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In recognition of International Podcast Day, some of WBUR’s podcast hosts and producers share what makes the podcast medium meaningful to them, as well as a few of their favorite production moments.

Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing. Yet a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that nobody is living in nearly 2,300 state-funded apartments, with

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The waiting list of 184,000 includes 56-year-old Deb Libby, who is facing eviction while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing. Yet a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that nobody is living in nearly 2,300 state-funded apartments, with most sitting empty for months or years due to state and local mismanagement. Units have been vacant for years because the state implemented a flawed online waitlist system and has provided insufficient funding for staff and building repairs.

Families are stuck in shelters or sleeping in their cars while a flawed state selection process and meager funding for renovations leave apartments empty for years.

"The parties have not pointed to any regulations, IRS guidance, or case law for their interpretation of this language, and I have found none."

The vandalism attacks, which included bricks, large rocks and spray paint, also targeted the home of one journalist’s immediate family.

Two wins across the National Headliner Awards' radio categories have expanded WBUR's roster of recognition this year.

WBUR has announced that NPR’s Beijing correspondent Emily Feng is the winner of the 2022 Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Feng’s winning entry, “The Black Gate,” debuted on NPR’s "Up First" podcast.