February 10, 2026 - MFA president Pierre Terjanian, John Sayles on "Crucible," and Ken Urban on "The Moderate" episode artwork

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February 10, 2026 - MFA president Pierre Terjanian, John Sayles on "Crucible," and Ken Urban on "The Moderate"

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The MFA recently announced layoffs and voluntary buyouts to close a projected $13-million budget gap. Pierre Terjanian, the Ann and Graham Gund Director and CEO of the Museum of Fine Arts, joins us on what drove the cuts and what they mean for the museum’s next chapter.Filmmaker and novelist John Sayles is back with “Crucible,” a new historical novel set in Henry Ford’s early-20th-century Detroit, where labor, power, and industry collide. You can catch him tonight at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. To learn more go here.Playwright Ken Urban joins us to talk about “The Moderate,” his new play about a man hired to moderate graphic social media content—and the toll it takes. It’s onstage at Central Square Theater through March 1. To learn more go here.

The MFA recently announced layoffs and voluntary buyouts to close a projected $13-million budget gap. Pierre Terjanian, the Ann and Graham Gund Director and CEO of the Museum of Fine Arts, joins us on what drove the cuts and what they mean for the museum’s next chapter. Filmmaker and novelist John Sayles is back with “Crucible,” a new historical novel set in Henry Ford’s early-20th-century Detroit, where labor, power, and industry collide. You can catch him tonight at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. To learn more go here. Playwright Ken Urban joins us to talk about “The Moderate,” his new play about a man hired to moderate graphic social media content—and the toll it takes. It’s onstage at Central Square Theater through March 1. To learn more go here.

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