How ‘Wicked’ author Gregory Maguire’s own story helped him channel Elphaba’s
We visited Maguire at his home outside Boston to go back to where it all began — both for his own life and for his trip into the world of Oz.
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Dorchester's VISIONS, Inc. celebrates 40 years of diversity and inclusion work
Today, that mission is at the center of political and cultural battles, with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives facing policy and legal challenges around the country. -
Question 2: Both sides on whether to eliminate MCAS as a Mass. graduation requirement
Both the support and opposition of ballot Question 2, sat down with GBH News' Morning Edition to explain what eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement could mean for Mass. high school students. -
A Walk Down the Block: Tracing the history of busing through Boston's streets
A walking tour of the pivotal sites of Boston's school desegregation crisis explores a history hidden in Boston's streets. -
How getting outside can improve your physical and mental health
And research shows spending time in green spaces is good for you — physically, mentally and emotionally. -
Donna Summer immortalized in larger-than-life mural in Roxbury
Donna Summer was larger than life, and the queen of disco is now immortalized in a mural that, fittingly, is also larger than life — ten times larger.
Latest from The Wake Up podcast
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Salem's Universal Basic Income Test
Salem will spend the next year giving 100 residents living below the poverty line $500 a month --- no string attached --- and studying how the extra income shapes their lives. GBH reporter Craig LeMoult joins Paris to talk about how it's going to work. -
It's time for Massachusetts to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
Paris speaks with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington about the history of Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts, and why it's time for the Commonwealth as a whole to recognize the holiday. -
Wake Up Well: Inviting Fear In
Fear can be a valid response to scary situations --- and in some cases, when our brains react with fear to situations that won't harm us, it can also be an opportunity to learn. In the latest installment of Wake Up Well, our monthly mental health series, Paris talks to Ajay Satpute, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who studies the neuroscience of emotion, fear and social cognition. -
Peace is Possible
Today marks one year since Hamas invaded Israel. In remembrance of that somber anniversary, GBH's Esteban Bustillos has the story of two friends from Boston who believe that peace in the Middle East is still something that can be achieved. -
Dave Epstein Explains Hurricane Season
After Hurricane Helene’s devastation, GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein explains why flooding happens and what we can expect from the rest of this year’s hurricane season.
