Past Events

Graham Ward is the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and Extraordinary Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology at the University of Stellenbosch. Among his books are Cities of God, Cultural Transformation and Religious Practice, True Religion, Christ and Culture, The Politics of Discipleship, Unbelievable, and Unimaginable. For the last ten years he has been working on Ethical Life, a major four-volume systematic theology, which includes two already-published volumes How the Light Gets In and Another Kind of Normal and the upcoming Salus. 

Cosponsored by the Boston College Theology Department.

The Lowell Humanities Series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, Boston College's Institute for the Liberal Arts, and the Provost's Office.

Suffolk Law Professor Ragini Shah shares her research with stories from communities in Mexico profoundly affected by emigration to the United States to show how migration extracts resources along racial lines with Professor Shannon Gleeson, School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University.

Her book, 'Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities' centers stories from communities in Mexico profoundly affected by emigration to the United States to show how migration extracts resources along racial lines. Shah chronicles how three interrelated dynamics—the maldistribution of public resources, the exploitation of migrant labor, and the US immigration enforcement regime—entrench the necessity of migration as a strategy for survival in Mexico. She also highlights the alternative visions elaborated by migrant community organizations that seek to end the conditions that force migration. Recognizing that reform without recompense will never right an unjust migratory system, Shah concludes with a forceful call for the US and Mexican governments to make abolitionist investments and reparative compensation to directly counteract this legacy of extraction.

GBH is hosting a virtual meet-up to welcome new Champions Circle* patrons to GBH so they can learn about some of the numerous benefits their GBH membership affords.

Champions Circle donors will hear exciting updates from GBH Senior Director of Programming Ron Bachman and Programming Manager Emily Abi-Kheirs. Then, GBH’s Audience and Member Services team will give their tips and tricks for activating and maximizing GBH Passport so you can watch thousands of programs and exclusive specials.

Sandy Chin, Associate Director of Champions Circle, will be our host. Register here today, and we will send you a Zoom link.

 
This virtual event opportunity is exclusive to Champions Circle members. Learn more of become a Champions Circle donor today.

*GBH Champions Circle patrons contribute an annual gift of $900-$2,399. Donors who support the foundation at this level enjoy many benefits of membership, including GBH Passport streaming service, Explore GBH member magazine, Your Don’t Miss List weekly e-updates on essential viewing and listening, plus the opportunity to further engage with GBH. Events include an exclusive invite to Coffee & Conversation: A New Season of Winter Premieres and GBH Passport on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 10-11am. For more information, contact Sandy Chin, Associate Director of GBH Champions Circle, at 617-300-4400 or email at sandy_chin@wgbh.org.

Cambridge Forum is pleased to feature Omo Moses, son of legendary civil rights organizer, Robert P. Moses, talking about his new book, The White Peril.

The book is a coming-of-age story, a multigenerational diary, a father-son road trip, a searing account of the Black male experience, and a work that powerfully revives Reverend Moses’s demand for liberation. Moses deftly interweaves his own life story with excerpts from both his great-grandfather’s sermons and the writings of his father, Bob Moses. The result is a compelling memoir that spans three generations of an African-American family, shining a light on the Black experience, and demanding racial justice. Omo will be joined in conversation by Jack Tchen, the Clement A. Price Professor of Public History & Humanities, and Director of the Price Institute on Ethnicity, Cultures, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University. Tchen, author '"Yellow Peril! An archive of anti-Asian fear" (2016) will be in dialogue with Omo Moses' about Western colonial fears of the non-white Protestant/Christian world. Reverend Moses' remarkable 1919 "White Peril" and Tchen's "Yellow Peril!" get to the roots of liberation struggles, peace-making, and global wellbeing today, especially in the era of climate chaos.

Paris Alston, host of GBH News moderates the discussion.

Listen to Cambridge Forum archived interview with Bob Moses here.

Come join our studio audience!


Whether you are a fan of a student or school participating in GBH’s High School Quiz Show® this season, a HSQS Super Fan, or general trivia fan, the bracket is set for our 16th Season, and we want to mark the occasion with you!


