HeyJaredThe Curiosity Desk
Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and examines everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Tune in daily for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in. Have something you’re curious about?
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- Sep 24, 2026
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How Can We Learn to Trust Modern Medicine? (opens the original)
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September 24, 2026 First up, Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan returns for her Thursday segment “The Glitch Report.” She’ll react to sexual assault charges brought against influencer / looksmaxxer Clavicular, and news that Draft Kings uses AI to target at-risk gamblers. After, Edgar meets Nick Florco , STAT News’ new reporter on the brand-new "trust-in-science” beat. They’ll discuss MAHA, RFK Jr., and the media’s role in getting skeptics & science-trusters to better empathize with one anoth
Is A Gas Tax Reprieve On Its Way? (opens the original)
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September 23, 2026 First up, GBH’s Adam Reilly helps make sense of Gov. Healey’s proposed suspension of the Mass. gas tax. We’ll also air a remote piece from producer Leah Crowley interviewing folks at the pump. Then, we've got an “Ask The” double-header today. That begins with Debbie Merriam from the Wakefield Arboretum & GBH’s Dave Epstein for an autumn edition of “Ask The Gardner” After, we keep the call-in momentum going with “Ask The Dog & Cat Behaviorists.” Rachel Geller from All Cats All
Why Should I Care About The U.N. General Assembly? (opens the original)
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September 22, 2026 First up, the UN General Assembly is ongoing in New York. We’ll talk about the agenda and what we ought to know from Esther Brimmer , former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs . Then, Edgar gets 101-style debrief on U.S. interest rates with MIT economist Jon Gruber . After, it’s Gal Tziperman Lotan back with Four Things to Know. We'll end exploring whether teens are indeed reading at lower rates, and what it’ll take to get them to pick up books
How Are Ballot Questions Funded? (opens the original)
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September 21, 2026 First up, we’re learning about the financial backers behind this year’s ballot questions, with Commonwealth Beacon reporter Chris Lisinski . Then, Edgar meets TikTok creator Alexis Nikole Nelson – a.k.a The Black Forager – for a conversation about her brand-new cooking guide Happy Snacking, Don't Die! Lastly, we’re reflecting on 30 years of the WNBA with journalist and author Tamryn Spruill , out with a comprehensive telling in The W: A History of the WNBA .
Have We All Forgotten How To Apologize? (opens the original)
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September 17th, 2026 First, it’s the latest edition The Glitch Report, with misinformation researcher Joan Donovan . This week, she & Edgar talk with Astra Taylor , who co-authored the new book End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World with activist and bestseller Naomi Klein. Then: Yom Kippur begins this Sunday. Edgar welcomes Rabbi Charlie Schwartz from Lehrhaus and Hebrew College president Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld for a conversation about the notion of atonement, both within &
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