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Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, weekday afternoons from 1 to 2 p.m. Tune in for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in.

We want your input. Have something you’re curious about? Submit your questions via the form below, or email curiositydesk@wgbh.org for the chance to hear them answered on the show.

Watch The Curiosity Desk on the GBH News YouTube Channel or listen daily on GBH.org or 89.7 FM. To weigh in during the show, call or text at 877-301-8970.

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  • The Curiosity Desk

    Should Edgar Buy A New Car?

    August 12, 2026 First up, Sky & Telescope’s Kelly Beatty tells us about the incoming solar eclipse, he's live on the scene in Alcaniz, Spain. This is the first solar eclipse mainland Europe has seen in 27 years. Then, the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown made two separate whale rescues off the coast of Massachusetts last week. We’ll talk about the work of their Marine Animal Entanglement Response Program with Executive Director Anne-Marie Runfola. Finally, CFP Jennifer Lane breaks down all you need to know when you’re looking to buy a car.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    What Was the Golden Age of Languages?

    First up, MIT economist Jon Gruber on economic incentives to get people out of cars and onto public transportation.Then, we’re welcoming back Gal Tziperman Lotan, who’s got Four Things to Know for August 11th. Lastly, Yale Linguist Claire Bowern joins with Wampanoag Linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird for a conversation about the lifespan of languages.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    How Do We Know What Abigail Adams Sounded Like?

    First up, we open with a conversation about HOA's as barriers to sustainable landscaping and sustainable energy, with Michigan State University’s Daniel Kramer & Madeline Carr. Then, freelance journalist Leo DeLuca talks about his piece for Smithsonian Magazine on the history of hold music, and the origin story behind Tim Carleton’s iconic Opus No. 1. Lastly, Edgar welcomes back friend of the show, Abigail Adams interpreter Sarah Walsh with historical dialect coach Christopher Davis ahead of an appearance at History Camp Boston 2026.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    What's The Rocky Horror Drama?

    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.
    The Curiosity Desk
  • The Curiosity Desk

    Can Prediction Markets Sway An Election?

    August 6, 2026First up, it's another round of The Glitch Report, with misinformation researcher Joan Donovan. This week she talks sports books, gambling, and what happens when online prediction markets filtered into politics, alongside NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn. Then: MIT professor Danielle Wood, on the issue of space debris & news of Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket crashing into the moon. Lastly, we learn about the curious side of twins with Dr. Kimberly Saudino, Director of the Boston University Twin Project.
    The Curiosity Desk
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