Despite scrutiny in life and death, Phillis Wheatley endures as a trailblazing poetess
The Boston poet has long been recognized as the first person of African descent in North America to publish a book.
Boston Pops conductor breaks down the genius of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Welcome to SOUND FILES, a deep dive with area musicians and music lovers into one specific entry in the U.S. National Recording Registry. Keith Lockhart joins Edgar B. Herwick III to wax operatic about his love of Queen's 1975 masterpiece “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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GBH Daily: Why you should care about bat toe hairs. Really.
Scientists are working to protect the nine bat species found in the Bay State. -
Biologists identify these bats by their toe hairs. They’re key to Massachusetts’ ecology.
GBH News tagged along with scientists to a top-secret location where they’re trying to protect these misunderstood mammals. -
Feds end the automatic renewals of most immigrants’ work permits
The new policy will go into effect Oct. 30, and will apply to people applying for renewals in the future. -
Fired Healey deputy faces drug trafficking charges
LaMar Cook, 45, of Springfield, has been fired from his state job effective immediately, the governor's office said. -
Is gerrymandering to blame for Massachusetts’ all-Democrat congressional delegation?
National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math.
GBH News podcasts
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Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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