An uncertain Red Sox season begins

We talk with Boston Globe sportswriter Alex Speier.

Can you afford to retire in Massachusetts?

Exploring female comic characters and how they've changed over the decades

Heroes are everywhere. But in comics, they're usually buff guys that race faster than a speeding something. So what about female heroes? We talk about female super heros, characters, and...

How educators hope a new form will improve special education in Mass.

Remembering Mel King, and his legacy in Boston

We remember prominent Boston civil rights activist and politician Mel King with Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP.

A girl and her loom: the feminist re-telling of Arachne the weaver

Author Rebecca Caprara joins us to talk about her new book SPIN, which re-tells the classic myth of Arachne the weaver through a new lens, and for younger audiences.

New phone recordings deepen the mystery surrounding Aaron Hernandez's suicide

WBUR reporters Todd Wallack and Beth Healy unearthed the tapes.

As Spring weather flirts with Boston, let's talk about your garden

Our gardening expert Patrick Parent joins to answer your questions.

Honoring indigenous communities in Gloucester and the North Shore

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the needs for the economy and the U.S. banking system

Plus, Senator Warren discusses how to keep Massachusetts competitive for federal funds.

Artificial intelligence makes another leap, now into services for the visually impaired

Remembering renowned saxophonist Wayne Shorter with two Boston jazz legends

We remember jazz legend Wayne Shorter with with Danilo Perez, founder and artistic director of the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee, and a member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet. And...

Malcolm X's life and legacy in Roxbury, and what that means for Boston

We learn about Malcolm X's history and life in Roxbury, and why that legacy isn't more widely known.