Most of the country is forecasted to face record-high temps and more heavy rainfall this summer. We check in with what that means for us here in New England with a local organization working for environmental justice and the head of the regiona

WBUR explores why Boston police waited years to charge an alleged 'serial rapist'

2 days ago 12m 37s

WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann joins Radio Boston to discuss his reporting on Alvin Campbell.

Healey on climate, her budget and the future of Steward Health

3 days ago 34m 36s

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joins Radio Boston to talk about Earth week and her agenda on climate, her budget proposal, and what she's hearing from health leaders of the future of Steward Health Care.

Wu spoke with police leaders after report on alleged serial rapist

4 days ago 46m 54s

Speaking about WBUR's investigation into the allegations against Alvin Campbell, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu talked to WBUR's Radio Boston about the "tension" between police transparency and protecting victims in sexual assault cases.

New Tufts University study aims to figure out exactly how food affects the body

7 days ago 17m 40s

A new study at Tufts University asks a simple yet profound question: how does food affect your body?

Two Boston sports mainstays exit stage as Celtics, Bruins make title pushes

7 days ago 13m 24s

Radio Boston celebrates the careers of Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman and Bruins play-by-play man Jack Edwards.

Boston Dynamics latest splash in the world of robotics could have ripple effects in Mass.

8 days ago 13m 5s

Radio Boston talks about the latest humanoid robot from Boston dynamics and what it means for the future of automation and employment in Massachusetts.

Coming soon: towers and a shopping plaza over the Pike in Back Bay

8 days ago 30m 7s

A major new shopping plaza set to open at the western end of Newbury Street this summer. Ted Landsmark, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, Catherine Carlock, reporter for the Boston Globe, a

Loss of federally-subsidized internet program will affect hundreds of thousands of Mass. families

9 days ago 12m 47s

Mary Magner, an ACP participant in Brighton, and Virginia Benzan, of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, join Radio Boston to discuss.

Newly-arrived migrants, advocates and state leaders push for expedited permission to work

9 days ago 15m 29s

Suzanne Giovanetti, of the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, and WBUR's political correspondent Anthony Brooks join Radio Boston to discuss how the inability of many of migrants to legally work in Massachusetts informs the state's emerg

Lawrence mayor, city council locked in battle over urban renewal plan

9 days ago 10m 20s

Radio Boston details a contentious battle between the mayor and city council of Lawrence over the city's urban renewal plan.

How Greater Boston is working to root out rats

10 days ago 11m 50s

Radio Boston gets to the bottom of Greater Boston's rat problem and learns about solutions for rooting out rodents.

Markey supports aid for Israel while calling for deescalation in war with Hamas

10 days ago 22m 59s

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey joins Radio Boston to discuss efforts to pass a foreign aid bill, Steward Health and a project to straighten out the Turnpike in Allston.

Straightening a highway and creating a neighborhood in Allston

10 days ago 12m 24s

Christian MilNeil of StreetsBlogMass and Kate Dineen of the nonprofit A Better City join Radio Boston to discuss the Allston Multimodal Project, which recently received $335 million in federal funding.

Why 4 runners are taking on the Boston Marathon for the first time

10 days ago 19m 36s

Four local charity runners tell us why they're running the Boston Marathon for the first time.

The science behind 'runner's high' and why marathoners might feel it more

14 days ago 18m 26s

Radio Boston speaks with an evolutionary biologist who breaks down the science and origin behind the "runner's high."

Meet some of artists from the inaugural class of BU's MFA program in Visual Narrative

14 days ago 16m 50s

We speak with Boston University set to become the school's first Masters of Fine Arts graduates in visual narrative.

How Massachusetts can reach its clean energy goals

14 days ago 12m 46s

Radio Boston sits down with Emily Reichert, President and CEO of Mass Clean Energy Center, about Massachusetts' climate goals.

James Hills reflects on four years of hosting 'Java with Jimmy'

15 days ago 21m 47s

James Hills joins Radio Boston to talk about four years of hosting "Java with Jimmy" and how he sees his role in the community.

House budget plan spends big on the T, funds shelter system at half of expected cost

15 days ago 16m 7s

WBUR state politics reporter Walter Wuthmann, Phineas Baxandall of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center and Stacy Thompson of the transit advocacy group Livable Streets join Radio Boston to discuss budgets proposed by the Massachusetts Ho