All Pieces for Connecticut Public (WNPR)
After a year of online school, high school senior Bridget Donovan is back in the building and feeling like “a freshman again.” This week on NEXT, w...
- Added: Apr 01, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, in the aftermath of the killings of six Asian women in Atlanta, we hear about the inextricable link between racism and sexism. P...
- Added: Mar 25, 2021
- Length: 49:58
Through fresh eyes, there’s a lot that’s unusual about American life and culture — from bloated wallets and giant cars to the emphasis on self. Thi...
- Added: Mar 17, 2021
- Length: 50:00
NASA plans to land the first woman on the moon in 2024. This week on NEXT, we talk to a Maine astronaut who is part of the Artemis mission about wh...
- Added: Mar 10, 2021
- Length: 50:00
The Biden administration and state leaders are pushing to get more students into “in-person” classes again. This week on NEXT, the politics of maki...
- Added: Mar 04, 2021
- Length: 50:00
A new report shows that millions of homes across the country are at risk of flooding — and insurance companies aren’t keeping up. This week on NEXT...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, we hear about the enduring impacts of The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people in 2003. Plus, the myste...
- Added: Feb 18, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, we’ll hear the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout across our region — including concerns over inequities in distribution — a...
- Added: Feb 11, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, why one New England state is vaccinating young researchers before older adults. Plus, a look at ropeless fishing and the hope to...
- Added: Feb 04, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, what student loan forgiveness under the Biden administration would mean for borrowers in Maine. Plus, an interview with Shalanda...
- Added: Jan 28, 2021
- Length: 50:00
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are the first of their kind to use mRNA. This week on NEXT, how this new experimental technology could hel...
- Added: Jan 21, 2021
- Length: 50:00
Severe storms. Heat waves. Rising seas. New England is already seeing the impacts of climate change, and scientists project they will become more d...
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 50:00
Public school enrollment in New England is down during the pandemic. But even when kids are enrolled, it can be a struggle to get some to show up. ...
- Added: Jan 07, 2021
- Length: 50:00
This week, in a special episode of NEXT, we listen to a collection of award-winning stories from the New England News Collaborative — from a retros...
- Added: Dec 29, 2020
- Length: 50:00
The brothers behind New England’s famous R&B group Tavares are of Cape Verdean descent. This week on NEXT, what that means in a Black and white Ame...
- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 50:00
Most COVID-19 deaths in New England can be tied to long-term care facilities. This week on NEXT, how a nursing home – spared from the virus for mon...
- Added: Dec 17, 2020
- Length: 50:00
The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive as soon as mid-December, but it’s up to each state to figure out how to distribute the...
- Added: Dec 10, 2020
- Length: 50:00
This week on NEXT, North Atlantic right whales are under threat of extinction. Scientists say entanglement in fishing lines is the main cause of de...
- Added: Dec 03, 2020
- Length: 50:00
When a group of immigrants started a community farm in a Yankee farming town, their presence was complicated by race and rural American identity. T...
- Added: Nov 24, 2020
- Length: 50:00
What we don’t learn in school can matter as much as the lessons we do learn. This week on NEXT, we talk to teachers and students about the harm of ...
- Added: Nov 17, 2020
- Length: 50:00
