September 17, 2026 - Doug Robb of Hoobastank, Mary Grant, and Hank Phillippi Ryan
About The Episode
More than two decades after “The Reason” turned Hoobastank into a mainstream phenomenon, frontman Doug Robb looks back at the song’s enormous success, the backlash that came with it and eventually finding his way back to it. The band also has its first new music in eight years and plays the Xfinity Center in Mansfield September 18 with Staind, Seether and Hinder.
MassArt President Mary Grant joins us for another edition of AI: Actual Intelligence to discuss commemorating Constitution Day and fostering civic engagement.
Bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan joins us with her 17th thriller, Mother Daughter Sister Stranger, and talks about the long relationship between her reporting and fiction. Tonight at 6:30, Ryan also joins the Ashland Public Library for a virtual event.
