A Moment Of Kindness From Anna

<p>Introducing <em>Beyond All Repair, </em>a new WBUR podcast hosted by Amory Sivertson. This series tells the story of a murder, but also the woman who was accused of that murder, Sophia.</p> <p>Sophia was newly married and six months pregnant when she was charged with murderin ... Show More

<p>Produced by WBUR, Boston’s NPR, in partnership with The Trace, The Gun Machine looks into the past to bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class: how early partnerships between mad scientist gunsmiths and a fledgling U.S. government created the gun in ... Show More

<p>We want to share a first listen of a new podcast we're working on at WBUR.</p> <p>Violation tells the story of two families bound together by an unthinkable crime. It explores America's opaque parole system and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets to decide? And, ... Show More

<p>On this episode of On Purpose, I sat down with Anna Akana. Anna is an American actress, filmmaker, musician, author, and comedian. She is most known for her massive presence on YouTube. </p> <p>Anna’s experience losing her 13-year-old sister to suicide when she 17 taught her t ... Show More

This week, the fellas are back with Anna Kornbluh. When we spoke with Alenka Zupančič recently, she told us we should interview Anna about her new book Immediacy Or, The style of Too Late Capitalism. So we did! We’re talking mediation, the negative, Van Gogh immersive experiences ... Show More

<p class="p1">The Hungarian musician Anna Detari studied the flute at the Liszt Institute in Budapest and developed a passion for performing contemporary compositions before her career was disrupted by Musician's Focal Dystonia - a mysterious condition which she went on to resear ... Show More

Anna's struggling to work with Rachel, the new member of staff at Tip Top Trading. 

This week we are joined by Anna Heid, a senior at The University of South Carolina in their nursing program who cheers, makes Tik Toks, & YouTube videos as well. We talk all things adjusting to college life, making friends + switching majors. She discusses starting her YouTube ch ... Show More

Poet and essayist Eula Biss joins us to discuss Having and Being Had (Riverhead, Sept. 1), an exquisite essay collection that interrogates the trappings of American affluence. Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, including books by Aimee Nezhukum ... Show More

In this very special episode, Shereen interviews Anna for an intimate look at her experience with mental health and the often destructive ways she coped with it in her past. We talk very openly about her drug abuse and multiple turning points in her life that served as a wake-up ... Show More