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Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Common is hosted by WBUR. The show has published 488 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Summer is here, and so are cicadas" (29 May 2025, 11 minutes), "Summer is here, and so are cicadas" (29 May 2025, 11 minutes), and "From the newsroom: Lupe Fiasco makes music out of sculpture" (15 May 2025, 6 minutes).
The Common publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 488 episodes.
Booking probability for The Common is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Common requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Common's contact route on record: verified email.
WBUR hosts The Common, a news podcast with 488 episodes published.
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<p>From mid-May to early June, a brood of periodical cicadas (Brood XIV) are emerging for the first time in 17 years.</p> <p>Today on The Common, WBUR Digital News Producer Katie Cole tells us everything we need to know...
The Common
From mid-May to early June, a brood of periodical cicadas (Brood XIV) are emerging for the first time in 17 years. Today on The Common , WBUR Digital News Producer Katie Cole tells us everything we need to know about...
<p>This week Team Common is bringing you a story from WBUR arts and culture reporter Amelia Mason. It's a story about one of hip-hop's greatest wordsmiths Lupe Fiasco.</p> <p>Lupe, a visiting scholar at M.I.T., has been...
This week Team Common is bringing you a story from WBUR arts and culture reporter Amelia Mason. It's a story about one of hip-hop's greatest wordsmiths Lupe Fiasco. Lupe, a visiting scholar at M.I.T., has been writing...
<p>In February, references to the words 'transgender' and 'queer' were quietly purged from various National Parks Service websites. </p> <p>That includes pages dedicated to Boston’s many national parks. </p> <p>Among...
In February, references to the words 'transgender' and 'queer' were quietly purged from various National Parks Service websites . That includes pages dedicated to Boston’s many national parks. Among the resources that...
<p>WBUR's Candice Springer shares three awesome, local events that will get you outside in May. Check them out:</p> <p>Big Queer Food Fest</p> <p>Boston Public Art Triennial</p> <p>WBUR Festival</p> <p>Greater Boston’s...
WBUR's Candice Springer shares three awesome, local events that will get you outside in May. Check them out: Big Queer Food Fest Boston Public Art Triennial WBUR Festival Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and...
<p>Local organizers plan to mark MLK Jr.'s historic 1965 Freedom Rally in Boston by holding a march of their own.</p> <p>Journalist and Historian Dart Adams is the co-chair of Everyone250. The organization's mission is...
Local organizers plan to mark MLK Jr.'s historic 1965 Freedom Rally in Boston by holding a march of their own. Journalist and Historian Dart Adams is the co-chair of Everyone250 . The organization's mission is to...
Episode #484
<p>Martinus Evans' doctor told him he either had to lose weight or risk early death. So he took up running - both out of necessity and perhaps a little spite. Evans has since run several marathons. He also founded the...
Episode #484
Martinus Evans' doctor told him he either had to lose weight or risk early death. So he took up running - both out of necessity and perhaps a little spite. Evans has since run several marathons. He also founded the Slow...
<p>Little self-published booklets known as 'zines' have long been a staple of DIY and counter-culture movements. They have deep roots in underground music scenes like punk. Today, zines are having a renaissance, with...
Little self-published booklets known as 'zines' have long been a staple of DIY and counter-culture movements. They have deep roots in underground music scenes like punk. Today, zines are having a renaissance, with more...
<p>Catholic nuns and priests led Boston's anti-war movement during the Vietnam era. A new podcast tells the story of the lengths many Irish Catholics went through to protest the war — including breaking into official...
Catholic nuns and priests led Boston's anti-war movement during the Vietnam era. A new podcast tells the story of the lengths many Irish Catholics went through to protest the war — including breaking into official...
<p>When Tim Colegrove decided to open a computer repair store in 2021, it was partially because he was interested in entrepreneurship. He also really needed a place to keep the vintage computers and gear that were...
When Tim Colegrove decided to open a computer repair store in 2021, it was partially because he was interested in entrepreneurship. He also really needed a place to keep the vintage computers and gear that were piling...
<p>WBUR contributing arts critic Lloyd Schwartz joins The Common to discuss classical music.</p> <p>The Somerville poet laureate and Fresh Air classical music critic also shares recommendations from his arts guide to...
WBUR contributing arts critic Lloyd Schwartz joins The Common to discuss classical music. The Somerville poet laureate and Fresh Air classical music critic also shares recommendations from his arts guide to Greater...
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