WBCA Podcasts

Urban Empowerment Today

Black Coral Inc.'s Pam Goncalves, J. Lynda Blake, Mic Theirry, and Hank Ebanks join the program once again. They speak with host Deborah Shariff about the need to protect the environment around us, and how you can get involved!

Revelations

Host W. C. Tyler AKA Brother Warren shares how he found God, and teaches that you need to have faith in God in order to be moved by Him. He also reads from Hebrews and discusses what we can learn from the story of Jonah.

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

Host Rochelle Jones discusses what it means to truly see things from someone else's perspective and what that has to do with the concept of peace under God.

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Janet Labreck)

Host Ken Meyer interviews former Commissioner for the MA Commision of the Blind Janet LaBreck about her background, her work with the Commission, difficulties of going to college and getting a job whilst being visually impaired, working for the Obama administration, & more!

Boston Neighborhood Network News

City and state officials and the Puerto Rican communtiy gather at the Puerto Rican Veteran's Memorial. Mayor Michelle Wu's Acquisition Opportunity Program (AOP) is celebrated. Girl Scouts join the Greater Boston Food Bank to fight hunger during the holidays. Boston students help shape the future of BPS Eats and the food served at Boston Public Schools. In honor of National Family Literacy Month, author Jessie Janowitz talks about her new book All The Ways To Go.

WBCA Presents: Raven Chacon

Raven Chacon, a Diné composer, performer, and installation artist, visits the WBCA Studio to discuss his practice. His work has been exhibited or performed at LACMA, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, The Kennedy Center, and other institutions, and his composition Voiceless Mass won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Music. He frequently creates and performs site-specific pieces, including a recent show at Boston's Metropolitan Waterworks Museum presented by Non-Event. He discusses this performance as well as his influences, teaching youth in his community, and what, beyond sound, can be captured in a recording.

The Other Page Radio

Haywood Fennell invites his guest, Brennan O'Connell, to talk about his work at the William Joiner Institute at UMass Boston in an effort to provide mental health opportunities for recovering veterans.

Cooking In The Dark

Join Dale and Cheryl for some delicious pork ribs on the grill and some corn on the cobb!

Ep. #370 PSA Free!

Talk Of The Neighborhoods

This week on Talk of the Neighborhoods, District 3 City Councilor John Fitzgerald joins us on the first half to talk about the challenges he has faced in his first year in office. Then, on the second half, longtime Democratic political strategists Jason Cincotti, (CinCon Group) and Matt O'Neil (O'Neil Strategy Group) join us to analyze the results from the November General Election.

Bostonian Rap

Rachel Miselman discusses national political matters in the wake of the 2024 presidential election. She also shares her thoughts on the 4B movement, affordable housing, and more.

Life Matters

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews guest Randall K. O'Bannon, Ph.D, about the state of abortion in America, the amount of abortions since the overturn of Roe, the risks of mifepristone, the Turnaway study, abortion pill reversal, & more.

On Another Level

Host Sharon Hinton invites her guest, historian and librarian Kantigi Camara, to discuss the importance of black librarianship and how it ties into black representation.

Observations From The Trenches

Host Larry Higginbottom shares his belief that American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) should focus more on developing skills and accumulating wealth, as a more effective way to improve quality of life than engaging in politics.

The Jayman Show

Guest actor and pastor Tyrone Burton!

Discovering The Law

Black Teachers Matter

Host Sharon Hinton invites guests Ruby Reyes & Keondre McClay of Boston Education Justice Alliance to discuss what justice in education looks like, the organization's mission and accomplishments, preventing the BPS system from falling into receivership, Keondre's role in progressing the organization as the incoming Executive Director, & much more!

Words On Film

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Blitz", "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever", "Lost on a Mountain in Maine", and "Memoir of a Snail". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken-word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of November 11th - 15th, 2024.

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

Host Rochelle Jones and guest Sabine emphasize the importance of never giving up with scripture such as Samuel 17:31 & 1 Corinthians 1:3-4.

City Talk with Ken Meyer (Rod Fritz)

Rod Fritz Interview 2024!

Boston Neighborhood Network News

Voters opinions on the 2024 election, restaurant servers' stances on question 5, Massachusetts students no longer needing to pass M.C.A.S. to earn their Diploma, East Boston's 2024 Dia de los Muertos festival, Boston's police force welcomes in a new generation of officers, and an interview with the Site Director of the Greater Boston branch of the non-profit organization Per Scholas.