WBCA Podcasts

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Larry Rutman)

Ken Meyer interviews Larry Rutman! 2018

Boston Neighborhood Network News

With the opening of a new apartment building in Dorchester, Heading Home helps families move from shelters into permanent apartments. The Oak Square YMCA hosts a community conversation on ending the isolation epidemic. The Berklee Popular Music Institute (BPMI) hosts its 23rd annual artist showcase at Brighton Music Hall, with words from bands Park National and Glasshouse. Hear an interview with Donald Haynesworth, career coach at MassHire and JVS Boston, about how these programs help people who have faced incarceration, homelessness, and substance abuse with reentering the workforce.

 

The Village

Willie P. invites Dawn Simmons, 2023 Elliot Norton Award winning director, to the show to discuss working for Stage Source, her 2nd theater company The Front Porch Arts Collective, learning to be a director & her influences, the importance of working as a team, plays that she has written & produced, advice for those wanting to become directors, becoming Artistic Dir. of SpeakEasy Stage company, & more!

The Tape Deck Hour

Cuban Mic speaks to Rosa María Payá, a Cuban human rights and democracy activist. They discuss Night Is Not Eternal (2024), a documentary following her activism, as well as her father Oswaldo Payá, a political activist who opposed the Cuban Communist Party and is believed to have been killed by the Cuban government. They also discuss recent protests in Cuba, the reason for Cuban-Americans' increasing support for the Republican Party, as well as Cuba Decide, an initiative to change the nation's political system.

Cooking In The Dark

Join Dale and Cheryl for a tasty, freezer friendly chicken noodle casserole bake!

Ep.#307 PSA Free!

Talk Of The Neighborhoods

This week on Talk of the Neighborhoods, former Dist. 7 City Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Tito Jackson joins us to talk about his successful business and his thoughts on the upcoming Dist. 7 Council race. Then, journalist Yawu Miller joins us to talk about the launch of his new online news publication The Flipside and its Boston political coverage.

Life Matters

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews Dave C. Reardon Ph.D. (Founder & Director, The Elliot Institute) about the negative mental effects of abortion, dishonesty of pro-abortion studies, USAID as policy to encourage abortion & depopulation in developing countries, the dangers of mail-ordered abortion pills, & more.

Boston Neighborhood Network News

Project Bread Walk for Hunger at Boston Common, Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, Student Visa problems, Ben & Jerry's & Autism Eats Ice Cream Giveaway for Autism Awareness Month.

Stories From The She-Suite

Just in time for National Bike Month, Allyson McCalla, Shero of the Newport (RI) chapter of Black Girls Do Bike and director of operations of Bike Newport visits The Suite. She shares her enthusiasm for cycling and may just inspire you to hop on your bike and go for a spin! It’s just like riding a bike, after all!

Observations From The Trenches

Host Larry Higginbottom discusses the end of the 2nd reconstruction for ADOS & American blacks, the cutting of social & civil programs under the Trump administration, how these programs were meant to benefit blacks but were blanketed to all minorities, how there is no longer a lid to occupations for ADOS, & more.

Discovering The Law

This episode continues the diplomacy series, this time featuring special guest Tiago Araújo, the Consul General of Portugal in Boston.

Black Teachers Matter

Sharon Hinton invites author Denise Cosby to the show to discuss her book "Murder at Harvard's Kirkland House: A Mother's Worst Nightmare", her non-profit organization Just-in-Time, the loss of her son & inspiration for writing the book, details of the murder case, helping people make better decisions & heal from the loss of a loved one, & more.

WBCA Presents: Cat Clover

In this episode of WBCA Presents we join BNN's intern Paul Pesa as we speak with poet and artist Cat Clover. We'll dive into how artforms like poetry have helped guide her life journey, while she graces us with performances of her original poetry and songs.

Words On Film

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Thunderbolts*", "The Surfer", "The Shrouds", "The Legend of Ochi", and "Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken word preview of some of the movies subject to being released into theaters on May 9th, 2025.

Never Give Up "Where Giving Up Is Not An Option"

Host Rochelle Jones uses scripture such as Psalms & Corinthians to encourage listeners during times of hardship & how to endure through struggles.

The Mindful Aging Show

Host Sebra B. focuses on the impact of stress with her guest Doctor Angela Jamal an advocate of yoga, mindfulness and a holistic approach to life dealing with the impacts of stress.

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Sarah Coffin)

Guest Sarah Coffin, Coordinator, Alumni Relations & Team Curator for the Boston Redsox! 2022 Interview. 

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Sarah Coffin)

Ken Meyer speaks with Boston Red Sox Curator Sarah Coffin! 2021 Interview.

 

 

Boston Neighborhood Network News

The Base & Yawkey Foundation celebrate new headquarters The Yawkey Urban Sports Complex, Boston Office of Returning Citizens, Interview with Element Care CEO Douglas Thompson about the organization's senior care services & more.

The Tape Deck Hour

Cuban Mic and special guest Kiel continue to discuss a range of topics, including Cuban history and political ideology in this part 2 episode.