Happy St. Paddy's Day — WGBH News' intrepid staff has made sure to provide plenty of craic for your weekend perusal.
Over at The Curiosity Desk Edgar B. Herwick III unearthed the fact that the MBTA's subway tunnels — the first in the U.S. — were dug in response to the Blizzard of 1888.
Herwick also checked in on the U.S. wheelchair curling team , which was eliminated from medal contention in an overtime match against Great Britain at the Paralympics in Sochi.
On The Scrum, Adam Reilly, David Bernstein and Peter Kadzis blatantly ripped off Between Two Ferns while talking about Bernstein's Insider Poll and the Mass GOP's dim electoral chances . Kadzis also channeled Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross to explain gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman's "flip-flopper" hit on rival Martha Coakley.
Cristina Quinn donned a pair of virtual reality goggles to see how the technology has evolved from 1990s nostalgia to real-world application.
Sarah Birnbaum reported on automated cameras that record license plates, making them easily trackable. The companies behind the tech say what sounds like it could invade your privacy is protected free speech.
Ibby Caputo reported on treating the "common cold of mental health" — depression — with meditation, rather than drugs.
Meanwhile, Robert Greenwald, director for the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School, and David B. Waters, CEO of Community Servings, weighed in with an op/ed saying food should be prescribed like medication .
Adam Reilly looked into a debate over whether the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program could actually be harmful to the people it tries to help .
Anne Mostue talked to some night owls excited about the arrival of late-night MBTA service at the end of the month.
Mostue also reported on Boston Marathon Security changes and a renewed push for a comprehensive sex ed curriculum in public schools.
On Greater Boston, An investigator who worked on the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 in 2011 demystified the case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Rupa Shenoy, Beth Daley and The New England Center for Investigative Reporting profiled one coastal home in Scituate that has cost the federal government $750,000 to rebuild over and over again over 40 years.
Jared Bowen broke down two plays dominating the local scene: The Seagull and The Flick.
Callie Crossley said that naming rights at MBTA stations would be a win-win situation .
Meanwhile, on Crossley's show, Under the Radar, state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry said her debut as host of the St. Patrick's Day breakfast in Southie this weekend signaled a big change in the city.
