Snow Day Special!
About The Episode
Massachusetts is getting pummeled with wind and snow in a genuine blizzard today, so we have a snow-themed special to keep you company.
Under the ice: Jason Stolarski & Julie Wood explaining everything that goes on under the ice when the Charles River freezes over. Jason is a project leader for the MassWildlife Watershed Project, and Julie’s Climate Resilience Director for the Charles River Watershed Association. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.)
"Sneckdown": a funny term for a familiar phenomenon, the natural pathways people make through freshly fallen snow. Jean-Luc Pierite explains the concept . Pierite is Board President of the Native American Indian Center of Boston and a former visiting scholar for MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. (Originally aired Feb 11, 2026.)
And a snow day history class: school is out, but Daniel Berger-Jones from the Boston History Company joins as part of our America 250 coverage. He tells us about some of the under-explored battles that took place around Boston during the revolution. (Originally aired Feb 9, 2026.)
