The Media Narrative
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The Media Narrative
In this third season of the podcast, episodes will focus greatly on the work of local journalists. Reporters from around the U.S. will talk about their ideas and stories, how they work, and how their region fits into the big picture of American civic life.
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Justice and Journalism with Linn Washington (Part Two)
In the second part of a conversation with journalist and educator Linn Washington, an examination of the question of how the 1985 MOVE bombing in Phil...
When Philly Dropped the Bomb
Just over 35 years ago, eleven people were killed and 61 homes destroyed in a West Philadelphia neighborhood after police dropped C-4 explosives on...
Covering the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Although Ahmaud Arbery wasn't killed by police, the manner in which law enforcement officials have handled his case raises a number of questions abo...
Land Grab Universities
These are challenging times for American universities and colleges. But dozens of them would not exist without the financial benefit of land "seized o...
Lede New Orleans: Newsroom Equity
It was right in the middle of the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival when the staff of the Times-Picayune learned that their newsroom would be...
Julián Aguilar: Reporting from the Border
Born in El Paso, Texas, Julián Aguilar is now based there as immigration and border security reporter for the Texas Tribune, a nonprofit digital med...
Season 3 Trailer: Local News
According to the American Journalism Project, 2,100 U.S. communities have lost their newspapers since 2004. In this third year of the podcast—what we'...
Jim Infantino: Sci-Fi, Music, and the Future
He is a novelist, songwriter, bandleader, designer, web developer, and entrepreneur, among other things. It's likely that he's best known as a musicia...
Pooja Agarwal: Strategies for Teaching
Cognitive scientist and author Pooja K. Agarwal has spent a large portion of her career connecting education research and classroom teaching. For a lo...
Charles Giuliano: Chronicler of Counterculture
The sixth book by Charles Giuliano, Counterculture in Boston: 1968–1980s, features new interviews with journalists, authors, radio hosts, producers, a...
Rona Elliot: Covering Rock for Network Media
Rona Elliot has witnessed some of the biggest moments in rock history, including Bob Dylan plugging in at the Newport Folk Festival, the Beatles perfo...
The Media Narrative Joins Climate Strike
In this brief episode, we join striking students and citizens and hard-working media organizations to spread awareness of the growing climate crisis....
Jordan Rich: Voice, Radio, and the Art of the Interview
As a kid growing up in Massachusetts, Jordan Rich had dreamed of being an actor. But he was just as passionate about the "theater of the mind," as rad...
Pod in the Summertime
The host of the show asks for listener feedback, with some specific questions, provides some newsworthy updates on two past guests, and hints at upcom...
Susan Rogers: Music and Science
In 1978, Susan Rogers sent $1.75 in postage to the U.S. army and received a box full of electronics manuals, just because she asked. She began teachin...
Joia Mukherjee: Global Health Delivery
When Dr. Joia Mukherjee visited her father's hometown of Calcutta, India as a child in 1972, she observed for the first time how poverty and lack of h...
Marcella Bombardieri: Affordability in Higher Education
After years of award-winning work as a journalist and investigative reporter for The Boston Globe and other publications, Marcella Bombardieri took a...
Van Morrison Revisited
Meet three of the musicians who accompanied Van Morrison on the stage and in the studio in 1968, when Morrison was working on the songs that would app...
Brian Coleman: What Ads Teach
Where many of us see advertisements as annoyances and interruptions, author and journalist Brian Coleman sees the arc of a place's history and the evo...
Liz Linder: Image and Story
Liz Linder is a talented and prolific photographer, but she is also a storyteller, artist, entrepreneur, mentor, and deep thinker about the ways conte...
Growing Up on Radio
Your host, having just launched a music show on Boston's WUMB-FM, reflects back on a career of stumbles and steps on the way to finding a voice, liter...
Duke Levine: Guitar Master
It takes a very specific skill package to be an accomplished sideman, with musicianship and congeniality at the top of the list. Duke Levine brings th...
New Orleans Travel Tips
Podcasts providing travel advice can be a great help to first-time travelers. On a trip last week to New Orleans, I relied heavily on an episode of th...
José Massó: Latin Music Radio Legend
José Massó is host of the longest-running music show in Boston's radio market, on WBUR. As host of Con Salsa, Massó not only brings a range of Latin m...
New Year, New Plan
Everyone scoffs at New Year's Resolutions these days, but who doesn't think about the year ahead in early January? Your host reflects as such on this...
2018 Year-End Solo Wrap-Up
In this quick end-of-the-year solo show, your host runs down the year and expresses gratitude. You'll also hear some news about the podcast, some reco...
Chris Faraone: Alternative Press Champion
Journalist Chris Faraone began his career covering the hip-hop scene for local and national publications. By the time he joined the Boston Phoenix in...
Matt Jenson: Roots, Reggae, and Activism
Keyboardist, composer, vocalist, and educator Matt Jenson creates music intended to inform and inspire as much as it entertains. Embedded in everythin...
Hillary Wright: Healthy Eating and Attitudes
Hillary Wright’s skills as a nutrition expert go far beyond understanding the science of healthy diet and exercise. She also writes and communicates a...
Pre-Midterm Ramblings
Your host goes solo in an episode recorded about two days before the Midterms. It's a quick one, mostly to share several great stories, columns, and r...
Gretchen Rubin: Habits and Happiness
Gretchen Rubin is a one-woman media empire. She has published several books, many of which have been New York Times bestsellers. Her award-winning pod...
Rick Berlin: Music, Memoir, and Building Community
Boston-based pianist and songwriter Rick Berlin recently published The Paragraphs, a revealing and funny memoir of a life's journey that included drop...
Mu-Chieh Yun and Iliana Panameño: Elevating Women of Color
Mu-Chieh Yun and Iliana Panameño founded We, Ceremony in 2015, years after they met in Boston as elementary school students. As women of color who had...
Hal Brooks: Guiding New Plays
Brooklyn-based theater director Hal Brooks has long had a focus on stewarding new plays. In this episode, Brooks talks about working with playwrights...
Nona Hendryx: Music and the Modern Pencil
The songwriter, performer, and multifaceted artist Nona Hendryx refers to herself as a "grazer." She says this because her wide-ranging interests in m...
Family Questions, Podcast Movement
In this solo podcast episode, your host, Rob Hochschild, talks about the Podcast Movement conference, his goals for podcasting, and a personal story t...
Carolyn Wilkins: Telling an African American Family’s Hidden Story
Musician Carolyn Wilkins has had an impressive career as a jazz pianist and bandleader, but she was compelled to apply her creative talents in a new d...
Ryan Walsh: Van Morrison and Boston in 1968
When historians talk about the importance of 1968 in U.S. history, Boston isn't necessarily the first city that they discuss. But thanks to a new book...
Julio Ricardo Varela | Part 2: Puerto Rico Death Count
In the second part of a conversation with journalist/editor/podcaster Julio Ricardo Varela, he talks about covering the controversy around estimates o...