Can Generative AI Help Treat Dyslexia?

Salem will spend the next year giving 100 residents living below the poverty line $500 a month --- no string attached --- and studying how the extra income shapes their lives. GBH reporter Craig LeMoult joins Paris to talk about how it's going to work.

Paris speaks with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington about the history of Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts, and why it's time for the Commonwealth as a whole to recognize the holiday.

Fear can be a valid response to scary situations --- and in some cases, when our brains react with fear to situations that won't harm us, it can also be an opportunity to learn. In the latest installment of Wake Up Well, our monthly mental health series, Paris talks to Ajay Satpute, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who studies the neuroscience of emotion, fear and social cognition.

Today marks one year since Hamas invaded Israel.  In remembrance of that somber anniversary, GBH's Esteban Bustillos has the story of two friends from Boston who believe that peace in the Middle East is still something that can be achieved.

After Hurricane Helene’s devastation, GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein explains why flooding happens and what we can expect from the rest of this year’s hurricane season.

What's the Game of Thrones-like name people used for October centuries ago? Which (allegedly) haunted locale really exists in Massachusetts? And what's a sports equinox? Edgar B. Herwick III of GBH's Curiosity Desk joins us for some autumnal trivia.

Should naturally-grown psychedelics be legal in Massachusetts? Today Paris talks to someone people behind the No on 4 campaign: Chris Keohane of the Coalition for Safe Communities

Should naturally-grown psychedelics, like psychocybin mushrooms, be legal in Massachusetts? Today Jeremy talks to two people behind the Yes on 4 campaign: Emily Oneschuk, the grassroots campaign director, and Dr. Roxanne Sholevar.

A website that platforms hate and terror groups, including neo-Nazis and KKK, got its start through some funding from a Boston-based venture capital firm. Tim Biba and Phillip Martin investigated the website's origins and the ethical conversations around giving hate a platform.

Visions, Inc., the Dorchester-based organization that works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in workplaces, is celebrating 40 years in the business at a tumultuous time. Executive Director Elika Dadsetan-Foley and DEI consultant Vernā Myers join Paris ahead of their gala Friday night to talk about the future of DEI work.