Rob Lane

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“Robot umpires in baseball are inevitable,” Katie Nolan said in a YouTube video from January. “But I’m telling you right now: you’re going to miss having a human whose face  you can scream into.”Nolan hosts Casuals, a SiriusXM podcast that takes a wry, comedic look at sports news. She emerged out of Boston’s sports commentary scene in the mid-2010s as part of a cohort of personalities shaped by blogs and YouTube.

1 week ago | wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Rob Lane

Economist Paul Krugman says Boston's 'Jenga tower' economy teeters on HarvardPaul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and former New York Times columnist, joins WBUR's Morning Edition. In his latest newsletter, he argued that if Harvard crumbles under pressure from the Trump administration, the rest of Greater Boston's economy could crumble with it. This segment airs on May 28, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

1 week ago | wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Rob Lane

Tell us: Which Greater Boston restaurants do you think are Michelin-worthy? BOSTON - FEBRUARY 23: Tuna carpaccio salad from Neptune Oyster in the North End. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)So, we asked two of Boston’s most competitive chefs — Tiffani Faison, of Sweet Cheeks Q, and Lambert “Lambo” Givens, of Hunter’s Kitchen and Bar — to make some "dark horse" Michelin predictions.

1 week ago | wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Rob Lane

HomeLocal CoverageA Norwood mom's fight to preserve the memory of her 13-year-old son, lost to gun violenceWhen Remy Lawrence's son Tyler was killed in 2023, she called on her neighbors in Norwood to help keep his name alive. The community delivered. This segment aired on May 26, 2025. Audio will be available soon.

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Rob Lane

HomeLocal CoverageWhy Mike Kennealy, a top Charlie Baker lieutenant, is running for governorMike Kennealy, who served as former Gov. Charlie Baker's housing secretary, is taking a run at the governor's office himself. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition. This segment airs on May 23, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.