WBUR's All Things Considered Local content from WBUR's All Things Considered broadcasts Arlo Guthrie brings his life stories to the stage in Boston Guthrie, a resident of western Massachusetts, will share stories from his life in music and entertainment. His short tour begins in Boston. Play Arts & Culture 09:47 Mar 30, 2023 Longtime South End state rep. remembers fellow civil rights and social justice leader Mel King Byron Rushing took over the legislative seat Mel King vacated in 1983. Rushing says King believed in bringing all races together to work on social justice issues. Play Local Coverage 05:33 Mar 29, 2023 Advertisement Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe... Play Environment 06:17 Mar 28, 2023 Report led by BC researchers calls for plastics regulation to protect people's health The report calls for international caps on plastic production and reductions in the toxicity of chemicals in plastics. Play Local Coverage 06:58 Mar 21, 2023 The Confidante: Author Christopher Gorham revives the story of Anna Rosenberg To tell the story of Anna Rosenberg, author Christopher Gorham searched her archives, where he found "handwritten letters from Harry Truman, President Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, General Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson. It... Play Local Coverage 07:14 Mar 2, 2023 In Kyiv for a year of war, a former Mass. couple stands strong Helen Chervitz and Leon Ryrakhovsky lived in Swampscott for 15 years. After a year of war in Ukraine, they say they still feel relatively safe and plan to remain in... Play Local Coverage 07:17 Feb 23, 2023 2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year Advocates in Newburyport say new housing solutions are needed for these families and others who've been forcibly displaced worldwide. They're working to create "resettlement homes." Play Local Coverage 08:47 Feb 2, 2023 Author Tracy Kidder profiles Boston's doctor to the homeless community, Jim O'Connell The book is called "Rough Sleepers," an old British term for people who live on the streets. O'Connell is known for bringing a listening ear and compassionate health care to... Play Local Coverage 09:16 Jan 17, 2023 A monument to the Kings, 'The Embrace' is unveiled on Boston Common Crowds gathered to bear witness to this historic moment and hear remarks from prominent Massachusetts leaders, including former Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.... Play Arts & Culture 02:40 Jan 13, 2023 Healey becomes the 73rd governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey is officially the 73rd governor of Massachusetts. Play Local Coverage 05:33 Jan 5, 2023 Venezuelans living in U.S. offer 'warmth of home' for fellow migrants Many Venezuelan immigrants across the U.S. saw their own journeys reflected back at them in the experiences of new arrivals here. Though each of their stories is unique, what’s similar... Arts & Culture Dec 23, 2022 Longtime WBUR and NPR sports host and author Bill Littlefield explores mercy in new novel The book is set in an upper-middle-class Boston suburb, where some terrible things happen in the characters' lives, but acts of mercy -- big and small -- sustain them. Play Local Coverage 07:24 Dec 22, 2022 Fight for Chinatown park snagged by asbestos concerns Neighborhood advocates inch closer to securing a lease from the state for Reggie Wong Memorial Park, the only recreational park in Chinatown. But environmental hazards found in the area last... Play Environment 05:23 Dec 19, 2022 Good Life, a bar for 'everyone,' closes after 17 years The downtown Boston club was a local staple, known for its diverse music lineup and connections with homegrown DJs. It closes on Dec. 17. Play Arts & Culture 02:39 Dec 16, 2022 Gov. Baker withdraws controversial pardon request in 1980s child sex abuse case “Following yesterday’s hearing, it is apparent that there are not sufficient votes from the Governor’s Council to support a pardon for the Amiraults," the governor's press secretary said in a... Play Local Coverage 04:07 Dec 14, 2022 After secret trip to Ukraine, Moulton says Putin must be defeated Moulton was part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation that met with U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Kyiv, and U-S troops deployed in Poland. Play Local Coverage 04:27 Dec 12, 2022 Man charged with reckless homicide in Apple store crash held on $100,000 bail Bradley Rein, 53, will be arraigned Tuesday on a charge of reckless homicide by motor vehicle after an investigation by state and local police into the crash in Hingham, the... Play Local Coverage 04:17 Nov 22, 2022 Jorge Drexler brings pandemic-era album to Boston The singer-songwriter shares the impact of the pandemic on his music, his writing process, and his feelings about the prominence of his birth country, Uruguay. Play Arts & Culture 08:18 Nov 11, 2022 Mass. LGBTQ community celebrates Healey's historic victory "I want to say something to every little girl and every young LGBTQ person out there," Maura Healey said on Tuesday night. "I hope tonight shows you that you can... Play Local Coverage 02:34 Nov 9, 2022 Women win and a single-party Beacon Hill: An expert breaks down the election in Mass. Erin O'Brien, associate professor of political science at UMass Boston, says Democrats gain a lot and lose a little, as well, as a result of Tuesday's election in Massachusetts. Play Local Coverage 06:39 Nov 9, 2022 Next Page
