Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we check in with a cyclist in Wellfleet as she starts the home stretch of the Pan-Mass Challenge, raising money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my chat with the Massachusetts college student who landed her dream job as the stadium announcer for the Boston Legacy women's pro soccer team

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org, you'll meet the Massachusetts college student who landed her dream job as the P.A. announcer for the inaugural season of the Boston Legacy women's pro soccer team

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear about why some auto workers are none too thrilled about a humanoid robot made in Massachusetts

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org: I'll chat with a crew member on board the Elissa--the tall ship that launched in 1877 is one of the oldest ships on the water today as the Parade of Sail takes over Boston Harbor

Lifelong dream fulfilled: ✔️ Now it’s your turn—find a way to tackle something you’ve always wanted to try. Me? I pedaled a Swan Boat full of passengers around the lagoon in the Public Garden! Peak Boston, peak experience. My radio story, video, and article: www.wbur.org/news/2026/06...

Ahoy! What it's like to pedal Boston's iconic Swan Boats

Boston’s swan boats are iconic. But what does it take to operate them? These pedal-powered boats were first launched by Robert Paget in 1877, and have largely stayed the same. Paget's great-grandson s...

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Happy summer! Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- join me as I prove that the only thing more nifty than taking a ride on Boston's iconic Swan Boats is taking a seat as the Swan Boat operator! I got to fulfill my lifelong dream of pedaling passengers around the Public Garden lagoon. Because, journalism!

Ahoy, landlubbers! Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- climb aboard with me as I fulfill my lifelong dream of pedaling passengers around the Public Garden lagoon in a swan boat. There be dragons! No, not dragons, actually. But obstacles. Spoiler alert: I slay the dragons I mean minor challenges.

Before tonight's Scotland/Haiti match in Foxboro, here's my brief @wbur.org chat this morning with two delightful BBC Scotland broadcasters about Boston, the World Cup, fandom, and the beautiful game www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/...

The Scottish Tartan Army invades Boston for the World Cup

The Massachusetts portion of FIFA's Men's World Cup action kicks off Saturday night when Scotland takes on Haiti. BBC Scotland's Amy Irons and Steven Mill discuss the fans who are obsessed with the...

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Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- you'll hear some of the best accents in the universe via my chat with two BBC Scotland broadcasters about the World Cup, Boston, the Tartan Army, and the beautiful game

Coming up in about ten minutes on "Here & Now" on 90.9 @wbur.org (and also airing on NPR stations everywhere): a 100 year heritage of happiness takes flight from Wakefield, MA! Join me for a visit to Guillow's, founded in 1926--your source for balsa wood toy airplane fun.

You can’t seriously be thinking of not celebrating the 100th birthday of a local legend?? No gifts necessary. All you need to do is listen to my short little radio story about toy planes. (And as a party favor, at the end of the piece you’ll get a great weird song by another local legend.)

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Guillow's, of Massachusetts, delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- join me to celebrate a 100th birthday, minus cake and off-key singing but plus balsa wood and childhood memories! Guillow's Inc was founded in 1926 in Wakefield, MA and is still designing and manufacturing the balsa wood toy airplanes you know and love and lose in trees.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org: a 100 year heritage of happiness takes flight from Wakefield, MA. Join me for a visit to Guillow's, founded in 1926--your source for balsa wood toy airplane thrills 'n' chills.

Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with a student forging a groundbreaking path. He's overcome a lot of obstacles while making his way from prison to the Tufts University commencement stage.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with David Delvalle about overcoming obstacles to make his way from a prison cell to the Tufts University commencement stage.

Home opener! Red Sox! "Yankees suck" merch! Hardcore punk! Monetization! Joy! You'll get the story on those overlapping elements just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org--via my chat with the author of "Fenway Punk: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball's Greatest Rivalry"

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org: Red Sox + hardcore bands + Boston/Yankees rivalry = how to fund an indie record label by selling anti-NY merch. Get the story, in my conversation with Chris Wrenn, the author of the new book, "Fenway Punk."

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org--join me for a pre-Super-Bowl visit to a chosen family of friendly Patriots superfans at a pub in Norton where the good luck rituals and the loud cheering and the intergenerational connections are a wonder to behold.

Superstitions are an important part of a well-balanced sports diet. Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org I'll introduce you to a chosen family of Patriots superfans. They're regulars at a Norton pub, where they share good luck rituals and raucous cheers for the Pats as the Super Bowl looms.

The Pats have a friendly little playdate with the Seahawks on Sunday. How are you accessorizing? As in, what's your Super Bowl yard/roof/room decor? Smash this link to share your photos or videos of your inflatables and suchlike with @wbur.org! www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Show us your Patriots decorations

If you have any fun Patriots decorations around your home, we want to see them.

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Coming up next on 90.9 @wbur.org : my chat with legendary Car Talk co-host Ray Magliozzi about driving in snowstorms and why you shouldn't do it.

Ahead this hour on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss about this afternoon's AFC Championship game in Denver between the Pats and the Broncos.

A lot of snow is on the way to greater Boston. Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org we check in with meteorologist Danielle Noyes for the latest on the storm forecast.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org --we check in with meteorologist Danielle Noyes about the looming snowstorm

Whaddyaknow, it's playoff football time again in Foxboro. Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss chats with me about Pats vs Texans at Gillette this afternoon, with a trip to the AFC Championship game on the line.

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Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social about this whowouldathunkit turnaround season. Tonight at Foxboro it's Pats vs Chargers in the first playoff game for New England since 2022.

Ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- what was modeled after the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, and has a lucky onyx table, and opened in 1900 with 8 horses on stage for a lavish production of Ben Hur? The oldest continuously operating theatre in Boston! Join us for a visit to the Emerson Colonial Theatre.

Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we'll visit the oldest continuously operating theatre in Boston. The Emerson Colonial Theatre is 125 years old, was modeled after the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, and hey whaddyaknow has a lucky onyx table in the Orchestra Lounge.