June 16, 2025 – Frederick Douglass in opera, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and the Battle of Bunker Hill at 250

About The Episode Frederick Douglass had a life that could be described as operatic. The late composer Ulysses Kay, in his last major work, saw that it was. The Boston […]
The First to Celebrate: Massachusetts and the Origins of July 4th

Massachusetts has always played a special role in America’s story, both for the pivotal events that happened here, and for how its people chose to honor and remember them. In […]