WBCA Podcasts

Boston Lyric Opera's Street Stage brings opera to Boston communities. Pan on the Plaza returns to Boston City Hall. City officials gather to prepare to welcome and ensure the safety of 150,000 returning students. Plus, learn about upcoming events in Boston!

This week, Russ discusses the latest in Boston sports, dealing with spiders, the Apple TV series Sugar, and mental health topics raised by Spider Man: Brand New Day and Red Sox player Jarren Duran. Tune into The Robe Life for another installment where the keywords are relax, reflect, and respect, and random.

Willie P. speaks to Nahndi Moulta Ali, founder and strategic legacy and business advisor at New Horizon Financial Network. Learn about life insurance, good debt versus bad debt. Learn about Nahndi's upcoming real estate protection master class and financial workshop series.

Joe Heisler speaks to Congressmen Stephen Lynch about his re-election campaign, and also talks to Seth Moulton about his run for U.S. Senate.

Cuban Mic speaks to Congressman Seth Moulton about his Senate campaign, and then talks to Cuban-American country artist Orlando Mendez.

Ruby and Tommy welcome BNN intern Anita to the program to discuss the latest in popular and unpopular culture: My Life with the Walter Boys, fast food preferences, Albanian television, and more. The Sheep Detectives is examined through a blonde critical lens.

Haywood Fennell provides updates on the latest topics for Veterans: the work of Ralph Cooper and the Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse, the importance of getting screened for lung cancer, and the Tri-ad Veteran League's upcoming event at the Strand Theater on November 5th called "Beyond the Uniform."

Join Dale and Cheryl for some chocolate peanut butter fudge on the stove,  some microwave peanut butter fudge, and some delicious hot chocolate!

Ep.# 322 PSA Free!

On today's episode of Life Matters, Brendan discusses Maura Healey passing signed legislation strengthening abortion protections in Massachusetts.

The METCO Back to School Block Party kicks off the school year. Construction of the new White Stadium moves forward. Nubian Markets opens a new cafe concept called Nuba. A youth-led parade kicks off Caribbean Carnival Weekend in Boston.

Rachel Miselman discusses the upcoming September 1 primary election and shares tips for voting. She also discusses her dissatisfaction with Mike Minogue and questions whether he has any grassroots base. Rachel also discusses the logistics of attending the Massachusetts Republican Convention.

Larry Higginbottom discusses what a free market economy really is, his issues with the concept of multiculturalism, and how to afford the life you want.

Sharon Hinton speaks to Dr. Rosita Chatonda, an educator, community organizer, author, advocate for public education, and founder of CAUSE (Coalition and Alliance of Urban School Educators) and Teach for the Future Inc. She shares the story of fighting the closure of predominately Black schools in Chicago under Mayor Daley. Sharon and Dr. Rosita discuss parallels between that time in Chicago and school closures in present-day Boston.

Cuban Mic brings on guest Zaira Flete to discuss hair and hair loss: what is alopecia, what can cause it, and what is the importance of hair? Zaira shares her own experience with alopecia, and the natural product she developed that helped her.

Guest Ashley Garrett

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Mutiny", "The Brink of War", "I Swear", and "Cookie Queens". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of August 23rd - 28th, 2026.

Linda Solomon speaks to Taylor Key and Eric Mitchell to discuss different approaches to parenting across generations, what it means to be a good parent, learning as you go, and more.

Deborah Shariff & Linda Solomon continue their discussion on hidden black legends and talk about the perilous state of democracy in the U.S. during "The Orange Administration." Anecdotes are shared on how to approach the law in a respectful, non-confrontational manner while preserving your rights in light of responses by authorities to suppress American voices. Education on civil rights and consumer efforts towards corporate accountability are some of the tools available for action while other platforms like peaceful protest and the media are challenged. This is what urban empowerment today looks like, every effort counts.

Safiya interviews Pedro, Ana, Angel, Xiomara, & Roxy about entrepreneurship, its challenges & lessons, & what has motivated them to continue to grow.

This week's sermon's topic is "What is holding you back," with advice for avoiding procrastination, avoiding becoming too comfortable in your current position, and identifying the people or things that might be holding you back. With readings from Hebrews, Luke, and more.