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WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing ventures into the woods to find a lost piece of Boston's history with Miles Howard, designer of the new Boston Boundless trail.

Larry Edelman, writer of the "Trendlines" newsletter for the Boston Globe, and Transit Matters board member Jarred Johnson join WBUR's Morning Edition to argue World Cup visitors are a cue for Boston to try to be more fun all the time.

The Massachusetts portion of FIFA's Men's World Cup action kicks off Saturday night when Scotland takes on Haiti. BBC Scotland's Amy Irons and Steven Mill discuss the fans who are obsessed with the Scottish team and to offer their take on Boston's hospitality.

Organizers behind a rent control ballot question are extending an apparent olive branch to skeptics.

Tom Sleigh is the author of "Rosie: A Memoir of Farewell." He joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share how his role as a "death caregiver" still haunts him.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joins WBUR's Morning Edition.

Healey wants to crack down on non-compete agreements that limit workers' ability to leave their job and go work for a rival firm.

Trahan joins WBUR's Morning Edition to respond to criticism from some Democrats and advocacy groups that the bill would fail to rein in AI companies.

Tyler Andrews, a 36-year-old runner from Concord, summited Everest in record-breaking time.

U.S. Senate races in New England are among the key ones to watch as Democrats and Republicans wrestle for control of the chamber this November.

This week is the first-ever Boston Tech Week.

The Boston 2026 World Expo began on May 23 and runs through Saturday. The free event comes around every decade, offering over 1,000 displays and tens of millions of dollars worth of stamps and philatelic items for sale.

Harvard economist Raj Chetty has spent his career studying the geography of opportunity. That is, which communities in America give kids the best shot to get out of, and stay out of, poverty.

Boston comedian Ken Reid walks through the rise, roasty highs and eventual fall of Boston Market.

Murthy, a former Boston internal medicine physician, is launching a podcast and newsletter focused on helping people build community and fulfillment in their lives. He says loneliness, lack of purpose and the domination of technology in our culture are negatively impacting physical and mental health.

Fred Dow, Harry's son, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss his work to preserve his father's story.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick joined WBUR’s All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins to talk about Frank’s legacy.

This summer, the MBTA begins a push to make more of its Green Line stations accessible to people with disabilities, and MassDOT hopes to complete a round of repairs to the Storrow Drive tunnel.

A Cambridge startup company is working on an autonomous torpedo-shaped drone to help find people overboard in the water.

John Lam joined WBUR Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing ahead of his dance company's spring showcase this weekend at the Emerson Paramount Center.

The collapse of Spirit Airlines means travelers have fewer options for flying out of Logan Airport. It also has big implications for JetBlue, one of the largest carriers in Boston.

David Delvalle began studying through the Tufts University Prison Initiative nearly a decade ago while in prison. This weekend, the 32-year-old will graduate with his bachelor's degree in civic studies and receive the presidential award for civic life.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is celebrating Fidelity Investments' recent announcement that it will bring its 8,000 Boston employees back to the office five days a week.

DJs Kyle Buresh and Steve Maling joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on their tenth anniversary as collaborators.

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews the 140th spring Pops season.

Davy Rothbart talks about some of the local notes he's received over the years and what they've taught him about humanity. He'll be hosting a longer conversation about what he's found at WBUR's City Space on Friday night.

Dr. Eric Goralnick joins WBUR All Things Considered to talk about what he's heard on his listening tour during his first months on the job.

At Mass General Brigham, the largest hospital system in Massachusetts, about 3,000 providers use AI scribes regularly. 

Food pantries and anti-hunger organizations are benefiting after thousands took part in the 58th annual Walk for Hunger on Sunday. The fundraiser for Project Bread, supports anti-hunger initiatives across Massachusetts.

Local author Chris Boucher joined WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about Harry "Bucky" Lew, the first Black professional basketball player.

Local balafon player Balla Kouyaté joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about his family's legacy with the ancient instrument.

WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain the stakes of the race.

Moulton pressed Hegseth on whether he advised President Trump to go to war against Iran, whether he thinks the U.S. is winning the war, and whether he knows how much it'll cost individual American taxpayers.

Local author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul talks about the successful rebounds of local birds, like piping plovers and oystercatchers, and the challenges that remain.

For years, developers have argued factory-built is part of the solution to Massachusetts' housing shortage. Scott Kirsner, columnist with editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a new modular project in East Somerville and some of the challenges modular construction faces.

The Democrat joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the mark she wants to leave in her final months on Capitol Hill.

Father J. Bryan Hehir, a top official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, articulated a global off-ramp from nuclear apocalypse in his 1983 letter with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The fiction podcast tells the story of 12-year-old Joule Watts-Green, who accidentally steps through her mom's time machine into an unrecognizable Boston, where floods and storms have destroyed the city. Listeners can help Joule return home and even rewind some of the climate impacts through the choices they make at the end of each episode.

A tail wind helped propel runners from Hopkinton to Boston, with the men's champion breaking a 15-year-old course record by more than one minute.

In advance of the 130th running of the race from Hopkinton to Copley Square, Ashlock spoke with WBUR's Weekend Edition about some of the Boston Marathon's traditions, changes and memorable characters.

A panel convened by WBUR is sorting through dozens of local entries into NPR's famed Tiny Desk Contest. 

Fultz won the Boston Marathon on a day when temperatures neared 100 degrees. He's serving as the race's grand marshal this year.

In this excerpt from a conversation at WBUR's CitySpace, Whoop founder Will Ahmed discusses the Boston roots of his wearable tech brand with WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing.

The Sugar Road Band is the brainchild of Berklee College of Music professor Leo Blanco.

On Monday, Mia Sanchez and her grandfather, Carlos Sanchez, will run the Boston Marathon. They believe they're the first known grandparent and grandchild pair to qualify to run the marathon together.

WBUR's Morning Edition looks back on two decades of a bill that created comprehensive health care reform in Massachusetts and paved the way for the federal Affordable Care Act.

No Boston Olympics co-founder Chris Dempsey and Scottish soccer commentator Rory Hamilton join WBUR's Morning Edition to weigh in on the politics and attitudes behind the price of train tickets to Gillette and whether, ultimately, it's a fair price to charge.

Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the two-week ceasefire deal in Iran.

President Trump wrote on Truth Social that a "whole civilization ​will die tonight, never to ​be brought back ​again" if Iran does not reach a deal to end the conflict by tonight. Rep. Jim McGovern, a member of Massachusetts' all-Democratic delegation, told WBUR that "the president is posting things and saying things that make him sound like a madman."

The plan cuts several city programs and grows spending by only 2%, less than the rate of inflation.