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The Curiosity Desk

The Curiosity Desk

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概要

Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and examines everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Tune in daily for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in.

Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.

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  • Who Invented The Care Package?
    2026/05/04

    First up, Edgar learns about the first-ever care package – delivered 80 years ago – and discusses the state of global humanitarian aid with Michelle Nunn, CEO of CARE.

    Then, Edgar talks with music journalist Tim Reilly about what everyone gets wrong about Bob Dylan.

    Lastly... What’s the weirdest thing you can buy at the Oddities & Curiosities expo? Edgar gets a debrief from GBH Morning Edition producer Diego Lopez.

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    52 分
  • Why Not Invite Everyone To Your Wedding?
    2026/05/01

    First up we celebrate May Day. We are learning some essential Massachusetts labor history, from the 1912 Bread & Roses Strike in Lawrence up ’til our present moment, with Steve Striffler, director of the Labor Resource Center at UMass Boston.

    Next, Edgar explores the evolutionary link between dinosaurs of millennia past and our modern-day birds, with author & evolutionary biologist Steve Brusatte.

    Lastly, Would you show up for a public wedding on a park common? There’s one this weekend in Cambridge. We’ll talk with the bride and groom-to-be, Cambridge Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem & Vijeta Saini.

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    52 分
  • Why Are Moroccan Farmers Planting Shrimp Seeds?
    2026/04/30

    First, it’s B.U. misinformation researcher Joan Donovan on why so many people – on the left & right – were quick to cry conspiracy after the WHCA dinner shooting, and the impact of manifestos in our digital era.

    Then: As climate change creates harsher conditions for farmers, scientists are MIT are working to develop drought-resistant super-seeds. We’ll learn more with professor Benedetto Marelli & postdoc Giorgio Rizzo.

    And, inspired by some listener comments, Edgar learns about home brewing and the politics surrounding it. He’ll talk with Ash Corbett-Collins from the UK’s CAMRA movement & Northeastern professor & beer historian Malcolm Purinton.

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    52 分
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