Deborah Becker
Reporter and Host at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
Reporter and Host at WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, focusing on mental health, substance use disorders and the criminal legal system. [email protected]
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wbur.org | Claire Donnelly |Will Walkey |Deborah Becker
As the Trump Administration looks to cut government spending, many Indigenous communities say they’re losing vital public services. It could be a violation of long-standing treaties between tribes and the federal government. GuestsMary Annette Pember, national correspondent for ICT News. Enrolled member of the Red Cliff of Wisconsin Ojibwe tribe. Author of the book Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.
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wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Deborah Becker
How Spotify shapes how we listen to music45:52Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your siteCopy embed codeResume (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Spotify promised independent artists a new revenue stream, and listeners exposure to new music. In the new book 'Mood Machine,' music journalist Liz Pelly examines how the streaming giant has shaped our listening habits.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Claire Donnelly |Will Walkey |Deborah Becker
46:14ResumeMany on the political right accuse the left of policing what people can and can't say. Now, the Trump administration is cracking down on words related to diversity and inclusion. Has a so-called 'woke right' replaced the so-called 'woke left?'Thomas Chatterton Williams, staff writer at The Atlantic. Hannah Arendt Center Senior Fellow at Bard College. Author of the recent piece “How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left.”Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale University.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Deborah Becker
How groceries are priced45:57Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/04/08/how-groceries-priced-pandemic-inflation"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeA shopper checks an information sign about eggs and empty shelves at a grocery store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Deborah Becker
Promised safety for risking their lives to help the American military, many Afghan nationals now feel confused and betrayed as the Trump administration restricts legal pathways for them to resettle in the U.S.As President Trump took office and began a sweeping crackdown on immigration, he ordered a pause on the processing of refugee applications and soon ended certain humanitarian parole programs.
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