Lynn Jolicoeur
@lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social
Producer/Reporter at WBUR in Boston; singer of jazz & pop; love anything near, in, on the ocean; mountains, hiking, rail trail biking
A new documentary claims the wrong photographer got credit for taking one of the most harrowing, iconic photos of the Vietnam War. It shows a young girl, naked, fleeing a napalm bombing in her South Vietnamese village. Hear Lisa Mullins' interview with the filmmakers: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
Who shot the iconic Vietnam War 'Napalm Girl' photo? Film claims wrong photographer got the credit
The photographer credited with taking the photo, then an AP staff member, won the Pulitzer Prize for it. But a former AP editor says a freelance photographer took the picture. That photographer has al...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A new documentary claims the wrong photographer got credit for taking one of the most harrowing, iconic photos of the Vietnam War. It shows a young girl, naked, fleeing a napalm bombing in her South Vietnamese village. Hear Lisa Mullins' interview with the filmmakers: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
Looking forward to singing (jazz and pop/R&B tunes w/ guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen) at the Harvestween Festival, White Barn Farm in Wrentham, on Saturday, October 25 (10:00-4:00, our set 11:45 to 1:15). Join us for a fun fall day!
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Harvestween | White Barn Farm
Join us after the Pumpkin Pacer for our annual Harvestween Festival!
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October 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Looking forward to singing (jazz and pop/R&B tunes w/ guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen) at the Harvestween Festival, White Barn Farm in Wrentham, on Saturday, October 25 (10:00-4:00, our set 11:45 to 1:15). Join us for a fun fall day!
www.whitebarnfarm.org/events-1/har...
www.whitebarnfarm.org/events-1/har...
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Listen to this meaningful interview full of wisdom, humanity and hope - reporting from Lisa Mullins and @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social @wbur.org
Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war
Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023. In July of this year, he lost his mother,...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Listen to this meaningful interview full of wisdom, humanity and hope - reporting from Lisa Mullins and @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social @wbur.org
“Only after I felt safe… I started to realize that my life has completely shattered.” Jaser AbuMousa has suffered unfathomable loss in the war in Gaza. He speaks with WBUR’s Lisa Mullins:
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Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war
Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023. In July of this year, he lost his mother,...
www.wbur.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“Only after I felt safe… I started to realize that my life has completely shattered.” Jaser AbuMousa has suffered unfathomable loss in the war in Gaza. He speaks with WBUR’s Lisa Mullins:
www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
As public broadcasting has lost all of its federal funding, help WBUR continue to be here for you -- reporting the facts, holding power to account, highlighting voices from marginalized communities and producing "driveway moment" radio (including moments of joy!). donate.wbur.org/secure/give?...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As public broadcasting has lost all of its federal funding, help WBUR continue to be here for you -- reporting the facts, holding power to account, highlighting voices from marginalized communities and producing "driveway moment" radio (including moments of joy!). donate.wbur.org/secure/give?...
Looking forward to moderating this discussion Thursday evening about homelessness and supportive/affordable housing in Boston. Join us if you can!
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2025 NABB Housing Forum: Ending Street Homelessness: What is Working in Boston
Join us for the 2025 Neighborhood Association of Back Bay (NABB) Housing Forum, Ending Street Homelessness: What is Working in Boston. Audience members will learn about Permanent Supportive Housing, g...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Looking forward to moderating this discussion Thursday evening about homelessness and supportive/affordable housing in Boston. Join us if you can!
bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68965...
bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68965...
Scientists drilled off the coast of Cape Cod this summer -- for water. FRESH water. They found it, deep below the ocean floor. Hear my conversation with one of the heads of the global expedition: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod
Scientists have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where they are and how they got there is a mystery.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Scientists drilled off the coast of Cape Cod this summer -- for water. FRESH water. They found it, deep below the ocean floor. Hear my conversation with one of the heads of the global expedition: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
After coming in a distant second to Mayor Michelle Wu in this week’s preliminary election, Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor’s race: www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
Josh Kraft bows out of Boston race for mayor
Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
After coming in a distant second to Mayor Michelle Wu in this week’s preliminary election, Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor’s race: www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
"No one can afford to lose 12% of your workforce at any given time. But these folks are performing essential roles. The people we're supporting here would not have the lives they do, were it not for these workers." www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
South Shore nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities fears losing Haitian workers
Marshfield-based Road to Responsibility runs 52 group homes. Twelve percent of its workers are Haitians who are in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status, a legal protection the Trump administration i...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"No one can afford to lose 12% of your workforce at any given time. But these folks are performing essential roles. The people we're supporting here would not have the lives they do, were it not for these workers." www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
At Norfolk County Correctional Center, some men have been learning how to cook in hopes of possibly landing jobs in professional kitchens when they get out. Research finds people with steady jobs after jail or prison are much less likely to commit new crimes. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
Norfolk jail culinary program helps incarcerated men cook up new skills for a better life
The program at Norfolk County Correctional Center, run by The Snapchef Foundation, provides men with eight weeks of kitchen and online learning, as well as support to get hired in professional kitchen...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
At Norfolk County Correctional Center, some men have been learning how to cook in hopes of possibly landing jobs in professional kitchens when they get out. Research finds people with steady jobs after jail or prison are much less likely to commit new crimes. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
Captivating Cape Cod. Never gets old.
August 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Captivating Cape Cod. Never gets old.
Prouder than ever to do what I do.
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The news won't stop. Neither will we.
While the federal funding clawback is a real setback, it's not game over. It's game on.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Prouder than ever to do what I do.
