WBCA Podcasts

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Gordon Edes)

Ken Meyer interviews Gordon Edes!

What If?

Welcome to What If?, a show where you can let your imagination fly, think about different scenarios, and change people's perspective on certain topics. This week's topic: environment and travels. What if you were stranded on a deserted island with only one item? What if it was colder than normal in your environment? If typically cold and hot environments suddenly reversed, where would you travel?

All this and more on What If?, hosted by Anthony with special guest Ciiphus from Madison Park High School.

The WorxStation

Beatdope and Ur Boi Blunt discuss hip hop past, present, and future on the premiere episode of The WorxStation.

Boston Neighborhood Network News

A look at Mayor Wu's expanding Boston Family Days program. Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson discusses his experience with CTE, his decision to donate his brain to the UNITE Brain Bank, and the need for NFL fans to speak up in support of better health support for players. Hear an interview with actor and producer Alison Yueming Qu on what inspired her to found Chuang Stage, Boston's first professional, non-profit Asian-American Theater Company. Alison discusses Chuang's pay-what-you-can model and her belief that access is art, and art is access, as well as the concept of "spatial justice."

The Fundraising & Fun Raising Podcast

Robert B. Moran provides us with information on grant options available to nonprofits in the community looking to support the senior population. The City of Boston's Age Strong Commission offers opportunities for rolling grants to fund projects, small in scale, that serve older adults through essential financial assistance-- be it organizations or community groups. Eligibility requirements are broken down to aid in the acquisition of Age Strong grants as well as priorities when it comes to the supports the city wishes to offer towards social engagement. Other helpful topics include networking opportunities and deadlines that involve Boston's Age Strong Commission efforts to collaborate with organizers in the community.

Dumb Blondes Talk

Ruby and Tommy welcome Steve Fallon and his incredible new haircut to the program to discuss Clueless, Mean Girls, Taylor Swift, Dancing with the Stars, and other scintillating topics.

Cooking In The Dark

Join Dale and Cheryl for some delicious pork chops and apple sauce!

Ep.# 342 PSA Free!

Talk Of The Neighborhoods

Joe Heisler speaks to Michael O'Neill, newly elected Executive Director for Boston Private Industry Council, and City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata!

Life Matters

Host Brendan O'Connell invites guest Dr. Joel Brind to the show to discuss the poisoning of our water, contraceptive steroids & drugs in water, how these increase the risk of breast cancer & other cancers, EE2 in water & animals & its effects, aging population & demographic winters, & more.

Boston Neighborhood Network News

Mothers for Justice & Equality 3rd annual Balloon Release in Mattapan, Interview with Ayele Shakur, Co-Founder of Campus Without Walls, about the program's origins & process of giving all students access to great courses & technology.

Music Is Healing Radio Boston

Music Is Healing Radio explores the sounds, voices and places of the music that heals the collective. It is a collective of poets, singers, players of instruments and healers committed to promoting the message of unity through music worldwide. Host, music scholar and cultural worker Kwe wishes to cultivate mind, body, community and spirit as pillars of wellness for the community and its members. Kwe breaks down the inner workings of music as art and how structure and rhythm influence the value we gain from the experience as listeners. In this episode Djembe as a sound, not merely an instrument, is expressed by Malian Master Drummer Moussa Traore. Kwe presents a past interview with Junior Toots who shares his perspective on Black Music and his role as a performer, finding the inspiration to serve the people through music and its blessings. Music holds importance as its gems of wisdom are shared. The history of Africans in America and the growth of American culture resulting from the amalgam is approached as music formulates an evolving language of unity. Meditations after listening are suggested to tune in and communicate with your inner universe.

Bostonian Rap

Host Rachel Miselman discusses what is needed to prevent anti-semitism & discrimination, the state of such in Boston & MA & beyond, Jewish culture demeaned for being associated with success and power, the responsibilities that come with being an American citizen, the idea of "America First" & isolationism, behavioral similarities between the left and right in politics, & more.

Discovering The Law

Guest Attorney and BU Professor Kevin Hanley!

Black Teachers Matter

Sharon Hinton speaks to slam poet and spoken word artist Diamond McMillion. She discusses how she got involved in slam poetry, how our families inspire us, and also performs some of her spoken word.

Confronting Injustice

Linda Solomon shares how unresolved childhood trauma shapes adult health, and how we can process adverse childhood experiences ("ACEs") at any age. Learn how we can better understand ourselves, heal our families, and break cycles to help our future generations.

Urban Empowerment Today

Host Deborah Shariff offers solutions to breaking under pressure & being overwhelmed by exploring mental resilience. She expresses the importance of adversity & how to face it, how democracy dies with hopelessness, exuding tranquility & choosing how you respond before you react, & much more!

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Gary LaPierre)

Ken Meyer interviews Gary LaPierre!

What If?

Welcome to What If?, a show where you can let your imagination fly, think about different scenarios, and change people's perspective on certain topics. This week's topic: foods and holidays. What if it was one holiday every day of the year? What if all your favorite foods ceased to exist? What if you could only eat one holiday food for the entire month of December? All this and more on What If?, hosted by Anthony with special guest Ciiphus from Madison Park High School.

Boston Neighborhood Network News

Boston City Services Conference, residents react to Freedom to Move Act providing fare-free rides & the state of public transportation, interview with April Strack, executive director of The Collaborative Food Access Hub of the YMCA of Greater Boston, about the Hub's growth & why food access for everyone is so important.

The Other Page Radio

Haywood Fennell talks about supporting veterans, the need to eat healthy foods, and how he overcame discouragement to become a writer. He also discusses an upcoming production from the Oscar Micheaux Family Theater Program.