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WBUR Up Next — 130 episodes

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Rachael Rollins is trying to get her old job back

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New hiking trail explores Boston's 'lost highway'

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World Cup visitors show Boston nightlife can be more fun

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The Scottish Tartan Army invades Boston for the World Cup

5

The fight for rent control in Massachusetts takes a curious turn

6

Local author grapples with loss, parenthood and caregiving in new memoir

7

Gov. Healey won't endorse in Senate primary between Markey, Moulton

8

Fight over non-competes pits Mass. businesses against each other

9

Rep. Lori Trahan is working across the aisle on AI regulation. Some in her party are skeptical

10

What it took for a runner from Concord to summit Mount Everest in record time

11

New England could help decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate

12

AI and robotics dominate Boston's first-ever Tech Week

13

Stamp bonanza in Boston: Philatelists flood city for 2026 World Expo

14

Is the American dream alive in Boston? Harvard economist weighs in

15

Whatever happened to Boston Market?

16

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: 'staying human' requires connection and time away from tech

17

The amazing and tragic life of Harry Hom Dow, Massachusetts' first Asian-American lawyer

18

Former Gov. Deval Patrick reflects on the legacy of late Congressman Barney Frank

19

A summer of disruptive repairs looms on Mass. roads, rails

20

Why Mass. is a hub for autonomous drone technology

21

Former Boston Ballet principal dancer trains next generation through his own company

22

What Spirit Airlines' collapse means for JetBlue and its hub in Boston

23

A graduating Tufts student on his journey from prison to commencement 

24

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants you back in the office 5 days a week

25

'The Glitter Boys are here': Boston's iconic disco DJs celebrate 10 years

26

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews the spring season

27

Stumble on someone else's handwritten note or photo? This guy wants to see it

28

Mass.'s new veterans services secretary wants to prioritize support in healthcare and the workplace

29

'Is it OK to record your visit?' What to know about doctors and AI scribes

30

Project Bread set to raise one million dollars to address food insecurity

31

The world's first Black professional basketball player lived and played in Lowell

32

Local balafon player on his family's 800-year stewardship of the instrument and it's tradition

33

Mills bows out of Maine senate race, setting up battle between Collins and newcomer Platner

34

Rep. Seth Moulton questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Iran war

35

What the piping plover's recovery in Mass. can teach us about conservation and saving other local birds

36

How factory-made housing is faring in Massachusetts

37

Jeanne Shaheen, longtime senator from New Hampshire, takes stock of her final battles

38

He shaped the Catholic Church's stance on nuclear weapons in the '80s. What he makes of this moment

39

How WBUR's new fiction podcast engages kids in climate solutions

40

A sweep of repeat champions at 130th Boston Marathon

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Runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have arrived for the Boston Marathon

42

Sharing some of the local entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest

43

Jack Fultz ran for the hoses. 50 years after that win, he's still sharing wisdom for Boston Marathon runners

44

It's been mostly bad news in Boston's business world. Then, there's Whoop.

45

New band explores the impact of the sugar trade on the world's music

46

Grandfather and granddaughter prepare to run the Boston Marathon together

47

Marking 20 years of a landmark health care law in Massachusetts

48

Is it fair for the MBTA to charge $80 for a train ride to the World Cup?

49

Rep. Auchincloss on Iran ceasefire, what comes next

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Rep. McGovern: Trump's threats to wipe out Iranian civilization are 'unhinged'

51

Mayor Wu lays out tight Boston budget, reflecting shaky economy and growing costs

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Which Mass. cafe has the best robot barista?

53

Why many Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a fiscal crunch

54

In Fenway opener, Sox hope to turn around sour start to season

55

Rep. Lori Trahan on the latest in Iran

56

'It was like a cannonball': Harvard's Marshall Ganz on the sex abuse allegations against his mentor Cesar Chavez

57

How Berklee College of Music is thinking about AI and the future of music

58

Why Mass Audubon supports Gov. Healey proposal to allow Sunday hunting

59

New documentary examines legacy of Henry David Thoreau beyond Walden

60

'Fenway Punk': Author explains how the 'Yankees Suck" slogan fueled a musical world

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For GOP candidates in Mass., Trump is the elephant in the room

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More money from undisclosed sources is influencing Massachusetts politics

63

Irish-American politics in Boston are changing

64

Celtics forward Jordan Walsh doesn't want to be an underdog

65

His group helped prevent a nuclear arms race in the '80s. Now he wants the public's help to prevent another one

66

Clark University celebrates 100 years since the first liquid fuel rocket launch by longtime professor

67

New Boston pro women’s soccer team kicks off inaugural season

68

'The Boston Garden' dispensary chain faces lawsuit from the owners of the TD Garden

69

With memories of 2004, Boston hopes to land the next DNC

70

How Massachusetts snowboarder Jackie Hamwey prepped for her Paralympic debut

71

How Mass. native Sean O'Neill became a Paralympic curler

72

How musicians are keeping silent film traditions alive 

73

Massachusetts is losing people to other states. What’s Gov. Healey’s plan to stem the tide?

