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  • 1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Anna Kusmer

    The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 1 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. This is the first episode of our series, “The C-Word: Stories of Cancer.” When I was diagnosed with cancer, it’s like I was waiting for it my entire life. Because when I was 12, my mom’s mom, my Wai Po, died of breast cancer. I watched my chubby cheeked grandma waste away after chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.

  • Mar 27, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Anna Kusmer

    The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 27 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to ‘Say More’ from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. You ever take a friend for granted and then find out they’re actually really, really mad at you? I’m afraid that’s what’s happening between the US and Canada right now. It all started with President Trump talking about imposing big tariffs on Canadian goods. Then there was talk of Canada becoming our 51st state.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Anna Kusmer |Joan Vennochi

    Listen to more “Say More” episodes at globe.com/saymore and wherever you get your podcasts. If you like the show, please follow us and leave us a review. You can email us at [email protected]. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the Feb. 13 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. Mayor Michelle Wu is the first woman to be elected Mayor of Boston. The first mother.

  • Feb 6, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Anna Kusmer

    The following is a lightly edited transcript of the Feb. 6 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. Another January is in the books, and this year in particular, people got sober-curious. Some surveys estimated that one in three Americans either cut out drinking or cut down. You can’t see me because it’s a podcast, but my hand is raised.

  • Sep 12, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Anna Kusmer

    Interactive content by FlourishTwo friends (one Black, one white) saw busing rip their neighborhood apart. First came the firebombings. Then all the Black families moved out. Growing up in East Boston, Robert Lewis Jr. — nicknamed ‘Junior’ — and Sal LaMattina have been best friends since they were in the first grade. They both received the education of a lifetime when, in 1974, a federal court judge ordered the city to bus kids to different schools based on their race.

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Anna Kusmer
Anna Kusmer @ASKusmer
18 Mar 24

What right-wing ppl think scientists fight about: are humans causing global warming? What scientists actually fight about: are we fucked or REALLY fucked?

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David Roberts @drvolts

Climate science controversy! Specifically, controversy over whether intense recent warming is commensurate with models or whether there's some kind of unexpected acceleration of warming going on that models have missed. How fun. https://t.co/zFtqNNpslT

Anna Kusmer
Anna Kusmer @ASKusmer
18 Mar 24

ok giving in and buying a Kindle... Do I buy regular or paperwhite? Someone give me advice plz!!

Anna Kusmer
Anna Kusmer @ASKusmer
2 Nov 23

My favorite thing about NYC is how many people completely ignore stuff like this.

Invictus
Invictus @TBPInvictus

People insist on comparing other cities to NY. It’s a fool’s errand, especially around Halloween. https://t.co/GJkG0eZAeM