Larry Summers’ wife — a powerful Harvard professor — tapped Jeffrey Epstein and Woody Allen to boost her poetry project

Elisa New, the spouse of former university president Larry Summers, sought to downplay her relationship to the disgraced ...
GBH

SCOTUS case could expand presidential powers. And, Dems pitch plan for ACA subsidies

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. And, Senate Democrats are set to pitch a plan to extend ACA subsidies this week.

Unwrapping the history behind Black Friday's name

Black Friday started in 1869, when greedy Wall Street men tried to corner the gold market and crashed the U.S. economy. In the 1950s, Philly cops used it to describe post-holiday chaos. Then ...
WGBH

Wu wary of one-size-fits-all ballot question on rent control

Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude, left, and Margery Eagan, right, speak to Mayor Michelle Wu during a show broadcast from the Boston Public Library on Nov. 18, 2025. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sent ...
The 74

Pickett: Four Tips to Help Students and Families Navigate Life After High School

While many high school students think mostly about four-year college opportunities, some students might be less certain about ...
PBS

About the Show

The Great Escaper tells the true story of Bernard Jordan, who made global headlines in the summer of 2014. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in ...