EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 52 MIN
Snow Day Special!
from The Curiosity Desk · host GBH News
Massachusetts is getting pummeled with wind and snow in a genuine blizzard today, so we have a snow-themed special to keep you company.Under the ice: Jason Stolarski & Julie Wood explaining everything that goes on under the ice when the Charles River freezes over. Jason is a project leader for the MassWildlife Watershed Project, and Julie’s Climate Resilience Director for the Charles River Watershed Association. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.) "Sneckdown": a funny term for a familiar phenomenon, the natural pathways people make through freshly fallen snow. Jean-Luc Pierite explains the concept . Pierite is Board President of the Native American Indian Center of Boston and a former visiting scholar for MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. (Originally aired Feb 11, 2026.)And a snow day history class: school is out, but Daniel Berger-Jones from the Boston History Company joins as part of our America 250 coverage. He tells us about some of the under-explored battles that took place around Boston during the revolution. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.)
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Massachusetts is getting pummeled with wind and snow in a genuine blizzard today, so we have a snow-themed special to keep you company. Under the ice: Jason Stolarski & Julie Wood explaining everything that goes on under the ice when the Charles River freezes over. Jason is a project leader for the MassWildlife Watershed Project, and Julie’s Climate Resilience Director for the Charles River Watershed Association. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.) "Sneckdown": a funny term for a familiar phenomenon, the natural pathways people make through freshly fallen snow. Jean-Luc Pierite explains the concept . Pierite is Board President of the Native American Indian Center of Boston and a former visiting scholar for MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. (Originally aired Feb 11, 2026.) And a snow day history class: school is out, but Daniel Berger-Jones from the Boston History Company joins as part of our America 250 coverage. He tells us about some of the under-explored battles that took place around Boston during the revolution. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.)
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