WBCA Podcasts

Host Brendan O'Connell welcomes back guest Dr. Elizabeth Rex to elaborate on Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that embryos created through in vitro fertilization should be considered children. 

Host Sharon Hinton invites Professor Anthony VanDerMeer of UMASS Boston to discuss the fight to maintain more African-American Professors in the faculty departments and to advocate for creating a cultural shift on campus, where faculty and staff engage in dialogue in regards to systematic racism ad microaggressions.

Host Larry Higginbottom discusses how having black politicians in office has not helped the ADOS community. He expresses how racism has suppressed black legislation, how black voting hasn't worked since the reconstruction era, how the census statistics show the difficulties of getting ADOS legislation passed, how essential labor skills are just as important to the ADOS community as politics, & more. 

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Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Challengers", "Unsung Hero", "Hard Miles", "The Beast", and "Kim's Video". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters on May 3rd, 2024.

Did You Know You Missed This is a show about underrated and overlooked media. In this episode, Eddie talks about Cursed (2005), Kevin talks about bringingback the rave with Spongebob Squarewave, Richie talks about the band JJAMZ/Phases, and Ilias talks about Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Homesick radio is dedicated towards themes of memory and nostalgia with music. This week focuses on the theme of collective effervescence, which is the feeling of energy and harmony when people are engaged in a shared purpose.

On this edition of MassArt Radio Ethan, Nat, Liv & Kin discuss "Dad Music". They listen to some Dad Music such as Limp Bizkit, Barenaked Ladies, Juliana Hatfield, & more. They share Dad Music that their own parents listen to and how growing up with these songs shaped their musical tastes today.

Host Rochelle Jones and guest Cassandra encourage their listeners, 'don't let you fire go out!' With readings from Matthew 5:14-16 and Isaiah 43:2, Jones highlights the importance of feeling inspired and walking with purpose as well as courage.

On this edition of The Mindful Aging Show host Sebra Barcuis discusses healthy sleeping for the elderly, how aging is associated with sleep patterns, sleep disorders & treatments for them, & more.

Host Ken Meyer interviews Lee Anne Hooley (Head of The Talking Book Library at The Worcester Public Library) about her background and how she got started working with The Talking Book Library. She describes the duties her job entails, the convenience of listening to audio books, how books are chosen to be read and recorded, some of her recommended books, popular book genres, & more!

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Host Haywood Fennell discusses the mental-health challenges that veterans face, due to past traumatic experiences and advocates for government-funding and support. Fennell critiques the lack of service, housing for veterans in the Boston community and highlights the petition to the Boston Postal Service to create commemorative service stamps for veterans.

Join Dale and Cheryl for some Italian margaritas, stuffed mushrooms, and stuffed jalapeños!

Ep.# 240 PSA Free!

Guest Marty Walz, Interim President of Boston Municipal Research Bureau, joins host Joe Heisler to discuss the Mayor's proposed budget and the city's financial health post pandemic.   

Host Rachel Miselman expresses her views on the current state of anti-semitism and how it ties into politics.

Host Brendan O'Connell invites Michael Hitchborn; the President of the Lepanto Institute in Virginia to discuss what has been discovered about the Catholic Relief Services projects, after investigations were conducted in Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Lesotho. Hitchborn highlights that CRS unethically advocates sexual and reproductive contraceptions to young children, as well as teaching false information during sex-education projects.

Host Larry Higginbottom shares his sentiment that black faces in high places does not necessarily benefit the ADOS community. Using politics to try to address ADOS grievances with government has not worked. In the second half of the show Larry expresses how rap music has done the most damage to the ADOS community.

Host Sharon Hinton invites guests Dr. Carine Sauvignon (Executive Dean for the Canton Campus at Massasoit Community College) & Jazzmyn RED (Musical Artist & Teacher) to discuss their teaching backgrounds, the music industry, & the upcoming Massasoit College events, including the The 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Symposium,  The Hip Hop Art Show, & more!