The Big Dig Season 4: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story
By GBH News
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Episodes: 56
Oct 2, 2026
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Jun 25, 2026
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Aug 24, 2025
28-3 Never Forget
Apr 1, 2025
Another great deep dive into the MA political machines of yesteryear.
Annie
Mar 6, 2025
I loved the Big Dig! wasn't sure about the lotto story but 3 episodes in, it's fascinating so far.
Jan 29, 2025
Swapped feed to a different podcast because they didn't have confidence in their new podcast. Very disrespectful to both subscribers and staff.
Mar 7, 2024
Mischa
Nov 29, 2023
How is a podcast about infrastructure so gripping? What a wild ride and informative true tale.
Annie
Nov 7, 2023
Description
“This is a town where there are three pastimes: politics, sports and revenge.” The town is Boston.
Seemingly dry topics become gripping political dramas in this Peabody Award winning show from creator Ian Coss and GBH News. Each season of “The Big Dig” uncovers a different facet of society – infrastructure, gambling, food, healthcare – together the pieces connect to tell the story of modern America.
Season 1: "The Big Dig"
The highway project known as “The Big Dig” is infamous – a shorthand for government failure – but it all started as one engineer’s dream to correct the wrongs of the past, and its legacy is far from simple.
Season 2: "Scratch & Win"
America’s most successful state lottery – and its greatest innovation, the scratch ticket – all starts with mafia bookmakers and state bureaucrats going toe to toe in a battle to own the future of gambling.
Season 3: "Catching The Codfather"
A fishing tycoon is arrested in an elaborate sting operation, but claims he’s the real hero fighting back against the state.
Season 4: "Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story"
Mitt Romney and Ted Kennedy began their political journeys on opposite sides of the healthcare issue, and they ended once again on opposite sides, but for a brief period in the middle they worked together to pass a groundbreaking law – one that promised to finally transform the politics of American healthcare – the law known as Romneycare. So what brought this odd couple together, and what ultimately pulled Mitt and Ted apart?
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CREDITS:
Host & Creator: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producer: Isabel Hibbard
Story Editor: Lacy Roberts
Contact us as thebigdig@wgbh.org
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Mitt & Ted | 3. Save The Money
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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Mitt & Ted | 1. My Greatest Regret
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Mitt & Ted | 2. There's Got To Be A Better Way
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Introducing Season Four: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Two Planes Are Off The Radar
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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The Staten Island Problem
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Your Ultimate Big Dig Roadtrip Playlist
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 11. Boston, MA
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 10. Providence, RI
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 9. Philadelphia, PA
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 8. Baltimore, MD
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 7. Louisville, KY
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 6. Portland, OR
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 5. Seattle, WA
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 4. Austin, TX
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 3. Rochester, NY
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 2. Syracuse, NY
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May 27, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | 1. New York, NY
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May 20, 2026 |
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Highway Teardown Tour | Enter Here
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May 20, 2026 |
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In search of the perfect lobster roll
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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What you need to know when buying fish, with Roger Berkowitz
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Have we entered a new era for government regulation?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 6. It’s Your Job to Catch Me
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 5. Painting Fish
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 4. Mosquitos on the Balls of an Elephant
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 3. Punch in the Kisser
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 2. I Hope Those People Sink
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The Big Dig is ON TOUR
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Catching The Codfather | 1. Red Lobster
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Introducing Season Three: Catching The Codfather
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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HOV Lane Ahead
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The Big Dig Returns
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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BONUS: How to sue the government, and win
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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BONUS: Why do some parts of government work better than others?
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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BONUS: Should we be nostalgic for machine politics?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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BONUS: Why does sports betting feel different?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 8. The Other Massachusetts Miracle
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 7. The Dirtiest Race in the Commonwealth
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 6. The Game Dreams Are Made Of
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 5. The Cherry Sheets
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 4. The Last Mafia Boss of Boston
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 3. Have You Played Your Number?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 2. The Lottery Czar
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Scratch & Win | 1. The Instant Ticket
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Introducing Season Two: Scratch & Win
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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BONUS: A note from the team
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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The Big Dig | 9. Hearts and Minds
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 8. I Want Justice for What Happened
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 7. The Turnpike Revolt
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 6. The Up Down Charts
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 5. Hatchet Man vs. the 800 Pound Gorilla
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 4. The Double Cross
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 3. All Politics is Local
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 2. Unholy Alliance
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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The Big Dig | 1. We Were Wrong
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Introducing Season One: The Big Dig
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Sep 13, 2023 |