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The Curiosity Desk is hosted by GBH News. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 148 episodes.

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The Curiosity Desk has published 148 episodes.

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The Curiosity Desk

Hosted by GBH News · society · EN-US · 148 episodes

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About this Podcast:

Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and examines everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Tune in daily for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in. Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.

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What is The Curiosity Desk?

The Curiosity Desk is a society podcast hosted by GBH News, with 148 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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How Do I Get Into Investing?
Sep 14, 202652 min
September 14th, 2026 Edgar learns about a system for affordable housing co-ops in Switzerland and efforts to implement a similar system in Massachusetts, with help from architects / historians Susanne Schindler & Sam Naylor . We’re exploring some queer history in Boston’s original women-led motorcycle club – Moving Violations – with Fiona Charlson from Queer History Boston, & longtime member / president Patricia Caya . Phone & text lines are open for a conversation about investing 101 with financial advisor Jennifer Lane .
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Where Is Medicine Headed?
Sep 11, 202659 min
September 11, 2026 Today on the Curiosity Desk: We start with our misfit news panel In Case You Missed It are GBH’s Adam Reilly & Cristina Quinn from the podcast Fighting Crime. They’ll discuss the 83 year-old Lexington woman who plead guilty to an $11 million dollar Ponzi scheme, a Kentucky man who pivoted to raising ostriches after contracting alpha-gal syndrome, and OpenAI solving a million-dollar, 90 year-old math problem known as the Navier-Stokes Equation. We’ll also meet MIT professor Justin Solomon to explain – best he can – why solving that math problem is significant. Then, Edgar talks with GBH’s Ian Coss about his new podcast episode with The Big Dig, about how the September 11th attacks forever changed our airports. After, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha joins to talk about the future of medicine. That includes AI and mRNA vaccines potentially bringing us closer to curing cancer, and President Trump naming Dr. Michael Davis to lead the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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How Safe Are We From Cyber Attacks?
Sep 10, 202651 min
September 10th, 2026 Last week saw two significant cyberattacks in Mass. – one at Springfield Public Schools, the other at Everett City Hall. Edgar talks with Kevin Power with Boston College Law School about we exactly happened and how vulnerable we are to future incidents. To celebrate NFL season’s kick-off, we talk with MIT Sports Lab co-director Peko Hosoi & football coach Andy Byron about football / sports IQ, and how & whether it can be taught. Baker & influencer Mandy Silverman – aka Mandylicious – joins to explain and demonstrate the wonder of challah bread, ahead of Rosh Hashanah. We welcome back Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett from the podcast A Way With Words to explain the origins of some fall-related words & phrases.
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What Do I Need To Know This Back-To-School Season?
Sep 9, 202653 min
September 9, 2026 Craig LeMoult is in for Edgar. Kicking off back-to-school season, we'll talk with BTU President Erik Berg about recent K-12 headlines, including a cellphone ban bill languishing on Beacon Hill, ICE in classrooms, and Gov. Healey’s pursuit of an additional $100 million in school funding. Then, from K-12 to higher-ed, we’ll pivot to GBH’s Kirk Carapezza for a conversation about his reporting on colleges closing, AI in classrooms, and how universities are navigating federal immigration restrictions. After, GBH producer Rachel Armany answers some of Craig’s long-ignored curiosity questions. That includes whether putting black paint under your eyes really cuts glare, discrepancies between UK and US fluid ounce measurements, and why humans love the feel of soft things. We round out the show with author John O’Connor about his book The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster . We’ll also meet local Bigfoot chaser Jon Wilk, who’s leading an expedition to search for the cryptid this weekend.
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Will Your Grandkids Want A Turtle?
Sep 8, 202652 min
September 8, 2026 After a quick check-in on her coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial, GBH’s Liz Neisloss talks about her recent reporting on ADUs in Massachusetts. She’ll be joined by Amy Dain , senior fellow with The Boston Foundation research center Boston Indicators. Then, it’s another round of “Four Things to Know" with Gal Tziperman Lotan from the GBH Daily Newsletter. After, following President Trump’s announcement last week of a deal to lower U.S. drug costs, MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down why prescriptions remain so much more expensive than anywhere else in the world, and a few different paths to lowering costs. Lastly, Father and son duo Zak & Greg Mertz from New England Wildlife Centers join for a conversation about what local turtle populations are up to this fall.
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The Curiosity Desk

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is The Curiosity Desk?

About the host

Recent episodes

How Do I Get Into Investing?

Where Is Medicine Headed?

How Safe Are We From Cyber Attacks?

What Do I Need To Know This Back-To-School Season?

Will Your Grandkids Want A Turtle?

Guest Appearances

Adam Golub

Charlotte Tragard

Hiawatha Bray

Roni Neff

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch The Curiosity Desk for

Podcasts like The Curiosity Desk

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The Curiosity Desk

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is The Curiosity Desk?

About the host

Recent episodes

How Do I Get Into Investing?

Where Is Medicine Headed?

How Safe Are We From Cyber Attacks?

What Do I Need To Know This Back-To-School Season?

Will Your Grandkids Want A Turtle?

Guest Appearances

Adam Golub

Charlotte Tragard

Hiawatha Bray

Roni Neff

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch The Curiosity Desk for

Podcasts like The Curiosity Desk

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