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Seidu Sumani had one thing that wouldn't leave his mind before Ghana's World Cup match Tuesday in Foxborough.

“Back in the 1960s and ’70s, when the first wave of Taiwanese immigrants came to Boston ... they worked hand in hand with governments to support closer ties between Taiwan and Boston.”

While much of the world has World Cup fever, we're looking at some sports and activities that may not grab the same headlines. Cricket? Candlepin bowling? Roller derby? Read more!

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduced a bill in the U.S. House last week that aims to speed up repairs for wheelchair users across the country.

From biotech to colonial history, from wooded forests to college campuses, from the Berkshire Mountains to Cape Cod Bay, one radio show brings the entire Commonwealth together. “In Common” is the weekly news show produced by three public radio stations that span the state, NEPM, CAI and GBH News. Host Jeremy Siegel dives into issues that affect all of Massachusetts, and tells stories that reflect life in every corner of the commonwealth.Listen Saturdays at 2p on NEPM 88.5 in Springfield, CAI 90.1 on the Cape and Islands, and GBH News 89.7 in Boston.

Another Brockton resident spoke out at a recent government meeting about what she called a “very inappropriate” interaction with Mayor Moises Rodrigues.

Gabriella Berry is interning with GBH’s All Things Considered team for summer 2026.

Discover how GBH News Rooted’s short-form series The Message, hosted by Paris Alston, uses brilliant writing and a Black perspective to drive explosive YouTube growth.

Get to know the mission-driven team behind GBH’s Beacon Circle. Discover Lauren, Deb, and Megan’s public media stories, favorite programs, and hidden talents.

Percussionist and composer Reynaliz Herrera returns to The Culture Show with excerpts from BIKEncerto, her four-movement concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra. Herrera turns the bicycle into a rich percussive instrument of rhythm, texture, machinery and music. The full album is also available on Bandcamp. Today we hear excerpts from I. Everything Movement, III. Metallic Movement and IV. Tires Movement. Today’s performance full credits: “BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra” Composer: Reynaliz Herrera Performed by: Reynaliz Herrera (Bicycle Percussion Soloist)& Ideas, Not Theories; Ideas, Not Theories Orchestra: Founder/Owner/Artistic Director: Reynaliz Herrera, David Flowers: Conductor, Nathaniel Kim: Concertmaster/Violin I, Hannah Rebeca Lopez Vega: Violin II, Emma Michaud: Viola, Thomas Rodman: Cello, Adam Gurczak: Double Bass, Vivek Patel: Flute, Mary O’Keefe: Oboe,, Shannon Leigh: Clarinet, Francesca Panunto: BassoonJill Medvedow returns for Big Little Books, The Culture Show’s book club series celebrating short books that can be read in one sitting but linger long after. This month’s selection is Parade: A Folktale by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell — a 96-page novella about memory, guilt, imagination and the mythic creatures we carry with us into adulthood.Jameson Johnson, founder and editor in chief of Boston Art Review, joins us to discuss the publication’s latest issue and how artists are thinking through history, America at 250 and the stories we choose to preserve. The conversation also looks at Art Radar, Boston Art Review’s map of Greater Boston’s art spaces, galleries, museums and artist-run venues.