How Massachusetts became the Lottery Capital of America
Massachusetts has one of the oldest and most successful publicly run lottery systems in the country. It shouldn’t surprise you that per adult, MA residents spend more on the lottery than any other sta...
19 Mar 202531min
Trump’s China policy? Jane Perlez says “I don’t think anybody knows.”
Former New York Times Beijing bureau chief Jane Perlez will pay $1 million to whoever knows what President Trump will do when it comes to China. Ok, not really, but Jane says Trump’s plans are hugely ...
13 Mar 202525min
Republicans Vs. Mayor Wu. Who won?
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was called to Washington this week to answer questions about Boston’s so-called "sanctuary city” status. At a Congressional hearing, she, and 3 other blue-city mayors, were gr...
7 Mar 202525min
Dr. Ashish Jha says experts made serious mistakes during the COVID pandemic
The first days of the COVID pandemic feel like a movie looking back: we watched in horror as the virus ravaged China, Italy, and Iran - and wondered if we would be next. Now, five years later, we know...
27 Feb 202533min
Murder or Suicide? Breaking the Sandra Birchmore Story
The story of Sandra Birchmore may never have made headlines if it wasn’t for Laura Crimaldi, a Boston Globe reporter who spent years following the trail of Birchmore’s life and tragic death. While Bir...
20 Feb 202528min
Boston’s Mayor Had a Baby In an Election Year, Will it Help Her or Hurt Her?
Michelle Wu is the first Boston Mayor to have a baby while in elected office, and while it was unprecedented, it wasn’t much of a news story. Pregnancy is increasingly normalized for powerful women, w...
12 Feb 202527min
Alcohol is Actually Bad for You, and other Lessons from ‘Damp January’
Surveys show that more and more Americans put down the bottle this January to try out drinking less. For some people, the goal was sobriety, and for others, moderation. Researchers are finding that al...
6 Feb 202524min
Jenny Boylan on Humanizing the Trans Experience
Writer Jenny Boylan is perplexed about why trans people “finding their peace” has resulted in such outrage from much of the American public. She moves forward in the only way she knows how: by continu...
30 Jan 202528min