Arlo Guthrie brings his life stories to the stage in Boston Guthrie, a resident of western Massachusetts, will share stories from his life in music and entertainment. His short tour begins in Boston. Play Arts & Culture 09:47 Mar 30, 2023
Longtime South End state rep. remembers fellow civil rights and social justice leader Mel King Byron Rushing took over the legislative seat Mel King vacated in 1983. Rushing says King believed in bringing all races together to work on social justice issues. Play Local Coverage 05:33 Mar 29, 2023
Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe... Play Environment 06:17 Mar 28, 2023
Report led by BC researchers calls for plastics regulation to protect people's health The report calls for international caps on plastic production and reductions in the toxicity of chemicals in plastics. Play Local Coverage 06:58 Mar 21, 2023
The Confidante: Author Christopher Gorham revives the story of Anna Rosenberg To tell the story of Anna Rosenberg, author Christopher Gorham searched her archives, where he found "handwritten letters from Harry Truman, President Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, General Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson. It... Play Local Coverage 07:14 Mar 2, 2023
In Kyiv for a year of war, a former Mass. couple stands strong Helen Chervitz and Leon Ryrakhovsky lived in Swampscott for 15 years. After a year of war in Ukraine, they say they still feel relatively safe and plan to remain in... Play Local Coverage 07:17 Feb 23, 2023
2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year Advocates in Newburyport say new housing solutions are needed for these families and others who've been forcibly displaced worldwide. They're working to create "resettlement homes." Play Local Coverage 08:47 Feb 2, 2023
Author Tracy Kidder profiles Boston's doctor to the homeless community, Jim O'Connell The book is called "Rough Sleepers," an old British term for people who live on the streets. O'Connell is known for bringing a listening ear and compassionate health care to... Play Local Coverage 09:16 Jan 17, 2023
A monument to the Kings, 'The Embrace' is unveiled on Boston Common Crowds gathered to bear witness to this historic moment and hear remarks from prominent Massachusetts leaders, including former Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.... Play Arts & Culture 02:40 Jan 13, 2023
Healey becomes the 73rd governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey is officially the 73rd governor of Massachusetts. Play Local Coverage 05:33 Jan 5, 2023
Venezuelans living in U.S. offer 'warmth of home' for fellow migrants Many Venezuelan immigrants across the U.S. saw their own journeys reflected back at them in the experiences of new arrivals here. Though each of their stories is unique, what’s similar... Arts & Culture Dec 23, 2022
Longtime WBUR and NPR sports host and author Bill Littlefield explores mercy in new novel The book is set in an upper-middle-class Boston suburb, where some terrible things happen in the characters' lives, but acts of mercy -- big and small -- sustain them. Play Local Coverage 07:24 Dec 22, 2022
Fight for Chinatown park snagged by asbestos concerns Neighborhood advocates inch closer to securing a lease from the state for Reggie Wong Memorial Park, the only recreational park in Chinatown. But environmental hazards found in the area last... Play Environment 05:23 Dec 19, 2022
Good Life, a bar for 'everyone,' closes after 17 years The downtown Boston club was a local staple, known for its diverse music lineup and connections with homegrown DJs. It closes on Dec. 17. Play Arts & Culture 02:39 Dec 16, 2022
Gov. Baker withdraws controversial pardon request in 1980s child sex abuse case “Following yesterday’s hearing, it is apparent that there are not sufficient votes from the Governor’s Council to support a pardon for the Amiraults," the governor's press secretary said in a... Play Local Coverage 04:07 Dec 14, 2022
After secret trip to Ukraine, Moulton says Putin must be defeated Moulton was part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation that met with U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Kyiv, and U-S troops deployed in Poland. Play Local Coverage 04:27 Dec 12, 2022
Man charged with reckless homicide in Apple store crash held on $100,000 bail Bradley Rein, 53, will be arraigned Tuesday on a charge of reckless homicide by motor vehicle after an investigation by state and local police into the crash in Hingham, the... Play Local Coverage 04:17 Nov 22, 2022
Jorge Drexler brings pandemic-era album to Boston The singer-songwriter shares the impact of the pandemic on his music, his writing process, and his feelings about the prominence of his birth country, Uruguay. Play Arts & Culture 08:18 Nov 11, 2022
Mass. LGBTQ community celebrates Healey's historic victory "I want to say something to every little girl and every young LGBTQ person out there," Maura Healey said on Tuesday night. "I hope tonight shows you that you can... Play Local Coverage 02:34 Nov 9, 2022
Women win and a single-party Beacon Hill: An expert breaks down the election in Mass. Erin O'Brien, associate professor of political science at UMass Boston, says Democrats gain a lot and lose a little, as well, as a result of Tuesday's election in Massachusetts. Play Local Coverage 06:39 Nov 9, 2022