Sunday, February 2, 2025


8:15 AM — Quarterfinal #3: Winners of Hopkinton/Mansfield vs. Acton-Boxborough VS. St. John’s Prep
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 26, 2025

10:00 AM — Quarterfinal #4: Winner of North Quincy/Saint John’s HS vs. Maimonides/Lexington
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 3, 2025

11:45 AM — Semifinal #1: TBD vs. TBD
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 10, 2025

2:30 PM — Semifinal #2: TBD vs. TBD
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 17, 2025

4:15 PM — Championship: TBD vs. TBD
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 17, 2025



Please note:

• This event is free to the public. 
• Seating is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. 
• Audience members must be at least 7 years old; all minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult. 
• Registration does not guarantee seating in the studio audience (overflow will be seated in an adjacent theater featuring a live feed of the taping). Audiences are seated according to production needs. 
• Please inform us in advance of any special accommodations by reaching out to Audience Member Services during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org. 

Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by the Museum of Science, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Xfinity Mobile, UMass Amherst, and Subaru of New England.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA.

The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea. Join us!

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

This event is SOLD OUT.

Calling all Miss Scarlet fans and tea enthusiasts! Put the kettle on, you’re invited to attend this unique, exclusive event experience. Join members of the cast and creative team of the beloved MASTERPIECE Mystery! series Miss Scarlet for a virtual tea tasting. By signing up for this event, participants will receive a kit containing five different teas, sourced from a local New England- based company, to try alongside an incredible lineup of guests.

This private event will be held via Zoom Webinar and will feature Miss Scarlet actress and star Kate Phillips, writer Rachael New, and executive producer Patty Lenahan Ishimoto. This talented panel will share stories of their experiences working on the show as they join you on this tea tasting journey. Plus, they may just answer some of your questions live!

Whether you’re treating yourself to a kit or making it a gift for someone special, you won’t want to miss out on this exciting experience. Ticket sales end January 12, 2025. 

This event will be hosted by GBH's Paris Alston, host of Morning Edition and The Wake Up podcast.

Ticket purchases for this event support GBH programming.

Your ticket includes:

• A tea kit with 5 unique teas, each flavor in its own steeping bag (bags can be steeped more than once) shipped directly to your door 
• Access to the virtual tasting event with Miss Scarlet cast and creative team members Kate Phillips, Rachael New, and Patty Lenahan Ishimoto 
• Education on the different types of teas and answers to your tea-related questions  

IMPORTANT NOTES: Kits can only be shipped to the United States and Canada. We cannot ship to PO Boxes.

This event is presented in partnership with MASTERPIECE.

Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and important to a nation’s national security? Is there a middle ground between sharing information and denying access? How can we regulate cooperation?

Join WorldBoston for a timely discussion of this topic with Tim Ritchie, President of the Museum of Science. This program will feature an expert presentation, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants.

MASTERPIECE and PBS present an All Creatures Great and Small virtual event on Sunday, January 26 at 2pm ET.

Join Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot), Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon), Rachel Shenton (Helen Herriot), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), and Anna Madeley (Mrs. Hall) for a sneak peek of episode 3 "Homecoming" followed by a live Q&A.

The is a free event but RSVP is required.

Come join our studio audience!


Whether you are a fan of a student or school participating in GBH’s High School Quiz Show® this season, a HSQS Super Fan, or general trivia fan, the bracket is set for our 16th Season, and we want to mark the occasion with you!


Sunday, January 26, 2025

8:15 AM — Qualifying Match #6: Acton-Boxborough vs. St. John’s Prep
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: March 22, 2025

10:00 AM — Qualifying Match #7: North Quincy vs. Saint John’s HS
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: March 29, 2025

11:45 AM — Qualifying Match #8: Lexington vs. Maimonides
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 5, 2025

2:30 PM — Quarterfinal #1: Winners of Andover/Sharon vs. Somerville/Wild Card Winner
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 12, 2025

4:15 PM — Quarterfinal #2: Winners of South High/Weston vs. Belmont/BB&N
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 19, 2025


Please note:

• This event is free to the public. 
• Seating is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. 
• Audience members must be at least 7 years old; all minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult. 
• Registration does not guarantee seating in the studio audience (overflow will be seated in an adjacent theater featuring a live feed of the taping). Audiences are seated according to production needs. 
• Please inform us in advance of any special accommodations by reaching out to Audience Member Services during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org.

Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by the Museum of Science, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Xfinity Mobile, UMass Amherst, and Subaru of New England.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA.