The Common
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Greater Boston’s daily podcast where news and culture meet.
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Don't be spooked by this election's BOO-llot questions
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An up-close look at Mass' first offshore wind project
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How Black Out performances promote inclusion in Boston theater
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Meet three artists from this year's "Makers" cohort
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Mass. coastal chemical sites lack basic safeguard against hurricanes
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Stop and Shop wants you to stay and shop
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A vibe check on Boston nightlife
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The fight for equal education before busing
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A president's impact on Mass. climate goals, plus music in September
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Moving in? Know your rights
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A side dish with WBUR's Deborah Becker
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The many sharks of Massachusetts
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What Mass. lawmakers got done, and all the things they didn't
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Look, ma! No CharlieCard!
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Could ‘Pee-Cycling’ Help Clean Cape Cod’s Water?
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Cape Cod Weighs Big-Ticket Pollution Solutions
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Cape Cod Has a Big Septic Tank Problem
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Rewind: 60 is the new 50, and other thoughts on finding yourself at any age
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Rewind: A piece of home in Dorchester's Little Saigon
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Rewind: Boston's untold Black history
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Rewind: That application fee your landlord charged you might be illegal
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Rewind: The Common's adventure with Jed
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Rewind: America's gun industry has roots in Massachusetts
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Rewind: A different approach to supporting loved ones with addiction
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Rewind: What's up with Mass.'s liquor laws?
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Rewind: Plant care pro tips with Emerald City Plant Shop
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Rewind: Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter on growing up Springfield
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Rewind: It's hard out here for a beech
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Rewind: A taste of Mattapan
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Rewind: Boston's expensive, and Gen Z is feeling the heat
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Rewind: Running while Black in Boston
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Rewind: Boston emcee Edo.G on 50 years of hip-hop
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Rewind: Rethinking home ownership in Chinatown
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Rewind: Bigger, faster, more toxic — Poison ivy is thriving
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Rewind: Elizabeth Amador decodes government bureaucracy, one post at a time
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Rewind: Fighting a loneliness epidemic, one connection at a time
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Rewind: The TikTok creator searching for Boston's best take-away
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Rewind: MassDOT's new voice for accessibility
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Rewind: Venezuelan migrants find home again in Massachusetts
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Rewind: Sorry, your gas stove really is bad for you
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Rewind: Reducing poverty without displacement in Upham's Corner
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Rewind: A poet and a saxophonist walk into a lounge
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Rewind: The bees and butterflies need our help
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Rewind: Boston Public Library branches help you check out more than books. Here's a breakdown of ...
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Rewind: Here's what a growing Black population looks like
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Rewind: José Massó on 48 years of “¡Con Salsa!”
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Rewind: The Common's official theme music
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Rewind: A cafe for broken belongings
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Rewind: How the dumpling is Mei Mei-d
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From the newsroom: Huntington’s 'Toni Stone' brings a trailblazing female baseball player to life
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Rewind: Allergy season sucks, and climate change is making it worse
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A people's history through Boston Urban Archive
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To Rome and back: Mayor Wu and Gov. Healey tout climate policies at the Vatican
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Unpacking the official response to the pro-Gaza student movement
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The pilot program bringing English classes to emergency shelters
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Looking back on 20 years of marriage equality in Mass
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A cannabis 'pipe dream'
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As encampments are dismantled, campuses prepare for graduation
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Last Seen's 'Postmortem' podcast asks: How should we treat the dead?
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Lawmakers react to WBUR investigation into police handling of rape cases
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Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The future of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD
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Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The ballot question on decriminalization
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Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The legacy of Timothy Leary
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Massachusetts considers 'Ebony Alert' to help find missing Black women and girls
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What humanitarian parole means for Boston's Haitian community
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What to do this month: A night at the theater
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Funding runs out for state programs housing former Mass. and Cass inhabitants
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Caribbean coalition launches to unite communities
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State legislature imposes a nine-month shelter stay limit
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WBUR will cut up to 14% of staff with buyouts and layoffs
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What's going on with the student protest encampments
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A conversation with Leslie Jonas, Indigenous land and water conservationist
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More EVs are hitting our streets, but not fast enough
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A tale of two transit agencies
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The case against alleged 'serial rapist' Alvin Campbell
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Buying weed at Boston's first Black woman-owned dispensary
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This Chelsea teen is organizing her peers for a greener future
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Boston City Council weighs potential for a rat-focused city department
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Slow runner? Join the club!
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From the newsroom: The Boston Marathon is every runner's dream, including mine
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EPA sets new nationwide restrictions on PFAS levels in drinking water
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How climate change and LGBTQ rights intersect
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Kids on Spectacle Island grade their first eclipse
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A gunshot detection system in Somerville
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Lawmakers look closely at Steward and private equity in healthcare
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What to do this month: Picnics, crafted beer and a racing adventure
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Community as a tool for climate resilience
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Your competitive electric supplier could be costing you
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Another step toward reduced-fare for low-income T riders
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Rats are turning Boston cars into buffets
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Berklee and Harvard (Taylor's Version)
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Boston's free lead pipes replacement program goes underused
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Gov. Healey announces 30-day limit for families in overflow shelters
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Meet the Boston Public Library's first chef-in-residence
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A place for grief and community for students observing Ramadan
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Five music residencies to check out in Greater Boston
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Massachusetts patients are struggling to access primary care
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Mass. exodus: Why so many young people say they plan to leave Greater Boston
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For many childcare providers, less state funding this spring
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Field Guide: A band, a bakery and creating community in Quincy, Mass.
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Gov. Maura Healey pardons all simple cannabis possession convictions
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The Blue Hill Avenue blues
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Your guide to the freshest art around Boston this spring
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Massachusetts still can't fill its public housing units
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A bill to ban legacy admissions in Mass.
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The Common presents: "Beyond All Repair," a new WBUR podcast
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Sound On: Western Mass. band Cloudbelly brings a new sound
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As migrant families wait for shelter, a day service center steps in
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For some voters, a not-so-Super Tuesday
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El Niño and the New England winter
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The case for memorializing trailblazing figure, Maria W. Stewart
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What to do this month: Craft your way into spring
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Conservancy group and residents filed suit to halt White Stadium plan
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Brockton High School and the National Guard
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Massachusetts' child welfare system is getting a change in leadership
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Gov. Healey and her pick for the Supreme Judicial Court
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Pediatricians and the fight to prevent teen overdose deaths
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New England's stone wall obsession
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Milton votes "no" on multifamily rezoning plan
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Immigration debate intensifies in Mass. politics
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From the newsroom: Voices, not vinyl
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Ringing in the Year of the Dragon with Boston's lion dancers
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With mobile sports betting, youth gambling is off to the races
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The women of Boston's Black Panther Party
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Reduce, reuse, pee-cycle
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How Haitian migrants are finding their way to Mass.
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No Valentine's Day dinner reservation? No problem.
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These Mass. cities are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
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It's back to school following Newton teachers strike
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Grab your towel, we're hitting the City Hall Plaza sauna
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Why it's so challenging to get a liquor license in Boston
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What to do this month: Survive Valentine's Day
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What you need to know about the Steward Health Care debacle
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The future of free rides on the MBTA
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Mass. will close historic MCI-Concord prison, saving millions
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The housing assistance former foster kids in Mass. aren’t getting
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Nearly 70 books have been challenged in Mass. public schools
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Mass. hospitals will no longer ask doctors about their past mental health
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For those on the state family shelter waitlist, options are limited
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Why some Black churches are leaving Boston
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Bonus: Undecided in New Hampshire | Part 3
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Enrollment at Mass. community colleges is on the rise
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Gov. Healey's first State of the Commonwealth
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Boston's Black-owned crystal shop
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When Walgreens leaves the neighborhood
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Three cheers for the three-decker
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Bonus: Undecided in New Hampshire | Part 2
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Winter arts recommendations to warm up your season
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Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune lays out her priorities
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Bonus: Undecided in New Hampshire | Part 1
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Getting a taste of dry January at Dray
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The future of Boston Public Schools' buildings
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The push for a higher minimum wage continues
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What to do this month: Mass. movies and a whale of a puppet show
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Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns
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Field Guide: Pupusas, empanadas, and more in East Boston
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What local wage gap data can tell us about pay equity in Boston
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Rewind: Heat in the South End
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Rewind: The neighbors of Crane Ledge Woods
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Rewind: Erosion and the Boston Harbor Islands
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Rewind: Powering Chinatown's energy resilience
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A message from host, Darryl C. Murphy
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Noche Buena means 'Good Night'
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A year in Boston food
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Mayor Wu's housing production goals
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Sound On: Boston Rapper Pink Navel is playing games
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Overdose deaths aren't going down, here's what one mom is doing about it
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Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay
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WBUR's Cognoscenti 2023 wrapped
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60 is the new 50, and other thoughts on finding yourself at any age
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Boston's largest police union says "yes" to a new contract with the city
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Boston's untold Black history
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Field Guide: 4 Boston holiday markets to get your shop on
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Local Rabbis on celebrating Hanukkah this year
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Behind the pro-Palestinian protests in Boston
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$250 million for the state's family shelter system
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Boston is considering a guaranteed income program
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What to do this month: naughty and nice holiday spectaculars
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A different approach to supporting loved ones with addiction
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That application fee your landlord charged you might be illegal
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When love comes with a life sentence
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Massachusetts' 2024 Teacher of the Year is making history
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From the newsroom: Entrepreneurs want to use EV chargers to highlight historic Black landmarks
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A message from host, Darryl C. Murphy
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For your holiday table: A dreamy cocktail from Comfort Kitchen
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For your holiday table: Comfort Kitchen's star okra
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Where to find heating assistance this winter
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America's gun industry has roots in Massachusetts
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The National Climate Assessment has notes for the Northeast
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A waitlist for homeless families
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Head Start centers are facing a staffing shortage
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Field Guide: What's up with Mass.'s liquor laws?
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A very Common birthday
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Progressives hold on to Boston City Council
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Harvard, its donors and the war in Gaza
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Councilor Frank Baker makes his exit
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BPS's contentious strategy for English learners
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What to do this month: Queens of comedy and a Pee-Wee tribute
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MBTA's South Coast Rail chugs closer to completion
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Heavy rains could lead to sewage in your local waterways
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