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Big ideas are born in Boston

Big ideas and big debates, explained through intimate conversations with the compelling personalities who shape them. AI and biotech. Higher education and health care. Climate and sustainability. Politics and the media. Culture and culture wars.

"Say More" is all about exploring our backyard for the cultural trends, scientific discoveries, and breakthrough startups that are shaping the nation.

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THE C-WORD: STORIES OF CANCER

BEATING BURNOUT: A FOUR-PART SERIES

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"My Home Fronts" spotlights the generational rift among American Jews during the Israel-Hamas war.

Can better conversations heal the fractured Jewish-American family?

“When I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I don’t want the Israeli audience to be triggered by that,” says Romy Neumark. 11:07 a.m.

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The Hasbro, Inc. headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I., in 2000.

First Lego, then Hasbro. Is Boston becoming a toy capital?

Hasbro’s relocation will bring over 700 jobs to Boston. Should Mass. celebrate stealing the toy company from Rhode Island? 10:27 a.m.

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"It felt like an attack on moms. It felt like we were going back decades in that cycle of blame," Maura Sullivan says.

Tylenol, autism, and mom blame

"Tylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors — not hearing it from the president," says Maura Sullivan. 11:04 a.m.

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A visitor walks through the Americas Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts.

The Museum of Fine Arts is changing its Americas Wing — hope Trump doesn’t mind!

"We’re not projecting anything onto these works," says MFA curator Ethan Lasser. "We’re simply bringing out the fullness, the breadth, of the 18th century." 12:06 p.m.

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Steven Pinker at his ocean-front home in Truro, Mass.

Steven Pinker to Harvard: Don’t be a hero. Negotiate with Trump.

The professor has been critical of DEI and wokeness at Harvard for years. But now, he's defending the university against Trump’s attacks. 10:38 a.m.

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A protestor holds a trumpet and handmade signs outside the Market Basket shopping plaza on Aug. 22, 2025.

‘Succession,’ New England style: Inside the Market Basket drama

The Market Basket saga is just the latest example of the challenge of passing down family-run businesses. 12:08 p.m.

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With supporters and other politicians, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu holds a press conference on City Hall Plaza, the morning after the preliminary election in Boston, MA, on Wednesday September 10, 2025.

Is Michelle Wu what Democrats need?

Incumbent Michelle Wu swept the preliminary election floor with 72 percent of the vote. How will she wield this power? 10:48 a.m.

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"It became clear that what I was doing in my work and life was just no longer sustainable," author Leslie Forde says.

How moms can beat burnout

Working mothers are more stressed today than during the pandemic. In a new book, Brookline author Leslie Forde offers advice on how to juggle work and family. 12:56 p.m.