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Weekdays from 1 to 2 p.m.

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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Listen to previous shows

  • The Curiosity Desk

    Can Mentalism Make Me Rich?

    Friday, August 14th First up it’s our misfit news panel ICYM, this week with Axios’ Mike Deehan and filmmaker & audio journalist CC Paschal. They’ll talk about debate around legal barriers for would-be fortune tellers, Pickleball drama in Mashpee, and the supposed summer of the man purse. Then, Edgar talks with David Kruh and Tina Drzal about their new book Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who Abandoned Her Father on VJ Day. Lastly, Mentalist Tom Indigo is back. He’ll teach us some simple tricks that can be performed at home (or at a bar to win a buck) and talk about whether mentalism can make us more empathetic.
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    Why Don't We Have More Lefties?

    August 13th, 2026Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan is back for another round of The Glitch Report. This week we’re talking about major lawsuits against Meta over whether it designed apps to be addictive to children. Joan is joined this week by technology journalist Jacob Ward. Then: today is international left handers day. Edgar meets Thomas Puschel, Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford, for a conversation about his research on left and right-handedness. And animal behaviorist and author Jennifer Verdolin returns, this month to discuss what humans can learn about conflict resolution from ravens and crows.
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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.
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    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.
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  • 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.
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