Listen:  Recent Radio and Podcast Commentary

All Things Considered, NPR National

• "Marty Walsh Confirmed as Labor Secretary."  Sam Gringlas & Ari Shapiro.  March 22, 2021.

Bloomberg Radio Boston

• "Trump Arraigned in New York." April 4, 2023.

• "Election Day!"  November 8, 2022.

• "Previewing MA Gubernatorial Debate."  October 12, 2022.

• "Massachusetts Primary Day: What Direction for the GOP?;  Dems Chances in the Midterms."  September 6, 2022.

• "Massachusetts Governor's Race: Same Story?"  April 29, 2022.

• "Charlie Baker's Final State of the Commonwealth."  January 25, 2022.

• "Maura Healey Shakes Up the Governor's Race."  January 20, 2022.

• "Charlie Baker Announces He Isn't Running for Governor.  What's Next?" December 2, 2021.

• "Election Night in Boston: A Historic Race that Was Kinda Boring." November 2, 2021.

• "Baystate Business." (48:20). October 25, 2021. 

• "Let the General Commence: Wu vs. Essaibi George." September 15, 2021.

• "Primary Election Night in Boston." September 14, 2021.

• "Boston Mayoral Race Hits TV." August 25, 2021.

Boston Public Radio, GBH, NPR.

• “Voter ID Laws: Suppression or Security?” (with Alex Keyssar). August 20, 2012. 

Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon podcast. 

• “Dissecting the new CommonWealth Beacon Poll.” November 6, 2023.

• "The non-race for Massachusetts Governor:  What does it mean when an election seems over before it starts?"  Evan Horowitz, host.  August 22, 2022.

• "Massachusetts Exceptionalism:  Reputation Meets Reality."  Michael Jonas, host.  May 9, 2022.  ***Third Most Popular Download in 2022.

Marketplace, NPR National

• "Goldman Transcripts Show How Clinton Has Evolved."  Marketplace.  October 17, 2016.

No Jargon Podcast

• "Live Show, Act III." Scholars Strategy Network. October 2017.

• "Voter Fraud or Voter Suppression?" October 2015. 

NPR, GBH

• "Mayor Wu's Set to Testify in DC: Goals and What Could Go Wrong." March 4, 2025. 

• "Governor Healey's State of the Commonwealth:  What to Expect, What We Heard." January 16, 2025.

• "The morning after: Things to consider about Trump's win and election results in Mass." Morning Edition. November 6, 2024.

• "What to Watch for in Tonight's VP Debate: Walz and Vance Goals." October 1, 2024.

• "What Do Democrats Need to Do at Their Convention?" August 17, 2024.

• "Biden Out. Harris In?" Morning Edition. July 22, 2024.

• "Will Biden Stepdown?" July 20, 2024.

• "Stakes for Tonight's Biden v. Trump Debate." June 27, 2024.

• "Live New Hampshire Results." January 23, 2024. 615pm, 822pm, 9pm, 948pm hits. 

• "New Hampshire Primary -- Any GOP Uncertainty?" Morning Edition. January 18, 2024.

• "What is at Stake in House Speakership" by Judie Yuill. October 8, 2023.

• "The MA Democratic Convention Unnoticed." by Mary Blake. September 24, 2023.

• "Analysis: As Warren seeks a third term, her position is stronger than it seems." by Adam Reilley. March 27, 2023.

• "Nancy Pelosi Steps Down -- and Katherine Clark Steps Up." November 18, 2022. 

• "Massachusetts Influence in the House if it Flips." November 14, 2022.

• "What We Can Learn from Yesterday's Election." The Wake Up. November 9, 2022.

• "Maura Healey and Andrea Campbell made history for women in Massachusetts.  What's Next?" Morning Edition.  November 9, 2022. 

• "What does Healey's victory mean for the future of the Mass. Democratic Party?"  Morning Edition.  September 7, 2022.

• "In the Mass. secretary of state's race, razor-sharp contrasts separate Galvin and Sullivan."  Morning Edition.  by Adam Reilly.  August 24, 2022. 

• "January 6th Hearings: Day Five." Live in-break coverage.  Special Coverage.  June 23, 2022.  

