The Curiosity Desk

 August 7, 2026 

First up, it’s ICYMI, our misfit news week-in-review. This week panelists are GBH’s Jeremy Siegel and freelance journalist Maura Johnston. They’ll discuss drama at a Vermont production of Rocky Horror, 97 year-old Betty Bromage setting the Guinness record for oldest female wing-walker, and the auction of the Cape Cod Christmas Tree Shop sign. 

Then, late last month the new Center for Therapeutic Genetics was announced. Edgar will meet Wendy Chung, Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and director Winston Yan to discuss gene therapy, rare diseases, and what it’s going to take to make this ambitious collaborative sustainable.

Lastly, Edgar talks with sleep researcher Tony Cunningham about how fitness trackers can make us worse sleepers.