The Hyde Square Task Force

In Boston, where winters chill to the bone, one's health can quickly deteriorate if he or she doesn't have a home. However, there are groups in Boston fighting to keep them warm, and healthy, during the harshest months of the year.

*Done as part of You Are Here, for 88.9 WERS


Healthcare For The Homeless, for You Are Here 2013

With Boston potentially hosting an Olympics game in the coming years, there are many questions concerning the city's ability to host such games efficiently. One major concern is that of security, especially after last year's Boston Marathon attacks. I delved into what is needed for Boston to host an Olympic game with professor Joe Wipple of Boston University's Department of International Relations.

*For You Are Here for 88.9 WERS FM, 2014

How To Secure an Olympics, for You Are Here 2014

For one of my college courses, we looked at the aesthetics of critiquing music as a journalist.  This is my example, done via Adobe Audition, detailing the musicality and lyrics of the Beatles' "Drive My Car."

Drive My Car

A recent string of good fortune for the Red Sox gave new hope to a city a year after terrorism rocked it to its core at the Boston Marathon. I spoke with John Powers, long-time reporter for the Boston Globe, on the impact of a sports team like the Red Sox on a city like Boston.

*Done as part of You Are Here, for 88.9 WERS, 2014


What do the Red Sox mean to Boston: Interview with John Powers, for You Are Here 2014

People may think we're out of the clear now that ebola seems to have been eradicated from the US, but the aftermath of that story highlights how at risk our lower class citizens are to an epidemic

A Present Epidemic

Members of Emerson Kitchen describe their experiences as chef's in the city of angels.

A Taste Of LA's Up & Coming

"Prose of a Con" is a series of essays and poets by Russell Wardlow, who currently resides at the Omaha Correctional Facility in Nebraska. The series highlights the ways in which prison residents find inspiration and strength while incarcerated. I spoke with "Prose of a Con"'s outside half Katie Andrews, a lifelong friend of Wardlow's, who transcribes and uploads his writings to the series' blog. When Wardlow came in contact with a member of Give a Beat, they decided to turn "Prose . . ." into a radio series.

An Interview with Katie Andrews of "Prose of a Con"

A story on predictions for Nemo, from February 6th on WERS.

Nemo Story

In the aftermath, citizens try to make sense of the Marathon tragedy

Reaction to the Marathon

I interview Andrew Barrett Cox, the writer of the original musical, "Clubland."

McJacobs

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