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You'll want to listen to this Fall River Fire Department lieutenant, Paul Machado, describe his experience rescuing people from a fire at an assisted living facility Sunday. The fire killed 10 people. About 60 survived with the help of first responders including Machado. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire
Lt. Paul Machado, a 30-year veteran of Fall River Fire Department who helped rescue elderly and disabled residents of Gabriel House by ladder, reflects on the tragedy.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
You'll want to listen to this Fall River Fire Department lieutenant, Paul Machado, describe his experience rescuing people from a fire at an assisted living facility Sunday. The fire killed 10 people. About 60 survived with the help of first responders including Machado. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
"The funding is not being advanced to the scientists who have dedicated their career to making a difference in the world... We're talking about research that's going to change the course of history of disease.": Chancellor Michael Collins, UMass Chan Medical School
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UMass Chan Medical School faces shortfall of tens of millions of dollars in NIH funding
The medical school's chancellor, Dr. Michael Collins, said nearly $42 million in grants expected by the institution's scientists for research and related expenses did not come through for the fiscal y...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The funding is not being advanced to the scientists who have dedicated their career to making a difference in the world... We're talking about research that's going to change the course of history of disease.": Chancellor Michael Collins, UMass Chan Medical School
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So thankful for our beautiful Massachusetts coastline. Halibut Point State Park (and Reservation — run by The Trustees of Reservations), Rockport.
July 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
So thankful for our beautiful Massachusetts coastline. Halibut Point State Park (and Reservation — run by The Trustees of Reservations), Rockport.
Hate to read this. Have always loved the big, beautiful, clear-watered Lake Winnipesaukee. Climate change and fertilizer runoff are threatening it.
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‘Our livelihood is in danger’: Lake Winnipesaukee has a bacteria problem, and locals are worried - The Boston Globe
In 2024, Winnipesaukee saw record cyanobacteria blooms, amid warmer temperatures and an increase in nutrients that feed the bacteria.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hate to read this. Have always loved the big, beautiful, clear-watered Lake Winnipesaukee. Climate change and fertilizer runoff are threatening it.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/25/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/25/m...
Glorious way to end the week: a three-summit Friday in the White Mountains. Views from Mt. Webster, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce.
June 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Glorious way to end the week: a three-summit Friday in the White Mountains. Views from Mt. Webster, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce.
Looking forward to singing at Medford Porchfest Saturday! I'll perform jazz, pop and R&B tunes with guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen at 20 Mystic Street from about 12:45 to 2:00. Check website in case rain moves it from Saturday to Sunday!
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Medford Porchfest 2025
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June 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Looking forward to singing at Medford Porchfest Saturday! I'll perform jazz, pop and R&B tunes with guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen at 20 Mystic Street from about 12:45 to 2:00. Check website in case rain moves it from Saturday to Sunday!
medford.porchfest.info
medford.porchfest.info
A note from WBUR's CEO, Margaret Low, about the Trump administration's request to Congress to claw back funding for public broadcasting: www.wbur.org/inside/2025/...
The most serious threat we’ve ever faced — please stand with WBUR and NPR
The White House issued a memo yesterday formally asking Congress to claw back funds that support public broadcasting. It’s the most direct attack on WBUR — and public media — ever.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A note from WBUR's CEO, Margaret Low, about the Trump administration's request to Congress to claw back funding for public broadcasting: www.wbur.org/inside/2025/...
Happy 75th Birthday, WBUR! Had a blast doing this tribute with my colleagues Friday night.
June 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Happy 75th Birthday, WBUR! Had a blast doing this tribute with my colleagues Friday night.
Fun scene on the BU Beach this afternoon! Musicians including Violinist Pranav Swaroop and band on stage at The WBUR Festival.
May 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Fun scene on the BU Beach this afternoon! Musicians including Violinist Pranav Swaroop and band on stage at The WBUR Festival.
Lots of awesome energy and timely conversations at The WBUR Festival. Building up to the BUR Birthday Bash (75 years old!) tonight! Festival continues tomorrow.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lots of awesome energy and timely conversations at The WBUR Festival. Building up to the BUR Birthday Bash (75 years old!) tonight! Festival continues tomorrow.
www.wburfestival.org
www.wburfestival.org
One week to The WBUR Festival! The BU campus will be abuzz w/ conversations about climate, politics, health, more; live music, comedy. Hear from Anthony Fauci, Roxane Gay, Leslie Odom, Jr. Have a beer w/ Joe Castiglione or Jeopardy champ Amy Schneider! Kids' stage, street fair:
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The WBUR Festival - Boston, MA, USA
Imagine if The New Yorker Festival and the Aspen Ideas Festival had a baby — one with a Boston accent and Big Papi’s swagger. That’s The WBUR Festival, coming in May 2025. We’re celebrating WBUR's 75t...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One week to The WBUR Festival! The BU campus will be abuzz w/ conversations about climate, politics, health, more; live music, comedy. Hear from Anthony Fauci, Roxane Gay, Leslie Odom, Jr. Have a beer w/ Joe Castiglione or Jeopardy champ Amy Schneider! Kids' stage, street fair:
www.wburfestival.org
www.wburfestival.org
"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts
Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.
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May 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
"If we care about people having nutritious food, we need to make sure that there's a system for allowing those kinds of stores to be able to operate in low-income communities." @bill-walczak.bsky.social on the closing of nonprofit grocer Daily Table in Greater Boston.
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Customers, leaders shocked by sudden shutdown of nonprofit grocer Daily Table
The organization opened its first store, in Dorchester, in 2015. It then expanded to Roxbury, Mattapan, Salem and Cambridge. Leaders say even though need is on the rise, it had to shut down abruptly d...
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May 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"If we care about people having nutritious food, we need to make sure that there's a system for allowing those kinds of stores to be able to operate in low-income communities." @bill-walczak.bsky.social on the closing of nonprofit grocer Daily Table in Greater Boston.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...