The Big Dig
By GBH
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Episodes: 11
Mar 7, 2024
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Nov 29, 2023
How is a podcast about infrastructure so gripping? What a wild ride and informative true tale.
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Nov 7, 2023
Description
There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure – whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind – it feels like this country can’t build big things anymore. No one project embodies that cynicism quite like what Bostonians call ‘The Big Dig.’ Infamous for its ever-increasing price tag, this massive highway tunneling effort was once ridiculed as the Big Mess, the Big Hole, the Big Pig, the Big Lie. But now, decades later the story looks more complicated. So how did the narrative around this project go so horribly wrong? And what lessons can it offer for the ambitious projects of today?
The nine episode series is produced by GBH News in partnership with PRX.
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Credits:
Host and scriptwriter: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss
Editor: Lacy Roberts
Editorial Advisor: Stephanie Leydon
Fact Checker: Lisa Wardle
Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss
Project Manager: Meiqian He
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A note from The Big Dig team
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Part 9: Hearts and Minds
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Part 8: I Want Justice for What Happened
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Part 7: The Turnpike Revolt
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Part 6: The Up Down Charts
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Part 5: Hatchet Man vs. the 800 Pound Gorilla
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Part 4: The Double Cross
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Part 3: All Politics is Local
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Part 2: Unholy Alliance
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Part 1: We Were Wrong
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Introducing: The Big Dig
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Sep 13, 2023 |