Radio Boston talks about the protest encampments at universities, what the institutions' handling of the camps says about the role of protests in today's world and the purpose of higher learning.

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews the upcoming spring season, which kicks off on Friday. Tickets are on sale now.

Radio Boston spotlights a WBUR investigation that has uncovered potential conflicts of interest and a lack of oversight in Massachusetts' special education programs.

Chef Jody Adams has been cooking in Greater Boston for more than 30 years. And later this month, she'll be opening a new restaurant in the city. We check in with her about her new venture and where she sees the city's restaurant industry now and in the future.

Did you know your yard might have moved from a 5a to a 6? That's according to the latest update from the USDA's Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It means some plants that previously might not have survived in the region now could.

The Boston Globe's Robert Weisman joins Radio Boston to discuss the uncertainty around Steward's future and what that may mean for the hospital landscape in Massachusetts and beyond.

For the first time, Mass Poetry is hosting a Teen Spoken Word Festival and poetry slam competition at GrubStreet Center in Boston this weekend. Radio Boston is joined by Daniel Johnson, executive director of Mass Poetry, and a Franklin High School student who is competing.

Radio Boston breaks down how sponsorship immigration works and speaks to people who participate in a local community program bringing people to the state.

Naomi Westwater tells Radio Boston what it means to reclaim folk music.

Author Steve Almond talks about what he's learned about good writing from 30 years of teaching writers.

Reporter Ally Jarmanning joins us to discuss her podcast Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard.

Radio Boston discusses how electric vehicles and the state's migrant crisis are intersecting in Foxborough with Boston Globe reporter Aaron Pressman.