Introducing a new miniseries from The Globe: "The Curse Breakers"
This new miniseries, The Curse Breakers, tells the incredible story of how 20 years ago, the 2004 Boston Red Sox finally overcame the so-called ‘Curse of the Bambino’, shaking off 86 years of bad luck, to finally win the World Series championship.
Even if you’re not a die-hard baseball fan, this story is about more than just the game—it’s about resilience, hope and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. So get ready to relive the moments that redefined what it means to be a Red Sox fan.
You can find the episodes of this miniseries in The Globe, a new podcast feed where you can listen to excellent audio features from The Boston Globe.
If you like what you hear, check out The Globe podcast wherever you get you podcasts or visit globe.com/globepodcast.
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Reverse Course: This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air’ in driest parts of the world
People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.
This episode looks at water conservation in the Navajo Nation. Up to 30% of the homes on the Navajo Nation still go without running water. But there’s new hope for many of these arid communities. They’re using solar-powered machines to pull moisture straight out of the air. Each one creates more than a gallon of fresh drinking water every day.
Dive deeper into this episode here.
Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous nine episodes here.
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Reverse Course: Detroit debuts 'road of the future' with wireless EV charging
People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.
This episode looks at wireless electric vehicle charging. Detroit is testing a new way to charge electric vehicles that doesn’t require plugging in: Just park or drive your car on the right strip of road and watch the battery meter tick up.
Dive deeper into this episode here.
Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous nine episodes here.
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Reverse Course: Shipbuilders harness the wind to clean up global shipping
People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.
This episode looks at shipping goods by sea on large container ships, which creates about 3% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions each year. In pursuit of a cleaner alternative, some companies are using wind power to move cargo.
Dive deeper into this episode here.
Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous nine episodes here.
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Reverse Course: Planes pollute the planet, but new technology could clean up the aviation industry
People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.
This episode looks at big commercial airliners, some of the fastest-growing sources of climate-warming pollution on the planet. Scientists and entrepreneurs are trying to solve that problem with sustainable aviation fuels, such as electric batteries and hydrogen.
Dive deeper into this episode here.
Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous nine episodes here.
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