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Weekdays from 1 to 2 p.m.

Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, weekday afternoons from 1 to 2 p.m. Tune in for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in.

We want your input. Have something you’re curious about? Submit your questions via the form below, or email curiositydesk@wgbh.org for the chance to hear them answered on the show.

Watch The Curiosity Desk on the GBH News YouTube Channel or listen daily on GBH.org or 89.7 FM. To weigh in during the show, call or text at 877-301-8970.

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Listen to previous shows

  • The Curiosity Desk

    Why Does A Cheating Bird Change Its Tune?

    First, Mary Cate Colapietro from ISO New England quizzes Edgar on “the grid” and how it actually supplies our electricity.Then, we meet Norwegian researcher Tore Slagsvold for a conversation about why male pied flycatchers will subtly change their song when they’ve been cheating on their mates.Lastly, Dr. Vincent Martin from the University of Cincinnati explains why we get migrants ahead of inclement weather.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    Why Is It So Hard To Make The Ocean Drinkable?

    We’re answering a listener’s curiosity question about the challenges of desalination, with MIT researcher and author Amos Winter. Then it’s Gal Tziperman Lotan, back with Four Things to Know. Lastly, Mass. General Brigham’s Dr. Ashwini Nadkarni explains why we can still experience seasonal affective disorder in the summertime.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    What's The Best Dog For My Cat?

    First -- it's our faith leader news panel, with B.U.’s Rev. Jessica Chicka, B.U., Associate Muslim Chaplain Sr. Naureen Mallick, and Rabbi Charlie Schwartz from Lehrhaus. We’ll get their thoughts on the Luigi Mangione trial, Facebook being addictive to children, and New York legalizing medical aid in dying. Then, phone & text lines are open for the latest round of Ask the Dog & Cat Behaviorists. Today, Edgar’s joined by Rachel Geller from All Cats All the Time & Kate Bigger from High Fidelity Dogs.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    Can Mentalism Make Me Rich?

    Friday, August 14th First up it’s our misfit news panel ICYM, this week with Axios’ Mike Deehan and filmmaker & audio journalist CC Paschal. They’ll talk about debate around legal barriers for would-be fortune tellers, Pickleball drama in Mashpee, and the supposed summer of the man purse. Then, Edgar talks with David Kruh and Tina Drzal about their new book Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who Abandoned Her Father on VJ Day. Lastly, Mentalist Tom Indigo is back. He’ll teach us some simple tricks that can be performed at home (or at a bar to win a buck) and talk about whether mentalism can make us more empathetic.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    Why Don't We Have More Lefties?

    August 13th, 2026Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan is back for another round of The Glitch Report. This week we’re talking about major lawsuits against Meta over whether it designed apps to be addictive to children. Joan is joined this week by technology journalist Jacob Ward. Then: today is international left handers day. Edgar meets Thomas Puschel, Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford, for a conversation about his research on left and right-handedness. And animal behaviorist and author Jennifer Verdolin returns, this month to discuss what humans can learn about conflict resolution from ravens and crows.
    The Curiosity Desk
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