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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.

Richie Egan on living in Sweden, parenthood, his new album and becoming a musical lifer

For certain corners of the internet, a 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel “A Wrinkle in Time” has been the source

Tens of thousands of BPS students start school today, amid a citywide heat emergency. Here's a breakdown of the progress the district has made on school air conditioners, bus drivers and staff.

The cover art for the 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a winged centaur and a glowering, red-eyed face — is iconic. And yet, for nearly 50 years, no one has known who illustrated it. Well, not NO ONE. Not anymore... Endless Thread cracks the case!

"I know how to take meat away from a dog. How do I take a dog away from meat?" This was a real question posed in Salon.com's Table Talk forum in 1999. What ensued from there played out like, well, a play. The Endless Thread team performs this early viral internet sensation, known as "Dogs in Elk."

Listen to some of our favourite new Irish releases of the week below!

As WBUR's Endless Thread podcast explores the weird and interesting bits that make America’s national parks worth checking out, the hosts also offer some tips for visiting New England's only national park: Acadia National Park in Maine.

Summer isn’t over yet! In fact, there are many ways to make sweet summer memories in the city before the kids in your life march back on to the school bus. Here are some ideas, plus tips from parents in WBUR's newsroom.

Forget binge-watching – it's all about binge-listening these days, and we've prepped your podcasting feast. Updated for November 2020