McCormack Speaks @ WUMB Radio
The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies and WUMB Radio at UMass Boston are pleased to announce a new public affairs radio program called McCormack Speaks @ WUMB Radio. The program presents a series of conversations on a range of topics, including town management, public health and COVID, US-Africa relations, the controversy surrounding Critical Race Theory, democracy, and freedom in Ukraine and Russia, and public service and policy careers. Read more about the founding of this radio program.
McCormack Speaks @ WUMB is co-sponsored by the Dean's Office Student Success (DOSS) Program and also features the McCormack Institutes of International and Public Service (MIIPS) Brown Bag Series.
Tune in LIVE on Sundays at 7:30 AM on WUMB Radio 91.9 FM in Boston, Worcester, and Falmouth, or stream live from WUMB.org. For listening frequencies outside of greater Boston and across New Hampshire, check here.
SEASON 3 NOW PLAYING ON AIR (updates on streaming platforms coming soon).
More Ways to Listen Live or Catch up on Past Episodes
Meet The Team
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Rita Kiki Edozie, Interim Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School ( Program Host) .png)
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Patty Domeniconi, General Manager, WUMB Radio
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Christopher Graham, Manager, Student Success, Undergraduate Advising and Digital Media, John W. MCormack Graduate School (Creator, Executive Producer and Media Manager) .png)
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Jay Moberg, Music and Programming Director, WUMB Radio _1.png)
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Gifty Debodes-Jackson, Dean's Office Program Assistant .png)
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Mike Gioscia, Production Engineer, WUMB Radio 
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SEASON 1 (June - July 2022)
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Episode 1: Pathways to Careers in Public Service. Guest: Massachusetts State Representative Jon Santiago, MD. First Aired: June 12 | Listen Here |
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Episode 2: African Affairs and US-African Relations in 21st Century. Guest: Her Excellency Hilda Suka-Mafudze, the African Union's Permanent Representative to the United States of America. First Aired: June 19 | Listen Here |
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Episode 3: The Controvercy surrounding Critical Race Theory Part I. Guest: Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor, Harvard Law School. First Aired: June 26 | Listen Here |
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Episode 4: The Controvercy surrounding Critical Race Theory Part II. Guest: Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor, Harvard Law School. First Aired: July 3 | Listen Here |
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Episode 5: Conflict Resolution, Apartheid, and Political Transition in South Africa Part 1. Guests: Padrig O'Malley, MDistinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation, McCormack Graduate School, UMass Boston & Dr. Marcie Williams, Former Chancellor, UMass Amherst. First Aired: July 10 | Listen Here
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Episode 6: Conflict Resolution, Apartheid, and Political Transition in South Africa Part II. Guests: Padrig O'Malley, Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation, McCormack Graduate School, UMass Boston & Dr. Marcie Williams, Former Chancellor, UMass Amherst. First Aired: July 17 | Listen Here |
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SEASON 2 (November - January 2022) |
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Guest: Joseph Kennedy III Topic: American Democracy and Policy Change: From the Ground Up Episode 1, Part 1 | First Aired: November 13 | Listen Here & Episode 1, Part 2| First Aired: November 20 | Listen Here |
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Guest: Winston Langley Topic: While the US Sleeps: Squandered Opportunities and Looming Threats to Societies Episode 2, Part 1 | First Aired: November 27 | Listen Here & Episode 2, Part 2 | First Aired: December 4 | Listen Here |
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Guest: Edmund Beard Topic: Founding The McCormack School Episode 3, Part 1: First Aired, December 11 | Listen Here & Episode 3: Part 2, First Aired: December 18 | Listen Here |
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Guests: Steve Crosby (left) and Ira Jackson (right) Topic: McCormack's Former Deans Speak on Public Service Leadership Episode 4: Part 1 | First Aired: January 1 | Listen Here & Episode 4: Part 2 | First Aired: January 8 | Listen Here |