WBUR Reporter Martha Bebinger talks to entrepreneur and social justice leader Demond Martin about lessons from his new book “Friends of the Good," an exploration of how deep friendships boost our resilience in work and life.

This conversation was a part of The WBUR Festival (2026), where thousands of attendees descend on Boston each year to hear movers, makers, and other fascinating people in conversation with each other and with WBUR.

WBUR's Simón Rios speaks with two former immigration judges — Art Arthur, a fellow in law and policy at The Center for Immigration Studies; and George Pappas, the principal owner of Pappas Legal, PLLC representing clients in Western North Carolina and nationwide in U.S. immigration law — about recent shifts in immigration policy, and whether we’re witnessing lawlessness or a controversial interpretation and enforcement of existing laws.

This conversation was a part of The WBUR Festival (2026), where thousands of attendees descend on Boston each year to hear movers, makers, and other fascinating people in conversation with each other and with WBUR.

Ashley Maceli (VP of AI solutions at Eastern Bank), Jen Stave (executive director of Harvard Business School's AI institute), and Andrew Hogue (head of AI at Duolingo) speak with WBUR tech correspondent Scott Kirsner about how their companies are deploying AI today and what AI-driven workplaces might look like in the future.

This conversation was a part of The WBUR Festival (2026), where thousands of attendees descend on Boston each year to hear movers, makers, and other fascinating people in conversation with each other and with WBUR.