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Rep. Clark talks about longshot bill to limit Trump's war powers amid war in Iran

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Rep. Bill Keating: Trump Administration 'oh for three' on reasons, objectives and end game of Iran war

76

Rep. Auchincloss on the latest in Iran

77

Inside the push for faster AI adoption in Mass.

78

Rep. Moulton on Iran: 'We don't know why we're going to war'

79

After blizzard recovery, a financial hangover awaits for Mass. communities

80

What Mayor Wu took away from this winter's snowstorms

81

Giving warmth and a charge on Cape Cod after the big storm

82

Pummeled by blizzard, Scituate and rest of southeastern Mass. digs out

83

Orleans fire chief on latest blizzard response

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Plymouth was hit hard by Monday's blizzard. Here's how the town is digging out

85

Officials say storm cleanup could go on for days. What it means for Tuesday's commute

86

1980 Olympic men's hockey gold medalist Mike Eruzione on this year's gold medal team

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Mass. highway administrator on the latest blizzard updates

88

How Henry Knox's 300-mile trek helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

89

Remembering a legendary documentarian whose film was so controversial, it was banned

90

Tracing the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson through the work of Boston's Mel King

91

Advocates say law enforcement needs tighter restrictions on facial recognition software

92

Why one former Massachusetts congressman voted 'no' on the bill that created ICE

93

There's a lot to celebrate this weekend in Boston, and it's not just Valentine's Day

94

How tech companies in Mass. are trying to guard against deepfakes

95

A look at the Wayland curling club where Olympic medalist Korey Dropkin learned the sport

96

How 'slow birding' — a bird-watching method for novices — works

97

How the Patriots could win the Super Bowl

98

9-year-old Louis DiVito reports from the Super Bowl

99

A new art exhibit centers women's experiences of the Holocaust

100

Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics

101

South Shore nonprofit head laments loss of Haitian care workers with TPS in limbo

102

Winter gardening can help brighten up a gloomy season

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Maine rebuffs ICE surge as resistance to Trump's immigration tactics grows

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How a Cambridge developer's lawsuit could unravel an affordable housing policy

105

Inside the AI companies hiring in Boston

106

40 years after the Challenger explosion, a former student at Christa McAuliffe's high school reflects

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The Patriots are headed to a familiar place: the Super Bowl

108

Car Talk's expert offers pro tips for snowstorms

109

New England Patriots are one win away from returning to the Super Bowl

110

Boston plumber has tips to protect your pipes during polar vortex

111

As the T tries to move forward, its past looms large

112

After magical season, Patriots prepare to face a depleted Broncos in AFC Championship 

113

12-year-old cellist from Mass. competes as semifinalist in national competition

114

U.S. Rep. Pressley says Haitians losing Temporary Protected Status is like 'a death sentence'

115

Berklee is preserving sounds of Indigenous instruments

116

U.S. Rep. Clark, on the heels of Minnesota trip, calls for more oversight and restrictions on ICE

117

Patriots face a stout Texans defense in Sunday's playoff game

118

BSO's Carlos Simon to premiere music inspired by the Gardner museum

119

Vineyard Wind and other offshore wind projects fight against Trump administration in court

120

7 ideas for the future of Faneuil Hall

121

Boston nonprofit head reacts to chaos of federal rescission then reinstatement of health grants

122

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reflects on relationships with state legislators, city council

123

New England Patriots in their first playoff game in four years

124

Remembering chef Elle Simone Scott and her great grandmother's lemon pound cake

125

Week in review: Transitions of power in Boston

126

A young, promising Patriots team faces playoff test

127

Former CDC Director Walensky says to stick to vaccine recommendations prior to Trump administration

128

Former Rep. David Nangle talks gambling addiction in Mass.

129

Rep. Auchincloss: Congressional Republicans 'sleepwalking' into war in Latin America

130

Boston journalist from Venezuela shares local reaction to U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro