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Special Hour: 🍅 Tomato Takeover 🍅
August 3rd, 2026 We talk with Harvard Law Professor Jacob Gersen about Nix v. Hedden, the 1893 Supreme Court that officially classified tomatoes as a vegetable in the U.S. Farmer & food sustainability expert Mitch Hagney breaks down the industrial tomato sourcing & ripening process.Scent historian Jessica Murphy talks about a recent trend of tomato-scented perfumes and soaps, and why someone would feel compelled to make themselves smell like a tomato. Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle previews the 41st-annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest, and her criteria for judging the perfect tomato. -
ICYMI: It's 3 AM. Do You Know Where Henry Santoro Is?
July 31, 2026 First up, it's our Friday menagerie of misfit news ICYMI, this week with Henry Santoro and the Boston Globe’s Emily Sweeney. They’ll talk about the end of 3 AM late-night culture in Boston, Ogunquit lawn rooster drama, and the closure of Boston burrito chain Boloco. Then: Edgar talks with Chris Murphy, the lawyer representing David & Ina Steiner in the eBay stalking case that ended with a $56 million settlement this week. After: it’s opening weekend for the Women’s Pro Baseball League! We’ll chat briefly with Woburn-based Jacqueline Reynolds, who’s playing for the New York Heights. To round out: we exploring the how cocoa bean origins influence the flavor profiles of chocolate, with sommelier Victoria Kichuk from Cocoa Beantown. -
Where Did This Humidity Come From?
July 30, 2026 On Today's show... Our weekly edition of The Glitch Report, with misinformation researcher Joan Donovan. She’ll weigh in on Kash Patel’s lost defamation suit over being called a “chud,” Russia’s crackdown on the private messaging service Telegram, and the AI companies recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands. We ask “why is New England so humid?” and explore the health impacts of humidity and summer heatwaves with Erin Coughlan de Perez, an associate professor and climate scientist at Tufts. A Curiosity Desk archive piece on why Boston’s official weather is measured at Logan Airport.We celebrate water transit month with local transit groups that highlight the ferry services available in and around Boston. Last week producer Hannah Loss ventured out with Edgar to ride the Seaport/East Boston Ferry with the Seaport TMA’s Traci Laichter, where they also spoke to passengers and ferry operators. -
Why Does New England Love Its Stone Walls?
July 29, 2026 First: A reporter’s notebook with GBH reporter Meghan Smith, about her recent story on culinary programs employing people with disabilities.Then: former Atlantic editor Matt Seaton expands on his column about New England’s stone walls, and his personal journey out of magazine editing and into to the world of walling. Lastly: Edgar meets Rasmus Larsen, a forensic epistemologist at the University of Toronto, to talk about his research debunking the notion of psychopaths in society. -
AI News Panel: Did OpenAI Truly "Go Rogue"?
First up, it's an AI news panel, this week with Boston Globe tech reporter Hiawatha Bray, researcher Elena Glassman, and Agents of Purpose founder Kathy Pham. We’ll talk about the futuristic OpenAI hack, U.S. competition with China, and growing public discontent with AI data centers. Then, we welcome back Gal Tziperman Lotan with Four Things to Know for July 28th. We’ll also play Edgar’s piece on why we call this period the “Dog Days” of Summer. Lastly, Edgar meets Dennis Boothby, who makes his living scouring the beaches of New England with a metal detector to track down people's lost jewelry.
