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Spotlight: Steward Health Care's Herb Holtz voicemail message

Herb Holtz, counsel for Steward Health Care, left this voicemail message for the the company's chief financial officer in January 2022. In it, Holtz emphasized the need to pay private intelligence firms. This recording was obtained by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and shared with the Boston Globe Spotlight Team.

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Podcast promo: Boston's busing crisis through the eyes of a mother and daughter

Earline Pruitt was a plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to the desegregation of Boston's public schools 50 years ago. Her daughter, Denise, got on one of the school buses after the decision came down. In this emotional recounting of that time, Denise and Earline shared their memories with reporter Ivy Scott and reflected on how this period that came to be known as Boston's 'busing crisis' affected them then and now.

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The 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series Win through the eyes of fans

In the epilogue of “The Curse Breakers,” we turn to the fans. Red Sox Nation’s unwavering loyalty fueled the team's historic run in 2004. This episode brings their unforgettable stories to life: a daughter surprises her father with World Series tickets gifted by a Red Sox player. A husband shares how his wife, who was battling cancer, found much-needed escape in watching each night. We also hear the incredible story of a baby born during Game 4 of the World Series as the Sox secured their first championship in 86 years — symbolizing both new life and renewed hope.

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The Harvard Plan Episode 1 - Excerpt

This episode begins with the hopeful vibes around Claudine Gay’s history-making inauguration at the end of September 2023, and ends with the congressional hearing on anti-semitism that did so much to undermine her standing, in December 2023. In between, war breaks out in the Middle East, triggering a bitter campus struggle over anti-semitism, free speech, and the proper role of the university. We slow down the whipsaw chain of events to bring listeners direct eyewitness accounts of what happened, from professors, wealthy donors, and spiritual leaders.

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The Harvard Plan Episode 2 - Excerpt

In the second installment of The Harvard Plan, plagiarism allegations against Claudine Gay fuel headlines and become a referendum on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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The Harvard Plan Episode 3 - Excerpt

Wealthy Neighbors At War In Massachusetts

For nearly 25 years, Evan Wile has been trying to build on his waterfront land while Jeffrey Horvitz, his neighbor on the property next door, has been trying to stop him.

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Smugglers dump millions in drugs off the coast of Maine

When smugglers dump millions in drugs off the coast of Maine, struggling fishermen see a jackpot. But what will they do with it?

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"It's confusing the way we're being chased away" Chinese National and Harvard Graduate Zilin Ma struggles to make sense of the administration's focus on international students