The Curiosity Desk

250 years ago,  Americans weren’t just fighting the British – they also had smallpox to contend with. Edgar talks with GBH’s Jennifer Moore and Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai from the Mass. Historical Society to talk smallpox in the time of the American revolution.

Then: What makes New England ice cream stands the cream of the crop? (Sorry.) Edgar meets Elijah & Kendra Richards, co-creators of the TikTok ice cream review channel MooEngland Diaries & fields calls from listeners. 

And Mass Audubon director of bird conservation John Herbert takes us on a tour of Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary.