Sharon Brody
@thebrodybeat.bsky.social
listener. writer. journalism-er. photographer. wbur-radio-er.
former w's = gbh, fnx, kix, xyc.
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former w's = gbh, fnx, kix, xyc.
https://www.wbur.org/inside/staff/sharon-brody
https://www.instagram.com/thebrodybeat/
Oh hey! @wbur.org is re-upping my 2020 essay about some casual matriarchal bad-assery! Have some holiday leftovers, y’all! And happy Thanksgiving!
ESSAY: As we searched for a way to continue our annual holiday ping-pong tournament virtually, writes Sharon Brody, my mom surprised us all. wbur.fm/4p1ZMHR
Thanksgiving without ping-pong was unthinkable. Could my 88-year-old mother salvage it this year?
As we searched for a way to continue our annual holiday ping-pong tournament virtually, writes Sharon Brody, my mom surprised us all.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Oh hey! @wbur.org is re-upping my 2020 essay about some casual matriarchal bad-assery! Have some holiday leftovers, y’all! And happy Thanksgiving!
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Massachusetts state Senator Peter Durant about a GOP effort to protect the food assistance program SNAP
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Massachusetts state Senator Peter Durant about a GOP effort to protect the food assistance program SNAP
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we go full macabre at Harvard. I'll introduce you to a free exhibit of the odd gloomy witty works of the author and illustrator Edward Gorey, an influential virtuoso of offbeat doom.
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we go full macabre at Harvard. I'll introduce you to a free exhibit of the odd gloomy witty works of the author and illustrator Edward Gorey, an influential virtuoso of offbeat doom.
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- I'll introduce you to "Life on the Other Planet," a new documentary film about the gritty and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself.
October 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- I'll introduce you to "Life on the Other Planet," a new documentary film about the gritty and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself.
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- Katy Ruderman of Brookline is the head women's rowing coach at Bucknell University, and we check in with her as she's on the banks of the Charles River and her team prepares for the Head of the Charles Regatta.
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- Katy Ruderman of Brookline is the head women's rowing coach at Bucknell University, and we check in with her as she's on the banks of the Charles River and her team prepares for the Head of the Charles Regatta.
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we'll visit "Life on the Other Planet". It's a new documentary film about the intense, fun, and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself. I'll chat with the filmmaker, Vince Straggas, about his gritty stroll down memory lane.
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- we'll visit "Life on the Other Planet". It's a new documentary film about the intense, fun, and influential Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s and about the city itself. I'll chat with the filmmaker, Vince Straggas, about his gritty stroll down memory lane.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE @wbur.org FUND DRIVE SO I AM SHOUTING AT YOU TO PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY AND GIVE 110 PERCENT AND LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD AND EVERY OTHER SPORTS CLICHE!
Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE @wbur.org FUND DRIVE SO I AM SHOUTING AT YOU TO PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY AND GIVE 110 PERCENT AND LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD AND EVERY OTHER SPORTS CLICHE!
Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.
Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading abolitionist Charles Sumner. He was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and his activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
September 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading abolitionist Charles Sumner. He was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and his activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org, our conversation with WBUR's Eve Zuckoff who has the story on the Josh Kraft decision to drop out of the race for Boston Mayor
September 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org, our conversation with WBUR's Eve Zuckoff who has the story on the Josh Kraft decision to drop out of the race for Boston Mayor
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org--I'll introduce you to
the author of a major new biography of a leading 1800s abolitionist. Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, provided the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
the author of a major new biography of a leading 1800s abolitionist. Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, provided the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
September 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org--I'll introduce you to
the author of a major new biography of a leading 1800s abolitionist. Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, provided the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
the author of a major new biography of a leading 1800s abolitionist. Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, provided the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading 1800s abolitionist Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts whose activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the author of a major new biography of leading 1800s abolitionist Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts whose activism laid the groundwork for the 1950s Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional.
Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned.
August 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Next on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned.
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my conversation with emergency management expert Samantha Montano about the lessons Massachusetts has not learned.
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Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Ashish Jha. The dean of the Brown University School of Public Health says Massachusetts and other states can reduce the impact of the Republican decision to make cuts to Medicaid.
August 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Ashish Jha. The dean of the Brown University School of Public Health says Massachusetts and other states can reduce the impact of the Republican decision to make cuts to Medicaid.
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the journalist who revealed new developments in the efforts of Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston
August 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the journalist who revealed new developments in the efforts of Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn about Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors trying to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston
August 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn about Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and other investors trying to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the WNBA team to Boston
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, speaks with me about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration
July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, speaks with me about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration
July 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org -- my conversation with the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, about her party's approach to dealing with the first half-year of the Trump administration
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some hot button topics in the campaign--White Stadium, and bike lanes
July 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some hot button topics in the campaign--White Stadium, and bike lanes
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some issues taking center stage in the campaign--the cost of White Stadium, and the expansion of bike lanes
July 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just ahead on 90.9 @wbur.org you'll hear our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about some issues taking center stage in the campaign--the cost of White Stadium, and the expansion of bike lanes
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, with a focus on her plans to stem the violence and illegal drug use that's spreading from the area of Mass and Cass
July 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- our conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, with a focus on her plans to stem the violence and illegal drug use that's spreading from the area of Mass and Cass
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- taking another look at a longstanding Boston problem. You'll hear our conversation with Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald about his proposal for surrounding communities to help support the city's addiction recovery efforts
July 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Coming right up on 90.9 @wbur.org -- taking another look at a longstanding Boston problem. You'll hear our conversation with Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald about his proposal for surrounding communities to help support the city's addiction recovery efforts