A Chosen Family

Introducing Beyond All Repair, 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.

Sophia was newly married and six months pregnant when she was charged with murderin ...

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 ...

The Kabs family are one of social media's most cherished families, celebrated for their musical videos that feature the whole family. Mother Chan and Father Tay sit down with Gi to discuss their journey from teenage parenthood to raising a family of 3 kids. They delve into the ma ...  Show more

Nine-year-old Hallel is the oldest of three children. They also identify as a "boy-girl," which was a revelation to their parents Shira and Ari when Hallel made the announcement to them.Through a series of family recordings and interviews with WBUR's Martha Bebinger, the family s ...  Show more

Parents can be pretty amazing sometimes - these two stories feature parents who went above and beyond for their kids and their community. Ada Blackjack was an Inupiat woman who was the only survivor of an extreme Arctic expedition, and she did it all for her son. The McCoy Family ...  Show more

La première fois que j'ai vu Julie et Lucien, ils avaient 4 et 7 ans. J'avais fait des pancakes, ils étaient timides, et j'étais bouleversée. J'allais devenir leur belle-mère, j'allais rester "toute la vie, enfin, on espère"... Dans ce premier épisode, Julie et Lucien racontent n ...  Show more