floods and storms have destroyed the city. Listeners can help Joule return home and even rewind some of the climate impacts through the choices they make at the end of each episode.

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    4 mins
  • A sweep of repeat champions at 130th Boston Marathon
    Apr 21 2026

    A tail wind helped propel runners from Hopkinton to Boston, with the men's champion breaking a 15-year-old course record by more than one minute.

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    4 mins
  • Runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have arrived for the Boston Marathon
    Apr 19 2026

    In advance of the 130th running of the race from Hopkinton to Copley Square, Ashlock spoke with WBUR's Weekend Edition about some of the Boston Marathon's traditions, changes and memorable characters.

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    7 mins
  • Sharing some of the local entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest
    Apr 17 2026

    A panel convened by WBUR is sorting through dozens of local entries into NPR's famed Tiny Desk Contest.

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    5 mins
  • Jack Fultz ran for the hoses. 50 years after that win, he's still sharing wisdom for Boston Marathon runners
    Apr 17 2026

    Fultz won the Boston Marathon on a day when temperatures neared 100 degrees. He's serving as the race's grand marshal this year.

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    4 mins
  • It's been mostly bad news in Boston's business world. Then, there's Whoop.
    Apr 17 2026

    In this excerpt from a conversation at WBUR's CitySpace, Whoop founder Will Ahmed discusses the Boston roots of his wearable tech brand with WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing.

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    8 mins
  • New band explores the impact of the sugar trade on the world's music
    Apr 16 2026

    The Sugar Road Band is the brainchild of Berklee College of Music professor Leo Blanco.

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    7 mins