Host Brendan O'Connell interviews guest Maria Lancaster (President & CEO, Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park) about embryo adoption process and legality, her background, her embryo adoption agency, how embryos are matched to families, & more.

Host Rachel Miselman discusses the need to be open to changing one's opinion and listen to others' thoughts, as well as the detrimental affect of being too consumed by maintaining appearances.

Host Larry Higginbottom discusses whether or not American Descendants of Slaves (ADOS) are better off than they were in 1968. In particular, he shares his perspective as a mental health services professional.

Host Lucy Rivera invites her guest, Ambassador Robert A. Sherman, to discuss his work as a Lawyer and his lengthy career providing legal support to those in need.

Host Sharon Hinton & guest Barbara Barrow-Murray discuss the Boston Media Producers Group and its upcoming Community Network & Media Forum at the Roxbury Library, the importance of community media in a Democracy, Barbara's extensive media background, navigating the media business as a woman of color, the consolidation of major media corporations, & more!

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Megalopolis", "The Wild Robot", "The Forge", "Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story", and "Boys Go to Jupiter". Mr. Burke also runs down the movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of September 30th - October 4th, 2024.

Host Rochelle Jones talks about how to avoid dwelling on past mistakes in order to lead a cleaner future as well as how to handle and overcome feelings of rejection.

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Boston Center for Independent Living celebrates 50 years of serving the disability community. The Franklin Park Defenders protest the sale of Franklin Park's White Stadium to a private company and its potential demolition. The Boston Haitian community and their allies gather at Boston Common's "The Embrace" for the Stop Discrimination Rally following harmful, false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Thirteen Bostonians are inducted into the Centenarian Society of Boston by Central Boston Elder Services. An interview with Steph Lewis, president and CEO of The BASE. Steph shares what's in store for their organization, which aims to educate and inspire youth in Boston through sports.

Host Willie P. invites her guest Alda Witherspoon to talk about her upcoming event the Royal Cupcake Contest, her non-profit think tank Witherspoon Institute, and her program geared towards getting grade schoolers excited about reading: GET LIT.

Haywood Fennell invites his guests, Dr. Lauren Kearney and Peer Outreach Specialist Steve Abrams, to discuss the staggeringly common correlation between being a Black Veteran and developing Lung Cancer. They plan to host a screening service on the 4th floor of Fanuel Hall on October 9th in order to offer aid to the Boston community in combating this.

Join Dale and Cheryl for homemade salsa!

This week on Talk of the Neighborhoods, at-Large City Councilor Erin Murphy joins us to talk about the year ahead at City Hall and her recent unsuccessful primary bid for the SJC Clerk position. Then on the second half, we'll talk with cancer survivor and MOPSS, (Mass. Oncology Patient Survivors and Supporters) founder Thomas Healy, and oncologist Dr. Mark Varvares, Harvard Medical School chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, about their continuing efforts to pass legislation that would require medical insurers to cover certain dental procedures for cancer survivors.

Host Rachel Miselman expresses her views on social media encounters, Jennifer Lopez, Celeste Headlee, the importance of listening over constantly talking or arguing, Catherine Vitale, Blexit, Scott Hayes & the first two amendments, & more.

Host Larry Higginbottom explains how Boomers have not taught younger generations that America is a white man's country, how youth have adopted disastrous behaviors due to the failure of older generations to teach them the reality of our society, how black youth have been fooled into thinking they are free when they are not, & more.

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Never Let Go", "Speak No Evil", "Seeking Mavis Beacon", "¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!", and "Linda Perry: Let It Die Here". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken-word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of September 23rd - 27th, 2024.

Akwerius performs with Ken Field live on WBCA Presents. Akwerius talks about growing up in Cameroon, France, and the US, as well as his musical influences and the significance of his name. Kwe and Ken also discuss music as a communal and spiritual practice.

Raber Umphenour is a filmmaker, community leader, co-founder of the Midway Artist Collective, and founder of the Museum of Scenographic Design. Hear us speak about artist space, the creative process, and all that went into SCENOGRAPHERS, featuring the work of designers John Conklin and Franco Colavecchia! SCENOGRAPHERS is on view from 8 AM to 8 PM through September 22 at Midway Gallery, 15 Channel Center Street, Boston. ORB (Observation Room Boston) is a new show where we speak to artists and organizers about spaces & places in Boston and beyond. Stay tuned for more!

The Boston waterfront area hosts the Local Food Festival, a place for local farmers and chefs to share their culinary efforts with the city and share why it's a good idea to shop local when it comes to something as essential to humankind as food. The residents of Roxbury throw their yearly gathering around their community's "Eternal Presence" sculpture (colloqually known as the big head festival) to help the artwork live up to its name by waxing and polishing it, celebrating its history and its sculptor John Woodrow Wilson, and sharing with each other what it means to them both as individuals and as a whole neighborhood. Even though it's still 2 years ahead of us, Boston is anxious to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution given how much of a huge part this city had played in the revolution itself. Travis Niles, Senior Manager of non-profit organization Rare Conservation, talks about how Rare's Shine Program aims to make it easier for low income citizens to participate in combatting the climate crisis with a push for clean energy.

Was MLK right? Host Larry Higginbottom expresses his views on integration, how ADOS have built this country and have gotten nothing back for it, the Kerner Report of 1968 and 2018, how MLK's incentive for collective uplift achieved the opposite, & more.