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Why Can't George Santos Use Kalshi?
September 2, 2026Joan Donovan from the Critical Internet Studies Institute guests hosts. MS NOW Senior Reporter Brandy Zadrozny about an industry of conspiracy theory peddling that’s emerged around Charlie Kirk's death, fracturing MAGA circles & creating George Santos just got banned from the betting market Kalshi, for placing wagers on his attendance of the State of the Union. Still, ethical issues abound within the industry. Joan checks in on that story and more – including how seriously we ought to be taking their political predictions – with NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn. Since 2003, the restaurant review show Phantom Gourmet has been a mainstay on local TV networks in Boston. Joan meets host Dan Andelman to learn about the show’s secret recipe for success & why it’s helped to distance themselves from the “foodie” labels. -
Could Eroding Election Trust Define November's Midterms?
September 18th, 2026NPR correspondent Miles Parks Zooms in to talk through this week’s SCOTUS ruling on mail-in voting and other questions of voting rights / election security ahead of November.It's our Friday misfit news panel In Case You Missed It, with GBH’s Tori Bedford and journalist Maura Johnston. They’ll weigh in on some local controversy around a Newton resident's miniature horse, “birdnato" in Newburyport, and reports that the planet Mercury is shrinking at faster-than-expected rates. We’ll also get reaction to that final story from bonus ICYMI guest, BU Planetary Scientist Carl Schmidt. We’re closing out the week celebrating Fluff ahead of the What the Fluff? festival in Union Square with organizer Jessica Eshleman. Which may or may not involve Edgar experimenting with a Fluff as hair-styling agent. -
What's The Consensus On Political Polling?
September 1, 2026This primary election day, Edgar talks with Stanford social psychologist Jon Krosnick about the state of political polling in the U.S., how the industry has changed in recent years & how the average person ought to consider polls. We’re welcoming back Gal Tziperman Lotan for her weekly Four Things to Know segment. We’re ending the show opening phone & text lines for “Ask the Remodeler,” with Mark Philben from Charlie Allen Renovations. This month, Mark joins with realtor Lauren Holleran to take listener questions about home buying & selling, and which renovations are worth the investment. -
What's Eating The Soft-Shell Clam?
August 31st, 2026We open with GBH’s Esteban Bustillos & reporter Cliff Corcoran from The IX Sports for a check-in on this inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League. Afterwards, Edgar meets Boston Hunters Captain Alli Schroder, whose background as a firefighter with the BC Wildfire Service was the focus of recent reporting from Esteban.Then, Edgar talks with Curiosity Desk Producer Hannah Loss and researcher David Kimbro on the fate of the soft-shell Ipswich clam – and researchers racing to protect them, in part, so we can continue eating them.And to close, Edgar welcomes back Sean Cash from Tufts Friedman and Northeastern food security expert Gabriela Garcia for a conversation about coffee bean sourcing and how climate change puts the industry at risk. -
How Do You Race With Kinetic Sculptures? (Chaotically)
August 28, 2026 First up, it's our misfit news panel In Case You Missed It. Guests are Rooted EP Tyree Rush and standup comic Jason Cordova. They’ll talk about the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a Maine meteorologist’s on-air laughing fit, and a world record attempt in Chicago this weekend around the bask liqueur Malört. Then, the ICYMI panel meets Southern Illinois University researcher Lahiru Jayakody over Zoom to talk briefly about developing an edible plastic cookie. Also, On Sunday, NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope a million miles into space. Joining live from the launch site in Florida, Edgar talks with NASA astrophysicist and exoplanet ambassador Anjali Tripathi. We round out by discussing the event few weeks from now the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race. Contestants build & race wacky machines throughout the city on streets, massive mud puddles & across the Merrimack River. Edgar is a judge at the competition. Ahead of the madness, he talks with co-founder Michael Roundy and competitor Tom Calorie.
