EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 51 MIN
How Much Cocaine are Nantucketers Using?
from The Curiosity Desk · host GBH News
Nantucket’s wastewater is revealing a not-so-hidden secret: people on the island are consuming noteworthy amounts of cocaine. Axios reporter Mike Deehan and JohnCarl McGrady with the Nantucket Current talk through the story that water samples tell.Mondays are America 250 days on The Curiosity Desk. Today, how AI is brining history to life in the Boston Museum of African American History exhibit, Black Voices of the Revolution. Curator Angela Tate joins us, along with Rahsheeda Windham from Timelooper, the company behind interactive AI-powered elements for the exhibit. And, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some things to say about the health risks of sugary drinks at Dunkin’ Donuts. We get a reality check from Cecilia Gerard, managing director of the Food is Medicine institute at Tufts University. ---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
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Nantucket’s wastewater is revealing a not-so-hidden secret: people on the island are consuming noteworthy amounts of cocaine. Axios reporter Mike Deehan and JohnCarl McGrady with the Nantucket Current talk through the story that water samples tell. Mondays are America 250 days on The Curiosity Desk. Today, how AI is brining history to life in the Boston Museum of African American History exhibit, Black Voices of the Revolution. Curator Angela Tate joins us, along with Rahsheeda Windham from Timelooper, the company behind interactive AI-powered elements for the exhibit. And, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some things to say about the health risks of sugary drinks at Dunkin’ Donuts. We get a reality check from Cecilia Gerard, managing director of the Food is Medicine institute at Tufts University. --------- Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
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