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Why Does an International Border Go Through This Library?
Winter Olympics has us hooked, and today we spotlight the one sport the US has never won an Olympic medal in: biathlon. Susan Dunklee is a multi-Olympian biathlete and coach based in Vermont. She explains how to excel at both cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.By listener request, we take a look at small town library that has an international border running right through the children's book collection. The Haskell Free Library in Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec faces new challenges under the Trump administration. Board chair Sylvie Boudreau tells us how.And it's time for "The Secret Ingredient". Today chefs Irene Li and Yin Guan teach us how to appreciate artisan Chinese tea, as we kick off Lunar New Year. Guan is the founder of Broken Cup Teahouse in Kendall Square. ---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos. -
What About Teddy Roosevelt?
It's President's Day and we're all about Americana and the executive branch today. First up, a musical spin on our America 250 series with a listen back to De La Soul's 1989 album "Three Feet High and Rising." Writer and historian Dart Adams makes a strong argument for why the rap album was truly revolutionary.Then, we give some attention to lesser-told stories about the American presidency. Megan McCarthy, former editor in chief of Mental Floss, explains why the one and only Theodore Roosevelt is by far her favorite president, plus a few curious tales about Calvin Coolidge.And Merriam Webster editor Peter Sokolowski talks us through the origins of words like “president” and “citizen.” ---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos. -
How Do You Avoid Bad Luck?
Valentine's Day isn't just for people - coyotes are getting it on this time of year too. Meghan Crawford is a biologist with Mass Wildlife and talks us through coyote mating season. And then, don't step on cracks, don't break mirrors, don't let the evil eye notice your good fortune: today is Friday the 13th! Folklore and mythology scholar Kerry Noonan from Champlain College explores the cultural origins of Friday the 13th and what separates superstition from faith. (Bonus: Noonan played the role of Paula Mott in the Friday the 13th Part IV.)---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos. -
How Close Are We to Curing Ovarian Cancer?
Our 'How Close We Are We?' series looks at big-picture problems and the people moving us towards solutions. Today, Sangeeta Bhatia and Angela Belcher -- both researchers at MIT -- explain the advances in treatment for ovarian cancer. And, your DIY questions and conundrums are solved by Mark Philben. Mark writes the “Ask the Remodeler” column for the Boston Globe, and takes your calls on ice dams and other winter home repairs.---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos. -
Why Does Everyone Hate Ticketmaster?
Ticketmaster is the service that music fans love to hate, blaming the industry titan for exorbitant prices and concert tickets that are impossible to get. We get into how things got so lousy for would-be concertgoers with Andy Cush, a music journalist and former contributing editor for Pitchfork. GBH News' Gal Tziperman-Lotan returns with the latest edition of her “Four Things to Know” newsletter. And Jean-Luc Pierite explains the concept of a “sneckdown,” the natural pathways that emerge when people and cars travel through fresh snow. Pierite is Board President of the Native American Indian Center of Boston and a former visiting scholar for MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