• "The Alito Draft."  Morning Edition.  May 5, 2022.

• "Mayor Wu:  Protest Ban and Real Estate Tax for Affordable Housing." March 4, 2022.

• "Maura Healy Enters the Governor's Race."  January 20, 2022. 

• "Charlie Baker Exits, #mapoli Reacts."  2pm, 7pm. December 2, 2021.

• "Election Night in Boston." November 2, 2021. 

• "GBH News Politics Team Previews Boston's Preliminary Election."  September 14, 2021. 

• "Mayoral Debate Breakdown."  Morning Edition.  September 10, 2021.

• "Election 2021: Boston's Race into History:  Continuity vs. Change." The Scrum. September 3, 2021. 

• "UMass Professor Reflects on Moving Her College Classes Online and Creating a Place of Normalcy." Morning Edition. March 10, 2021.

• "Recapping the Vice Presidential Debate."  Morning Edition.  October 8, 2020.

• 'The Students And I Are In This Together': How One UMass Boston Professor Is Preparing For Online Classes. Morning Edition.  March 13, 2020.

• "Biden Picks Harris -- No Slight to Senate 'Queenmaker' Warren." All Things Considered.  August 11, 2020.

• “Kerry Endorses Biden:  Does Warren Care?”  Morning Edition. December 5, 2019.

• “Markey/Kennedy.”  Morning Edition.  September 23, 2019

Retail Politics Podcast, hosted by Gerry Shields.

• "Boston's Set to Make History" November 1, 2021. 

"Scratch and Win" Podcast, GBH News.

• "Part 2: The Lottery Czar." Released January 2025.

WGBH Election Night Coverage, in-studio

• "Boston Mayoral Election 2021: Preliminary Preview." September 13, 2021.

• "Massachusetts Primary Night."  September 1, 2020.

• “Super Tuesday, MA.”  March 3, 2020.

Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.  GBH.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: Trump's Cabinent picks court controversy as Biden crams appointees, pardons into his final days." December 13, 2024.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: What could swing the pendulum on Election Day?"  October 31, 2024.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  Will upcoming VP debate carry more weight than usual with voters?". September 27, 2024.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: As Dems grapple with Biden as candidate, can Project 2025 give them a boost?" Taped July 9, 2024.

• "Abortion Politics Polling and Election 2024." April 14, 2024.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: Trump continues to signal he won't accept a loss in November." March 24, 2024.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: "Is NH old news? Why many Republicans presidential hopefuls are prioritizing Iowa." September 22, 2023.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: New Governor, No Speaker of the House." January 5, 2023.

• "MassPoliticsProfs: An Hour Unpacking Election Results."  November 9, 2022.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  What you need to know before the Nov. 8 elections."  October 27, 2022.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  Will President Biden's loan forgiveness plan impact the midterms?" August 26, 2022.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  A review of Boston Mayor Wu's first 100 days in office." February 25, 2022.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  Biden's second year in office begins on a bleak note." taped January 19, 2022.

• "MassPoliticsProfs:  Candidates of Color Made History in Elections Nationwide." November 7, 2021.

• "An Hour of MaPoli." June 27, 2021.

• "Biden Praises Baker for Pandemic Leadership;  A Historic Mayoral Race for Boston."  May 16, 2021.

• "Politics: Georgia's Historic Election, Aftermath Of Pro-Trump Insurrection, And Boston Mayor Tapped By Biden."  January 8, 2020.

• "Politics: 2020 Election Outcomes, Youth And Minority Voter Power, And Problems With Polling."  November 13, 2020.

• "Less Than 50 Days Before Presidential Election, Ranked-Choice Voting In MA, And Boston's Mayoral Race." September 20, 2020

• ”Partisan debate about mail-in voting heats up, local races navigate virtual campaigning, & Joe Biden's running mate - who will she be?” May 31, 2020.

• “Politics: Super Tuesday Aftershocks, COVID-19 Political Symptoms And Kennedy V. Markey,”  Aired March 8, 2020.

• "Achieving Fair Elections in the U.S.”  Aired January 12, 2020.

• "Politics: Boston City Council, Kentucky's First Black Attorney General and Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren.”  Aired November 10, 2019.

