The Wake Up
From GBH in Boston, The Wake Up is a 10 minute check-in that looks at what is happening in the news of the day. From politics and transportation to housing, science and pop culture. Hosts Paris and Jeremy break it all down through conversation and observation. All with a little bit of humor and a lot of energy. Grab your Dunks’ and hear the latest out of the Bay State and beyond.
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For seven years, the Energy Observer has been travelling the world using only renewable energy, including solar power charging lithium batteries and hydrogen tanks fueled by seawater. Now it's in Boston — and GBH News reporter Craig LeMoult got a look onboard.
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It's been an eventful few weeks at MIT, with students protesting university ties to the war in Gaza setting up an encampment on Campus. Ellie Montemayor, publisher of weekly student newspaper The Tech, joins Paris to discuss what it's been like as a student and a reporter.
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The childcare economy in Massachusetts is not working: Costs are unaffordable for many parents, and early childhood educators are low-paid and struggle to stay in their jobs. Can a $1.58 billion infusion help balance the books? GBH's State House Reporter Katie Lannan has the inside scoop on upcoming funding.
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The weather is warming up, which means ticks are back in full force. GBH's meteorologist and horticulturalist Dave Epstein talks about avoiding the creeping crawlers in what could be a record year.
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GBH's Edgar B. Hurwick III of the Curiosity Desk and Culture Show joins Paris and Jeremy for his latest round of trivia questions. The topic: the month of May. Who will take home the championship belt this time around? Plus Paris Alston gets us ready for Mother's Day in the latest installment of her mental health series Waking Up Well.
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Spring is springing. What should gardeners know about when and how to get things into the ground? GBH's meteorologist and gardening expert Dave Epstein has the details. Plus: GBH's education reporter Meg Woolhouse has the story about a push in Concord to rename the town's middle school for a local educator and abolitionist, Ellen Garrison.
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GBH Senior Reporter Phillip Martin joined Jeremy Siegel to discuss hate speech in the age of social media, how easy it can be for someone to make a threat, and how law enforcement is stepping up to address the issue.
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On Saturday a soccer legend visits The Bay State. GBH News' Esteban Bustillo joins Jeremy Siegel to discuss the New England Revolution hosting Inter Miami at Gillette Stadium. That means, if all goes to plan, international soccer mega-star Lionel Messi will take the pitch against the Revs for the first time.
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What's the difference between Civil Twilight and Nautical Twilight? Meteorologist Dave Epstein joins Paris and Jeremy to break down the various different stages of daylight (and twilight) as we progress through this Spring season, including what part of the day is his favorite (and why).
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Paris Alston speaks with Andrew Scott, an economics professor at the London Business School and founder of The Longevity Forum. Scott will be speaking on a panel about re-examining aging on Wednesday afternoon at Harvard's T-H Chan School of Public Health. He is also the author of the new book The Longevity Imperative.
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Jeremy Siegel speaks with MIT Graduate Anna Kazlauskas. Anna is CEO of Vana, a company that aims to raise awareness of the data that we’re putting out there … and let us take control of it at the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence age. Plus Meteorologist Dave Epstein answers your weather and gardening related questions.
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From robocalls to deepfakes, artificial intelligence is already playing a role in the 2024 election. Jeremy Siegel speaks with Aravind Srinavas, CEO and co-founder of the A-I chatbot Perplexity about the complex issue. Plus Paris Alston speaks with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark on the heels of the House's approval of a long-awaited aid package for Ukraine.