Last call
After almost eight years on the air, and more than 400 episodes, this is the final episode of Boston Calling with Marco Werman. We have thre...
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20 of 173 episodesIn retrospect
In the penultimate edition of Boston Calling, we’re looking back at some of the moments, from the past eight or so years, that have shaped t...
Black lives matter
The homicide of George Floyd has led to widespread protests in the US. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been hitting the streets dail...
I can't breathe
The homicide of George Floyd, an unarmed man, while he was in police custody has sparked demonstrations and protests in the US and across th...
Point of entry
The pandemic has not stopped children and teenage migrants from showing up alone at the US border, hoping to apply for asylum. But US policy...
Looking out for you
The race to find a dependable vaccine for Covid-19 is on. More than 100 laboratories worldwide are competing to try to get there first, and...
The world stage
We all have similar questions about the coronavirus pandemic. When will it end? How do we recover? Is it safe to visit friends and extended...
Extra credit
Adam Carter was awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to teach English to teenagers in Beijing. When the coronavirus outbreak hit, his...
Life goes on
Government officials and health experts are starting to imagine what life will look like when we venture out again. Former US Homeland Secur...
Coronavirus conundrums
Strict physical distancing measures in response to the novel coronavirus have disrupted economies and lives in massive ways. But as shutdown...
Keeping faith
The coronavirus has fundamentally changed how we live our lives, but perhaps most heartbreakingly, how we deal with death. Around the world,...
Coronavirus coping
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, medical equipment is in short supply, and health workers in countries around the globe have had to...
In this together
The US military is increasingly assisting the US government's domestic response to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the military is setting...
This pandemic life
The US has been planning for catastrophe on a national scale since the beginning of the Cold War and the advent of the nuclear age. Now, wit...
Refugee island
Nine years have passed since Syrians took to the streets to demand the ouster of the government of Bashar al-Assad. During those nine years,...
Pandemic
The World Health Organization says every effort is now needed to contain the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Some nations have well-developed...
Exchange and influence
Late last year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology signed a five-year extension of a multimillion-dollar partnership with Skolkova, a...
Every 30 seconds
Approximately every 30 seconds, a United States citizen of Latin American descent, reaches the voting age of 18. This year, 32 million Latin...
Leading the way
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made a pledge to dole out $10 billions worth of grants to help slow down climate change. Environmentalists tel...
Covid-19
There are many considerations to take into account when naming a new disease. We hear about some of the pitfalls the World Health Organizati...
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