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The Wake Up

The Wake Up

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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.

2022 GBH Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Salem's Universal Basic Income Test

    Salem's Universal Basic Income Test
    Oct 15 2024

    Salem will spend the next year giving 100 residents living below the poverty line $500 a month --- no string attached --- and studying how the extra income shapes their lives. GBH reporter Craig LeMoult joins Paris to talk about how it's going to work.
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    5 mins
  • It's time for Massachusetts to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day

    It's time for Massachusetts to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
    Oct 14 2024

    Paris speaks with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington about the history of Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts, and why it's time for the Commonwealth as a whole to recognize the holiday.
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    7 mins
  • Wake Up Well: Inviting Fear In

    Wake Up Well: Inviting Fear In
    Oct 8 2024

    Fear can be a valid response to scary situations --- and in some cases, when our brains react with fear to situations that won't harm us, it can also be an opportunity to learn. In the latest installment of Wake Up Well, our monthly mental health series, Paris talks to Ajay Satpute, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who studies the neuroscience of emotion, fear and social cognition.
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    5 mins
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