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Radio Boston (Talk)

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  • Host: David Boeri
  • Radio Boston is more than a radio show. Yes, we’re a weekly one hour program devoted to exploring a single topic in-depth. But we’re also using innovative reporting, interviews and commentary to encourage you to join the conversation. Our focus is original journalism, bringing you the personal stories of the people of Boston and beyond.
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  • Genres: Talk
  • Location: Boston, United States
  • Language: English
  • Networks: WBUR
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Massachusetts Service Members

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
This week as President Obama considers the countrys next move in Afghanistan we take a look a the toll the long conflict has taken on Massachusetts service members and their families.

H1N1 Preparedness

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
We will take a look this week at the impact of swine flu on our region

Transportation in Transition

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
the Commonwealths disparate sprawling transportation agencies merged into one big super-agency

Thousands Hold Vigil For Mass. Marine

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Thousands of people crowded the North Attleborough High School football field for a candlelight vigil for Marine Captain Kyle Van De Giesen, killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month.

Boston Mayoral Election

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
We will use this Fridays program to give listeners a last chance to ask questions of each of the two men hoping to be elected next Tuesday.

Literary Boston

Fri, Oct 23 Listen
We will be talking about books and stories that use Boston as a place setting but also about Boston as a place that promotes literature.

African American Ministers Endorse for Mayor

Fri, Oct 16 Listen
This week, we are going to look at the role these endorsements play in city politics.

Last in and first out

Fri, Oct 9 Listen
We will take a look at some of the industries that are said to be leading the way and at their potential for job creation.

Service Workers Jobs Outsourced

Fri, Oct 2 Listen
The recent firing of nearly 100 housekeepers from Boston area Hyatt Hotels has garnered reaction around the country.

Apple Season in New England

Fri, Sep 25 Listen
Apple orchards are under increasing pressure, because of real estate development and larger factory farms from outside New England like the Pacific Northwest. This Friday at 1, we will take a look at this iconic industry.

Senate Race Heating Up

Fri, Sep 18 Listen
The field of candidates for the special election to succeed the late Senator Ted Kennedy is starting to firm up.

Can We Afford Health Reform?

Fri, Sep 11 Listen
Instead of being paid a fee for each service the commission plan would pay health care providers a flat fee for each patient in their network for a year of coverage. It is a radical change and its proponents say it will improve patients health cut down on unnecessary tests and reduce costs. Critics say its another step on the way to rationed care.

The Charter School Debate

Fri, Sep 4 Listen
The charter school conversation is always charged. As the mayoral race approaches, candidates are taking on the issue with full force.

The Legacy Of The Kennedy Dynasty

Fri, Aug 28 Listen
With the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a political dynasty passes into history.

Senator Edward Kennedy

Wed, Aug 26 Listen
The Death Of Senator Edward Kennedy. Radio Boston Special Edition

The New Voting Boston

Fri, Aug 21 Listen
With all new faces in the running can we expect a different crowd this time around?

Disaster Preparedness

Fri, Aug 14 Listen
How is your emergency preparedness kit doing now? Join us this week to talk about disaster preparedness!

Is Boston Going to the Dogs?

Fri, Aug 7 Listen
This week we are examining our relationships with our canine friends and looking at some ways to make the city more do friendly.

Housing Market on the Rebound?

Fri, Jul 31 Listen
New numbers show the regions housing market may have brushed bottom, and begun a modest rebound. But even still many homeowers are struggling with threatened foreclosure. We are asking this week what the housing numbers may tell us about the state of New Englands economy.

The continuing role of race

Fri, Jul 24 Listen
While the details of this arrest are unclear, if in Cambridge, one of the most liberal cities in country, we are not beyond the question of race, where or when will we be?

Parkway Predicament

Fri, Jul 17 Listen
On this weeks show, we will ponder the future of Storrow Drive and the Esplanade.

Patrick in the Crosshairs

Fri, Jul 10 Listen
a discussion of the next Massachusetts governors race

Cradle of Liberty

Fri, Jul 3 Listen
If you are new to Boston or slept through social studies, this show is going to be a great primer. Listen from your lawn chair with a lemonade in one hand and a sparkler in the other.

Should Seniors Drive?

Fri, Jun 26 Listen
This week, we are looking at elderly mobility, and asking, once seniors are unable to continue driving, how can they get around?

Sustainable Seafood

Fri, Jun 19 Listen
This week on Radio Boston, we are using this regulatory impasse as an opportunity to ask some big questions. Can New Englands most beleaguered fish stocks rebound with better management or is it too late? Is there even such a thing as sustainable New England seafood? As consumers, what should we look for at the grocery store? Is local necessarily better, like it seems to be with meat and produce?

Local Agriculture

Fri, Jun 12 Listen
The beginning of summer and farmers markets setting with up with the first locally grown produce of the season is surely something to look forward to. Farmers markets have proliferated in New England as they have across the country. But fresh and local can be expensive in time and money. And many Boston families struggle to put food of any kind on the table. Many neighborhoods dont have a supermarket much less a farmers market or a patch of ground to grow their own. And in our climate, how...

DiMasi Indicted

Fri, Jun 5 Listen
Sal DiMasi becomes the third House Speaker in a row to face federal indictment. Governor Deval Patrick has been calling for ethics reforms on Beacon Hill, but we are asking, is the real problem a culture of corruption at the State House and beyond.

Improving the T

Fri, May 29 Listen
This week we are talking to T officials, T riders, and transit gurus about ways we can bring this 19th century system into the 21st.

Boston Mayors Race

Fri, May 22 Listen
Tom Menino is running for an unprecedented 5th election to the Mayors office but this year he faces some of the most serious opposition in his career. City Councillors Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty are in the race as is South End businessman Kevin McCrea.

Downtown Crossing

Fri, May 15 Listen
This week we are looking at Downtown Crossing, and asking can it survive this latest downturn, and what might end up there in the future?

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