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09/28/2026

Turning 75 next week (!) and it's still our comfort show, too. 😉

09/27/2026

How we doin’ out there, neighbors?!

Hope everybody is stayin’ safe and somewhat dry. ☔️😬

09/26/2026

Pip is a bit of a silver fox. Or more accurately, a silver penguin.

While he doesn't look his age –– keeping up with his 2- and 3-year-old friends just fine –– he's starting to feel it. He's 29 now, meaning he's lived three times as long as his endangered relatives out in Africa. So his caretakers at the New England Aquarium set him up with acupuncture treatments.

From trainer Mia Luzietti: "Acupuncture’s brought out this soft side to him sometimes, and he relaxes into it. You can almost see in real time those muscles relaxing. It’s just been great.”

Pip's been waddling a lot more comfortably these days. You can read the full story from GBH News' Craig LeMoult at the link in our comments.

09/25/2026

Share your favorite PBS doc recs in the comments. It's going to be a LONG weekend, and this is a safe space.

09/25/2026

The 2 is shipping out to Boston. Where should we go first? 👀

09/23/2026

Apple picking— sorry, apple SCULPTING season is here! 🍎

09/23/2026

How do you build a soundproof room?

GBH's Tim Mangini explains the design choices that keep our audio studios so quiet.

09/22/2026

Content creator and educator Alexis Nikole Nelson, a.k.a. the Black Forager (BlackForager), joined The Curiosity Desk to talk about her new cooking guide, “Happy Snacking, Don't Die!” True to her roots, Nelson surprised host Edgar B. Herwick III with a sweet fact during the interview.

Watch more by visiting the GBH News YouTube channel.

09/22/2026

A MASTERPIECE | PBS AMA! Save the date!

Attention, Marble Hall Murder fans! Author, screenwriter, & executive producer Anthony Horowitz wants your questions! He’s joining us for a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) at 12pm on Sept 29 to discuss the Susan Ryeland series, Foyle’s War, writing, mystery, and much more 📚Follow this link to join us then: https://www.reddit.com/r/MasterpiecePBS/

09/15/2026

As libraries seek new and less costly ways to reach people, mobile libraries, or bookmobiles, are making a bit of a comeback. In 2019, there were just five in Mass. Now there are 16, with new ones recently popping up in Newton and Watertown.

They operate like a library branch on wheels. Patrons can sign up for a library card on it if they don't have one or renew their library card. They can request to have books sent to the bookmobile and pick them up at whatever stop is most convenient for them. The schedule is usually posted on the library's website.

They're also generally less expensive to run than a traditional library. Thomas Crane Public Library Exec. Director Sara Slymon: "They're pretty affordable, honestly. They're like $80,000, which is a lot of money, but to build even the smallest new branch would be $10 million. So it's a good way to stretch the taxpayer dollar to get out to everybody without spending, you know, millions of dollars."

Full GBH News story link in the comments.