• "UMass Boston PoliSci Professor on Kennedy's Challenge to Markey."  All Things Considered.  September 19, 2019

• “Single Ladies’ Swing Vote.” (with Peter Brown). Calley Crossley Show. July 26, 2012. 

• “Young America Votes” (with John Della Volpe and Alexa Scordato). Calley Crossley Show. May 9, 2012. 

• “The Contraception Rule.” (with Michele Dillon and E.J. Graff). Callie Crossley Show. February 15, 2012.

• "Politics Roundtable” (with Kelly Bates and Marvin Venay). Callie Crossley Show. November 9, 2011.

• "Occupation Nation: Occupy as a Movement. 2011." (with Marshall Ganz) Callie Crossley Show. October 24, 2011. (with Marshall Ganz)

• "Politics Roundtable."  2011. (with Robert Fortes and Marvin Venay). October 4, 2011.

GBH News

• "Explaining Blank Votes in the Suffolk County DA Primary Race." by Saraya Wintersmith.  September 9, 2022.

• "Wu endorsement in Suffolk DA race sparks campaigns' first clash." by Saraya Wintersmith.  May 9, 2022. 

• "Are Massachusetts politics as great as we like to think?"  The Scrum.  May 8, 2022.

• "Name recognition and liberal track record could help Maura Healey's run, analysts say."  January 21, 2022.

• "For Baker, Leaving the GOP Seems Prudent -- So Why Won't He Do It?" by Adam Reilly.  November 29, 2021.

• "What to Look for In Wednesday's Boston Mayoral Debate." by Saraya Wintersmith.  October 12, 2021. 

• "Why The Globe's Campbell Endorsement Matters - Or May Matter." by Saraya Wintersmith.  September 2, 2021.

• "Tito Jackson Backs Janey for Mayor." by Mike Deehan. August 10, 2021. 

• "Promising 'Bold, Transformative Change,' State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz Launches Bid For Governor." by Adam Reilley. June 23, 2021.

• "Kim Janey Makes it Official:  She's Running for Mayor."  April 6, 2021.

• "Marty Goes to Washington and Boston Makes Mayoral History."  March 22, 2021.

• "Marty Walsh if Biden's Pick for Labor -- Implications for Labor and Boston."  January 7, 2020.

• "Biden Cabinet Picks:  Who from the Commonwealth?"  November 9, 2020.

• "Baker Refuses to Sign-On for Amy Coney Barrett."  October 13, 2020.

• "Senate Primary Closing Ugly." August 24, 2020.

• "Biden's Pick Marks The End Of Warren 2020 — But Not Her National Influence."  August 11, 2020.

• "Markey-Kennedy Debate."  July 27, 2020.

• "What to Watch for in the Markey-Kennedy Debate." July 26, 2020.

• "Shift Towards A Blend Of Online And Classroom Learning Exposes Higher Ed's Divides."  by Kirk Carapezza.  July 1, 2020.

• “A Frontrunner's Fall: What Brought Elizabeth Warren Down?” March 6, 2020. 

• “MA Votes.”  March 3, 2020.

• "Analysis:  On a Rough Night in New Hampshire, 3 Massachusetts Candidates Fall Short." February 12, 2020

• “The New York Times Dual Endorsement”  January 21, 2020.

• “Trump Is Impeached:  Meaning for Politics, Meaning for Republic.”  December 19, 2019.

• "Implications of Green Line Extension for Massachusetts Politics, Trump in MA, and Wynn v. Walsh.” Morning Edition with Bob Seay. 2015.

WBUR

• "Josh Kraft to launch campaign for mayor of Boston." by Walter Wuthmann. February 3, 2025.

• “2 Boston city councilors face tough election after scandals on and out of office.” by Walter Wuthmann. September 11, 2023.

• "Wu set to give her first State of the City address." by Walter Wuthmann. January 25, 2023.

• "Women Win and a Single-Party Beacon Hill: An expert breaks down the election in Mass." All Things Considered with Lisa Mullins.  November 11, 2022.

• "'The power of incumbency is very real': Only 10% if Beacon Hill lawmakers have a primary challenger." by Steve Brown.  August 31, 2022.