NEXT

Series produced by Connecticut Public (WNPR)

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NEXT is a weekly, hour-long radio show and podcast exploring the rapid changes in New England, one of the oldest parts of the nation. This feed is for stations that subscribe to the weekly show.

NEXT is a project of the New England News Collaborative, ten public media companies coming together to tell the stories of a changing region, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Host Morgan Springer and reporters from stations around New England explore stories that connect six small states that share a lot in common, but also have some sharp differences. Each week features enterprise journalism about topics ranging from climate change to transportation to shifting demographics; long-form interviews about New England's unique character and place in the world; and sound from around the region that tells the stories of its people and environment. NEXT is produced by Connecticut Public Radio and powered by WBUR, WGBH, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, Maine Public Radio, New England Public Media, WCAI, The Public's Radio, WSHU and Connecticut Public. Hide full description

NEXT is a project of the New England News Collaborative, ten public media companies coming together to tell the stories of a changing region, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Host Morgan Springer and reporters from stations around New England explore stories that connect six small states that share a lot in common, but also have some sharp differences. Each week features enterprise journalism about topics ranging from climate change to transportation to shifting demographics; long-form interviews about New England's unique character and place in the world; and sound from around the region that tells the stories of its people and environment. NEXT is produced by Connecticut Public Radio and powered by WBUR, WGBH, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio,... Show full description


242 Pieces

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This week, we explore the opioid epidemic in New England, including the documentary "Short of Breath" by Ryan Sweikert. Also, "Forgotten Farms" loo...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 50:01
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This week: The potential downsides of legal recreational marijuana in Massachusetts and Maine; a follow-up to our story about "forgotten farms" loo...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we'll continue our investigation into toxic PCBs. A new report shows they could be contaminating tens of thousands of schools nationwide...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
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This week, refugees come to New England from Syria and Iraq; Bill Littlefield considers our region's sporting culture; and, we'll hear ghastly stor...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, as the election season winds to a close, we'll talk about New England's political DNA; we'll talk about the region's recent decision to ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 49:58
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This week, we try and make sense of a momentous election across our region. We talk with reporters who tracked long lines at the polls, and big rac...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
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This week, we'll find out whatever happened to that Vermont GMO labeling law and talk with the author of the new book, "Modified"; we'll learn abou...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we bring you an encore show for Thanksgiving week. We'll update Shannon Dooling's investigation into private special education schools; ...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This evergreen episode of NEXT is an updated version of our Episode 1, called "The Side Of the Road." In it, we investigate traffic stop data in Ve...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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We'll take you to two places in New England that most people don’t get to see. Inside mountain they call the “bat cave" that stores an enormous bat...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, two stories of contamination. A macabre animal graveyard at an Ivy League school that's leaching toxins into drinking water; a homeowner...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 49:58
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There’s a huge demographic shift that’s happening in New England That means cities bringing in refugees - and entire industries relying on immigra...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
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We explore rural homelessness in New Hampshire; We learn about a huge experimental forest that's teaching scientists about acid rain, climate chang...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2016
  • Length: 50:01
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This week, we revisit an episode from October, 2016. We explore the opioid epidemic in New England, including the documentary "Short of Breath" by ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 50:00
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Federal policy changes were supposed to end random deportations of people who aren’t criminals - but in parts of New England, it’s still happening....

  • Added: Jan 12, 2017
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we'll explore the confounding system of imposing low bail on non-violent offenders - a bail they often can't make; Colin Woodard gives u...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 49:59
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This week, a look at the problem of patients who need mental health services, and long waits in the emergency room. Also, gentrification and the to...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 50:00
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Old mill towns like Lawrence, Mass are searching for a new identity. This hour, we’ll look at “Gateway Cities” planning for a new kind of economic ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 50:00
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This week's show is focused on our series Facing Change, about the shifting demographics of the region, and the role that immigration is playing. W...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we'll find out how hard it is for farmer - young farmers, anyway - to afford health insurance to cover them in this dangerous job; We'll...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 50:00