WBCA Podcasts
WBCA 102.9 FM is Boston’s Community Radio Station in partnership with Boston Neighborhood Network Media and the City of Boston. Our shows are by and for the Boston community.
Episodes
The Other Page Radio hosts local upcoming candidates with one main question in mind: what do these public servants see in our communities that beckon their call to represent the people? Our host Haywood Fennell introduces candidates Sharon L. Hinton (Council District 5), Clifton A. Braitwaithe (Council At-large) and Domingos DeRosa (Mayor). The situating leading them to run office have led their drive as independent voices, activis...
Join Dale and Cheryl for some delicious goulash!
Ep.# 323 PSA Free!
Host David Halbert with guests James Hills (Host of Java with Jimmy) & Anthony Davis Jr. (Founder & CEO of The Davis System)!
Host Colbe Mazarella interviews Brian Westbrook (Exec. Dir. & Founder, Coalition Life) about Coalition Life's mission & services, sidewalk counseling to prevent abortion, government funding to smear pregnancy centers, methods for counseling women on abortion & ensuring safety, abortion pill reversal, & more.
African Festival of Boston at Boston Common, We Grow Microgreens LLC's mission to share importance of Microgreen plants & urban agriculture, interview with founder of Autism Eats, Leonard Zohn about how their organization is making an impact on the community.
Host Rachel Miselman expresses concern with City Council's view of Trump & his policies, MA legislature's avoidance of being audited, the spreading of Methadone Mile & how City Councilors are or are not dealing with it, budgetary disregard, politicians being driven by appearance over authenticity, the recent indictment of Sheriff Steven Tompkins & Erin Murphy's reaction, & more.
Host Larry Higginbottom starts us off with a burning question-- how do sanctuary cities benefit American Blacks? The Observations From The Trenches this week concern themselves with the resources Bostonians have access to, or may soon lack, thanks to our government both federal and local and how they are put at risk by the predicaments currently implied by Boston being a sanctuary city in 2025. According to Larry the patterns of im...
Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Nobody 2", "Highest 2 Lowest", "Freakier Friday", and "War of the Worlds" (2025). Mr. Burke also gives a spoken word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of August 18th - 22nd, 2025.
Deborah Shariff & Linda Solomon discuss hidden black legends, how this history has been intentionally stifled, former US Representative Robert Smalls, so-called first president John Hanson, civil rights activist Gloria Richardson, Henrietta Lacks, the black Statue of Liberty, & more.
Host Rochelle Jones encourages listeners to stand strong by using scripture such as Corinthians & Isaiah & more, using faith in God as your armor, the future glory of God is worth more than what one is currently going through, abandoning dead feelings & ways, transforming one's life by living for God, being aware of false prophets, & more.
Ken Meyer interviews accomplished author Sarah Weinman about her book Scoundrel!
Boston Fire Academy 2nd largest recruit class graduation, Mothers for Justice & Equality MJE Family Fun Day in Mattapan, performance & interview with DJ Kareem.
Willie P. invites Boston City Council At-Large candidate Alexandra Valdez to the show to discuss her background, why she is running for City Council, her hopes for the School Committee, her thoughts on bus lanes & city transportation & infrastructure, the renovation of White's Stadium & its effects on residents, her priorities were she to be elected an At-Large City Councilor, the importance of bringing the trades back ...
Cuban Mic speaks to Amalia Daché, an Afro-Cuban American scholar who is an Assistant Professor at Penn Graduate School of Education. She shares her experience coming to America during the Mariel boatlift and the generational trauma of that experience. They also talk about racial injustice being left out of the conversation when people discuss Cuba, and raise concerns about the Pan-Africanism, Black Solidarity, and Black Lives Matte...
We Make Noise Fest empowers women and gender-expansive artists in a day long festival of local music, visual art, and more. Singer-songwriter and festival producer Naomi Westwood visits the WBCA studio to discuss the festival, the mission of We Make Noise Boston, and their own recently-released album, Cycle & Change.
Join Dale and Cheryl for some chocolate peanut butter fudge on the stove, some microwave peanut butter fudge, and some delicious hot chocolate!
Ep.# 322 PSA Free!
Host David Halbert & guests Kim Janey (President & CEO, EMPath) & Molly Rose Goodman & Elvira Mora (Abundant Housing MA)
Kristi Judkins, Executive Director of Iowa Right To Life, joins host Brendan O'Connell from Iowa to discuss Life Matters. Kristi shares some Iowan highlights like the Iowa State Fair, where we can find The Butter Cow Lady sculptures (Elvis Prestley, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne) and IowaRTL's booth celebrating life. Our guest and host explore topics that are impacting the Iowan community like the history of the Fetal Heartbeat Law, i...
MBTA reintroducing late night service on weekends, 55th Annual August Moon Festival in Chinatown, Boys & Girls Club fashion show for first day of school, interview with Asher Thomas & Olivia Monarch about Boston Tough Luck Fest Alternative Music Festival. toughluckfest.com
Guest Maureen Boyle, Journalist and Author of "The Ghost" and "Shallow Graves".
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